World War Two World War II The Short

World War Two World War II The Short Version

Allied Strategy *Europe first *where to attack? nd -Stalin wants 2 front -US wants to land in France

England knows we’re not ready -not trained -not enough equipment -England can’t handle major losses

England wants to land in North Africa -secure Suez and lifeline to India

Operation Torch 11/8/1942

In 1943 US wants to invade France -Battle of Atlantic not won -Luftwaffe not defeated -not enough landing craft Churchill says go for “Soft Underbelly of Europe”

Operation Husky • • • Invasion of Sicily Montgomery invades at Syracuse Patton and Bradley protect flank Patton takes Palermo Race to Messina won by Patton slaps troops

George S. Patton Old Blood & Guts

Clark in Rome

Japanese drive in the Pacific

*Guam over run on Dec. 500 surrender th 9 *Wake-fights off 1 st wave 2 nd wave captures island Dec. 23 *Hong Kong captured after a week of fighting Dec. 25

Philippines Commander: Douglas Mac. Arthur Attacked Dec. 7 Picked up planes on radar Called in-operator at lunch Lt gets call, says he will pass it on

Japanese destroy ¾ of US planes on the ground Land at two beaches and drive inland US & Pilipino troops fall back to Bataan Peninsula

Troops have plenty of ammo but not enough food Troops hold out as long as possible Surrender on April 9, 1942

General Douglas “Dugout Doug” Mac. Arthur Aka “Big Mac”

Japan expecting 25, 000 prisoners Get 70, 000 Not enough food and water Training of Japanese is that surrender is worst thing a soldier can do

Often prisoners are treated cruely Forced to march in near 100° with little or no water If a soldier falls out of line he is beaten, shot, stabbed or buried alive

Between 8, 000 -10, 000 died on march to prison camps Bataan Death March

Carry the sick & wounded

The Sun Treatment

Coral Sea • Japanese task force stopped invasion of Port Moresby May 7 -8, 1942 First naval battle fought by aircraft

Midway June 4, 1942 US sinks four Japanese carriers in the Battle of Midway Turning Point of War

Japanese fleet hit by US planes

GUADALCANAL The First U. S. Offensive In the Pacific

August 7, 1942 1 st amphibious landing in Pacific. Invades Guadalcanal and Tulagi

Henderson Field

Martin Clements

Jacob Vouza

Edson’s Ridge

U. S. S. Juneau

OVERLORD D-DAY

Plan calls for landing 5 infantry divisions plus 3 airborne divisions Job of airborne to cover flanks and cut off key points to stop German counter attack

St. Mere Eglise

Pegasus Bridge

Point du Hoc German gun emplacements dominated the entire beach 2 nd Rangers A, B & C companies Less than 50% make it to the top

Utah Beach 4 th Inf. Landed 2000 yards south of target Asst. Divisional Commander Theodore Roosevelt Jr. first general on the beach

Utah Beach

Makes decision to more inland from that point Directs landings and troop movements ignoring German gunfire Leads men over seawall & inland

Omaha Beach *cloud cover caused bomber to miss targets *amphibious tanks started before drop off point - 5 of 34 make it *landing craft pilots panic, drop off men too soon

Soldiers carry: 68 pounds Gas mask Rifle Grenades Ammo Rations Water bottle ½ shell

General Anthony Mc. Auliffe To the German Commander. NUTS! The American Commander

Reichstag

Island Hopping 1943 -1944 ISLAND HOPPING

November 20, 1943

Satchel Charge

June 15, 1944 - July 9, 1944

32, 000 Japanese -1, 000 Survived Admiral Nagumo and General Saito commit suicide 3, 426 Marine and Army dead

Japanese civilians go to northern part of Saipan and jump off the cliff rather that be captured by American 12, 000 civilians die on Saipan

Iwo Jima

Japanese have: 22, 000 men 800 pillboxes-battle to be fought underground 3 miles of tunnels “Kill 10 Americans before you die”

st 1 flag raising

The Cost • 34 days • 6, 821 U. S. KIA • 19, 217 Wounded • Bloodiest Battle in the History of the Marine Corps. (23, 573 total Marine Casualties 1 in 3) • 1, 083 Japanese POW ~21, 000 Killed.

Of the 81 CMH won by Marine’s in WWII, 22 are awarded for Iwo Jima

Okinawa • April 1, 1945 Operation Iceberg • 183, 000 Troops under Spruance and Simon Buckner • Japanese 100, 000 Troops under Mitsuru Ushijima(US thought 70, 000) • 450, 000 Civilians on the island

Divine Wind KAMIKAZE

School girls wave to kamikaze pilots

Kamikaze about to hit the US ship

US cruiser after Kamikaz e hit

The Cost US killed: 7374 Marines 4907 Sailors wounded: 60, 000 Japan killed: 107, 539 entombed: 27, 769 Civilians killed: 75, 000 Bloodiest battle in the Pacific