Transcript End of WW II in Europe

End of WW II in Europe
After D-Day
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After the Allies landed in Normandy, they
began to drive the Germans out of France.
Meanwhile, the Russians were pushing
them back from the East.
Germany was in a vice.
Allied Bombing
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The Allies began to bomb
German cities (civilians).
Do you think that bombing
civilians was/is justified
during war?
B-17 (Flying Fortress)
B-29 (Super Fortress)
Fire Bombing of Dresden
British and US mission
New Technology
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Radar—to detect
planes.
Sonar—to detect
subs. Allowed the
allies to get more
supplies across the
Atlantic.
Jet Engine
Nazi Jet Bombs
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V-1
Nazi Jet Bombs
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V-2
Nazi Jet Plane
The German’s Last Offensive
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As the Allies began to get close to Germany, the
Nazis launched a last offensive.
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In Belgium (December of 1944).
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Known as The Battle of the Bulge.
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Despite tremendous losses, the Allies eventually
win and head into Germany.
Battle of the Bulge
The Fall of Nazi Germany
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As the British and US approached from the West, the
Russians were closing in from the East.
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The Russians fought with great ferocity because of the
suffering they had gone through.
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As both sides approached Berlin (the German capital),
the US slowed down so the Russians could take the city.
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Hitler killed himself on April 30,1945.
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Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945 (V-E Day)
Russians Liberate Nazi Death
Camps
Russians Liberate Death Camps
The US and the Holocaust
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US did little to try to end the Holocaust.
Would not bomb camps or railroads
leading to camps.
US leaders felt it was better to focus on
defeating Germany and that that would
end it.
Death of FDR
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FDR died of a cerebral
hemorrhage on April 12,
1945.
He had been elected
President a record 4times.
He served 13 years.
The new President was
his VP—Harry S. Truman.
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