1. The War in Europe
General Eisenhower talking with troops before D-Day

2. Axis Occupation, 1942

3. Europe & North Africa Battle of the Atlantic The Eastern Front
Hitler tries to cut off supplies to Britain
U.S. organizes convoys of cargo ships, with navy support, to get supplies safely across the Atlantic
The Eastern Front
Hitler invades the Soviet Union in 1941;
Stopped by cold weather
Battle of Stalingrad (1942)
Stalingrad was a major industrial center;
Luftwaffe bomb, city burns, hand-to-hand combat
Soviets hold out till winter, then counter-attack
Germans surrender Jan – a major turning point in the war

4. Naval ships and planes gave support to convoys traveling through the Atlantic.

5. Battle of Stalingrad;
1942

6. Europe & North Africa
Stalin pressures FDR/Churchill to open a second front in Western Europe
Instead, Allies invade N. Africa led by Gen. Eisenhower
Afrika Corps, led by Gen. Rommel, surrender May, 1943.
Italian Campaign (p. 573), read and answer:
Why do you think FDR/Churchill agreed to only accept unconditional surrender by the Axis powers?
What happened to Mussolini?
Describe what happened at “Bloody Anzio.”

7. D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy
In 1943, the Allies began making plans to invade France;
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the invasion forces;
The Allies choose to strike on the coast of Normandy, in northwestern France

8. D-Day, cont. Code Name: Operation Overlord
June 6, 1944 – U.S., British and Canadian forces storm the beaches of Normandy;
Troops are met with machine guns, rockets and cannon fire;
Heavy losses are sustained;
2,700 American troops lost
Allies retake Paris within a month
Gen. Patton – led army forces
Gen. Omar Bradley– led air forces

9. Troops Preparing for Launch

10. Troops Wading to Shore

11. Launching

12. German Defenses

13. German Defenses, cont.

14. German Defenses, cont.

15. German Defenses, cont.

16. German Canon on Omaha Beach

17. Up the Beach

18. Point du Hoc Looking Towards Omaha Beach

19. The Cost of Freedom

20. The American Cemetery in Normandy

21. Journal Write
You are a soldier preparing to launch onto the beaches of Normandy.
What are you thinking?
What have you done to prepare?
What fears do you have as you are about to launch?