Transcript 1. Germany invades Poland, Sep 1939, WWII starts, “blitzkrieg”

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1. Germany invades Poland, Sep 1939,
WWII starts, “blitzkrieg” (lighting war)
Germans troops at border crossing
German dive bomber
German bomber
over city
Hitler reviews troops entering
Poland
German tanks
2. German invasion of France, May-June 40:
Bypass Maginot Line, Ardennes, Dunkirk
evacuation, Vichy France, Free French
German Panzer (tank) Division
German troops crossing Meuse
DeGaulle in London
France after the fall
Dunkirk Evacuation
Vichy
France
3. Battle of Britain, Aug-Sep 40: Brits
win air battle, no German cross-channel
invasion, Blitz ( bombing of London)
British Spitfire chases bomber over London
Incoming German bombers met by British
Fires in London during the Blitz.
Subway shelters
4. Germany invades USSR, June 41:
Operation BARBAROSSA
Hitler plans Barbarossa
German infantry, armor, & airforces
Soviet civilian watches
village burn
Surrendering Soviet soldiers
WAR IN THE PACIFIC
1. Japan attacks US at Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec
41: US declares war on Japan, Germany
declares war on US; Battleships destroyed,
but not aircraft carriers.
Assignment
• Complete the maps using your notes from
the lecture. Label each event with the
proper number from the notesheet.
WAR IN EUROPE
El Alamein, Oct 42: Brits defeat Rommel,
go on the offensive, Montgomery “Monty”
in charge
German tank surrenders
Rommel
Montgomery
Allied tanks counterattack
Brits beat back German tanks
Operation Torch, Nov 42: US enters
Africa, Vichy France falls
US occupies Casablanca
Royal Navy convoys US forces
US troops land in Algiers
US troops move inland
Stalingrad, Aug-Dec 42, Huge German
defeat, Soviets on the attack.
German troops in Stalingrad
German POWs
Ruins of Stalingrad
German commander (Von
Paulus) surrenders
Soviet troops counterattack
Battle of the Atlantic, June 43: German Uboats fail to stop Allied convoys
Sunk Allied ship
Allied convoy under air escort
Allied destroyer hunting U-boat
German U-boat
Allies invade Sicily, July 43: Italy
withdraws from the war
Allies loading up in Tunisia
Allied rivals: Patton(US) & Montgomery(UK)
Allies landing in Sicily
Allies invade Italy, Sep 43: Second
front in Europe to help Soviets
US troops liberate Rome
US troops move inland
Bombed Monte Cassino Abbey
Allies invade Normandy, June 44:
Operation Overlord, Omaha Beach most
difficult landing
Eisenhower talks with
paratroops
Pinned down on Omaha Beach
Allies pour men & material into
the beachheads
Allied breakout: July 44: Patton’s race for
Berlin, Operation Market Garden and Battle
of the Bulge slow Allies, Soviets take
Eastern Europe
Soviets advance & take Berlin, Jan 43 Apr 45; VE Day May 8
WAR IN THE PACIFIC
Japan invades US Philippines, Dec 41-Jan
42: Bataan Death March, Corregidor
Battle of Coral Sea, May 42: Tactical draw;
strategically, US stops Japanese plan to
invade Australia.
Battle of Midway, June 42: Carrier battle;
First major Japanese defeat; US on the
attack from then on.
Island Hopping, Aug 42-Apr 45: US Navy
retakes island chains, Gilberts, Tarawa,
Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Kamikazes
Leapfrogging, Apr-42-Oct 44: MacArthur
leads US Army advance to retake
Philippines
US drops atomic bombs on Japan, 6 Aug 45
on Hiroshima, 9 Aug 45 on Nagasaki: Japan
surrenders 2 Sep 45 (VJ Day).
“Enola Gay”
Hiroshima
“Little Boy”
Japanese surrender onboard
USS Missouri
Assignment
• Label the maps with the battles– add the
numbers to your chart!