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Fall of Italy and Germany

Explore the decisive Allied victories in Italy and Germany, from the invasion of Sicily to the liberation of Paris and the heroic defense at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

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Fall of Italy and Germany

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  1. Fall of Italy and Germany Objective: Allied victory in Germany

  2. Italy • Invade Sicily first • Churchill asking Italian people “whether they want to die for Mussolini and Hitler or live for Italy and civilization?” • Begin to turn against Mussolini • Forced out of power • Allies take Sicily and look to all of Italy • German forces look to defend Italy • Tuskegee Airmen • Land in Anzio

  3. Invading Europe • Operation Overlord • Invasion of mainland Europe • Beaches of Normandy – northern France • Plan to use speed and surprise • Worried about new German weapons • Allies able to destroy some rocket-launch sites

  4. Normandy • Hitler new Allies would invade soon • Where? • D-Day – June 6th, 1944 • Soldiers parachute behind German lines • Secure key points • Ships offshore begin to shell German strongholds • Air support • Amphibious craft – thousands wade through the water and up the beaches • Germans slow to respond • 10,000 Allied casualties • By July – nearly a million troops landed

  5. Normandy • “The whole western front has been ripped open.” • By end of August – Paris is freed from Hitler • Nazis now retreating

  6. Battle of the Bulge • Allies keep pushing east • Allies are losing a lot of lives but winning battles • December 16,1944 – Germans launch a surprise offensive • German advance into Allied lines • Bastogne • Germans surround American troops • Freezing and no supplies • George S. Patton

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