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The Tide Turns

The Tide Turns. Stalingrad 1942-43. Germans surround Stalingrad. http://www.stalingrad.com.ru/history/foto/zelma_05-08/assault_6.jpg. But are later trapped in it. http://users.pandora.be/stalingrad/opwinter.html. Entire 6th Army destroyed or captured.

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The Tide Turns

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  1. The Tide Turns

  2. Stalingrad 1942-43

  3. Germans surround Stalingrad http://www.stalingrad.com.ru/history/foto/zelma_05-08/assault_6.jpg

  4. But are later trapped in it http://users.pandora.be/stalingrad/opwinter.html

  5. Entire 6th Army destroyed or captured

  6. Russian hero-Georgi Zhukov-takes over as high commander (leads USSR to victory)

  7. KurskSummer 1943Greatest tank battle in history:Germans lose http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/avenue/vy75/pictures/kursk.jpg

  8. Victory at sea(sort of) • Main German weapon-U Boats-defeated by destroyers and convoys • 784 Subs sunk versus 2,828 Allied Merchant Ships

  9. German U-boat

  10. US destroyer depth-charging a U-Boat http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/0543001.jpg

  11. http://www.looksmart.com/r?page=/search/frames/index.html=WWII+convoyhttp://www.looksmart.com/r?page=/search/frames/index.html=WWII+convoy

  12. 2. Bismark-Great German battleship destroyed at sea-surface fleet never challenges Brits

  13. Bismark heads for the North Atlantic http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/2146/battleships.html

  14. Bismark sinks HMS HoodBritain’s greatest Battleship

  15. Obsolete British Swordfish torpedo planes damaged Bismark, allowing fleet to catch up and destroy it http://www.stable.demon.co.uk/

  16. Allies Call for “Unconditional Surrender”(Jan. 1943, Casablanca) • This allows the Axis leaders to use a huge propaganda campaign in which they convince their citizens they will be slaves of the Allies if they lose. • Axis soldiers and citizens put more effort into the war

  17. Air war-Allies attempt to bomb Germany out of the war-so we don’t have to invade!

  18. Raids of 1,000 Planes or More

  19. Strategic Bombing of War Industries turns into “Terror Bombing” of Civilian CitiesWhy?

  20. To break the morale of citizens But this plan did not work-the civilians lived and worked on

  21. And possibly to take revenge on the Germans for the bombing of Coventry, England that killed 500 people

  22. http://www.valourandhorror.com/BC/Raids/Dresden.htm Civilians become targets

  23. Allies take complete control of air British Lancaster http://blvl.igs.net/~jlynch/bharis84.htm

  24. US B-17 Flying Fortress with P-51 escort http://www.fscwv.edu/users/rheffner/b17/B17scrapbook.html

  25. US B-24 Liberator http://www.stable.demon.co.uk/

  26. Best US fighter P-51 http://www.xs4all.nl/~rhorta/jg8th.htm Best German Fighter FW-190 http://www.xs4all.nl/~rhorta/luftwaff.htm

  27. The Bombing of Hamburg and Dresden

  28. Allied Bombing Raids-Statistics 1943-44 • 400,000 Civilian Deaths • 400,000 Civilian Injuries • Destruction of 50 major cities • Germany’s ability to produce tanks and planes still increased in 1943 and 1944 • Cuts in production did not occur until late 1944,war ended in May 1945 • Cost 40,000 Allied Planes • 160,000 Allied Airmen Dead • WAS IT WORTH IT??????

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