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THE WAR IN EUROPE1942-1944
WHERE WE LEFT OFF…
Soviet Union stop Germans at Stalingrad
U.S. cripples Japanese fleet at Midway
Allies move to offensive
BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC (1939-45)
Longest continuous military campaign of WWII
German U-Boats travel in groups - wolfpacks
Convoy system & new technology allows Allies to gain advantage
NORTH AFRICA
Germans are a threat in Africa
Allies need to protect Suez Canal
NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN (1942-43)
American troops suffer losses but gain experience and win battles
ALLIES VS. AFRIKA KORPS
Gen. George Patton (U.S.)
“Old Blood & Guts”
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (Germany)
“The Desert Fox”
Gen. Bernard Montgomery (U.K.)
“Monty”
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN (1943-45)
Churchill called Italy the “soft underbelly” of Europe
Patton & Monty lead invasion
Allies begin long push up Italian Peninsula
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