WWII US Battles
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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- Germany uses blitzkrieg
- Britain & France declare war on Germany
- Make it to Warsaw in less than a month
- Begins enforcing racial policies
- Jews had to wear special armbands
- Expelled 1000s of Poles and replaced with Germans
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- Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
- Attempts to wipe out America's Pacific Fleet
- This brings US into WWII
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- The city was a mighty industrial power for the Soviet Union
- Important to Stalin because it bears his name
- Soviets ordered to defend city at all cost
- After fierce fighting Germany has to surrender and retreat
Total Casualties 1.9 Million
Red Army Casualties 1.1 Million
German Army Casualties 800k
Civilian Deaths 40k
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- Allies launch massive invasion force on land and sea against German forces
- Germans fail to stop the invasion
Impact
- Largest amphibious landing in history
- Marks the begining of the end of the war in Europe
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- Last ditch German counter-offensive against the allies in Europe
- Allies were caught off-guard and almost overwhelmed
- Germans fighting behind American lines using fake American units
Aftermath
- Complete German defeat
- Marks the true start of the end for Germany
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- America wanted to take the two airfields because of the proximity to Japan
- Japanese soliders fight to the death (no surrender)
Outcome
- Extreme casualties on both sides
- US lost 24,000 soliders
- Japan lost 22,000 soliders
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- Soviets siege Berlin
- Remaining German forces hopelessly try to defend city
Outcome
- Hitler kills himself at the end of the battle
- Soviets take city
- Leads to the surrender of Germany
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- Allies decide to not invade Japan - Instead they drop the first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima
- Three days later a second nuclear bomb is dropped on Nagasaki
outcome
- Results in 120k killed
- Leads to the Japanese surrender
- Results in the end of WWII
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