Period 3 - WWII Battle Map

World War II
Period 3
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European Theater Pacific Theater

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November
1942
Operation
Torch
July 1942
Battle of El
Alamein
June 1941
Operation
Barbarossa
August
1942
Battle of
Stalingrad
September
1939
Battle of the
Atlantic
July 1943
Sicily
January 1944
Italy/Monte
Casino
April 1945
Capture of
Mussolini
June
1944
D-Day
December
1944 Battle
of the Bulge
April 1945
Battle of
Berlin
January 1945
Fuhrerbunker
Berlin
Fuhrerbunker

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February
Battle of
Java Sea
May
Fall of the
Philippines
April
Bataan
Death
March
May
Battle of Coral
Sea
August
Battle of
Guadalcanal
June
Battle of
Midway
October
Battle of Leyte
Gulf
February
Battle of Iwo
Jima
April
Battle of
Okinawa
August
Hiroshima/
Nagasaki
1942
1944
1945
Bataan
Death
March

"Rosalina Baro." SMCCD.NET Redirection Page. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.smccd.net/accounts/skylib/oralhist/Aldeguer/>.

We were winning the World War II. There was no question the Philippines would
soon be free again. The horrible tragedy is that thousands of innocent defenseless
prisoners of war and civilian internees were being slaughtered before we could
rescue them.
The Los Banos interment camp held over 2,147 men, women and children all
destined to be executed unless we could free them. While there were only 243
prison guards, there were over 8,000 enemy marines within striking distance.
Troops from the American 11th Airborne Division, 130 strong, under the command
of MG Swing accepted the challenge.
The result was the most successful rescue mission ever recorded. All the
prisoners were rescued and only two Americans were killed and two wounded.

Chief of Staff and former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell, proclaimed:
"I doubt that any airborne unit in the world will ever be able to rival the Los Baños
prison raid. It is the textbook airborne operation for all ages and all armies."

The High Command developed plans for an invasion as part of their routine
operations.
First called Fritz and then Directive 21, Hitler seized on the idea of invading
Russia and issued the directive, renaming it Operation Barbarossa in honor
of Frederick I, the twelfth century Prussian King who was prophesied to rise
from his grave and restore Germany to world power.
Operational orders were given in January 1941.

 The Japanese losses sustained from 1 January -30 April and from the initial
assault landings on 5 -6 May, resulted in losses of about 900 dead and 1,200
wounded, while the defenders suffered 800 dead and 1,000 wounded.
 Corregidor's defeat marked the fall of the Philippines and Asia, but Imperial
Japan's timetable for the conquest of Australia and the rest of the Pacific was
severely upset. Its advance was ultimately checked at the battle for New
Guinea, and at Guadalcanal, the turning point in the Pacific war.
 About 4,000 of the 11,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war from
Corregidor were marched through the streets of Manila to incarceration at
Fort Santiago and Bilibid Prison, criminal detention centers turned POW
camps.
 U.S. Army and Navy nurses (the “Angels of Bataan and Corregidor")
continued to work on Corregidor for several weeks, and were then sent to
Santo Tomas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssSDELFWdYc

Beginning of World War 2
How Mussolini died
Video of him captured
His quote
Mussolini and his girlfriend
Hitler taking over.
CAPTURE OF MUSSOLINI
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BEGINNING OF WORLD WAR 2
• On June 10th 1940, Mussolini led Italy into World War 2 on the side of the Axis siding with France
against Germany in the early 1930s. Believing the war would be short, he declared war on France and
the United Kingdom in order to gain territories in the peace treaty that would soon follow it.
• The last few days of the war in Italy, Dictator Benito Mussolini attempted to escape the Allied Army by
hiding in a German convoy headed toward the Alps. Partisans stopped and searched the convoy at
Dongo. They found him in the back of a truck wearing a private’s overcoat over his striped general's
pants. The Partisans took him prisoner and he was later joined by his girlfriend, Clara Petacci, at
Mezzegra. The council lead by the Communists, they decided to execute Mussolini and 15 leading
Fascists in retaliation.
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Benito Mussolini ,was an Italian politician who led
the National Fascist party and is credited with
being one of the key figures of Fascism.
Mussolini and Hitler shaking hands.

MUSSOLINI
• This clip is about Mussolini talking with Hitler and getting captured, he was flying to
Germany to meet up with Hitler to talk about the Axis powers.
Mussolini was a man of a iron heart. He wanted wealth and was
hungry for power. He built roads, school, and many other buildings when he
had power. But, then when he was at the height of the power, people started
to see what kind of a ruler he was. He formed a secret police called Cheka
to kill or threaten anyone who went against him and who was with the
socialisms. Many landowners and bank owners supported him. From those
days, he changed his political party to Fascist Party. Many Italians feared
him and had no choice and vote for him at a government choosing thing for
if they didn't they would get arrested, killed, or threatened.
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MUSSOLINI
• Mussolini and 15 leading Fascists were executed on April 29, 1945 and their bodies were
hung at an Esso gas station in the Piazzale Loerto in Milan. They were all put on display
for people to see and to thank them for killing them.
http://www.custermen.com/ItalyWW2/ILDUCE/Mussolini.htm

MUSSOLINI’S FAMOUS QUOTE
The fate of nations is intimately bound up with their powers of
reproduction. All nations and all empires first felt decadence gnawing at
them when their birth rate fell off.
~Benito Mussolini
www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/benito_mussolini.html

MUSSOLINI AND HIS GIRLFRIEND, CLARA PETTACI
• After being shot, kicked, and spat upon, the bodies were hung upside down on
meathooks from the roof of an Esso gas station. The bodies were then stoned by
civilians from below. This was done both to discourage any Fascists from continuing
the fight and as an act of revenge for the hanging of many partisans in the same place
by Axis authorities. The corpse of the deposed leader became subject to ridicule and
abuse. Fascist loyalist Achille Starace was captured and sentenced to death and then
taken to the Piazzale Loreto and shown the body of Mussolini. Starace, who once said
of Mussolini "He is a god,"saluted what was left of his leader just before he was shot.
The body of Starace was strung up next to the body of Mussolini.
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HITLER’S NOW IN CONTROL
• Now that Mussolini the leader of the Axis powers is dead, it’s Hitler’s time for control to help defeat Italy.
When Hitler heard how Mussolini had been executed and put on public display, he vowed he would not let
this happen to him. A few days later Hitler watched his new wife, Eva Braun, drink some poison and then he
shot himself in the mouth. In keeping with his orders, their bodies were placed in a shell hole outside his
Berlin bunker and burned.
• Mussolini's body was taken down and buried in a secret grave in Musoco Cemetery. Almost a year later he
was exhumed and his remains placed in a small trunk which was hidden for 10 years by the police. After
many requests by Donna Rachele, Mussolini's wife, the police released the body and in September 1957 his
remains were buried in a private ceremony at the family.

Battle of Iwo Jima
Anthony Peiffer
 Battle description
 Americans support
 Aftermath of the battle
 Video slide

 Iwo Jima was a
island taken over by
the Americans from
the empire of Japan.
 The U.S. invasion,
charged with the
mission of capturing
the three airfields
on Iwo Jima,
resulted in some of
the fiercest fighting
in the Pacific
Campaign of World
War II.

18
 Americans were
covered by extensive
naval and air
support, and were
able to deliver an
enormous amount of
firepower onto the
Japanese positions.

 Of the 22,060
Japanese soldiers
entrenched on the
island, 21,844 died
either from fighting
or by ritual suicide.
Only 216 were
captured during the
battle. According to
The official Navy
Department Library
website, The 36-day
Iwo Jima assault
resulted in more than
26,000 American
casualties, including
6,800 dead.

 Objectives
 Biggest naval battle of
WW2
 The battle
 Relevance to war
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat
tle_of_Leyte_Gulf#Allied_Losses>.

 The battle of Leyte
was also known as
“the second battle of
the Philippine sea”
and is considered to
be the largest naval
battle of WW2.
 It was fought near the
Philippine islands of
Leyte, Samar from 23–
26 October 1944.
 The Battle of Leyte
Gulf created four
major naval battles,
the Battle of the
Sibuyan Sea, the
Battle of Surigao
Strait, the Battle off
Cape Engano and the
Battle off Samar.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte
_Gulf#Allied_Losses>.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyeiEaiu
vas

 The battle of Leyte Gulf secured the
beachheads of the U.S sixth army.
 The Japanese navy suffered their biggest loss of
ships and crew ever.
 Japan is also cut off from all its occupied
territories in Southeast Asia.
<http://en.wikip
edia.org/wiki/B
attle_of_Leyte_G
ulf#Allied_Losse
s>.

 The U.S lost 6 ships and 4 others were
damaged.
 The 6 ships that were lost were the USS
Princeton, USS Gambier Bay, St. Lo, Hoel,
Johnston, USS Samuel B. Roberts
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf#Allied_Losses>.

BATTLE OF BERLIN
• Comparison of arms
• Significance of the battle of
Kursk
• Casualties and survivors
• Hitler’s Suicide
• Video
Web.

COMPARISON OF ARMSGermany Russia
Soldiers 596,500 1,670,00
0
Artillery 8,230 28,000
Tanks 700 3,300
Aircraft 1,300 10,000
• This is the comparison
of arms between
Germany and Russia.
• One of the reasons why
Germany lost was
because they lacked a
greater defense.
"The Battle for Berlin." History Learning Site. Web. 27
Oct. 2011.
<http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_for_berl
in.htm>.

BATTLE OF KURSK
• Berlin had many battles fought on
its land.
• Before the Battle of Berlin the
Battle of Kursk was fought there.
• This made the land very inhabitable
and harder to prepare for battle
• This made it easier for the USSR to
win the battle against Germany
"Battle for Berlin: April –May 1945." Military History
Encyclopedia on the Web. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_berlin.
html>.

CASUALTIES AND
SURVIVORS
• In the battle of Berlin there were
many fatalities and survivors.
• 81,116 dead or missing
• 280,251 sick or wounded
• The total fatalities were 361,367
soldiers and 22,000 civilians
• There were approximately
405,373 survivors.
"List of Battles by Casualties." Wikipedia, the Free
Encyclopedia. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battles_by_cas
ualties>.

HITLER’S SUICIDE
• Adolph Hitler ended up
committing suicide just before
the Battle of Berlin was declared
over.
• This was because he knew that
the Russians had won and feared
the torture he would endure if
they caught him
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100
601224357AAtoSRl

HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE
.COM/WATCH?V=EDXC
MUQHEGS
• In this short video it shows the
different types of arms that were
used. Also where both sides
infiltrated Berlin.
"Battle of Berlin 1945 - YouTube." YouTube -
Broadcast Yourself. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDxCMuQhegs
>.

 Early life
 Weapons that were used
during the Battle of coral
sea.
 Background of the
battle.
 Video of the battle
 The significance of the
battle.
Battle of
Coral Sea

 Fought southwest of the Solomon Islands
and eastward from New Guinea.
 The first of the Pacific War's six fights
between opposing aircraft carrier forces.
 The first major check on the great
offensive they had begun five months
earlier at Pearl Harbor.
 The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought
between the Japanese and Allied navies
from May 4 through May 8, 1942 in the
Coral Sea. Mack, Floyd. "Battle of the Coral Sea." »
Maintenance Mode. Web. 25 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.microworks.net/pac
ific/battle/coral_sea.htm>
Story of the Battle of Coral Sea

 From December of 1941 to the spring of
1942, Japanese forces moved through
the Pacific and southeastern Asia while
defeating the Allies.
 In April 1942, five months after the
Japanese had battered the American
fleet at Pearl Harbor, Lt. Colonel
Doolittle loaded sixteen B-25 bombers
onto the carrier U.S.S. Hornet and went
for Japan.
 The planes took off 650 miles from
Japan, bombed Tokyo, then flew on to
China as the American carriers returned
to Pearl Harbor.
Hickman, Kennedy. "Battle of the Coral Sea - World War II
Battle of the Coral Sea." Military History - Warfare through
the Ages - Battles and Conflicts - Weapons of War - Military
Leaders in History. Web. 25 Oct. 2011.
<http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwari1/p/coralsea
.htm>.
Background

 Japanese Navy only
lost 23 warships and
none had been larger
than a destroyer.
 67 transport ships had
also been lost.
 379 lives
 Aircrafts and naval
ships.
Weapons
Hickman, Kennedy. "Battle of the Coral Sea - World War II Battle of
the Coral Sea." Military History - Warfare through the Ages - Battles
and Conflicts - Weapons of War - Military Leaders in History. Web.
25 Oct. 2011. <http://militaryhistory.about.com/od

 The battle was the first
battle that never fired at
each other.
 Instead, manned aircraft
acted as the offensive
artillery for the ships
involved.
 Radar gave the Americans a
limited advantage in this
battle, but its value to the
U.S. Navy would increase
over time as the technology
improved and the Allies
learned how to employ it
more effectively.
Significance
"Battle of the Coral Sea." Naval History and Heritage Command.
Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-
pac/coralsea/coralsea.htm>.

 The Coral Sea holds
great historical
significance for Australia
and the United States. In
May 1942, it was the
scene of a naval battle
that reversed the tide of
World War II in the
Pacific. The Protect Our
Coral Sea campaign has
produced an 8-minute
documentary in honor of
those who fought and
died in the Battle of the
Coral Sea.
Youtube Video

• Location of battle.
• Explanation of the battles main events.
• Description of numbers of men and weapons used.
• Hyperlinked Video.
• Battle significance.
• * Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/>.

Battle Significance
• The significance of the battle was to push the
Germans back further into their own territory
and for the Allies to gain more ground

Battle Overview 2.
• Battles lasted from January 17th of 1944 to
May 18th of 1944
• Last assault, Allies gathered 20 divisions for a
major attack along a twenty mile front and
drove the German defenders from their
positions but at a high cost
• *Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 26
Oct. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/>.

Battle Overview
• Costly series of four battles
• Fought by Allies against the Germans and
Italians
• Fought to break the Axis Winter Line and seize
Rome
• *Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 26
Oct. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/>.

Battle Overview 3.
• Over a 100,000 Allies died in the battle and over
20,000 Germans died
• Artillery was used to pound defensive positions
• Allied bombers bombed the monastery that the
Germans were hiding in
• *
"Battle of Monte Cassino | History Wars Weapons."
History Wars Weapons. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
<http://historywarsweapons.com/battle-of-monte-
cassino/>.

MONTE CASSINO BATTLE WW2 -
YouTube

Battle of El Alamein
Description by Collin Seagriff

• It ended Axis hopes of occupying
Egypt, taking control of the Suez
Canal, and gaining access to the
Middle Eastern oil fields
• The First Battle of El Alamein had
slowed the Axis advance.
• Eighth Army was ready to strike.
220,000 men and 1,100 tanks
under Montgomery made their
move against the 115,000 men
and 559 tanks of Panzer Army
Africa.

• Show how all the army's came at
each other and what routs they
took to get there.
• It shows where the axis powers
attacked from and what direction
the came to Africa from.

M702 tank
• they were deployed during the
battle for El Alamein.
• The Elbow Telescope M16 was
from a M2A1 howitzer, which was
mounted on an M7 'Priest' self-
propelled gun.
• The cannon which is a M1A2
105mm L/22.5 howitzer, was
controlled by 6 men and 6 in
reserve.

Enfield 303 British
• Shot .303 British bullets
• Easy to rebuild
• 3 piece weapon
• Action
• Stock
• Barrel

Battle of El Alamein (story)
• Battle for western desert campaign during
WWII
• Between Axis forces ( Germany, Italy) and
Panzer army Africa
• Battle halted second advance by Axis forces
into egypt.

HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WAT
CH?V=10Q9-O6_YPK
this video is a short summery of the battle and the significance of it in
WWII

The significance of this battle is the
african forces were able to keep the
Axis forces out of Egypt for a second
invasion.

Soldiers/Weapons
General Information
Hitler’s Plan
Allies Retaliation
General von Mellenthin’s
Thoughts
Informational Video
Relevance to the War

Soldiers/Weapons
Americans:
 Dwight D.
Eisenhower
(Supreme Allied
Comander)
 840,000 Men plus
some
 1,300 Tanks
 394 Guns
 19,000 Killed
 47,500 Wounded
 23,000 Captured
Germans:
 Adolf Hitler
 200,000-500,000
Men
 1,800 Tanks
 1,900 Guns
 67,000-100,000
Killed,
missing/captured,
wounded
22nd, December. "The Battle of the Bulge." History
Learning Site. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_the_
bulge.htm>
Britain:
 200 Killed
 1,200 Wounded or
missing
Other:
 Approximately 3,000
civilians killed

General Information
 The battle of the Bulge took place during 1944-1945
 Started on December 16th, 1944
 Last offensive attack by Germany in WWII
 Hitler’s attempt to destroy the alliance between Britain, France,
and America
 Hitler primarily focusing on America
 The attack was initially known as Ardennes Offensive but
turned into the Battle of the Bulge
 Largest battle the Americans were in, in WWII
October, Early. "Battle of the Bulge." Wikipedia, the
Free Encyclopedia. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge>.

Hitler’s Plan
 Sepp Dietrich who was the leader of the Sixth Panzer Army
was told to attack and capture Antwerp
 Manteuffel who was the leaded of the Fifth Panzer Army was
to attack the center of American force zone
 To block any Allied attack they had the Fifteenth Army ready
to retaliate
 Hitler’s plan started out as a success since it was a surprise
attack on the allies and they were not prepared plus, the
weather was on his side, it was bad conditions for any sort of
air attacks
 His success plummeted quickly, it lasted all of two days then,
the Germans ran out of fuel
22nd, December. "The Battle of the Bulge." History
Learning Site. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_the_
bulge.htm>.

Allies Retaliation
 December 22nd, the weather became clear and they
were able to use their air weapons the next day, the
allies began to attack the Germans
 There really was not a possible way for the Germans to
win this battle they were out numbered, did not have
the supplies necessary for the attacks. It was all false
hope of Hitler to separate the allied countries.
"Battle of the Bulge - The United States Army." The
Official Home Page of the United States Army | The
United States Army. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.army.mil/botb/>.

What General von Mellenthin
Thought of Hitler’s Plan
"The Ardennes battle(AKA Battle of the
Bulge)drives home the lesson that a
large-scale offensive by massed
armor has no hope of success
against an enemy who enjoys
supreme command of the air. Our
precious reserves had been
expended, and nothing was available
to ward off the impending
catastrophe in the east."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8a8fqGpHgsk
The video link above explains the
conditions the Battle of the bulge was
fought in, some of the weapons they
used, an interview of a member of the
army during that time and he explains
the main struggles they had.

What Winston Churchill has to
say
“This is undoubtedly the greatest American
battle of the war, and will, I believe be
regarded as an ever-famous American
victory.”
-Winston Churchill

D-Day
Sword beach
Juno Beach
Primary source
Other
Importance

Sword Beach
• The British bombed some Germans and
managed to take a casino

Juno Beach
• When the Canadians landed on Juno Beach
they had a hard time but still managed to get
past the Germans and made more progress in
to France than any of there allies.

Primary Source
• When Byrne dropped out of East Tech High School to enlist, he worried he might miss all the fighting. "I was a
gung-ho one," he recalled.
• The Navy unit seemed to be a perfect fit. "I wanted to build and fight, and that's what the Seabees were," he said.
"I'm a nut for construction. I love the way it all fits together, like my old days playing with my Erector Set in the
living room."
• And even when briefed that his unit might suffer heavy casualties during the invasion, Byrne said he just shrugged,
"That's war. C'est la guerre, as my father used to say."
• Starting on D-Day, Byrne was among more than 10,000 Seabees who fabricated pontoon causeways and offshore
docking facilities used to transport troops, vehicles and supplies from ship to shore. At times the task had to be
accomplished under enemy fire.
• "We were told this would probably be one of the greatest engineering feats of World War II," Byrne said.
• He remembers that June 6 as a frenetic combination of cargo and clamor, as shells and planes arced overhead.
• "Everything was boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. You didn't have time to stop and think. You just kept moving,"
Byrne said. "Other guys might've been a little scared, but I didn't see any of them run away. There was no place to
run to begin with.
• "The firing never ended," he added. "All day long, all night long, bombs going off all over the place."
• Works Cited
• "Local Veterans Recall D-Day Struggle on Land and Sea: World at War." Interview. Weblog post. Web.

Other
• http://military.discovery.com/videos/82nd-
airborne-division-d-day.html

Impact
• This Battle had a very big impact on the war
because this marked the day when the allied
forces with the help of French rebels started
to turn the tide in there favor.

"Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.
Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings
_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#The_bombing
>.
• US plan bombing Hiroshima
• US plan bombing Nagasaki
• Deaths
• Personal Account
• Outcome of nuclear weapons

Bombing Hiroshima Continued..
 Date decided by clouds previously
obscured the target
 1 hour before bombing Japanese
detected US aircraft.
 Set off a warning but there was only
a small formation
○ Warning was cancelled
 William Parsons armed bomb
 Morris Jeppson removed safety 30
minutes before reaching target
 Goal of bombing, make Japan
surrender unconditionally with the
terms of the Potsdam Declaration
 Area was larger than 3 miles in
diameter
 Important in large urban area

Bombing Hiroshima
 Known for industrial and military significance
 Many camps were nearby including HQ of Fifth Division
 One of several Japanese cities left untouched by US
bombing
 Population was estimated to be 340,000-350,000
 All records were burned from the bombing
 Only nuclear weapon event in war to date
 Kokura & Nagasaki were alternative targets
 The gravity bomb “Little boy” hit on August 6, 1945
 43 seconds to hit the ground from aircraft

Bombing Nagasaki
 Known for largest sea ports in southern Japan
 Great wartime importance
 Wide industrial activity
 Old fashioned building made with wood frames
 Nagasaki was never subjected to a large-scale
bombing before
 North of Nagasaki a camp was holding British
Commonwealth prisoners of war
 “Fat Man” was the nuclear bomb
 Plan was identical to the first to bomb Hiroshima
 Bomb already armed
 Charles W. Sweeney

Bombing Nagasaki Continued..
 Originally planned to bomb Kokura
 Clouds covering area made mission impossible
 Three runs over Kokura
 Secondary plan to bomb Nagasaki
 Air raid alert was given
 Hour and a half later “all clear” was given
 “Fat Man” dropped over industrial valley
 Exploded 43 seconds after being dropped
 Temperature of explosion estimated to be 7,000
˚F
 Winds up to 624mph

Happenings After
 Japan surrendered to the Allied Powers
 Radio Broadcast
○ September 2, 1945
 One section of Japan was left
untouched
 Every August 6th thousands gather at Peace
Memorial Park
○ Candles in paper lanterns float the river in
front of the park

Deaths From Nuclear Weapons
 Hiroshima
 90,000-166,000 died total four months after
bombing
 70,000 people died directly after bombing
 Nagasaki
 60,000-80,000 died total four months after
bombing
 75,000 people died directly after bombing
• roughly half the deaths the first day
• 60% died from flash or flame burns
• 30% died from falling debris
• 10% died from other causes
Little Boy
Fat Man

 After affects of Nuclear Weapons
 "I realize the tragic significance of the
atomic bomb.. It is an awful responsibility
which has come to us.. We thank God that
it has come to us, instead of to our
enemies; and we pray that He may guide
us to use it in His way and for His
purposes." -President Harry S. Truman,
August 9, 1945

Operation Torch
1. Motivations
2. Strategy
3. Troops
4. Weapons
5. Video
6. Personal Account
7. Significance to the war

Motivations
• Allies want more control of the Mediterranean Sea to move
war materials
• It was thought to be an easy victory and it was America’s first
battle in Europe of the war
• Gave allied access to the “Soft underbelly” of Europe
• Tested out new forms of warfare such as amphibious attack
and paratrooping
"Operation Torch." History Learning Site. Historylearningsite.co.uk, 2007. Web.
26 Oct. 2011. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_torch.htm>.

Strategy
• Simultaneous attack on multiple sights
• Amphibious boats driven by specially trained sailors would drop off troops
• Troops were to penetrate key locations at Oran, Safi, and Algiers
• It was hoped the Axis would quickly surrender
"Operation Torch." Spartacus Educational. Spartacus Educational Fund.
Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWtorch.htm>.

Troops
• Three Allied Task Forces were created to penetrate these cities
– Western Task Force had 35,000 Troops
– Eastern Task Force had 20,000 Troops
– Central Task Force had 18,000 Troops
• There were 60,000 Axis Troops in the area, mainly comprised of Vichy French
• Death Toll: over 1,815
"Operation Torch: Allied Invasion of North Africa." History Net: Where
History Comes Alive - World & US History Online. HistoryNet, 8 Nov.
2006. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.historynet.com/operation-
torch-allied-invasion-of-north-africa.htm>.

Weapons
• Allies
– did no bombing in the area before the attack as was standard at they time, as they hoped for a quick
surrender
– Used paratroopers dropping into the cities, introducing the PARA units in ww2
• Axis
– troops were underprepared and had no heavy artillery or mines on hand, most being in Europe
– Well trained and well equipped snipers hit allied soldiers
"Operation Torch: Allied Invasion of North Africa." History Net: Where
History Comes Alive - World & US History Online. HistoryNet, 8 Nov.
2006. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.historynet.com/operation-
torch-allied-invasion-of-north-africa.htm>.

Video
• Video of Operation Torch highlighting it from the point of view of General Patton
To watch click here

Personal Account
A firsthand account of Operation Torch given by a member of the attacking army to read
click here

Significance to the War
• Marked the entrance of American Armed Forces into the European aspects of
WW2
• Utilized the same sort of amphibious beach landing that would be put into play at
Normandy on D-Day
• American’s used paratrooper regiments in new, effective ways
• Gave Allies greater control over trade in the area
"Battles of WWII | Operation Torch | Event View." Xtimeline - Explore
and Create Free Timelines. Framento, Inc., 2008. Web. 28 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=750403>.

• About Operation
Husky
• The weapons used
for the battle
• Importance of the
war
• James Gavin
• After War

Operation Husky is the allies invasion of Sicily. On the 9th and 10th of
July the allied forces attacked Sicily, and took if from Italy and Germany.
This was the start of the second part of the war. That was also known as
World War II.
Allied Invasion of Sicily." Wikipedia, the
Free Encyclopedia. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_invasio

• During the war they
used air craft for part
of the bombing
• They used the naval
and invaded part of
the Mediterranean sea
• They also used tanks
and guns
Allied Invasion of Sicily." Wikipedia, the Free
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_
Sicily>.

• The importance of the
war was not let the
allied naval to take
over the
Mediterranean Sea
• They also bombed
Sicily
• They were basically
trying to take Sicily out
of Italian and German
control
• This was basically the
place where they held
WWII
Sicily>.

• This is the video that
sums up what
basically what
happens in the
invasion of Sicily also
know as Operation
Husky.

• He was one of the man in
charge that drove the
airplanes
• He was one of the first to
jump from the planes
• When he landed he had
no idea where he landed
and where is group was
so they walked all night
• He finally found where he
was secured
• When the war was over
he got an award for
Distinguished Service
Cross
"James M. Gavin." Wikipedia, the Free
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_M._Gavin>.

• Sicily cost the Allies
almost 25,000
casualties
• US lost a total of 9,968
men, British total 12,568
men, Canada lost 2,310
men
• German lost about
20,000
• The Allied was forced to
improve interservice
coordination
Sicily>.

August 23rd 1942 – February 2nd 1943

 Basics of the Battle
 Attack Stalingrad
 Aftermath
 Casualties

 Major Battle of WWII
 Soviet Union &
Germany
 Germany wanted control
of the city Stalingrad  The red army preparing
for battle against the
Germans

 Soviets were weaker than Germany
 But they were plenty warned
 Germany had a strategic bombing
 Leaving 40,000 casualties
 By end of August, Soviets reached Volga
 The air attacks were getting the best of
the USSR
 Months later as Soviet Union was
weakening dramatically winter came
 Germans could not take the cold
 Soviets turned around and one the battle
Germans suffering
during the cold
winter fighting for
Stalingrad
Attacko n
Stalingrad

 This was a turning point for both Germany and the
Soviet Union
 Germans realized they couldn’t always get what they
wanted
 The USSR was fully involved in WWII after this battle

 The battle of Stalingrad
was one of the bloodiest
battles in the history of
warfare.
Leaving 1.7-2 million
casualties
 Only a small percentage
of the casualties in
Stalingrad

 1943, Early February. "Battle of Stalingrad." Wikipedia,
the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 28 Oct. 2011.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad>.

• The Battle Overview
• Tactical and Technical
Fixes
• The Athenia

• This battle most the
longest battle of the war
• The battle went from
1939 to 1945 when
Germany fell
• It was between Axis
powers such as Germany
and Italy and the Allies
• Allies were victorious
because the German
blockade failed "Battle of the Atlantic." Wikipedia, the Free
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_
the_Atlantic_>.

• Introduced flak boats which stayed
surfaced and shoot planes down
rather than evade
• Allies introduced new radars such as
the Wanze
• The Germans got smart and started
making decoys for the radar systems
• The development of torpedoes was
improved
"Battle of the Atlantic." Wikipedia, the Free
the_Atlantic_>.

• On September 3, 1939 the Athenia
was torpedoed by the German
submarine
• The submarine was the U30
• The 93 passengers were killed in the
explosion were some of the first
people killed in WW2
• Barney Copland was the first officer
of the Athenia
"BBC - WW2 People's War - The Athenia."
BBC - Homepage. Web. 28 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar
/stories/83/a2035883.shtml>.

"The Battle of the Atlantic - YouTube."
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 28 Oct.
2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7x
u0DDLIP0>.

• Needed to get supplies to Britain
• If Britain didn’t get supplies then
they would of lost
• Germany was attacking the supply
ships
"Battle of the Atlantic." Wikipedia, the Free
the_Atlantic_>.

Fuhrerbunker
Where it was located
What it was used for
The construction
What events
happened
What Hitler thought of
this place
Main event that took
place in the
fuhrerbunker

Where is it located?
Beneath Reich Chancellery in Berlin Germany
This was also hidden underground

What was it used for?
It is used to keep Hitler in hiding during the
end of the war
The main event that happened during the
time Hitler was in hiding in the fuhrerbunker
was Hitler committed suicide

The construction
It was constructed as temporary air-raid
shelter
Bombing in Berlin led to complex as Hitlers
hide out
2 levels of the fuhrerbunker
– Vorbunker (upper)
– Addition was the Fuhrerbunker (lower)

Who Was Involved
Hitler was in hiding there
SS soldiers, to protect Hitler
Hitler’s mate at the time

Movie to Find Out More About the
Fuhrerbunker

Overview
• The battle that led to the march
• About the death march
• The effects the battle had
Bataan Death March

• 76,000 people taken prisoner (12,000 americans)
• Bayonets were used during the attack
Soldiers/Weapons

• On April 9, 1942 on Bataan Peninsula
• Japan attacked the Philippines similar to the
way they attacked Pearl Harbor by air, but then
by a ground attack
• The Americans and Filipinos are fighting against
the Japs
• Americans were dying more from dehydration
and malnutrition then from fighting which
caused them to surrender
The battle
beforehand
"Bataan Death March." United States American History. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <http://www.u-
s-history.com/pages/h1737.html>.

• After their capture, there was too many people
to take in trucks, so they were forced to walk 55
miles to San Fernando and then another 8 miles
to the concentration camp
• The Japs didn’t allow the prisoners to eat or
drink without permission and if they did they
would be executed
• Anyone that stopped or collapsed was killed as
well
After their surrender
"Bataan Death March (World War II) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia."
Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/55717/Bataan-Death-March>.

• 8,000 to 10,000 killed along the march
• Mostly from dehydration or malnutrition
aftermath
"How the Battle Went in Bataan." Corregidor.org - Corregidor, 503, Heritage
Batallion. Web. 28 Oct. 2011. <http://corregidor.org/chs_bataan/bataan1.html>.

• Interviews of accounts from different people
who were a part of the death march
• For the entire account, click on the picture
Personal Account
"American Experience . MacArthur . Capture and Death
March | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 28 Oct.
2011.
<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/sfeature/bataa
n_capture.html>.

• Explains how the Japanese treated the
prisoners and their journey
• Click on the picture below for the video
Video

• Showed how cruel the Japanese really are
• This caused Bataan to become Japanese
territory
Event’s Significance

The Battle of Okinawa
 About the battle
 Who caused it
 Strategies
 Who won
 Weapons Used
 Tanks, Planes,
Machine Guns, Ships
 Troops Killed or Missing
 US Troops
 Japan Troops
 The US Leaders
 Buckner
 Stilwell
 Japanese Leaders
 Ushijima
 Cho

<About the battle>
Who Caused it
Taking control of the
island was a major part
of the US 3 point plan to
win the war.
Who won
The US won the battle and it was
one of the major battles in history
and one of the bloodiest.

<Weapons>
Tanks
M3 CDL
Planes
AT-6 Machine guns
Thomson MG
Ships
Patrol Craft
Escort Rescue
About 1400 ships

Video
• The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was
said to have been the
bloodiest battle
For more info click

<US Leaders>
Simon B. Buckner
He was killed June
18, 1945, on one of
the closing days of
the battle of
Okinawa.
Joseph Stilwell
KIA- He had
control of over
100000 men at
the beginning of
the battle.

<Japanese Leaders>
Mitsuru Ushijima
KIA- was the Japanese
general at the Battle of
Okinawa, during the final
stages of World War II.
Isamu Cho
Chō was Chief of Staff of
the IJA 32nd Army during
the Battle of Okinawa
and masterminded the
elaborate underground
fortifications around
Shuri Castle

 Nazi’s Germany invasion on
Russia on June 22,1941
 German strategies
 Army groups that attacked
Russia
 Russia’s defendants
 German Statistics
 Russian Statistics

German invasion on the Soviet Union
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-
qNTJNBcfA&feature=related

They had over 3 million soldiers
Quickly entered and defeated Soviet defenses
Gained many impressive victories
Rapidly moved to the heart of European Russia

 Three army groups attacked Russia
 Army Group North
 Totaled 20 divisions
 Army Group Centre
 Totaled 51 divisions
 Army Group South
 Totaled 40 divisions; Rumanian divisions; Hungarian Army
Corps.

 Russia had four army units to defend it
 The Baltic Special Military District
 Totaled 26 divisions including 6 armored ones
 The Western Special Military District
 Totaled 36 divisions including 10 armored ones
 The Kiev Special Military District
 Totaled 56 divisions including 16 armored divisions
 The Odessa Special Military District
 Totaled 14 divisions including 2 armored divisions
"Was Operation Barbarossa A Smart Move by the
Nazis?" Avinash Kunnath. 2007. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.
<http://avinashkunnath.com/strategy/was-
operation-barbarossa-a-smart-move-by-the-

 Starting on Sunday morning of June 22,1941
 Including the Germans and their allies
 3,000,ooo soldiers
 3,580 tanks
 7,184 artillery guns
 1,830 planes
 750,000 horses

 Day 17of the war:
 300,000 Russians had been captured
 2,500 tanks,1,400 artillery guns, and 250 aircraft
 Were either captured or destroyed
 Russian Military was on the verge of collapse

 Germans came out victorious
 Blitzkrieg warfare was at it height of helpfulness
 Russians suffered many losses with many of them
captured
"Operation Barbarossa in Color." Third Reich Color
Pictures. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.
<http://thirdreichcolorpictures.blogspot.com/2010/
12/operation-barbarossa-in-color.html>.

 Strategies
 Statistics
 Personal Account
 Event Significance
 Battle of Midway
Video
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 Japan tried to get the U.S. to think that they
were going to attack Alaska causing the U.S. to
send their naval forces to defend Alaska.
 Japan had no idea the Americans had broken
their secret code and knew the battle would be
at Midway and not Alaska.
"Battle of Midway." Newberry County
School District. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.newberry.k12.sc.us/mch
s/battle_of_midway.htm>.

 Yamamoto’s surprise was ruined by the
American communications intelligence.
 This allowed Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the
U.S. Pacific Fleet commander to establish an
ambush by having his carriers ready and
waiting for the Japanese.
 June 1942, in the second of the Pacific War's
great carrier battles, the trap was sprung.
 The base at Midway remained operational and
became a vital component in the American
trans- Pacific Offensive "Battle of Midway." Newberry County

 Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto moved on Midway in
an effort to draw out and destroy the U.S. Pacific
Fleets aircraft carrier striking forces.
 He planned to quickly knock down Midways
defenses
 He wanted to establish a Japanese air base there.
 He expected the U.S. carriers to come out and
fight, but to arrive too late to save Midway.

 This video talks about the turning point battle
in the Pacific Theatre. The Japanese tried to
trick the Americans to think they were
attacking Alaska but broke a code to find out
they were attacking Midway. Click on picture below to
watch.
"The Battle of Midway - YouTube."
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 31
Oct. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
MDrsTfLDaik>.

 Interview with Retired Cmdr. Harry Ferrier,
Battle of Midway survivor. Click on the picture below to
watch.

 U.S. Ships Sunk
Carriers:
USS Yorktown
Destroyers:
USS Hammann
TOTAL CARRIERS LOST: 1
TOTAL CRUISERS LOST: 0
TOTAL DESTROYERS LOST: 1
 Japanese Ships Sunk
Carriers:
Akagi, Hiryu, Kaga,
Soryu
Cruisers:
Mikuma
TOTAL CARRIERS LOST: 4
TOTAL CRUISERS LOST: 1
TOTAL DESTROYERS LOST: 0
"BattleofMidway Statistics - Ask.com."
Ask.com - What's Your Question? Web.
31 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.ask.com/questions-
about/BattleofMidway-Statistics>.

 Considered one of the most important deciding
factors of World War II in the Pacific.
 It was the turning point not because of where it
was fought, rather the material losses both sides
sustained.
 Japan lost more carriers and flight crews and could
not replace them.
 U.S. losses were less than Japan and U.S. could
quickly replace flight crews in less than a month
and their carriers in less than a year.
 This loss imbalance meant Japan could only
conduct defense operations. "Battle of Midway." Newberry County

• Date of the battle
• Leaders of the armies
• The strength of each army
• Personal Account of the battle
• Outcome and significance of the
battle

• On Feb. 27, 1942 the allied
forces attacked a Japanese
convoy
• Bad weather
• interrupted communications
and navigation impaired
"Battle of the Java Sea." Wikipedia, the Free
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Java_S
ea>.
Date, Location and Conditions

• Allies
• American-British-Dutch-
Australian (ABDA)
Command was under the
command of Admiral
Karel Doorman (KIA).
Leaders of the Forces
ea>.
• Japanese
• Tojo was the leader of the
Japanese army at the time
but as this was just a
convoy, he was not
present.

• Japanese had:
• 1 light aircraft carrier
2 heavy cruisers
2 light cruisers
14 destroyers
10 transports
• Allies had:
• 2 heavy cruisers
3 light cruisers
9 destroyers
ea>.
Strength of the Armies

 “The 20 mile long convoy was
quite a spectacle. An obvious laxity
prevailed in the transports with
their [the Allies'] ill-trained
crews. Many transports emitted
huge clouds of black smoke from
their funnels . . .”
 The Japanese obviously did not
expect much resistance.
"The Battle of the Java Sea: February 27, 1942,
by Vincent P. O'Hara." » Maintenance Mode.
Web. 30 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/jav
a_sea.htm>.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=nUNd832hOw0
 This is a video of veterans detailing
what it was like to fight in the
Battle of Java Sea. Their views on
things may surprise you.
"WW2 Battle of the Java Sea Pt2 -
YouTube." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web.
30 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUNd832h
Ow0>.

The location of the battle
Was near Newgenie

Ground Forces
Approximate Total US
Army and Marine Corps
Forces Employed: 60,000
Killed Wounded
1st Marine Division 774 1962
Americal Division 334 850
2nd Marine Division 268 932
25th Infantry Division 216 439
Totals 1,592 4,283

Approximate Total Japanese Army and
Naval Troops Employed: 36,000 (of
43,000 dispatched)
Killed or Missing 14,800
Died of Disease 9,000
Lost at Sea 4,346
POW's 1,000
Evacuated 9,000-11,000

Naval Forces (Ships Sunk
and Personnel Lost)*
US Pacific Japanese
Carriers (CV) 2 0
Light Carriers (CVL) 0 1
Other Carriers (AV) 0 1
Battleships (BB) 0 2
Heavy Cruisers (CA) 6 3
Light Cruisers (CL) 2 1
Destroyers (DD) 14 11
Submarines (SS) 0 6

 The reason of this battle was that Japan
attacked Pearl Harbor
 1-2 May 1942
 Australians evacuate Tulagi when Japanese
occupies the island.
 7 August
 Americans land 10,000 Marines on Guadalcanal
and Tulagi against a 2,200 Japanese defending
force.

 8 August
 Japanese airfield captured and Americans
name it “Henderson Field” after a Marine pilot
who died during the Battle of Midway.
 US submarine S-44 sinks Japanese heavy
cruiser Kako off New Ireland.
 9 February
 Guadalcanal campaign ends. Americans take
full control

 A month after losing possession of their airfield
to the Marines, the Japanese decided not only
to take it back, but to reclaim Guadalcanal
itself. They concentrated an assault force of
more than 6,000 troops in the jungle south of
Henderson Field and in mid-September began
their northward thrust. The attack was well
coordinated, supported by deadly Japanese
naval and air bombardment.

 The enemies were shooting nonstop but we
were ready for battle. (click on picture below to learn more)

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