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12/5/2016 George Marshall Dwight D. Eisenhower George Marshall Dwight D. Eisenhower video Appointed the Army Chief of Staff as WWII began Planned and equipped the United States Army to ready for war Coordinated the war effort from Washington D.C., Churchill called him the architect of victory. Supreme Commander of the Allied invasion force during the invasion of Nazi‐occupied France. Planned the attack on the five beaches at Normandy that would become D‐Day and begin the liberation of Europe. Later elected President of the United States in 1952 1 12/5/2016 Omar Bradley George Patton Video Patton Film Clip D‐Day Omar Bradley George Patton Commander in North Africa and Italy during World War II Commanded 12th Army group of American forces landing at Omaha beach in Normandy, France Known as “the Soldier's General” Colorful and brilliant tank commander and general who led the American 3rd Army. Also known as “Old Blood and Guts” Spearheaded the final attack into Germany, freeing vast territory from the Nazis. D‐Day 2 12/5/2016 D‐Day D‐Day D‐Day D‐Day D‐Day D‐Day 3 12/5/2016 D‐Day Video – 40 minutes Saving Private Ryan – opening 3 minutes “safe version” June 6, 1944 Also known as Operation Overlord Allies crossed the English channel and invaded German‐held France at beaches of Normandy. The largest amphibious assault in human history and the turning point in European liberation. Battle of the Bulge Liberation of Concentration Camps Battle of the Bulge This was a push to the west by the Germans that created a bulge in the lines in December 1944. This was the last Nazi offensive in the war Allies began to drive toward Berlin from east (Soviets) and west (USA and Britain) The Germans used concentrations camps for forced labor to build war material Filled these camps with Jews and other unacceptable peoples of Liberation of Concentration Camp society Later many of these camps Video became death camps Band of Brothers Americans liberated these camps as they overtook the German positions 4 12/5/2016 Holocaust Holocaust Holocaust Holocaust Holocaust Nazi Germany’s systematic slaughter of European Jews The Jews were first used as forced labor. Approximately 6 million Jews were killed in extermination camps Genocide 5 12/5/2016 American Heroes Genocide Vernon Baker Audie Murphy The deliberate annihilation of an entire people or nationality. Vernon Baker video Audie Murphy Vernon Baker, a black U.S. soldier who belatedly received the Medal of Honor for his World War II battlefield valor after historians concluded he'd been wrongly denied the military's top award because of his race During a battle in Germany, at the age of 19, Murphy became the nation's most‐decorated soldier, earning an unparalleled 28 medals including the Medal of Honor From Hunt County, Texas; after his service, he became a Hollywood actor 6 12/5/2016 Tuskegee Airmen Tuskegee Airmen Video Yalta Conference Yalta Conference The first African‐ American military aviators in the United States armed forces Part of the 332nd Fighter Group, the only operational unit of African‐American pilots Nicknamed "Red Tails“ One of the most successful combat units in the war February 1945 Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met to discuss post‐ war Europe. Agreed to divide Germany into four zones of occupation. Stalin wanted Germans to pay reparations, but other Allies disagreed. A “Declaration of Liberated Europe” was signed, but disagreements would lead to Cold War. The New European Map Site World War II Interactive Map The New European Map 7
