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The Allied Victory

The Allied Victory. How do the Allies defeat the Axis Powers?. D-Day: Invasion of Normandy (European War). 150K allied troops land: 2700 killed on first day ( D-Day ). One month later, one million more Allied troops arrive – Allies winning.

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The Allied Victory

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  1. The Allied Victory How do the Allies defeat the Axis Powers?

  2. D-Day: Invasion of Normandy (European War) • 150K allied troops land: 2700 killed on first day (D-Day) • One month later, one million more Allied troops arrive – Allies winning • General Eisenhower is named Allied Supreme Commander in Europe • June 6 1944: Allies launch an invasion of the beaches in N. France Great Britain

  3. August: German army begins to retreat east • Soviet army is pushing from the east Map Time! • Aug 25: Allied Army liberates Paris. De Gaulle & France are back! • Allied army continues to push Germany from the west D-Day Battle of the Bulge • Dec 1944: last ditch attempt, Hitler decides to counterattack in the west • Battle of the Bulge:Germans break weak American line at Ardennes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a8fqGpHgsk • Attack catches Allies by surprise – Germans do well early • Jan 1945:Allied troops win Battle of Bulge, Mar 45: FDR dies in America

  4. Propaganda minister Goebbels & SS Chief Himmler commit suicide • April 1945: 3 million Allied troops cross the Rhine River into Germany • Six million Soviet troops are pushing from the east • Hitler and his closest associates are in his private bunker • After marrying his girlfriend Eva Braun, Hitler & Braun commit suicide Suicide Suicide Suicide • May 7, 1945: Germany unconditionally surrenders to Eisenhower

  5. The Pacific War • Next, Allies take island of Okinawa, 350 miles south of Japan • Allies & Chinese Army (Mao & Chiang) liberate Korea & China – Japan now using Kamikaze pilots to defend remaining territory • March 1945: After a month of bitter fighting, the Allies take the island of Iwo Jima (over 18K-Japan, 7K-Allies killed) • Okinawa is one of the bloodiest battles of the war: 100K Japanese & 12K Allied troops killed in a month and a half of fighting • Despite the heavy casualties, Japan refuses to surrender. Allies preparing for a full-scale invasion of Japan Map Time! Iwo Jima Okinawa

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