The Allied Victory

How do the Allies defeat the Axis Powers?

D-Day: Invasion of Normandy (European War)General Eisenhower is named Allied Supreme Commander in Europe

June 6 1944: Allies launch an invasion of the beaches in N. France

Great Britain One month later, one million more Allied troops arrive 150K allied troops land:2,700 killed on first day. July 25 Allies start winning

Aug 25 the Allied Army liberates Paris. France is back with the Allies

Eisenhower’s Allied army continues to push Germany from the west

•Dec 1944: In a last ditch attempt, Hitler decides to counterattack in the west•Battle of the Bulge – Germans break through weak American line at Ardennes

Battle of the Bulge

•March 1945: The Allied troops are victorious – FDR dies in America in April

D-Day

By August, German army begins to retreat east

The Soviet army is pushing from the east

•Attack catches Allies by surprise – Germans do well early

3 million Allied troops now cross the Rhine River into Germany

Six million Soviet troops are pushing from the east

After marrying his girlfriend Eva Braun, Hitler and Braun commit suicide

Suicide Suicide Suicide

•On May 7, 1945 Germany unconditionally surrenders to General Eisenhower

The Pacific WarAs Japanese troops retreat the only thing between the Allies & Japan were a few islands and the kamikaze planes

March 1945: After a month of bitter fighting, the Allies take the island of Iwo Jima

Iwo JimaOkinawa

The Allies then moved to the island of Okinawa

Okinawa is one of the bloodiest battles of the war: 100,000 Japanese & 12,000 American troops killed in a month and a half of fighting

Despite the heavy casualties, Japan refuses to surrender. The United States must prepare for a full-scale invasion of Japan