The Allies Liberate Europe

American General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the Operation Overlord, a land-sea-air invasion, to liberate Europe from the Axis Powers. On June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, Eisenhower ordered the Allied soldiers to bombard the German lines located at Calais, France. In order to allow General George Patton and his Third Army to enter and free France, General Omar Bradley attacked the Germans at St. Lo, creating an opening in the German defense. Due to the Allies' victory in liberating France, Belgium and Luxemburg, the Americans elected Franklin D. Roosevelt for his fourth term in November 1944. In an attempt to break through the Allies' supply line, Hitler ordered eight tanks to attack the American line of defense, resulting in the Battle of the Bulge. After one month of fighting, the battle caused the Germans to lose 120,000 troops, 600 tanks and assault guns and 1600 planes, debilitating the Germans. Although S.S Guards attempted to dispose all evidence of the mass murder at concentration camps, Soviet troops found and liberated Majdonek, the world's largest creamatorium, in Poland. On April 25, 1945, the Soviet Army stormed Berlin, throwing the city into panic and chaos. A week after Hitler commited suicide, General Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of the Third Reich. On May 8, 1945, although the Allies celebrated the V-E day, Victory in Europe Day, President Roosevelt did not live to see the defeat of the Axis Powers.

Tamara and Jazreel
Period C