Tuesday, March 9, 2010

War for Europe and North Africa - Part II

6. What was D-Day?

A group of almost 3 million allied forces landed behind German lines in Normandy, France and attacket, beginning the largest land-sea-air attack in army history.

7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?

After the allied forces took their first German city, the Germans launched an offensive on the allied forces to try to regain the lost territory. The battle lasted one month and crippled the Nazi forces, who lost 120,000 soldiers.

8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?

They found the Nazi death camps that were used by the Nazis in an attempt to eliminate all non-aryans liveing in Europe.

9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?

Hitler killed himself after it was evident that Germany was goingf to have to surrender. FDR died of a stroke befoere he got to see the allied forces win the war and his VP Harry S. Trubman took over as President of the United States.

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