Transcript War in Europe 1939-1945

War in Europe 1939-1945
I) Germany on the march
(1939-1942)
• Germany takes
Poland (Fall 1939)
• Netherlands,
Belgium,
Luxembourg,
Denmark &
Norway (April
1940)
• France (May-June
1940)
II) The Advance Slows
• Germany can’t
cross the English
channel to conquer
Britain (June
1940-June 1941)
• Germany helps
Italy in the
Balkans (Spring
1941)
III) The Tide Turns
• Soviets finally win
at Stalingrad (Aug.
1942-Feb. 1943)
• Bloodiest battle in
history. Germany
on the offensive
before the battle,
USSR on the
offensive after.
• Russians slowly
work their way to
Berlin.
IV) America joins the fight
• US lands in North
Africa (Nov. 1942)
• Sicily (July 1943)
• Italy (Sep. 1943)
V) Closing stages
• US lands at
Normandy (June 6,
1944)
• Last German
offensive-Battle of
the Bulge (Dec.
1944)
• Soviets and
Americans encircle
Germany
• Germany surrenders
(May 8, 1945)