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Rommel Retreats
After a 12 day battle at the Egyptian coastal city of El Alamein, the British secured the Suez Canal and forced Rommel to retreat in November. -
Submarine High
The Spring marked the high pint of the German submarine campaign. -
Hitler and His Army
In May Hitler ordered his army to capture strategic airfields, factories, and farmland in southern Russia and Ukraine. -
Sinking Ships
German submarines had sunk about 360 American ships along the East Coast, including many oil tankers in August. -
Roosevelt Travels
In January Roosevelt headed to Casablanca, Morocco, to meet with the prime minister. -
Small Surrender
In February some 91,000 Germans had surrendered. Only 5,000 survived the Soviet prison camps. -
A Promise is Made
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met together. Stalin promised to launch a full-scale offensive against the Germans when the Allies invaded France in 1944. -
Mussolini was Deposed
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Big Shipment
In the spring, more then 1.5 million American soldiers, 12,000 airplanes, and 5 million tons of equipment had been sent to England. -
D-Day
