Turning Points in the European Theater Battle of

Turning Points in the European Theater

Battle of the Atlantic ____ & ____ vs. Germany German _____ tried to sink Allied ________ (US sending _____ to Britain and ______)

North Africa US & Britain vs. Germany & ___________ & Montgomery vs. Rommel, “The _______” Desert warfare, ___________!

Strategic Bombing British & American _____ vs. German factories & cities - “_____” B-17 “_______” __________

Battle of Stalingrad _______ in history! __________ Hitler wanted to take Russia's _______ Stalin ordered his army and civilians to ______ the city ______ Russia “_____” - stopped the _______, captured ______

Invasion of Italy “The _______ of Europe” Series of _______ and airborne assaults Italian army ________, Mussolini fled German troops __________; fierce fighting

Invasion of France _______ “Operation _____” “D-Day” Largest ________ in history US, British, and Canadian troops ___________ in _____ (France) Fierce resistance on _____ (Saving Private Ryan), ________ killed

Invasion of France ______, send millions of ______ into France _____ on _________

Russian Counteroffensive ______ – largest ____ in history (____ tanks) Ended ______, but Germany _____ out of Russia Red Army _______ Nazis back through Poland then _______

“Hitler's Last Gamble”

Germany in the West Battle of ____ Allies _____ on Germany from ____ Hitler's ______ – all out attack on the American lines ______ push Americans back, but lines _____ – they only _____ Germans ____________

Invasion of Germany running low on _____, and _____ Hitler _________ Allies ________ from both sides US ____ to let Red Army ____ Berlin Hitler orders _______ of Berlin – _____ Russians commit ____ – revenge Hitler commits _______ in his bunker