American History Chapter 25: Section 25.3

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supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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(government issued) name for American soldiers

G.I.

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Allied invasion of North Africa

Operation Torch

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defeated the Africa Korps and prepared to invade Italy

General Eisenhower and General Bernard Law Montgomery

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  1. Led the Allied invasion into Italy 

  2. The Italian government surrendered and overthrew Mussolini; Germans held out until 1944

George Patton

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defeated the Germans at Stalingrad in 1942

Russia

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D-Day invasion under the leadership of Eisenhower

June 6, 1944

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where did the start of the invasion of Europe take place?

Normandy, France

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 Germany’s last major offensive of the war

December 1944

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  1. December 1944- Germany’s last major offensive of the war 

  2. The Allied line bulged during the attack

Battle of the Bulge

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Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day)

May 8, 1945

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Tuskegee Institute Airmen

Fighting Red Tails