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USA in WW II

USA in WW II. Filip Hofmann, C4A 2012/2013. Content. Pearl Harbor Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Normandy Battle of Ardena Atom bomb. Pearl Harbor. 7th December 1941 – Japanese attacked US battle ships in Pearl Harbor 2 hours  USA declared war to Japanese

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USA in WW II

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  1. USA in WW II Filip Hofmann, C4A 2012/2013

  2. Content • PearlHarbor • BattleofGuadalcanal • Battleof Normandy • BattleofArdena • Atom bomb

  3. PearlHarbor • 7th December 1941 – Japaneseattacked US battleships in PearlHarbor • 2 hours •  USA declaredwar to Japanese • 11th December 1941 declared A. Hitler war to USA forillustration part ofmovie PH

  4. USA x Japan 8 battleships x 6 aircraftcarrier 8 cruisers x 9 destroyers 29 destroyers x 2 battleships 9 submarines x 3 cruisers 50 otherships x 8 tankers 390 aircrafts x 28 submarines 441 aircrafts (kamikadze) Destroyer = torpédoborec

  5. BattleofGuadalcanal • 7th Aug 1942 – 7th Feb 1943 • USA (1st Marine Division) x Japan (Japan imperial navy) US Marines restingduringmoving to theirpositions

  6. USA x Japan Force 60 000 groundforcesx 36 200 groundforces Casualty 1768 groundforces x 24 000-25 000 groudforces

  7. Battleof Normandy • Biggeswaraction in historyof USA • 6th June – 25th Aug 1944 Germany x Allies 380 000 troops x 1 452 000 troops 13 000 parachutistsfrom 101th and 81st airdrop Casualty 200 000 killed/injoured x53 700 killed, 18000 MIA 200 000 prisoners x 155 000 injoured

  8. BattleofArdena • Dec 1944 – Jan 1945 • Germanattempt to turnthewar • USA, Canada, UK, France, Belgium x 3rd Reich Over 840 000 troops x 500 000 troops 424 tanks x 500 tanks 394 cannons x 1900 cannons

  9. Atomic bomb – endofthewar Mar 1945 captured Iwo Jima 1st Apr – battleof Okinawa 6th Aug – Hiroshima – Little Boy (90-166 000 killed) 9th Aug – Nagasaki – Fat Man (60-80 000 killed)

  10. Thankyouforyourattention

  11. Sources • http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soubor:Nagasakibomb.jpg 09.10.2012 • http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soubor:Hiroshima_aftermath.jpg 09.10.2012 • http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soubor:Marines_rest_in_the_field_on_Guadalcanal.jpg 09.10.2012 • http://cdn.stripersonline.com/9/9b/9b586dc9_vbattach59073.jpg 09.10.2012 • http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/WW2#.C3.9Atok_na_Pearl_Harbor.2C_vstup_USA_do_v.C3.A1lky 09.10.12 • http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitva_o_Guadalcanal 09.10.12 • http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitva_o_Normandii 09.10.12 • http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soubor:AtomicEffects-p7a.jpg 09.10.12

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