Transcript (Part 8) Vicyory in Europe

February 19, 2009
1. Why was Stalin mad at Churchill and
Roosevelt?
2. What was Operation Torch?
3. Who was in charge of Operation
Torch?
4. What happened at Stalingrad?
5. What happened to Mussolini?
D-Day
10.8.3
Victory in Europe
• May 1944
– England becomes
staging area
– 3 million troops ready
– Commanded by
Eisenhower
– Known as D-Day
– Germans knew it was
coming
• Did not know where
Dummy Army
Calais
D-Day
• June 6, 1944
– Operation Overlord
• Largest land and sea attack in history
• Allies take heavy casualties
• Sept 1944
– France, Belgium, Luxembourg liberated
Battle of the Bulge
• Dec. 1944
– Hitler attempts to cut
through allied lines
• Divide allies
– Cutoff supplies
– Last hope for victory
• Germany eventually
had to retreat
– No reinforcements
– War in Euro. quickly
draws to a close
Bombing of Dresden
• Feb. 1945
– Allies bomb Dresden
• No real military value
• Implement “Total War”
– Creates FIRESTORM
• Temperatures reach 3,000°
• 135,000 die
• Total War
– Meant to break the German spirit
Dresden Germany
Dresden
End of War in Europe
• March 1945
– Allies move into
Germany
• 3 million Allies march
from SW
• 6 million Soviets march
from E
– Cold War un-officially
begins
V-E Day
• April 30, 1945
– Hitler commits ritual
suicide
• May 9, 1945
– V-E Day
• Germany officially
surrenders
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10.8.3 (Part 8) Victory in Europe
1. How quickly after D-Day did WWII in Europe
come to a close?
2. What does this indicate about the relative
strength of the Allies versus the Axis powers?
3. What causes the Germans to finally surrender?
4. What was the purpose behind the fire bombing of
Dresden Germany?