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War for Europe and North Africa

War for Europe and North Africa. Major Battles of WWII. Axis Powers in 1942. Battle of the Atlantic. Allied forced need to control the Atlantic in order to get goods and American troops to Allied forces in Europe Germany conducts submarine raids along the Atlantic coast

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War for Europe and North Africa

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  1. War for Europe and North Africa Major Battles of WWII

  2. Axis Powers in 1942

  3. Battle of the Atlantic Allied forced need to control the Atlantic in order to get goods and American troops to Allied forces in Europe Germany conducts submarine raids along the Atlantic coast Allies use the convoy system to transport goods Allies begin to use radar and sonar Mid 1943, Allies gained control of the ocean

  4. Battle of Stalingrad Hitler wanted to control the natural resources available in the Soviet Union and also advance the Nazi influence in Europe Germany invades the SU in 1942, but stalled outside of Moscow (St. Petersburg) Hitler moved the troops south to Stalingrad Soviets launch a counter attack in November Hitler will not send supplies or reinforcements Feb. 1943, German army surrendered

  5. North African Front Allies need to gain control of the weakest Axis power and begin to surround Germany November 1942 Operation Torch, led by D. D. Eisenhower Landed in the north and pushed east Forced the Nazi Afrika Corps. to surrender in May 1943

  6. Italian Campaign Allies now have control of a region that will allow them to move into Europe Attack the Axis “underbelly” Allies capture Sicily and Mussolini loses power Hitler sends reinforcements and reinstates Mussolini Italian army aids the Allies in pushing out the Nazi troops Mussolini is captured and executed

  7. D-Day By this point, the Allies have entered Europe from the South and the Soviet Army is beginning to move East. The allies now need to gain control of the northern coast of Europe June 6, 1944 Planned attack across the English Channel to the beaches of Normandy, France British, American, Canadian forces land at five points along the beach Allies gain control of the beaches and advance in July, reaching Paris in August Led to the liberation of France, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Netherlands

  8. Battle of the Bulge The Nazi army is now surrounded and the Allies begin to move to Germany American troops enter Germany German troops kept the Allies off their guard and stopped the advance Germany suffered heavy casualties that they cannot replace which forced a retreat

  9. Unconditional Surrender Germany’s military and leadership is significantly weakened and the country is surrounded by the Allies April 1945, the Soviet military stormed Berlin Hitler committed suicide at Germany’s defeat May 8, 1945, V-E Day is celebrated after Eisenhower accepts the Germany surrender

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