Sept. the new Italian gov’t surrenders. HOWEVER, German troops in do not. The allies will not control until April 1945. * The : Hitler broke his pact with Stalin and invades the . 3.6 million Germans poured into . The soviets adopt a earth” policy. They “scorched make their stand at . * The Battle of Stalingrad was the turning point of the war in the east. On , 90,000 freezing Germans surrendered. begins long fight to regain its lost territory. * D-Day: the allies invade western Europe on at . Largest landing by sea in history. cover of massive air shelling, 150,000 Allied troops and equipment begin to come ashore along 60 miles of coast. * Battle of the Bulge: German counter attack to protect from allied advances. The attack overwhelmed American forces and pushed them back, causing the lines to and cutting off some units. This was the “bulge” largest battle in western Europe and largest ever fought by US. Nazi leaders will realize after their loss here that the war is lost. Conference: In Feb. 1945, Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin had met at , near the , to plan for post war . was to be: split into 4 zones - 1 each for , US, , . , the capital, would lie the zone but would also be split into four similar inside zones. Free elections were to be held in every nation liberated by the Allies. refused to allow this to happen in controlled territories. * of : The Soviets pushed into from the east, Hitler refuses to flee and commits suicide (May 1, 1945). On surrenders. V-E day: victory in . Rejoicing by both civilians and soldiers. But war isn’t over yet. still has to be defeated. 24.3 *: attacks * : Within hours bombs Clark Field, the airbase in the . D. MacArthur knew of the attack on but did not expect an immediate attack on , so his planes
Sept. the new Italian gov’t surrenders. HOWEVER, German troops in do not. The allies will not control until April 1945. * The : Hitler broke his pact with Stalin and invades the . 3.6 million Germans poured into . The soviets adopt a “scorched earth” policy. They make their stand at . * The Battle of Stalingrad was the turning point of the war in the east. On , 90,000 freezing Germans surrendered. begins long fight to regain its lost territory. * D-Day: the allies invade western Europe on at . Largest landing by sea in history. cover of massive air shelling, 150,000 Allied troops and equipment begin to come ashore along 60 miles of coast. * Battle of the Bulge: German counter attack to protect from allied advances. The attack overwhelmed American forces and pushed them back, causing the lines to “bulge” and cutting off some units. This was the largest battle in western Europe and largest ever fought by US. Nazi leaders will realize after their loss here that the war is lost. Conference: In Feb. 1945, Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin had met at , near the , to plan for post war . was to be: split into 4 zones - 1 each for , US, , . , the capital, would lie inside the zone but would also be split into four similar zones. Free elections were to be held in every nation liberated by the Allies. refused to allow this to happen in controlled territories. * of : The Soviets pushed into from the east, Hitler refuses to flee and commits suicide (May 1, 1945). On surrenders. V-E day: victory in . Rejoicing by both civilians and soldiers. But war isn’t over yet. still has to be defeated. 24.3 *: attacks * : Within hours bombs Clark Field, the airbase in the . D. MacArthur knew of the attack on but did not expect an immediate attack on , so his planes
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