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Victory in Europe. 1942-1943. Allies turned back the axis advances 1944-1945 – Huge advances for allies!. D-Day. June 6 th , 1944 Allies took Germany by force – attacking the beaches of Normandy Crossed over the English Channel 5 Beaches planned – 50 miles.
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1942-1943 Allies turned back the axis advances 1944-1945 – Huge advances for allies!
D-Day June 6th, 1944 Allies took Germany by force – attacking the beaches of Normandy Crossed over the English Channel 5 Beaches planned – 50 miles
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword Four beaches – landed at 6:30 am – casualties relatively low Omaha – Germans very tough! Built trenches and concrete boxes on hill to fire from Mines placed all over the beach Some soldiers dropped too far from the beach and drowned Fierce fighting but allies gained stronghold!
Germans now fighting a two front war! Soviets coming from the East and US, Britain and France from the West August 1944 – Allies liberate France!!!
Plots to overthrow Hitler July 20, 1944 – a bomb planted at Hitler’s headquarters 20 wounded or killed – Hitler survived
Battle of the Bulge December 1944 – Hitler ordered counter attacks of allied troops in Belgium Fierce fighting back and forth – Allies eventually pushed the Germans back!
January, 1945 Soviets reach Berlin! Italy captured too! Mussolini tried to escape to Switzerland! Captured and executed! By now, British and Americans in Germany!
Hitler a WRECK! People no longer taking orders from him Paranoid from all the drugs he took Believed he still could win! April 30th – committed suicide May 7th – Germany surrendered
V-E Day • May 7th, 1945 – Victory in Europe Day! • FDR had died a few weeks earlier so he did not get to see the end of the war – failing health led to stroke • Truman in power
