Battles of War World ll
Adriana Torrez
Pacific Front
The Bataan Death March
- Japanese struck Philippine Islands
- General Douglas MacArthur was in charge
- Japanese controlled south pacific
- April 19 1942 an American soldier was sent with a flag to surrender to the Japanese
- troops were forced to march 65 miles to prison camps
- Japanese sent American soldiers to camp Odonald
- Philippines and Americans were beaten and about 6-11 thousand were killed
The “Two-Pronged Attack” Strategy
- the key goal was to make a mainland invasion with the strategy
- MacArthur and Nimitz were in control
- MacArthur wanted to push toward the northwest to New Guinea coast and Bismarck Archipelago to liberate the Philippines
Island Hopping
- Goal was to gain military bases and secure the small island in the pacific
- Attack lead by Commander Douglas Macarthur and Admiral Cherster Nimitz
- the U.S slowly moved closer to japan taking control of the surrounding islands to eventually move a mainland invasion
- Nimitz crossed the central Pacific hopping through the Gilbert, Marshall, Caroline and Marianas islands.
Battle of Midway
- Was fought mostly with war aircraft
- U.S beat japans first line also U.S first win against Japan
- Admiral Chester W. Nimitz new what the Japanese were going to do because of the code breaking due to technological advances
Iwo Jima
- Japanese built caves,dugouts,tunnels, and underground installations
- U.S attack the Japanese home islands
- The battle lasted 37 days and the U.S takes the win even throughout the difficult condition that they had to go through.
- The photograph of The raising of the flag was captured at this battle
Okinawa
- Was the last and biggest of the Pacific Islands battles
- The environment was very populated so there much more civilian casualties
- General Simon B. Buckner died in this battle
- Battle lasted 82 days
- To gain time the Japanese change their tactics
Chester Nimitz
- Born February 24 1855 in Fredericksburg ,Texas
- Chester William Nimitz was a fleet admiral of the Unites States Navy
- He played a vital role in War World Two
- greatest success was the the Battle of Midway in witch he destroyed the Japanese
- Directed the U.S. victories at Midway, Iwo Jima and Okinawa
- Commander of the Pacific fleet in War World Two
Douglas MacArthur
- Born January 26 1880 in Little Rock,Arkansas
- Fought in War World One and in War World Two as Commander of Allied Forces in the Pacific
- launched a number of successful offensive operations against the Japanese military
- Island hopping was one of his strategies
The Flying Tigers
- 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chines Air force
- Claire Lee Chennault was the Commander
- Their purpose was to defend China from Japanese forces
- Also had pilots from the United States Army Air Corps,Navy,and Marine Corps
EUROPEAN/AFRICAN FRONT
Closing in on Hitler from Three Sides
- The U.S,Great Britain,and Soviet Union stopped Nazi Germany from 3 fronts all of different sides
- The goal was to keep Germany isolated and to keep them from moving further into Great Britain
- The U.S and Great Britain were closing up from the Mediterranean and France while the Soviet Union closed up in Berlin
- Nazi Germany surrenders
The Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)
- Western Allies launched the largest invasion
- June 6 1944
- Americans,Canadians,and British all had troops on the ground
- U.S. General Dwight Eisenhower was in control
- The plan was to liberate France
The Battle of the Bulge
- German Offensive campaign towards the western front
- Hitler wanted to separate the allied forces
- costliest battle ever fought by the U.s Army and suffered over 100,000 casualties
Dwight Eisenhower
- Born October 14, 1890, Dension, Texas
- Became the 34th president
- Commanded the D-day invasion
- U.S General during WW2
George Patton
- Born November 11 in 1855 in San Gabriel California
- Assigned to the U.S Army Tank Corps during WW1
- led the U.S 7th Army in its invasion of Sicily and swept across northern France
- Played a vital role in defeating the Nazi power in Germany
Omar Bradley
- Born February 12 1893 Randolph Country, Missouri,Mo
- He was the success of the Normandy Campaign
- Commanded more troops than any General in American History
- he was known as the Soldiers General because he was compassionate to his soldiers
George Marshall
- Born December 31, 1880, Uniontown,PA
- Named Chief of Staff in WWll
- Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- Was involved in Operation Overload which was a plan for the Allied forces to invade Europe
The Navajo Code Talkers
- Navajo is an Indian language Soldiers used to communicate so that the Japanese or Germans would know their plans
- Was used in WWll because no one knew how to break the code
- The Idea came from Philip Johnston about the commutation and was soon adapted
The Tuskegee Airmen
- The First African American Military Aviators In the U.S Armed Forces
- They were pilots
- Only program were African Americans were able to serve because it was still deeply segregated
- In the future they play a big role with helping to stop segregation
The Fall of Berlin
- very bloody battle with civilians and military
- last battle of War World Two
- Soviet Union went into Germany to finally defeat Hitler