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Battle of Atlantic
-Hitler ordered raids against the east coast of the United States
-German U- boats attacked ships on the east coast to prevent goods from getting to Great Britain
-America had Radar and sonar that was used to detect U-Boats
-After a while allies gained control of the Atlantic
-Huge turning point in war -
Germany/Italy Declares War on U.S.
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Stalingrad
-In August Germans approached the edge of Stalingrad
-They started to bomb raids over the city, and burn down almost every wooden structure
-Soviet officers considered burning down factories, so the Germans wouldn't
-By the end of Sept. they had control of 9/10's of the city
-When winter set in, the Soviets took control, and surrounded Germany
-Germany surrendered on Jan. 31 1942
-Marked turning point of war and Soviets moved towards Germany -
Operation TORCH
-Stalin wanted Britain and America to open a second front in Africa
-107,000 allied troops landed in North Africa
-General Erwin also known as "Desert Fox" led his men in a chase for the Afrika Korps
-Fought for months, and in May 1943 the Afrikan Korps surrendered
-The allied forces now had control of the North African Shores -
Operation OVERLORD
-Also known as D-Day
-Allies made plans to free France and western Europe from the Nazis
-D-Day was the first day of the invasion
-Three divisions parachuted behind German lines
-Normandy, France was the initial location of the attack
-Omaha Beach was the bloodiest battle during operation Overlord -
Battle of the Bulge
-Hitler ordered troops to recapture the Belgian part of Antwerp
-He hoped to disrupt enemy supply lines and demoralize the allies
-He also hoped to that a victory would break up America and Britain's supply lines
-120 Americans were captured
-Nazis ended up losing 600 tanks, 120,000 troops, and 1,600 planes
-Ended up having to surrender
-The retreat helped gain moral in winning the war for the Allies -
Buchenwald
-The first of many Nazi camps to be liberated
-American troops were the one to liberate the concentration camp -
President Harry S. Truman
-President Roosevelt had a stroke while posing for a picture in Warm Springs, Georgia
-Harry S. Truman became the 33rd President of the United States -
VE Day
-Hitler married his lover, and they proceed to kill themselves
-Once dead they were burned
-Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender
-Victory in Europe day was celebrated
