HIS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Joseph Goebbels, Theodor Plievier, Allied Invasion Of Italy

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Lecture 10b: hitler"s downfall: world war ii in europe (1942-1945) Nov. 1942: the allies were on the offensive el alamein, operation torch, and the battle of stalingrad (road to allied victory) The u. s. army was very small at the beginning of the war and was not ready for combat until late 1942. General bernard montgomery was the commander of british forces. Oct. 1942: gen. montgomery launched an attack against rommel. First major british victory against germany; major boost for allied morale. Allies had planned to use northern africa as a springboard for an invasion of italy. One consequence of this operation was the set-up of a provisional government in. Algeria: established by general charles de gaulle, leader of the free french resistance movement, undermined the authority of the collaborationist vichy government. Battle of stalingrad (1942-1943): the turning point of the war on the eastern front.

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