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1. Germany invades Poland, Sep 1939, WWII starts, “blitzkrieg” (lighting war)

Germans troops at border crossing

German bomber over city

German dive bomber

Hitler reviews troops entering Poland German tanks

2. German invasion of France, May-June 40: Bypass Maginot Line, Ardennes, Dunkirk evacuation, Vichy France, Free French

DeGaulle in London

Dunkirk Evacuation

Vichy France

German Panzer (tank) Division

German troops crossing Meuse

France after the fall

3. Battle of Britain, Aug-Sep 40: Brits win air battle, no German cross-channel invasion, Blitz ( bombing of London)

Subway sheltersFires in London during the Blitz.Incoming German bombers met by British

British Spitfire chases bomber over London

4. Germany invades USSR, June 41: Operation BARBAROSSA

Surrendering Soviet soldiers

Soviet civilian watches village burn

Hitler plans Barbarossa

German infantry, armor, & airforces

WAR IN THE PACIFIC

1. Japan attacks US at Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 41: US declares war on Japan, Germany declares war on US; Battleships destroyed, but not aircraft carriers.

Assignment

• Complete the maps using your notes from the lecture. Label each event with the proper number from the notesheet.

WAR IN EUROPE

El Alamein, Oct 42: Brits defeat Rommel, go on the offensive, Montgomery “Monty” in charge

Rommel Montgomery

Brits beat back German tanks

German tank surrenders

Allied tanks counterattack

Operation Torch, Nov 42: US enters Africa, Vichy France falls

Royal Navy convoys US forces US troops land in Algiers US troops move inland

US occupies Casablanca

Stalingrad, Aug-Dec 42, Huge German defeat, Soviets on the attack.

German commander (Von Paulus) surrenders

Ruins of Stalingrad

German troops in Stalingrad

Soviet troops counterattack

German POWs

Battle of the Atlantic, June 43: German U-boats fail to stop Allied convoys

Allied convoy under air escort

German U-boat

Sunk Allied ship

Allied destroyer hunting U-boat

Allies invade Sicily, July 43: Italy withdraws from the war

Allied rivals: Patton(US) & Montgomery(UK)

Allies loading up in Tunisia

Allies landing in Sicily

Allies invade Italy, Sep 43: Second front in Europe to help Soviets

US troops liberate Rome

Bombed Monte Cassino Abbey US troops move inland

Allies invade Normandy, June 44: Operation Overlord, Omaha Beach most difficult landing

Eisenhower talks with paratroops

Pinned down on Omaha Beach

Allies pour men & material into the beachheads

Allied breakout: July 44: Patton’s race for Berlin, Operation Market Garden and Battle of the Bulge slow Allies, Soviets take Eastern Europe

Soviets advance & take Berlin, Jan 43 - Apr 45; VE Day May 8

WAR IN THE PACIFIC

Japan invades US Philippines, Dec 41-Jan 42: Bataan Death March, Corregidor

Battle of Coral Sea, May 42: Tactical draw; strategically, US stops Japanese plan to invade Australia.

Battle of Midway, June 42: Carrier battle; First major Japanese defeat; US on the attack from then on.

Island Hopping, Aug 42-Apr 45: US Navy retakes island chains, Gilberts, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Kamikazes

Leapfrogging, Apr-42-Oct 44: MacArthur leads US Army advance to retake Philippines

US drops atomic bombs on Japan, 6 Aug 45 on Hiroshima, 9 Aug 45 on Nagasaki: Japan surrenders 2 Sep 45 (VJ Day).

“Little Boy”

Japanese surrender onboard USS Missouri

“Enola Gay”

Hiroshima

Assignment

• Label the maps with the battles– add the numbers to your chart!