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The Allies are Victorious

The Allies are Victorious. (Ch. 16 Sec.4). World War II in Europe. Battle of El Alamein. October 1943 Northern Egypt. Battle of El Alamein. Allies (USA/GB) Win. Victory here gave Allies control over access to the Mediterranean Sea. General Erwin Rommel (“The Desert Fox”: Germany)

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The Allies are Victorious

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  1. The Allies are Victorious (Ch. 16 Sec.4)

  2. World War II in Europe

  3. Battle of El Alamein • October 1943 • Northern Egypt

  4. Battle of El Alamein • Allies (USA/GB) Win • Victory here gave Allies control over access to the Mediterranean Sea • General Erwin Rommel(“The Desert Fox”: Germany) • He and his troops forced to flee westward in Africa away from Egypt

  5. Operation Torch

  6. Operation Torch • November 1942 • American landed troops in Northern Africa • Finally ended General Rommel’s (Germany) African Campaign.

  7. Battle of Stalingrad

  8. Battle of Stalingrad

  9. Battle of Stalingrad • August 1942-Feb. 1943 • Southern Russia • Hitler Invades Russia with Winter looming!

  10. Battle of Stalingrad • first time Soviets pushed Germans westward out of Russia • before this Germans won every battle in Russia • 1 million Russians died defending Stalingrad.

  11. Invasion of Italy • July 1943

  12. Invasion of Italy • Resulted in Allied conquest of Sicily and eventually all of Italy Italians overthrow Mussolini and switch sides in late 1943.

  13. Death of Mussolini • April 1945 Italians publicly execute Mussolini and his top aides

  14. Propaganda and Campaign on Home Front • All sides’ governments used propaganda to promote the war effort • Propaganda rallied the people on the home front to do their part for the war effort.

  15. Propaganda and Campaign on Home Front

  16. D-Day Invasion • June 6, 1944 June 6, 1944

  17. D-Day Invasion Allies (GB/USA) invade Normandy, France; begin liberation of France from Germany; led to France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands, being freed from Germany; 3,000 Americans killed during invasion

  18. Battle of the Bulge • December 1944 • Allies vs. Germany • In Belgium

  19. Battle of the Bulge

  20. Battle of the Bulge • Hitler’s final attempt at victory fails • German offensive forced allies to temporarily retreat • Allies eventually pushed Germans back and caused heavy losses for Hitler

  21. Battle of Leyte Gulf • October 1944 • In The Philippines

  22. Battle of Leyte Gulf Japanese Used Kamikaze Pilots against American ships Kamikazes: Suicide pilots Flying planes into ships

  23. Battle of Leyte Gulf • USA vs. Japan; America wins; wipes out most of Japanese Navy.

  24. Battle of Okinawa • April 1945; • island 350 miles off the coast of Japan

  25. Battle of Okinawa • Japan lost 110,000 – America lost 12,500 • moved USA closer to an invasion of Japan to end the war.

  26. Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:

  27. Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:

  28. Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:

  29. Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki:

  30. Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: • America dropped 2 atomic (nuclear bombs) on Japan August 6, 1945 Hiroshima bombed: 100,000 killed August 9, 1945 Nagasaki bombed:90,000 killed Forced the surrender of Japan and the end of the war: America never invaded Japan.

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