THE WAR IN EUROPE1942-1944

WHERE WE LEFT OFF…

Soviet Union stop Germans at Stalingrad

U.S. cripples Japanese fleet at Midway

Allies move to offensive

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC (1939-45)

Longest continuous military campaign of WWII

German U-Boats travel in groups - wolfpacks

Convoy system & new technology allows Allies to gain advantage

NORTH AFRICA

Germans are a threat in Africa

Allies need to protect Suez Canal

NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN (1942-43)

American troops suffer losses but gain experience and win battles

ALLIES VS. AFRIKA KORPS

Gen. George Patton (U.S.)

“Old Blood & Guts”

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (Germany)

“The Desert Fox”

Gen. Bernard Montgomery (U.K.)

“Monty”

ITALIAN CAMPAIGN (1943-45)

Churchill called Italy the “soft underbelly” of Europe

Patton & Monty lead invasion

Allies begin long push up Italian Peninsula