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The battle of the Atlantic
Germans wanted to isolate Great Britain and stop supplies reaching the Allied forces, so they intensified their naval power. But allied aircraft put an end to that threat from German submarines. -
The battle of Stalingrad
Soviet army counter-attacked and surrounded the German forces for months, during a very cold winter because they had occupied the city. As a result, the Germans had to surrender and began to retreat from the USSR. -
Mussolini dismissed
The Axis lost its position in Africa and this allowed the Allies to attack southern Italy from there and invaded most of the peninsula. Consequently, Mussolini (President of the Council of Royal Ministers of italy) was dismissed -
The Conference of Tehran
the representatives of Great Britain (Winston Churchil), the United States (Franklin Roosevelt) and the USSR (Stalin) agreed to open a new front in FRance to liberate Western Europe and this helped to accelerate the end of the war. -
The Normandy Landings:
The Allied troops (North Americans, British and Canadians), under the command of the North American General Eisenhower, landed on the coast of Normandy in France. Following a difficult battle against the Germans, they finally managed to force them retreat as far as Paris. -
Paris was liberated
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Allies advanced towards Germany
The Allies advanced towards Germany from three fronts: France, the USSR and the north of Italy. The Soviets regained Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. -
Execution of Mussolini
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End of WWII
Allied Troops entered Berlin, Hitler commited suicide to avoid being captured and Germany surrendered.
