World War II in Europe
Across
- 7. Half a million troops prepared to block the Allied assault on the coast was called the _____________________.
- 8. __________ 1943, 250,000 Germans and Italians surrender in Tunisia
- 9. This helped armies to coordinate their tactics.
- 11. __________ 1943, Allies secure Sicily
- 12. The war between the Allies and the Axis powers _____________ nearly every country on Earth.
- 14. The deadly battle in a spot was code-named __________.
- 15. ____________ 1942, British stop Axis forces in Egypt
- 17. ____________ 1941, German advance stalls near Moscow
- 18. ___________ 1942, Battle of Stalingrad begins
- 20. A major use of radar was to __________enemy aircrafts.
- 22. These planes were faster than bomber planes and carries machine guns.
- 23. A radar ____________ sent out little beeps of sound, the sound waves hit objects to reveal the location.
- 25. The enemy could listen in on radio _________ so armies had to use codes.
- 26. Dwight D. Eisenhower was made this of all the Allied forces in Europe.
- 27. ___________ 1944, Allies enter Rome
- 29. This battle was one of the turning points of World War II.
Down
- 1. Huge vessels that were floating runways.
- 2. The day the Allies hit the beaches of Normandy on June 6,1944, was called ____________.
- 3. The biggest advance in ships was the ________________.
- 4. Aircraft carriers could dominate sea battles.
- 5. an electronic system that uses sound to identify objects from a distance.
- 6. The name of the B17 bombers that flew from airfields in Britain to hit enemy targets.
- 10. Navajo, Comanche, and other Native Americans served as these during the war.
- 13. These took place on land and at sea.
- 16. The name of the battle where the Allies were surrounded by Germany 45 miles deep in the line.
- 19. This language became the Allied secret weapon
- 21. During the war, airplanes called __________ destroyed factories and parts of the cities.
- 24. May 8 is known as ____________, Victory in Europe.
- 28. These were used to smash through lines of defense.