Italy Italian and German troops defeated June 5, 1944, Mussolini killed – Battle of Stalingrad After Hitler violated nonaggression pact and sent troops into Soviet Union, tough fighting ensued. German troops moved into Stalingrad, street by street fighting for months Stalin requests Allied invasion of Europe Like in WWI, would pull German troops to the west, Germany would be fighting a two front war and fewer soldiers left to fight the Soviets Allied forces too weak to conquer Atlantic Wall German supplies running low, did not get to Stalingrad before thousands of Germans froze and/or starved to death, January 1943, Hitler’s troops surrendered despite his orders not to… Turning point of war in the east Italy Rome liberated from Nazi control on June 5, 1944 Tuskegee Airmen, all black pilot regimen, of great importance and necessity in freeing Italy, helped move military toward desegregation Can’t invade Germany from b/c of the Alps Sets up D-Day invasion, most important military event of WWII in Europe Learning Goal 5 I will be able to: – -Locate North Africa on a blank world map -Explain the strategic advantage of North Africa -Explain the Battle of Stalingrad -Summarize why Stalin wanted an Allied invasion of Europe -Explain why the Allies invaded North Africa Strategic Advantage of North Africa Battle of Stalingrad
Italy – Italian and German troops defeated June 5, 1944, Mussolini killed Battle of Stalingrad After Hitler violated nonaggression pact and sent troops into Soviet Union, tough fighting ensued. German troops moved into Stalingrad, street by street fighting for months Stalin requests Allied invasion of Europe Like in WWI, would pull German troops to the west, Germany would be fighting a two front war and fewer soldiers left to fight the Soviets Allied forces too weak to conquer Atlantic Wall German supplies running low, did not get to Stalingrad before thousands of Germans froze and/or starved to death, January 1943, Hitler’s troops surrendered despite his orders not to… Turning point of war in the east Italy Rome liberated from Nazi control on June 5, 1944 Tuskegee Airmen, all black pilot regimen, of great importance and necessity in freeing Italy, helped move military toward desegregation Can’t invade Germany from b/c of the Alps Sets up D-Day invasion, most important military event of WWII in Europe Learning Goal 5 – I will be able to: -Locate North Africa on a blank world map -Explain the strategic advantage of North Africa -Explain the Battle of Stalingrad -Summarize why Stalin wanted an Allied invasion of Europe -Explain why the Allies invaded North Africa Strategic Advantage of North Africa Battle of Stalingrad
AH5.docx