Axis Powers in 1942Axis Powers in 1942
Battle of Stalingrad:Winter of 1942-1943
Battle of Stalingrad:Winter of 1942-1943
German Army Russian Army1,011,500 men 1,000,500 men
10,290 artillery guns
13,541 artillery guns
675 tanks 894 tanks
1,216 planes 1,115 planes
The North Africa Campaign:
The Battle of El Alamein, 1942
The North Africa Campaign:
The Battle of El Alamein, 1942 Gen. Ernst
Rommel,The “Desert Fox”
Gen. Bernard Law
Montgomery(“Monty”)
Gen. Eisenhower Gives the Orders for D-Day [“Operation
Overlord”]
Gen. Eisenhower Gives the Orders for D-Day [“Operation
Overlord”]
D-Day (June 6, 1944)D-Day (June 6, 1944)
Normandy Landing
(June 6, 1944)
Normandy Landing
(June 6, 1944)
Higgins Landing Crafts
German Prisoners
TThe Liberation of Paris:August 25, 1944TThe Liberation of Paris:August 25, 1944
De Gaulle in Triumph!
U. S. Troops in Paris, 1944
U. S. Troops in Paris, 1944
The Battle of the Bulge:Hitler’s Last Offensive
The Battle of the Bulge:Hitler’s Last Offensive
Dec. 16, 1944to
Jan. 28, 1945
Yalta: February, 1945Yalta: February, 1945 FDR wants quick Soviet entry into
Pacific war. FDR & Churchill concede Stalin
needs buffer, FDR & Stalin want spheres of influence and a weak Germany.
Churchill wants strong Germany as bufferagainst Stalin.
FDR argues for a ‘United Nations’.
US & Russian Soldiers Meet at the Elbe River:
April 25, 1945
US & Russian Soldiers Meet at the Elbe River:
April 25, 1945
Horrors of the Holocaust Exposed
Horrors of the Holocaust Exposed
Horrors of the Holocaust Exposed
Horrors of the Holocaust Exposed
Mass Graves at Bergen-Belsen
Hitler Commits Suicide April 30, 1945
Hitler Commits Suicide April 30, 1945
The Führer’s Bunker
Cyanide & Pistols
Mr. & Mrs. Hitler
V-E Day (May 8, 1945)V-E Day (May 8, 1945)
General Keitel
Pearl HarborPearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor - Dec. 7, 1941Pearl Harbor - Dec. 7, 1941
A date which will live in infamy!
President Roosevelt Signs the US Declaration of WarPresident Roosevelt Signs the US Declaration of War
Pacific Theater of Operations
Pacific Theater of Operations
Paying for the WarPaying for the War
U.S. Surrenders at Corregidor,
the Philippines [March, 1942]
U.S. Surrenders at Corregidor,
the Philippines [March, 1942]
Bataan Death March: April, 1942
Bataan Death March: April, 1942
76,000 prisoners [12,000 Americans] Marched 60 miles in the blazing heat to
POW camps in the Philippines.
Allied Counter-Offensive:“Island-Hopping”
Allied Counter-Offensive:“Island-Hopping”
“Island-Hopping”: US Troops on Kwajalien
Island
“Island-Hopping”: US Troops on Kwajalien
Island
Farthest Extent of Japanese Conquests
Farthest Extent of Japanese Conquests
Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle:First U. S. Raids on Tokyo, 1942Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle:
First U. S. Raids on Tokyo, 1942
Battle of the Coral Sea:May 7-8, 1942
Battle of the Coral Sea:May 7-8, 1942
Battle of Midway Island:June 4-6, 1942
Battle of Midway Island:June 4-6, 1942
Battle of Midway Island:June 4-6, 1942
Battle of Midway Island:June 4-6, 1942
Japanese Kamikaze Planes:
The Scourge of the South Pacific
Japanese Kamikaze Planes:
The Scourge of the South Pacific
Kamikaze Pilots
Suicide Bombers
Gen. MacArthur “Returns” to the
Philippines! [1944]
Gen. MacArthur “Returns” to the
Philippines! [1944]
US Marines on Mt. Surbachi,
Iwo Jima [Feb. 19, 1945]
US Marines on Mt. Surbachi,
Iwo Jima [Feb. 19, 1945]
Potsdam Conference:July, 1945
Potsdam Conference:July, 1945
FDR dead, Churchill out of office as Prime Minister during conference.
Stalin only original. The United States
has the A-bomb. Allies agree Germany
is to be divided into occupation zones
Poland moved around to suit the Soviets.
P.M. Clement President Joseph Atlee Truman Stalin
The Manhattan Project:Los Alamos,
NM
The Manhattan Project:Los Alamos,
NM
Dr. Robert Oppenheimer
I am become death,
the shatterer of worlds!
I am become death,
the shatterer of worlds!
Major GeneralLesley R. Groves
Tinian Island, 1945Tinian Island, 1945
Little Boy Fat ManLittle Boy Fat Man
Enola Gay Crew
Hiroshima – August 6, 1945
Hiroshima – August 6, 1945
© 70,000 killed immediately.
© 48,000 buildings.
destroyed.© 100,000s died of
radiation poisoning & cancer later.
Nagasaki – August 9, 1945
Nagasaki – August 9, 1945
©40,000 killed immediately.
©60,000 injured.©100,000s died of
radiation poisoning& cancer later.
Japanese A-Bomb Survivors
Japanese A-Bomb Survivors
V-J Day (September 2, 1945)
V-J Day (September 2, 1945)
Japanese POWs, GuamJapanese POWs, Guam
V-J Day in Times Square, NYC
V-J Day in Times Square, NYC
WW II Casualtie
s
WW II Casualtie
s
Country Country Men in war Men in war Battle deaths Battle deaths WoundedWounded
Australia Australia 1,000,000 1,000,000 26,976 26,976 180,864180,864
Austria Austria 800,000 800,000 280,000 280,000 350,117350,117
Belgium Belgium 625,000 625,000 8,460 8,460 55,51355,51311
BrazilBrazil22 40,334 40,334 943 943 4,2224,222
Bulgaria Bulgaria 339,760 339,760 6,671 6,671 21,87821,878
Canada Canada 1,086,3431,086,34377 42,04242,04277 53,14553,145
ChinaChina33 17,250,5217,250,521 1
1,324,516 1,324,516 1,762,0061,762,006
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia — — 6,6836,68344 8,0178,017
Denmark Denmark — — 4,339 4,339 ——
Finland Finland 500,000 500,000 79,047 79,047 50,00050,000
France France — — 201,568 201,568 400,000400,000
Germany Germany 20,000,0020,000,000 0
3,250,0003,250,00044 7,250,0007,250,000
Greece Greece — — 17,024 17,024 47,29047,290
Hungary Hungary — — 147,435 147,435 89,31389,313
India India 2,393,891 2,393,891 32,121 32,121 64,35464,354
Italy Italy 3,100,000 3,100,000 149,496149,49644 66,71666,716
Japan Japan 9,700,000 9,700,000 1,270,000 1,270,000 140,000140,000
Netherlands Netherlands 280,000 280,000 6,500 6,500 2,8602,860
New Zealand New Zealand 194,000 194,000 11,62511,62544 17,00017,000
Norway Norway 75,000 75,000 2,000 2,000 ——
Poland Poland — — 664,000 664,000 530,000530,000
Romania Romania 650,000650,00055 350,000350,00066 ——
South Africa South Africa 410,056 410,056 2,473 2,473 ——
U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. — — 6,115,0006,115,00044 14,012,0014,012,0000
United Kingdom United Kingdom 5,896,000 5,896,000 357,116357,11644 369,267369,267
United States United States 16,112,5616,112,566 6
291,557 291,557 670,846670,846
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 3,741,000 3,741,000 305,000 305,000 425,000425,000
1. Civilians only.2. Army and navy figures.3. Figures cover period
July 7, 1937 to Sept. 2, 1945, and concern only Chinese regular troops. They do not include casualties suffered by guerrillas and local military corps.
4. Deaths from all causes.5. Against Soviet Russia;
385,847 against Nazi Germany.
6. Against Soviet Russia; 169,822against Nazi Germany.
7. National Defense Ctr., CanadianForces Hq., Director of History.
Massive Human Dislocations
Massive Human Dislocations
The U.S. & the U.S.S.R. Emerged as the Two
Superpowers of the later 20c
The U.S. & the U.S.S.R. Emerged as the Two
Superpowers of the later 20c
The Bi-Polarization of Europe: The Beginning of
the Cold War
The Bi-Polarization of Europe: The Beginning of
the Cold War
The Division of Germany:1945 - 1990
The Division of Germany:1945 - 1990
The Creation of the U. N.
The Creation of the U. N.
The Nuremberg War Trials:
Crimes Against Humanity
The Nuremberg War Trials:
Crimes Against Humanity
Japanese War Crimes Trials
Japanese War Crimes Trials
General General Hideki TojoHideki Tojo
Bio-Bio-Chemical Chemical
ExperimentExperimentss
7 Future American Presidents Served in World War II
7 Future American Presidents Served in World War II
The Race for SpaceThe Race for Space
Early Computer Technology
Came Out of WW II
Early Computer Technology
Came Out of WW II
Mark I, 1944
Admiral Grace Hooper, 1944-1992COBOL language
Colossus, 1941
The Emergence of Third World Nationalist
Movements
The Emergence of Third World Nationalist
Movements
The De-Colonization of European Empires
The De-Colonization of European Empires