Slide 1The European Theater, 1939- 1945 The Mediterranean The Campaign for Italy The Invasion of Fortress Europe Slide 2 The Mediterranean April 6, 1941, Germany invades…
Slide 1Introduction Phase 1: September 1939 to June 1940 Phase 2: June 1940 to July 1943 Phase 3: July 1943 to June 1944 Phase 4: June 1944 to September 1945 Slide 2 WWI-…
Slide 1Pushing the Axis Back Slide 2 Striking Back at The Third Reich After the first large Allied invasion of the war in North Africa were very successful, Roosevelt decided…
Slide 1Reasons for D-Day General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces – complete reasons why he decided to reinvade Europe in June 1944. What would be the…
Slide 1D-Day Slide 2 Planning Soviets had done most fighting in Euro. Stalin wanted a U.S. and G.B. attack – Churchill nervous – Couldn’t cross Channel because of U-Boats…
Slide 1June 6, 1944 “Operation Overlord” Slide 2 Map of the English Channel showing routes for the invasion. Slide 3 American, British, and Canadian troops executed the…
Slide 1Chapter 15, Section 3 Victory in Europe and the Pacific Slide 2 1942 and 1943, Allies turned back the Axis advances. 1944 and 1945, Allies attack Germany from West…
Slide 1Victory in Europe and the Pacific Slide 2 Why it Matters In 1942 and 1943 the Allies turned back Axis advances In 1944 and 1945 they attacked Germany from…
Slide 11942 Continued... UNTIL JAPANESE SETBACKS… JAPAN DOMINATED SE ASIA AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC CORAL SEA MIDWAY GUADALCANAL Slide 2 1942 Continued.. TURNING POINT IN…