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WWII European Battles & Leaders

WWII European Battles & Leaders. Do NOW: . Take out battle chart Identify countries in Europe on Map. Birth/ Death:10/14/1890-3/28/1969 Previous Experience: Military – trained tank crews for WWI, studied military history Job: Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe

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WWII European Battles & Leaders

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  1. WWII European Battles & Leaders

  2. Do NOW: • Take out battle chart • Identify countries in Europe on Map

  3. Birth/ Death:10/14/1890-3/28/1969 Previous Experience: Military – trained tank crews for WWI, studied military history Job: Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe Fact: Elected President of the United States General Eisenhower

  4. General Patton • Birth/ Death: 11/11/1885-12/21/45 • Previous Experience: Military school, served in WWI • Job: Involved in North Africa & Italian & European campaigns • Fact: Used planes to observe tactics

  5. General Omar Bradley • Birth/Death: 2/12/1893-4/8/81 • Previous experience: Military school, joined military 1915 • Job: commanded an invasion in Sicily • Fact: Appointed Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

  6. Battle of Stalingrad • Location: southwestern Soviet Union • Date: August 1942-February 1943 • Winner: Soviet Union ( Allies) • Casualties:Germans – approx 850,000 • Soviets – approx 1,130,000 • Significance: Heavy losses on the German side made it a turning point in the war in Europe

  7. North African Front • Location: Various north African locations • Date: June 1940-May 1943 • Winner: Allies • Casualties: Allies: approx 250,000 dead/missing/ captured • Axis approx 515,000 dead/ missing/captured • Significance: After winning North Africa- Allies headed into Italy

  8. Italian Campaign • Location: Italy • Date: September 1943- May 1945 • Winner: Allies • Casualties: Both sides approx 350,000 • Significance: collapse of Fascist Italy

  9. D-Day : Operation Overlord • Location: Normandy, France • Date: June 6, 1944 • Winner: Allies • Casualties: Allies – approx: 12,000 • Axis – approx 8000 • Significance: Allies gain control of France

  10. Battle of the Bulge • Location: Belgium, France, Luxembourg • Date: December 1944- January 1945 • Winner: Allies • Casualties: Allies: approx 95,000 • Axis: approx 100,000 • Significance: Allies able to stop German offensive

  11. Bulge

  12. Pacific Theatre

  13. General MacArthur • Born/Died: 1/26/1880- 4/5/1964 • Previous Experience: West Point, WWI, Philippines • Job: Chief of Staff of US Army: active Pacific Theatre • Fact: Removed from post by President Truman

  14. Chester Nimitz • Born/Died: 2/24/1885- 2/20/1966 • Previous experience: WWI , naval experience • Job: Commander in Chief of U.S. Pacific Fleet • Fact: Signed for the US when Japan surrendered

  15. Philippines • Location: Philippine Islands • Date: December 1941-1942 • Winner: Japanese • Casualties Allies : approx 145,000 • Axis approx 23,000 • Significance : The Japanese controlled until 1944 when the Allies regained control

  16. Doolittle Raid • Location: Japan • Date: 4/18/1942 • Winner: Allies • Casualties:U.S.- 3 dead 8 POW’s • Japanese: approx 50 dead, 400 injured • Significance: Helped American morale

  17. Midway • Location: Midway Island • Date: June 4-7, 1942 • Winner: Allies • Casualties: Allies: approx 307 killed • Japanese: approx: 3050 killed • Significance: Most important naval battle of the Pacific: Turning point

  18. Iwo Jima • Location: Iwo Jima, Japan • Date: February- March 1945 • Winner: Allies • Casualties: Allies: approx 7000 killed, 19,000 wounded • Japanese: approx 22,000 killed • Significance: First American victory on Japanese soil

  19. Okinawa • Location: Okinawa, Japan • Date: April- June 1945 • Winner: Allies • Casualties: Allies – Approx 12,500 killed, 40,000 wounded • Japanese: approx 95,000 killed, 10,000 captured • Significance: Reinforced American resolve as to determination of the Japanese and substantial loss of American lives

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