Monday: Notes
- German U Boats
- Repeated attacks by German U Boats on US Ships in fall of 1941
- FDR ordered the US Navy to attack German and Italian war ships
- Hunter-Killer Convoy Groups
- Would typically be formed around an escort aircraft carrier that would provide aerial reconnaissance and air cover for the convoy group
- Consisted of:
- Corvettes
- Destroyers
- Destroyer escorts
- Frigates
- USCG cutters armed with depth charges and Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
- Allied Intelligence
- Churchill and Roosevelt knew the importance of intelligence in safeguarding Allied commerce to defeat the Axis powers
- The Allies shared information from RADAR and High Frequency Radio Direction Finding
- RADAR provided a means of detecting vessels and aircraft above the surface
- HF/DF was used to locate the sources of enemy radio transmissions such as submarines
- Allied intelligence leaders began sharing code-breaking secrets, known as "very special intelligence" and classified under cover names liek ULTRA and MAGIC
- D-Day Facts
- June 6th, 1944
- The D in D-Day stands for "day" since the final invasion date was unknown and weather dependent
- 156,000 Allied troops from US, UK, Canada, Free France and Norway
- The Allied code names for the beaches along the 50- mile stretch of Normandy coast targeted for landing were Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword
- Omaha was the costliest beach in terms of Allied ]
- General
- Eisenhower
- Paris was liberated on August 25
- Germany surrendered on May 8th, 1945
- Battle of the Bulge
- Coldest, snowiest weather
- Over a million men, 500,000 Germans, 600,000 Americans and 55,000 British
- 81,000 American causalities
- Yalta Conference
- Agreed on
- Establishment of United Nations
- Germany to be divided into four zones
- Free elections allowed in the states of eastern Europe
- USS promise to join the war against Japan
- Agreed on
- Women in WWII
- Rosie the Riveter
- represented women workers in WWII
- Stays home and takes care of the kids
- Grows own food
- Rosie the Riveter
Tuesday: Movie & Notes
Wednesday:
Thursday: No school
Friday: No school
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