Transcript War in Europe Con`t

War in Europe Con’t
Goal 10
D-Day
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After the Allied forces
had great success in N.
Africa and Italy.
The Allies now planed to
invade deeper into
Europe and head to
Germany.
The Allies nicknamed the
invasion Operation
Overlord. He selected
General Dwight D.
Eisenhower as the
commander of Allied
Forces in Europe.
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The Allied Forces had decided
to launch an amphibious
assault on the German from
France.
Hitler knew that the allies
would invade from France so
he fortified the coast. He just
did not know where they
would land. The Allies had the
element of surprise.
The Axis powers felt the Allies
would land in Calais, a area of
land closest to Britain. The
Allies convinced the Germans
of this by placing fake items
there.
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The real target was Normandy.
By 1944 the invasion was ready. They
Allies had over 1.5 million soldiers,
12,000 airplanes, and more than 5
million tons of equipment. The invasion
had to begin at night so that the ships
could be hid by the cover of darkness on
the English Channel. They also had to
have a low tide at dawn so that the
gunners could see their targets.
They also needed a clear moonlit night
so that the paratroopers could be
dropped behind enemy lines and see
where to land. The weather had to be
clear and calm.
Eisenhower gave the order to go on June
6, 1944.
D-Day
Nearly 7,000 ships
carrying more than
100,000 soldiers set sail
for Normandy. 23,000
paratroopers were
dropped behind enemy
lines. At dawn the
firestorm began.
 Utah Beach – landing
here went well. The
Allies took the beach in
less than 3 hours and
suffered 200 casualties.
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Omaha Beach – Allies
came under heavy fire. The
Allies thought about
evacuating Omaha Beach.
Slowly, the Allies started to
gain land over the German
forces. 2,500 Americans
were killed or wounded at
Omaha Beach. The invasion
into Normandy was
successful.
The End is Near
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The Allies pushed closer to
Germany. Hitler decided
to stage one last
offensive. His goal was to
cut off the supply lines in
Belgium. The attack
began on Dec. 16, 1944.
6 inches of snow covered
the ground and it was
cold. Germans caught the
Americans by surprise.
The Americans were asked
to surrender and they
replied with one word –
“Nuts!”
The End is Near
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General Patton arrived
and helped the Allied
troops when they needed
him the most. On
Christmas Eve the
German troops were
forced to halt. They were
out of food and fuel. The
fighting continued for
three weeks and they
won. German suffered
more than 100,000
casualties.
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Russia did their part and
forced the Germans back
into Poland. The Soviets
and Americans squeezed
the Germans back into
her boarders.
Hitler dies and on May 7,
1945 German surrenders
unconditionally.
May 8, 1945 was declared
V-E Day Victory in
Europe Day.
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