Transcript Winning the War in Europe

Winning the War in Europe
WWII
I. Turning the Tide
1. Fall of 1942
a. British and Americans
-Victory in the South
-Won North Africa
b. Russians
-Victorious in the East
2. Summer 1943
a. U.S. General Patton
-Won control of Italy & Sicily
3. Allied air bombings
a. Destroyed strategic targets
-factories
-oil refineries
-military bases
-airports
-VERY SUCCESSFUL
II. The Final Offensives
1. D-Day (June 6th 1944)
a. Massive allied invasion
-Normandy France
b. Amphibious warfare
c. Allies took Paris
-Liberated France
At dawn on 6 June 1944 Operation Overlord
began. The invasion forces landed on 5 beaches
along the Normandy coast: Utah, Omaha, Gold,
Juno and Sword. On the first day, 2,700 vessels
and 1,897 landing craft sailed. The cargo was
130,000 soldiers, 12,000 vehicles, 2,000 tanks
and 10,000 tons of stores.
2. V-E Day (Victory in Europe)
a. Allies destroyed German forces
b. Russians captured Berlin
-May 7th 1945
-Unconditional German surrender
-“V.E. Day”