Notes
STALINGRAD 1942-43
- Germans want the oil fields of the Caucasus region
- Begin Sept. 1, 1942
- Germans capture much of the city in street to street fighting
- Nov. 23, 1942 Germans get trapped in the city
- German Commander Von Poulus ordered to fight to the death
- Between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, 300,000 German troops surrender
- Begins to Britain in 1941 before USA in war
- Begins to the Soviets through Iran in 1942
- Stalingrad was part of this supply route
- From Stalingrad onward the Germans were on the defensive
- Russians advance all the way to Berlin
- Largest tank battle in history 5-15 July 1943 at Kursk
- Jan. 27, 1944 Siege of Leningrad broken
- 16 April Berlin offensive begins
- 1942 El Alamein won by British cutting Germans off from Middle East oil
- 1943 Germans finally defeated in North Africa
- 9 July 1943 Allies land in Sicily
- Italians deposed Mussolini during the Sicily invasion and removed the Fascist government
- Hitler moved the Germans in to take over the country and rescued Mussolini by plane to Germany
- 9 Sept. 1943 Allies land at Salerno on the Italian mainland
- 4 June 1944 to get to Rome
- Fighting continued until 2 May 1945
- Mussolini hung with his mistress near Milan in April 1945
Summary
Stalingrad stood, and the Germans were forced to retreat, which proved their strength. Russia pushed them back, and liberated Berlin. The end of the war on the eastern front (Kursk), was the largest tank battle in history, which the Russians won. The battle of Midway, resulted in 4 Japanese boats for every 1 of the US. Japanese lost the rest of their fleet in the Battle of Leyte Gulf (the start of Kamikazes). Operation Husky occurred when the Germans were pushed back to Italy by the US, and Britain; the Germans had to fight their way through Italy. And the allied powers got up to Rome in 1944.
Quote
"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." - Hitler
subjunctive question
How much longer would have the war lasted if these major "turning points" did not occur?