World War II Battles in Europe
Jan 21, 2016
World War IIBattles in Europe
D-Day – June 6, 1944The force consisted of 3 million British,
American, and Canadian troops.
Liberation of the Death Camps
Soviet troops were the first to come upon one of the Nazi death
camps: Majdanek in Poland.A Soviet War correspondent
commented: “This is not a concentration camp, it is a
gigantic murder plant.
The End of Hitler• Rather than facing his crimes, Hitler shot
himself in the temple before the Soviets marched into his bunker.
• His wife, Eva Braun, swallowed poison.
• On orders from Hitler, the two bodies were carried outside the Bunker, soaked with gasoline and burned.
Today, The Location of Hitler’s Bunker
V-E Day
Harry S. Truman
World War IIBattles in the Pacific
Doolittle’s Raid
The allies began their attack on the Japanese in the Spring of 1942.
Battle of Midway
June 3, 1942. Known as “Avenge” for Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
The fiercest battle of World War II. February 19, 1945
The Famous Flag Photo
6,000 Marines died taking the island.
Okinawa
April 1945 – June 21, 1945. The allies thought they would
Be attacking mainland Japan after this battle.
Okinawa (cont’d)
•7600 Americans died
•110,000 Japanese died
• President Truman decides to end World War II with the use of the
Atomic Bomb
Site of the Manhattan ProjectLos Alamos Labs, New Mexico
Property Owned by theUniversity of California
“Little Boy” Dropped on
Hiroshima Japan onAugust 6, 1945
The Atomic Bomb
Japan, After the Bomb DroppedHiroshima
Child’s lunch box after the bombing ofHiroshima, Japan
14 Year Old Victim of the atomic bomb inHiroshima
Japan, After the Bomb DroppedNagasaki
The Aftermath
Young Student
Atomic Bomb Called “Fat Man”Dropped on Nagasaki Japan
Use of the Bomb Forced Japan to Surrender.
The Surrender Ceremony Took PlaceAboard the Battleship Missouri inTokyo Bay on September 2, 1945
Cartoon – Enola Gay