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The War in the Atlantic1
“wolf packs” of U-boats sank 87 ships in 4 months
US developed convoys to protect against U boats
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Street fighting for city
German Surrender
Turning Point
Edwin Rommel: The “Desert Fox”, German General
Surrendered 1943
Mussolini resigned
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D-Day
3 million allies attacked Normandy
3 divisions parachuted in, thousands of seaborne soldiers
Allies held beaches
October 1944: took Aachen, first town in Germany
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