World War II in Europe

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.

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.