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World War II: On the War Front

World War II: On the War Front. What challenges does a “multi-front” war present? 3/2 Lecture. The Multi-Front War. The Multi-Front War. European Front. Eastern Front USSR v. Germany. European Front. Eastern Front USSR v. Germany Southern Front

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World War II: On the War Front

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  1. World War II: On the War Front What challenges does a “multi-front” war present? 3/2 Lecture

  2. The Multi-Front War

  3. The Multi-Front War

  4. European Front • Eastern Front • USSR v. Germany

  5. European Front • Eastern Front • USSR v. Germany • Southern Front • North Africa Campaign leads to invasion of Italy (1942-1944)

  6. European Front • Eastern Front • USSR v. Germany • Southern Front • North Africa Campaign leads to invasion of Italy (1942-1944) • Western Front • Finally opened on D-Day (June 6, 1944) – Operation Overlord

  7. European Front • Eastern Front • USSR v. Germany • Southern Front • North Africa Campaign leads to invasion of Italy (1942-1944) • Western Front • Finally opened on D-Day (June 6, 1944) – Operation Overlord • Battle of the Bulge (Dec. 1944) • V-E Day (May 7, 1945)

  8. Pacific Front • Early Japanese success • Bataan Death March (1942)

  9. Pacific Front • Early Japanese success • Bataan Death March (1942) • Battle of Midway (1942)

  10. Pacific Front • Early Japanese success • Bataan Death March (1942) • Battle of Midway (1942) • Island-Hopping (1943-1945) • Marianas • Iwo Jima • Okinawa

  11. Pacific Front • Early Japanese success • Bataan Death March (1942) • Battle of Midway (1942) • Island-Hopping (1943-1945) • Marianas • Iwo Jima • Okinawa • Atomic Bombs Dropped (August 1945)

  12. Pacific Front • Early Japanese success • Bataan Death March (1942) • Battle of Midway (1942) • Island-Hopping (1943-1945) • Marianas • Iwo Jima • Okinawa • Atomic Bombs Dropped (August 1945) • V-J Day (September 2, 1945)

  13. WW2 Combat • Discuss “Don’t Hesitate to Fight the Japs Dirty” with your neighbor through the following questions: • How does combat affect soldiers? • How/Why are German and Japanese troops viewed differently? Does this affect U.S. behavior toward them? • After watching the clips, discuss the following with your neighbor: • How do Daniel Inouye’s and Quentin Aanenson’s recollections reflect similar sentiments? How do they differ? • Soldiers are taught to think of the enemy as inhuman, but when they come close to the enemy that assumption is sometimes challenged. How did these two men view the enemy? How does the experience of battle differ on the ground and in the sky? • In its simplest terms, war means killing people. To win a war, one army has to kill more soldiers than the army it is facing. However, we are brought up in a civilized society that condemns killing. How do we expect soldiers to balance these notions? How can they, as Aanenson states, go out and do their jobs “again and again and again?”

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