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End of WWII

End of WWII. D-Day (1944). code name “Operation Overlord” purpose of the attack was to free parts of France from Axis control, then move into and destroy Germany Attack came in three phases – paratroopers, airplanes dropped bombs, and then infantry landed on the beaches

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End of WWII

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  1. End of WWII

  2. D-Day (1944) • code name “Operation Overlord” • purpose of the attack was to free parts of France from Axis control, then move into and destroy Germany • Attack came in three phases – paratroopers, airplanes dropped bombs, and then infantry landed on the beaches • Allies were successful and began to slowly gain back control of France (had been controlled by Germany for 4 years)

  3. Battle of the Bulge (1944) • following the Allied capture of the first German city, Hitler ordered an offensive attack • Germans attempted to divide the Allied lines in half • battle lasted for a month, with an eventual Allied victory • Germans lost 120,000 troops, 600 tanks, and 1,600 planes • Germany could no longer effectively attack, could only defend themselves • simultaneously the Soviets were continuing to push westward towards Germany

  4. Yalta (1945) • Stalin, Churchill, and FDR meet • determine that when the Germans surrender… • Germany & Berlin will be split into four zones • Stalin will allow free elections in Eastern European countries he has liberated from Hitler • Stalin will aid in war with Japan – attack from the west

  5. FDR Dies (1945) • FDR dies of a stroke • Vice President Harry Truman assumes office of the President

  6. V-E Day (1945) • Soviet troops enter Berlin with Americans approaching from the West • Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker • A week later, on 8th of May 1945, Germany surrenders unconditionally • war is over in Europe – Victory in Europe Day

  7. In the Pacific…

  8. Battle of Iwo Jima (1945) • strategically important island, needed as a base to attack mainland Japan • heavily guarded by Japanese – over 20,700 Japanese soldiers were stationed on the island • Eventually the Allies succeeded in taking the island • only 200 Japanese soldiers survived the battle • showed the Japanese commitment to fighting to the death

  9. Battle for Okinawa (1945) • last location needed to gain access to Japan • Japanese used kamikaze attacks to fight off the Allies • By the time the Allies won the island, 7,600 Americans had died & 110,000 Japanese had died • estimated that the cost of invading mainland Japan could be over 1 million Allied casualties • Americans began to wonder how to end the war quickly…

  10. Atomic Bombs Dropped • August 6th, 1945 the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima • August 9th, 1945 the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki • August 14th, 1945 Japan announces it will surrender: • VJ Day – Victory in Japan Day • World War II is officially over!

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