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Major Battles of WWII

Major Battles of WWII. Invasion of Pearl Harbor Battle of the Bulge D-Day (Normandy) Iwo Jima Atomic Bombings of Japan. Eisenhower. November 1943 FDR and Winston Churchill want to take back Europe from Hitler US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of Allied Troops

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Major Battles of WWII

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  1. Major Battles of WWII Invasion of Pearl Harbor Battle of the Bulge D-Day (Normandy) Iwo Jima Atomic Bombings of Japan

  2. Eisenhower • November 1943 • FDR and Winston Churchill want to take back Europe from Hitler • US General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of Allied Troops • Total Control over all troops in Europe

  3. Invasion of Pearl Harbor • Dec. 7, 1941: Franklin Roosevelt deemed the day, “a date that will live in infamy.” • The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, destroyed almost the entire U.S. Navy’s Pacific fleet (5 of 8 battleships completely destroyed) which had been placed in Hawaii as a threat against Japan’s desire to expand into the South Pacific. • The attack at Pearl Harbor caused the United States to enter WWII the next day on Dec. 8, 1941.

  4. U.S. Fleet on Day of Pearl Harbor Attack

  5. Attack on Pearl Harbor

  6. Memorial is the final resting place of 1,177 men who died on the USS Arizona. Sloped middle of viewing plaza represents Pearl Harbor as a low point in U.S. history; ends of building stand tall to represent the U.S.’s ultimate victory in the war. U.S. Navy operates the memorial with many veterans serving as guides. USS Arizona Memorial

  7. USS Arizona Memorial

  8. USS Arizona Memorial

  9. USS Arizona Memorial

  10. USS Arizona Memorial

  11. Battle of Normandy (D-Day) • Blitzkrieg War planned by the Americans against Hitler in occupied France. • Invade France using: • 6,900 ships loaded with troops • 4,100 battleships • 12,000 aircraft • 10,000 TONS of bombs • Operation Bodyguard (fake war)

  12. Attack the Atlantic Wall • Nazi barricade along Atlantic Coast

  13. Battle of Normandy • Eisenhower schedules battle for June 5th, but due to bad weather on the 4th, he pushes it back a day • June 6, 1944 • Largest military attack of all time • Omaha and Utah Beaches – America • Gold and Sword Beaches – British • Juno Beach - Canadians

  14. Battle of Normandy • Fighting ended at Midnight 24/25 July, 1944 • By far, the biggest German defeats of the War • 218,000 Dead/Wounded (Allies); 200,000 Dead/Wounded (Axis) + 200,000 captured (Axis) Saving Private Ryan (Rated R) • Most realistic depiction of war, very disturbing The Longest Day - Old movie with John Wayne

  15. Battle of the Bulge • After Battle of Normandy, the allies were advancing faster than anticipated • Germans wanted to trap the Americans • Americans had few troops on the German/Belgium border (Ardennes Mountains)…good place to attack • December 16, 1944 • Coldest, snowiest days

  16. Battle of the Bulge • Although the attack was a total surprise, the Americans held the line until reinforcements arrived • Germans defeated • January 25 • Only created a “bulge” in the line of American troops • Many solders from both sides were killed from the weather

  17. Battle of the Bulge • American: 89,987 casualties(19,276 dead, 23,554 captured or missing,47,493 wounded) • British: 200 dead, 1400 wounded and missing • German: 84,834 casualties(15,652 dead, 27,582 captured or missing,41,600 wounded)

  18. Battle of the Bulge • Band of Brothers (Bastogne) • Patton • Battle of the Bulge (PBS Documentary) • A Midnight Clear (Rated R)

  19. Hitler’s Death • Allies destroy Germany army in Europe • VE Day May 7/8, 1945 • Eventually Hitler commits suicide (April 30, 1945) • Shoots himself • Cyanide poisoning • Battle in Europe is over • War in Japan continues • Gen Douglas MacArthur becomes Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific

  20. Battle of Iwo Jima • Even after the War in Europe • Island off the coast of Japan • Eight square miles • Mt. Suribachi (high ground) • US Marines faced heavy fire from Japanese who had dug tunnels underground. • Rough conditions • Battle 2/19-3/26 1945

  21. Battle of Iwo Jima • The climb up Mt. Suribachi was fought by the yard. Every inch counted! • Gunfire was almost ineffective against the Japanese soldiers. • Flame throwers and grenades used • On Feb 23, 1945 the top of the mountain was secured by the Americans. • An American flag was raised by the troops, signaling the end of the battle • One of the most famous photographs of all time

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