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Battle of the Atlantic
-German U-Boats targeted American merchant ships to cut off British supplies
-Allies then started using convoys (groups of ships), radars, and airplanes to track and destroy U-Boats
-The destruction of U-Boats led to major overall losses for the German offense -
Germany/Italy Declares War on U.S.
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Battle of Stalingrad
-Germans attempt to overtake city of Stalingrad and are partially successful, but they are unprepared for the brutal winter
-Soviet Union is able to defeat the struggling German troops
-The victory becomes the turning point of the war in favor of the Allies -
Operation Torch
-Invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Allies successful in gaining control of North African shores
-Marked beginning of American and British working together and paved the way for Operation Overload -
Operation Overlord (D-Day)
-Allies planned to attack Normandy, France and used a phantom army to cause the Germans to think they were attacking 150 miles away from Normandy
-Allies successful in freeing France, Belgium, and Luxembourg
-Helped Franklin. D. Roosevelt win presidential election -
Battle of the Bulge
-Hitler attempted to recapture Belgian port of Antwerp in order to demoralize Allies and cut off supplies
-German tanks drove through Allied territory and captured and killed 120 American GIs
-Germans experienced such extreme losses that they could only retreat from then on -
Buchenwald
-Largest concentration camp in German Reich by the end of the war
-Held thousands of Soviet prisoners of war and other Europeans from around the continent
-Liberated by American troops in April 1945 -
Roosevelt Dies and Truman Enters Office
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V-E Day (Victory in Europe)
