the war for europe and north africa chapter 17.2
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The US and Britain Join Forces
• War Plans-• Europe first, stop Hitler• Asia second• The Battle of the Atlantic• 87 ships sunk• Allies build ships
The Eastern Front and the Mediterranean
• The Battle of Leningrad-Soviet Winter• Soviets lose 1.1 million soldiers• Soviet Victory • German surrender
• The North African Front• Dwight D. Eisenhower• German general Rommel Desert Fox• Allies land in North Africa
Heroes in Combat
• *573The Tuskegee Airman-all black 99th pursuit squadron• *573 141st Regiment 36 Division –
Mexican American unit one of themost decorated• *573 442nd-Japanese American unit
most decorated in US History
The Allies Liberate Europe
• *574 D-Day June 6 1944• The Allies on the ground • US Generals Patton and Bradley• France is free• *573The Battle of the Bulge-last
ditch effort of the Germans