Allied VictoryAllied Victory

WWIIWWII

The Big ThreeThe Big Three

StalinStalin RooseveltRoosevelt ChurchillChurchill

Stalin’s Plea to the AlliesStalin’s Plea to the Allies

Relieve German Relieve German pressure on his pressure on his armiesarmies

Open a second Open a second front to divide front to divide German forcesGerman forces

Allies agreedAllies agreed

Churchill Angers StalinChurchill Angers Stalin

Wanted Britain and Wanted Britain and U.S. to 1U.S. to 1stst strike at strike at North Africa and North Africa and Southern EuropeSouthern Europe

Stalin wanted them Stalin wanted them to open the 2to open the 2ndnd front in France 1stfront in France 1st

Soviet Union would Soviet Union would have to hold their have to hold their own, but allies own, but allies would offer supplieswould offer supplies

Battle of El AlameinBattle of El Alamein

Part of North African CampaignPart of North African CampaignOctober 23, 1942October 23, 1942Massive frontal attack led by Massive frontal attack led by

“Monty” (General Bernard “Monty” (General Bernard Montgomery of London)Montgomery of London)

Surprised the Axis PowersSurprised the Axis PowersBy November 4, 1942 Rommel’s By November 4, 1942 Rommel’s

army was defeatedarmy was defeated

North African Campaign North African Campaign GeneralsGenerals

RommelRommel MontgomeryMontgomery

Operation TorchOperation Torch

November 8, 1942November 8, 1942More than 100,000 Allied troops More than 100,000 Allied troops

(mostly Americans) landed in Morocco (mostly Americans) landed in Morocco and Algeriaand Algeria

Force was led by American General Force was led by American General Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower

Rommel found himself caught Rommel found himself caught between Montgomery and between Montgomery and Eisenhower’s armies…by May of 1943 Eisenhower’s armies…by May of 1943 his Afrika Korps was crushedhis Afrika Korps was crushed

EisenhowerEisenhower

Battle for StalingradBattle for Stalingrad

August 23, 1942August 23, 1942Luftwaffe conducted nightly bombing Luftwaffe conducted nightly bombing

raids that turned the city to rubbleraids that turned the city to rubbleStalin ordered the city be defended to Stalin ordered the city be defended to

the deaththe deathNovember 19, Soviet troops November 19, Soviet troops

surrounded the Germans and cut off surrounded the Germans and cut off their suppliestheir supplies

Hitler ordered the city to be held at all Hitler ordered the city to be held at all costcost

ResultResult

February 2, 1943February 2, 1943Only 90,000 survived of a force of Only 90,000 survived of a force of

330,000 Germans330,000 Germans90,000 frostbitten, half-starved 90,000 frostbitten, half-starved

German troops surrendered to the German troops surrendered to the SovietsSoviets

The Soviet defense of Stalingrad cost The Soviet defense of Stalingrad cost them around 1 million troops and the them around 1 million troops and the city was destroyed, but Germans were city was destroyed, but Germans were on the defensiveon the defensive

Invasion of ItalyInvasion of Italy

July 10, 1943July 10, 1943Allied forces landed on Sicily Allied forces landed on Sicily

and captured it in about a and captured it in about a monthmonth

Mussolini was stripped of his Mussolini was stripped of his powerpower

Bye Bye Il DuceBye Bye Il Duce

July 25, 1943 the July 25, 1943 the King Victor King Victor Emmanuel III had Emmanuel III had Mussolini arrestedMussolini arrested

Sept. 3, 1943 Sept. 3, 1943 Italy surrenderedItaly surrendered

Germans took Germans took Northern Italy and Northern Italy and put Mussolini put Mussolini back in chargeback in charge

More ItalyMore Italy

The Germans retreated to the The Germans retreated to the NorthNorth

June 4, 1944 The Allies June 4, 1944 The Allies entered Romeentered Rome

Fighting in Italy continued Fighting in Italy continued until Germany fell in May until Germany fell in May 19451945

More Il Duce More Il Duce

April 27, 1945 Italian Resistance fighters April 27, 1945 Italian Resistance fighters ambushed some German trucks near ambushed some German trucks near MilanMilan

Inside one of the trucks they found Inside one of the trucks they found Mussolini disguised as a German soldierMussolini disguised as a German soldier

They shot him the next day and hung his They shot him the next day and hung his body in downtown Milan for all to seebody in downtown Milan for all to see

Chao Duce!!!Chao Duce!!!

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