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Erwin Rommel
commander of the Germand tank corps.
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Erwin Rommel
known as the "Desert Fox"
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Erwin Rommel
supreme commander to prevent the invasion of fortress europe
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Bernard Montgomery
commander of British tank corps.
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George Patton
commander of American tank corps.
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George Patton
known as "Blood and Guts"
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Battle of El Amamein
turning point of the war in Africa
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Devil's Garden
Here, an estimated 3 million land mines were laid before battle, most of which remain there today
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D-Day
date of the invasion of Fortress Europe
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Overlord
codename of the invasion of fortress europe
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Normandy
area in France where the invasion landed
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Dwight Eisenhower
supreme commander of all allied forces for the invasion of fortress europe
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Dwight Eisenhower
known as "Ike", He called the invasion of Europe: Agreat crusade in which "we will accept nothing less than full victory"
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The "Bismarck"
the pride of the German Navy is attacked by 6 British ships and sank the mighty Bismarck
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The "Reuben James"
first american ship sunk by a German U-Boat
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Wolf Pack
small groups of German Submarines
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The Indianapolis
USS Battleship that carried the Atom Bomb to an island near Japan. The ship was torpedoed days later, the survivors went into the water. Sharks feasted on suvivors
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The Indianapolis
1196 people went into water, 316 came out. Sharks got most of them
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Battle of Bulge
German last do or die plan to end WWII
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V-E Day
victory in Europe
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Dolittle Raid
this told the Japanese that we could bomb them whenever we wanted-and we will be back to finish the job
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Internment Camps
relocation centers for our Japanese-American citizens
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MacArthur
supreme commander of all allied forces in the Pacific, he told the people of Philippines, "I shall return"
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Bataan March of Death
60 miles, 6 day march w/ no food or drink killing 18000 POW's-mostly americans
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