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Churchill to DC
Prime minister Churchill arrived at the whitehouse. -
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Battle of the Atlantic
The Germans sank 87 ships off of the Atlantic shore, and had destroyed a total of 681 ships. Admiral Carl Doenitz of the German U-boat offensive, reports that losses had "reached an unbearable height." -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germans take offensive in southern Soviet Union. Germans conquer Stalingrad house by house and set the city on fire via Luftwaffe night bombings. -
American Troops to North Africa
Some 107,000 allied troops, most of them American, landed in Casablanca, Oran and Algiers in North Africa. -
Italy captures Sicily
Summer of '43, Italian campaign takes off to a good start by capturing Sicily. -
Emmanuel III summons Il Duce
King Victor Emmanuel III summoned Il Duce to his palace, strips him of power, and has him arrested. -
Storming Beaches of Normandy
Allied forces invade Omaha beach encountering extreme resistance. AKA D-DAY! -
Bombing of St. Lo
General Omar Bradley unleashes massive air and land bombardment against enemy at St. Lo -
Battle of the Bulge
Under dense fog, 8 German tank divisions break through weak American defense along 80 mile front. -
V-E Day
Eisenhower accepts unconditional surrender of the Third Reich.
