The Eastern Front and the Mediterranean

1. The Eastern Front and the Mediterranean

2. Timeline • Use page 776 to add the following events to your timeline if they are not already there • Germans begin fighting the Soviets • German troops approach Stalingrad • Germany surrenders at Stalingrad

3. Battle of Stalingrad • Read the quotes and, based on your own knowledge and on page 776 in the textbook, try to determine who wrote each one (a leader from one of the sides? A soldier from one of the sides?)

4. North Africa and Italy • Operation Torch began on November 8, 1942 • American and British troops invaded North Africa, which was controlled by the Axis • Allied forces drove Eastward, defeating the Axis army • Allied forces, especially tanks, had a large advantage because of the greater oil and fuel supplies available to them

5. North Africa and Italy • Operation Torch began on November 8, 1942 • Axis forces in North Africa surrendered in May of 1943

6. North Africa and Italy • Operation Torch began on November 8, 1942 • Axis forces in North Africa surrendered in May of 1943 • Allied forces invaded and captured the island of Sicily in Summer of 1943

7. North Africa and Italy • Operation Torch began on November 8, 1942 • Axis forces in North Africa surrendered in May of 1943 • Allied forces invaded and captured the island of Sicily in Summer of 1943 • Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini was forced to resign on July 25, 1943 • Italian forces in Italy mostly surrendered, but German forces stayed in Italy and continued to fight until 1945