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Allies Turn The Tide
Arsenal of Democracy
American industries turning out millions of guns, tanks and other supplies
Enough to keep Britain and Soviets battling Germany for years!
Wolf Packs – German U-boats that patrolled the Atlantic – sunk more than 3,500 ships – killing 10,000
Radar!
New invention – helped located Germans at night
Allies could sink U-boats faster than Germany to manufacture them
Battle of Stalingrad – true turning point for war in Europe (1942)
Hitler’s troops starved, sick, frostbitten surrendered January 31st, 1943
Ended Hitler’s dreams of dominating Europe
North Africa
British had been fighting Germans and Italians since 1940
General Dwight D Eisenhower – commanded allied invasion
1942 – British won a major victory at El Alamein in Egypt
Allies now land at Morocco and Algeria
Brutal fighting!
Eisenhower put George S Patton in charge of Americans in North Africa –”Blood and Guts”
May, 1943 - 240,000 German and Italian troops surrendered
Germany on the defensive
Unconditional Surrender – Only thing the Allies would accept
Giving up completely without any concessions
Allies now invade Italy – fighting continued until 1945
Taking Germany
Saturation bombing – Massive amounts of bombs on Germany – inflict most damage as possible
Strategic bombing – done in the day time – destroy Germany’s key political and industrial buildings
Allies pursued the Europe front first
Japanese advancing – took Phillippines, Malaya, East Dutch Indies, Hong Kong, Wake Island, Guam…
Turning Point!!!
Battle of Midway – May, 1943
Japan knew the US was still strong – wanted to destroy all American aircraft carriers in the Pacific
Focused on Midway – Naval base that was vital! Lose Midway, then we have go use California
What Japan didn’t know…
Allies knew the plan – Navy code breakers intercepted messages!
US dealt Japan a massive defeat!
Complete turning point in the war for Allies – Japan now on defensive as well
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