1. European Theatre

2. Europe, then the Far East
General Dwight David Eisenhower- Supreme Allied Commander

3. African Campaign(1942) Goal: Control Mediterranean, Invade Italy
Met- German General Rommel “Desert Fox”
Afrikan Korps- German Panzer divison
Fierce Fighting in:
Casablanca
Tunis
Tripoli

4. Invasion of Italy US 7th Army Invades Italy-1943
Led by General George C. Marshall

6. Germany vs. USSR
3.6 million Nazi troops overwhelm poorly trained Soviet Troops
Soviets call for destruction of infrastructure during retreat
Battle of Stalingrad determines turning point

7. Battle of Stalingrad(1943)
Turning Point

8. D-Day: Invasion of Normandy
Goal: Create a two-sided war
Heavy defended/fortified beachheads
Months of Heavy Bombing
June 6, 1944
Dwight D Eisenhower
Largest Amphibious Assault in History

10. Liberation of France Allies Led by General Patton
Aug Paris Liberated
Sept France Liberated

11. Battle of the Bulge Dec. 1944- Allied ready to invade Germany
Hitler launches counterattack
Allies pushed back but eventually defeated Germans

12. Fall of Berlin
April American and Russian Troops met at Elbe River
April Hitler Kills himself
May 7, US forces enter Berlin
May 8, German forces surrender

13. What the Allies Found?
The Holocaust