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THE ALLIED VICTORY

THE ALLIED VICTORY. 1. The Battle of El Alamein. Forced Rommel & his troops to retreat Westward out of Egypt. 2. Operation Torch. Landed American troops in North Africa Crushed Rommel’s ‘Afrika Korps’. 3. Battle of Stalingrad. Marks the farthest point East for German Expansion.

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THE ALLIED VICTORY

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  1. THEALLIEDVICTORY

  2. 1. The Battle of El Alamein • Forced Rommel & his troops to retreat Westward out of Egypt

  3. 2. Operation Torch • Landed American troops in North Africa • Crushed Rommel’s ‘Afrika Korps’

  4. 3. Battle of Stalingrad • Marks the farthest point East for German Expansion. • USSR victory begins push westward back toward Germany

  5. 4. Invasion of Italy • Allied conquest of Sicily • Forced Italian surrender

  6. 5. Propaganda campaigns on home fronts • Rallied people at home to “do their part”

  7. 6. D-Day Invasion • June 6, 1944 • Led to the liberation of Nazi controlled countries in Western Europe

  8. 7. Battle of the Bulge • German Offensive forced allies to retreat. • Allies stop the advance. Resulting in heavy losses for Hitler

  9. 8. Battle of Leyte Gulf • Destroyed Japanese Navy @ the Philippines

  10. 9. Battle of Okinawa • Part of ‘island hopping’ • Heavy Japanese losses • Allies closer to invasion of Japanese mainland

  11. 10. Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki • August 6, 1945 (8/9/45) • Forced Japanese surrender

  12. HIROSHIMA8 / 6 / 45

  13. NAGASAKI8 / 9 / 45

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