Transcript War in Europe and Africa

War in Europe and
Africa
Chapter 26, Section 4
Pgs. 770-776
1941 – Moscow, Soviet Union
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Germans tried
to capture
Moscow
Soviets made
them retreat.
Guns on Moscow
streets.
With all the men at the Front,
Moscow women dig anti-tank
trenches around Moscow in
1941.
Russian
propaganda
poster
exclaims,
“We Will
Defend
Moscow!”
1942 – El Alamein, Egypt
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British troops win a battle against Germans.
El Alamein 1942:
British Matilda tanks
move forward at
Tobruk.
1943 - Stalingrad, Soviet Union
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Germans lay siege to Stalingrad, but
Soviets fight them off.
After a full year of battle, the city of Stalingrad was no longer a city. It laid in
ruins. This image greatly shows what much of the battle looked like. The only
thing missing is the corpses on the ground. This image is especially famous
for the way it is created. The Soviet soldiers are running in and attacking the
Germans. In the background, there is fog and rubble. Some buildings were
wiped off the ground completely. This battle was greatly tragic and cost the
lives of thousands.
1943 - North Africa
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American,
British, and
Canadian
troops drive
the
Germans
out of North
Africa.
German POWs in 1943.
1943 - Germany
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American troops make heavy bombing
raids against several German cities,
weakening the country.
1st Bomb Wing B-17's over
Schweinfurt, Germany
1943 - Island of Sicily, Italy
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Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration
Conflict:
Dates:
Allies invade Sicily and the Italian forces
surrender.
Lt. Gen. Patton in Sicily,
Italy
1944 - Rome, Italy
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The Allies
liberate
Rome
from the
Germans.
French Troops in
Rome - June
18th, 1944
1944 - Normandy, France
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Allied troops
landed on the
beaches of
Normandy on DDay and pushed
into the country.
British troops land on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, the beginning of the
Allied invasion of France to establish a second front against German forces in
Europe.
1944 - Paris, France
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The Allies
liberated Paris
from the
Germans.
German POWs
paraded
through Paris.
1944 - Belgium
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The Germans
tried to break
through the
Allied lines
along
Belgium, but
were pushed
back.
C-47 Dakota's flying over my
hometown during Operation Market
Garden...
1945 - Berlin, Germany
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Soviet troops
surrounded
Berlin.
Hitler lost hope
and committed
suicide.
This led to the
unconditional
surrender of
Germany.
01 May 1945, Berlin, Germany --- Woman
Directing Traffic in Bombed-Out Berlin
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North Africa
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Most Allied leaders thought a direct attack
on German forces in Europe would be too
difficult because of the strength of the
German forces.
North Africa was considered an easier
target, and a victory there would also
protect the Suez Canal.
Battle of the Bulge
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It came as the result of the last offensive
mounted by the Germans. Germany’s
defeat marked the end of serious German
resistance in World War II.
Holocaust
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Hitler and the Nazi party were responsible
for the Holocaust.
Hitler blamed the Jews for all the problems
in Germany. The Nazi Party hated the
Jewish people.
Jews, the handicapped, Poles, gypsies and
Soviet prisoners of war were all victims.