Battles Powerpoint Battle of Stalingrad Germans running out

Battles Powerpoint

Battle of Stalingrad • Germans running out of oil, so Hitler changed his tactics to 1. get oil & 2. capture Stalingrad • Marched to Stalingrad conquering house by house • Soviet launched a massive counterattack • Hitler refused to quit • Winter turned Stalingrad into a frozen wasteland 2

• “We just lay in our holes and froze, knowing that 24 hours and 48 hours later we should be shivering precisely as we were now” • NO hope of relief • 91, 000 frost-bitten, lice-ridden, half-starved German troops surrendered. v. Soviets lost 1, 250, 000 -more than all American casualties for the entire war. v. Major turning point in the war-Soviet Army began to move toward Germany 3 SP 2005©

Battle of Midway • Nimitz intercepted messages that Japan was heading to Midway. • From there planned on heading toward Hawaii to finish the job. • We were outnumbered four to one in ships and planes. • We prepared a surprise reception. • Sent out search planes to inflict maximum damage on the enemy 4 SP 2005©

• Won because of sheer luck – 1. Luck that the US dive bombers found the carriers. – 2. Luck that the IJN carriers were loaded with fueling and arming airplanes; no better target could ever be imagined! • Japan lost four irreplaceable aircraft carriers • Avenged Pearl Harbor 5 SP 2005©

Battle of Guadalcanal • First land offensive of the Pacific War • 19, 000 marines stormed island • Six months later when the Japanese left the island it was known as the “Island of Death” • It was simply Hell • Marked Japan’s first defeat on land 6 SP 2005©

D-Day Largest amphibious attack Took place on the Normandy coast in France The invasion was code named Operation Overlord Two million soldiers were stationed in Great Britain for the attack, as well as thousands of airplanes, ships and tanks • D-Day began June 6, 1944, with troops pouring onto the beaches, aircraft dropping bombs from above, and ships firing ammunition from the sea • Allied troops faced heavy resistance from German troops occupying the high ground above the beaches, and the first waves of invaders experienced high casualty rates • By fall 1944, the Allies had defeated the Germans at the coast, pushed inland, and liberated Paris and Belgium • • 7 SP 2005© X

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The Allied Victory in Europe • Yalta Conference: – Goal was to reach an agreement on what to do with the soon-to-be conquered Germany – FDR, Churchill and Stalin – Decided to divide the country into four sectors – The Americans, Soviets, British and France would each occupy (take control) of a sector – Soviet Union was given the largest part 9 SP 2005© X