Transcript The Allied Victory

The Allied Victory
How do the Allies defeat the Axis Powers?
D-Day: Invasion of Normandy (European War)
General Eisenhower is named Allied Supreme Commander in Europe
June 6 1944: Allies launch an invasion of the beaches in N. France
150K allied troops land:2,700 killed on first day. July 25 Allies start winning
One month later, one million more Allied troops arrive
Great Britain
By August, German army begins to retreat east
Aug 25 the Allied Army liberates Paris. France is back with the Allies
Eisenhower’s Allied army continues to push Germany from the west
The Soviet army is pushing from the east
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
•Dec 1944: In a last ditch attempt, Hitler decides to counterattack in the west
•Battle of the Bulge – Germans break through weak American line at Ardennes
•Attack catches Allies by surprise – Germans do well early
•March 1945: The Allied troops are victorious – FDR dies in America
3 million Allied troops now cross the Rhine River into Germany
Six million Soviet troops are pushing from the east
Hitler and his closest associates head for his private bunker
After marrying his girlfriend Eva Braun, Hitler and Braun commit suicide
Propaganda minister Goebbels and SS Chief Himmler also commit suicide
Suicide
Suicide
Suicide
•On May 7, 1945 Germany unconditionally surrenders to General Eisenhower
The Pacific War
As Japanese troops retreat the only thing between the Allies & Japan were a
few islands and the kamikaze planes
March 1945: After a month of bitter fighting, the Allies take the island of
Iwo Jima
The Allies then moved to the island of Okinawa, 350 miles south of Japan.
Okinawa is one of the bloodiest battles of the war: 100,000 Japanese &
19,000 American troops killed in a month and a half of fighting
Despite the heavy casualties, Japan refuses to surrender. The United States
must prepare for a full-scale invasion of Japan
Iwo Jima
Okinawa