April 23, 2010

Iwo Jima

U.S. goal was to capture Iwo Jima

They wanted to capture two major air fields

The Americans won the island

Midway

Was the most important water attack

They new it was coming so they ambushed

They wanted to lure the American carriers out and extend our defense perimeter.

The outcome of the war was the Americans dropped two atomic bombs that they dropped on two cities

They surrender after the second one hit.

August 15, 1945 the pretty much surrendered

African Front

Generals-

Erwin Ramel- One of Hitler’s body guards, his nickname was desert fox, served in WWI

Montgomery- Served in India before being sent to France

Patten- He carried pistils that had ivory handles, he died in a car crash right after the war.

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