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Battle of the Atlantic
-Hitler ordered submarine raids on ships coming to Great Britain and the Soviet Union to cut off their food and other supplies
-Allies started using convoys and used new technology to destroy German U-boats
-Great Britain and the Soviet Union continued to receive supplies -
Germany/Italy Declares War on the U.S
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Stalingrad
-Germany invaded the Soviet Union to take the city of Volga
-Germany could not handle the harsh winter and the Soviet Union surrounded them but Hitler refused to surrender
-Soviet Union considered this a turning point in the war -
Operation TORCH
-Stalin wanted America and Britain to cross the English Channel forcing Hitler to send troops there from the Soviet Union
-Instead they launched Operation TORCH in Axis-controlled North Africa
-After months of fighting Afrika Korps surrendered and the Allies had taken control of the North Africa shores -
Operation OVERLOAD (D-Day)
-Secret plan of the Allies to invade German occupied Normandy, France
-sent incorrect messages to a fake army saying that they will attack 150 miles away from Normandy and Hitler sent a large portion of his army there
-the Allies reoccupied Normandy and this act of war helped to re-elect FDR. -
Battle of the Bulge
-Americans occupied first German town
-Hitler sent troops in the middle of the night hoping to weaken Allies supplies lines
-Germans retreated after a month of fighting and lost many assets -
Buchenwald
-was one of the largest concentration camp
-American troops liberated this concentration camp
-20,000 people were liberated; 4,000 were Jews -
Harry S. Truman becomes President
-Roosevelt had a stroke and died
-That night Truman was placed into presidency -
Victory in Europe Day
