Transcript Allied Victory in Europe

1939-1940
Nazis bomb Great Britain—
Aug.-Oct. 1940
Hitler poses
in front of
the Eiffel
Tower after
capturing
Paris in
1940
Nazis invade Poland—
Sept. 1939
The War on the Eastern Front
Soviets push Germans
back during the Battle of
Stalingrad.
Hitler violates the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
and invades the Soviet Union in June 1941
The African Front to Italy
Allies land in Northern Africa and defeat the
Axis Powers. Then, the Allies sail to Italy
and liberate Rome!
Erwin Rommel:
The Desert Fox
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D-Day!
Nicknamed Operation
Overlord, D-Day was
planned by Gen.
Dwight D.
Eisenhower. The
Allies crossed the
English Channel and
landed on the
beaches of
Normandy.
The Battle of the Bulge
This battle was fought in Belgium. German troops
pushed the Allies back and caused a “bulge” in their
troop lines. It lasted 6 weeks and there were 76,000
American casualties.
V-E Day!
May 8, 1945
Americans celebrate in
Times Square
A soldier makes a V
with his fingers to
symbolize VICTORY!
A British newspaper
proclaims the end of
WWII in Europe.
The French celebrate in
Paris
Canadians celebrate in
Ottawa