US Fighting:
-US in Africa
- In North Africa (Libya, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco)
- many tank wars
- desert conditions
- involved- Vichy french, Germany and Italy
- vs. American, Free French, Australia, Britain...
- started in 1940- US came in May 1942
- ended in 1943- about 6 months after our invasion in Tunisia
- Italy was next
- Invaded Africa first because we felt it was their easiest area and easier to take over- African countries were taken over in late 1800s by European countries
- Operation Torch- Nov. 1942-we invaded Morocco in northern Africa: 1st fight with Germany and France
- The Desert Fox- Erwin Rommel
- Name was found in the assassination to kill Hitler
- Bernard Montgomery- Morry
- George Patton- Died in Germany in a car crash as a general
-US in Italy
- Called Italy the "Soft Underbelly"- thought it was the weakest area
- operation avalanche- attacked west coast of Italy
- Operation Husky- helped end war in Europe
- wanted to over throw Mousilini government
- July 1943- Invasion of Sicily
- Italy announce surrender to allies- September 8, 1943- Mousilini was kicked out- became an Allie
- German troops were also in Italy- not free from Germans til February 1945
- We fought in Italy the longest
- Generals- George C. Marshall, Harold Alexander, General Halsey and McCarther, Dwight Eisenhower
-D-Day
- June 6, 1944
- was delayed because of weather
- had given Germany false information before so thought attack was in Cayla, France cause closest between Frontenac and Britain- Hitler sent troops there
- attacked Cayla more as a diversion
- 13,000 paratroopers flown in night before, 925 C47s, 4000 men, 500 gliders
- fought on 5 beaches; Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword
- Omaha; US and Britain- difficult, heavily guarded, also at Utah
- Bunnies- special vehicles with mortars- meant for destroying obstacles
- Juno- Canadian landing spot
- Beginning of the end- 11 months later was VE Day
- had Atlantic Wall- built along Atlantic ocean put mines and things in water to stop ships
- over 3000 killed
- Ike, Patton, and Bradley
-US bombing of Germany
- Great Britain started bombing Germany before us
- We started bombing them and became a team with Britain
- Air force known as the Mighty 8th
- We went for place that helped Germans in the war- factories, railroads, naval bases, communication towers
- sent out 58 planes and shot down 22 German planes
- Incendiary bomb- bomb of choice, started fires
-VE Day and the story of Germany surrendering
- Europe wanted German to sign unconditional surrender- have to do whatever they tell you to do
- May 7, people waited for Churchill- May 8, 1945 was made a holiday
- German had to surrender twice- to US and to Soviet Union in Berlin
-Battle of Coral Sea
-Battle of Midway
-Battle of Iwo Jima
-Battle of the Philippines
-Battle of Okinawa
-Hiroshima bombing
-Nagasaki bombing
-VJ Day and the story of Japan surrendering
-Yalta Conference
-Potsdam Conference
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