Friday 4-23-10

[4Nathan]

In 1941 the United States we began assisting with in the African Front. The war on the African Front started in 1940. Tanks were heavily used in the African Front because the land was flat and it was easy for the tanks to move across the terrain. It started on June 10 when the Italians declared war. The first battle on the African Front was called The Battle of Forst Capuzzo. The Battle of Girba on June 17 was the first tank battle and it was won by the Allies. The two main sides were Italy, Germany, and Vichy France against Great Britain and the Free French Underground.

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The Allied Powers were extremely successful and won most of the battles. In 1942 the United States was extremely involved in the war. The U.S was mostly involved in North Africa because that is where Great Britain needed our help the most. The U.S did not invade France because they were not militarily prepared to fight in France. Operation Torch was a big U.S win. This was the first time that the U.S got really involved in the war. After Operation Torch the Allies were on the offensive most of the time. The Allied Powers came out successful in the African Campaign. The U.S was involved for about a year and the African Campaign lasted 3 years.

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The Mediterraen and Italian Front: Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevel started to releive the pressure from the Soviets. Stalin thought that we should have attacked France. The Anzio Battle was one of the most well known battles. Churchill thought that the Italians were weaker and that it would be easy to push up through Italy. The Allies invaded Sicily in July 1943, it was called Operation Husky. The Allied Forces gained experience in amphibious operations, coalition warfare, and mass airborne drops. People dropping from planes started, Paratroopers. They would jump out of planes and start fighting.