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Allies Liberate Europe

The Italian Campaign


• “Soft Underbelly” of Europe
• Mussolini was arrested by his own people
• Hitler rescued Mussolini and restored him
to power.
• Ordered German forces to dig in.
Mussolini is Deposed
• He tries to escape Italy disguised as a
German Soldier – Partisans capture him
during an ambush.
Mussolini is
Deposed
Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
The Invasion of France
• Preparation for “Operation Overlord”
– 2 years
– Thousands of landing craft
– 3 million men
– The Allies bombarded France for a month and
a half in preparation for D-Day
D-Day
• Allies invade Normandy on 5 beaches.
D-Day
• The invasion began June 6, 1944
• The force involved in the invasion:
– 156,000 soldiers
– 4,000 landing craft
– 600 warships
– 11,000 Planes

Largest amphibious assualt in the history of the


world!
D-Day
D-Day
D-Day
D-Day
D-Day
D-Day
D-Day
D-Day
D-Day +30
• 1 Million men
• 567,000 tons of supplies
• 170,000 vehicles

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