After D-Day, between June and August 1944, the Red Army launched a massive offensive, Operation Bagration, and drove the Germans from the USSR. In December 1944, Germany launched its fi nal offensive: the Battle of the Bulge, a repeat of their 1940 attack through the Ardennes. However, they were exhausted and were defeated by January 1945. To the east, the USSR resumed its offensive and crossed the Oder River into Germany, heading for Berlin. Red Army soldiers infl icted terrible revenge on German civilians as they went.
CHECKPOINT!
1. Explain the term Operation Overlord. 2. Describe the D-Day landings. Why were they successful? 3. What other successes did the Allies have after the liberation of Paris? 4. What effect did the bombings have on Germany? 5. What was the Battle of the Bulge? Why did the Germans think it would be a success?
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I can explain the D-Day landings and the closing stages of the war.
Dresden in the aftermath of the Allied fire-bombing TIME TO GO BACK I CAN MOVE FORWARD
