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1945

1945. By: Lauren Deas, Adrienne Webb, Jared Burgoyne. Operation Bodenplatte. Launched on January 1 st 1945 An attempt by the Luftwaffe (aerial warfare branch of the german Wehrmacht) to injure allied air forces in the Low countries

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1945

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  1. 1945 By: Lauren Deas, Adrienne Webb, Jared Burgoyne

  2. Operation Bodenplatte • Launched on January 1st 1945 • An attempt by the Luftwaffe (aerial warfare branch of the german Wehrmacht) to injure allied air forces in the Low countries • The goal was to gain air superiority during the stagnant stage of the battle of the bulge to allow the german army and the waffen- ss forces to resume their advances • The operation was originally planned for December 16th 1944 but was delayed due to bad weather

  3. Planes

  4. Russian Offensive in 1945 • Red army enacts massive offensive against german foes along the eastern front • January 12th 1945 – February 2nd 1945 • Targets are german army a and army group center located in east Prussia and Poland • Battle line is long running front from the Lithuanian coast down to the Balkans region • The red army offensive is spear-headed by the 1st, 2nd and 3rdbelorussian fronts as well as the 1st Baltic front joined by the 1stukranian front

  5. Soviet troops enter led by a Self-Propelled gun.

  6. January 16th 1945 • Hitler reorders his forces, weakening key areas of defense, to attempt a flanking maneuver against the red army near Poznan

  7. Mussolini april 28th 1945 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OOggVjdc8A • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9AAnXo0F5c

  8. Hitler’s suicide • April 30th 1945 • Ava, his wife committed suicide with him by cyanide • The afternoon of, their remains were carried up the stairs, doused in petrol, and set on fire • Some say he died by poison only • Some say self-inflicted gunshot wound while biting down on a cyanide capsule • The death of adolfhitler: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB-hC1348zQ

  9. Germany Surrenders • Due to failure of Nazi troops in Berlin and elsewhere, Donitz and his fellow negotiators lost any leverage in asking for certain conditions in regard to the surrender • Donitz decided on May 7 to give in to Allied demands of unconditional surrender • The surrender was made official the following day with a signing at a formal ceremony • May 8 was declared Victory-in-Europe (V-E) Day, a day still celebrated as a public holiday in some European countries.

  10. Hiroshima and nagasaki • Conducted by the us • Pacific war continued after Germany’s surrender • Together in the UK and the republic of china, the us called for surrender of japan in the Potsdam declaration (july 26th 1945) threatening japan with “prompt and utter destruction” • When the Japanese government ignored the ultimatum, American airman dropped little boy on the city of Hiroshima on august 6th 1945 • This was followed by fat man on nagasaki on the 9th of august

  11. Continued… • Within 2-4 months, 90-166000 people were killed in Hiroshima and 60-80000 in Nagasaki • Half of the deaths in each city happened within the first day • Estimated that the people who died on the first day suffered from: • 60% - flash/flame burn • 30% - fallen debris • 10% - other causes

  12. Continued… • After that: • 15-20% - Radiation sickness • 20-30% - burns • 50-60% - other injuries

  13. Japans surrender • August 15th 1945 – surrender is announced • Announced to japans allies • September 2nd 1945 – signed instrument of surrender • Officially ended WWII

  14. Germany’s ally zone in July 2945

  15. When was Operation Bodenplatte launched?

  16. What officially ended World War Two?

  17. What did the Potsdam Declaration claim for Japan?

  18. According to The Death of Adolf Hitler, how did Hitler die?

  19. How far apart were Mussolini and Hitler’s deaths?

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