Retaking Europe
Review
Atlantic Charter1. Order2. Global
Vision3. Active
Defense
How Do You Begin The War?
1. Battle of the Atlantic
• Liberty ships•Problem = •Wolf Packs• Solution = •Convoys • Technology
Where To Next?
2. North Africa
• Italian Stumble•Desert Fox• El Alamein•U.S. Arrival•Desperation• Surrender
Where To Next?
Casablanca Summit
•Decision 1• Soviet View•British View•American
View•Decision 2
Russia Stands• German
Problems:
• Overextension
• Lack of Supplies
• Russian Winter!
• Turning point
3. Italy• Sicily• Italian Public• Mussolini Flees• Italy surrenders• Germans!• Anzio• Mussolini’s End
Where To Next?
4. Air War
• 24/7• Saturation bombing • Pinpoint bombing• Goal• Firebombings• Casualties =
Civilians
Where To Next?
5. D-Day• Operation
Overlord• Danger•Misinformation• June 5• June 6• Liberation!•Multiprong
Utah
Omaha
Gold
Juno
Sword
Normandy
Where To Next?
6. Western Europe• Low Countries• Nazi Desperation• Last Chance• Battle of the
Bulge• Pinch!• It’s Over…
Yalta• Big 3 Meeting• Different Goals• Soviet Help• Lies (Oops #1)• Should FDR and
Churchill have known better?• No choice
Where To Next?
7. On to Berlin?• Rhine River• Eisenhower
Options:• 1. Berlin and
Prague• 2. Mop Up• Eisenhower
Decision (Oops #2)
Rhine RiverElbe River
Death of FDR
•Pressure•Stroke•Death•V.P. Truman
Berlin Obliterated
Russian Advance
House-To-House
Honor or Revenge?
The End
•Hitler’s End = • Suicide•Remains?•Berlin Falls•VE Day = 5/8
OR 5/9