allied advances

Allied AdvancesWorld War II

Key Players: Allied Powers

De Gaulle: France

FDR:USA

Winston Churchill: England

London Bombings• In 1940 Germany began a massive

bombing campaign to demoralize Great Britain

• The RAF successfully defended Great Britain via radar!

Free FranceGeneral Charles DeGaulle led the government in exile – Free French

Resistance Fighters continued to try to disrupt German occupation of France with assassination & sabotage

America’s Supporting Role

a)Cash and Carryb)Lend-Leasec)Atlantic Charter

in·tern·ment  n. 1. The act of interning or confining,

especially in wartime.2. The state of being interned; confinement

Invasion of the Soviet Union• Hitler needed raw materials; oil & grain

• Planned a 3-pronged attack on the Soviet Union

Battle of Stalingrad

• Prolonged German offensive

• Initially, Germany gained control of 90% of the city

• However…the Germans had severely underestimated the Russian winter!

• As a result, Russian forces were able to launch a counteroffensive

• Encircled the German army & forced their surrender

Battle of Stalingrad

North Africa• September 1940: Italy attacked the British forces in Egypt.

• The German and British armies did most of the fighting in North Africa.

• At El Alamein, in 1942, the Germans were finally forced to retreat.• Halted by British & American Tanks

• Operation Torch• The first fighting between American and German troops in WWII.

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Allied invasion of Italy

•The Allies launched an invasion of Sicily from North Africa in 1943

Allied invasion of Italy•Mussolini was denounced & arrested by the Italian government•Italy announced a declaration of war against Germany•Rome falls to Allies 1944

Victories in the Pacific

Midway: Turning Point & Island Hopping

Battle of Coral Sea

D-Day

D-DAY