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Battles in Europe Battle of Britain - Summer of 1940 • Luftwaffe (German air force) begins bombing English airfield and factories. • By September, Hitler decides to bomb cities. • RAF – Royal Air Force stands between Germany and England. They had two special weapons. • Radar – Could see planes before they arrived. • Enigma – Decoded German messages. • May of 1941 Hitler gives up on England. Battle of the ________________________ – This is an on going ______________________ to keep the ______________________ lanes open. _______________________ of naval and __________________ ships sailed together to avoid “__________________________” Stalingrad – 1941 Hitler ____________________ the USSR. ___________________ stops the __________________. In the spring ______________________ is attacked. ____________________ fight and capture 250,000. __________________ of end for _______________________________. Operation Torch – The _____________ enters the _____________________ in __________________________. They ______________ with British and drive ___________________________ out of N. Africa. Then to ____________________________ and _______________________ moving towards Germany. _________________________________Airmen entered the war at this point. Operation ______________________ – Better known as _______________________. Landing on the ______________________ of ____________________________ France. June 6, 1944. Once this was ___________________________the allies were moving _____________________ in Italy and east from _____________________. The Soviets were moving __________________ from the ____________________ Battle of the _________________________– This was the Germans__________________ attempt at an ___________________________ move. December _________ the Germans _______________________the allies line at _______________________. This put a bulge in the __________________ line. The Germans were____________________ back and that was pretty much the _____________ of the ________________. Bombing Germany – Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig and Dresden – Destroy Germany’s ability to ______________________________ Crossing the Rhine River – Allied Forces cross in March ____________ – Advance east towards Berlin – ______________________ advance from the west Final Months of War in Europe – _______________ dies of stroke 4/12/1945 – Harry Truman becomes President – ________________ commits suicide 4/30/1945 – 5/7/1945: Germany give unconditional surrender – V-E Day (_____________________________): 5/8/1945
