Why Did The Us Invade Europe

• The United States invades Europe o As the allied attacks upon Italy were occurring and weakening the Axis powers, generals began to prep for the most important battle of them all, the invasion of Europe. o This would become known as D-Day, in which the successful General Eisenhower was placed in charge of planning for.
 This would start by Allied troops invading the city of Normandy in France, but tricked the Germans into thinking they would attack the port of Calais, to catch them off-guard. o The invasion commenced on June 6, 1944 which started by sending thousands of American troops into the mainland by parachute to flank them.
 The remainder of the troops followed the next morning by sea on Omaha beach.
 Despite being victorious on pushing the Germans back, the Americans suffered heavy
o After months of fighting, the United States reached the borders of France and marched into neighboring countries.
 By 1944, the Allied forces managed to free many countries including: France, Belgium, and Luxemburg. o Their biggest battle was still to come as Americans finally marched into German territory in December of 1944.
 With one last attempt to split the allied forces, Hitler sent in the remainder of his tanks and strong forces to surprise attack the Americans and British.
 This would commence the Battle of the Bulge, in which the Germans utilized all they had to put up one last resistance before being forced to retreat; Allied victory was inevitable at this point despite heavy casualties to the United States.

• Germany Surrenders o By the time the Soviet Union had invaded Berlin, Nazi troopers were on the run and Hitler had already committed suicide making surrender inevitable. o On April 25, 1945 Soviet artillery bombarded the city causing nothing but chaos and panic among the remaining soldiers and