Moscow Attacked up to the winter of 1941

“General Winter”• Term used to describe the Russian winter• Germans were not prepared for a winter

battle Weapons would jam Lacked winter clothing Tanks and trucks were not fitted with proper tires

Moscow never falls into German hands

Stalingrad Targeted for a number of reasons

• Carries the name of the Dictator of the Soviet Union

• Important shipping city on the Volga River• On the Germans path to oilfields in the Baku

Region Battle fought in streets, house by

house• Soviets mounted a counter-attack• Forced German troops to surrender January

31, 1943 Major turning point in the war

Victory in Europe Section 24.3

Objectives Explain why Operation Fortitude

helped aid in the invasion of Normandy

Identify the strategic importance of an invasion in Europe

Understand the problems facing Americans on their way to Germany

Tehran Conference Tehran, Iran November

1943

First ever meeting between Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt

Allied troops would launch a full-scale invasion of France – Would come to be called D-Day

Operation Fortitude Plan to make Germans believe that

the invasion of Europe was NOT at Normandy

How to break the Wall 24,000

Paratroopers dropped in France June 5th, 1944

June 6th, 1944: D-Day Largest

amphibious invasion of all time

160,000 troops Landed on 5

sectors or beaches• Utah- American• Omaha - American• Gold - British• Juno - Canadian• Sword - British

Attempt to kill Hitler Bomb planted

under the table Hitler was sitting at

Proved unsuccessful

Nazi’s had 4,980 people executed who conspired in the assassination attempt

German Army Fights Back Battle of the Bulge

• Last offensive attack by German Military

December 1944-January 1945

Largest, Longest, and Bloodiest battle of World War II for Americans• 19,000 American Deaths• 70,000 American Wounded

Yalta Conference February 4-11, 1945

Meeting between Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt

Set up United Nations

Discuss the re-establishment of Europe

Roosevelt Dies April 12, 1945

Harry S. Truman takes the office of President of the United States

Hitler Dies April 30, 1945

He and his wife committed suicide

Gunshot and Cyanide capsule

Victory in Europe Battle of Berlin

• Between Soviets and Germans 81,000 Soviets killed :

100,000 – 400,000 Germans killed

May 7, 1945 – Germany Surrenders

Objectives Explain why Operation Fortitude

helped aid in the invasion of Normandy

Identify the strategic importance of an invasion in Europe

Understand the problems facing Americans on their way to Germany