Editing City Series:Volume6d Chapter8 (section)

===Current Movements in Europe===
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Map bottom left box: Map of Europe

Top left dot: London

Top middle dot: Germania

Top right dot: Stalingrad

Center dot: Paris

Bottom dot: Sicily

Arrow from London to Germania: Allied Bombing Route


’43 marked the end of World War Two’s middle phase. In February ’43 on the Eastern European front, the Soviets earned a victory in German-occupied Stalingrad, giving them a foothold for retaking Kiev and Leningrad as well. In May ’43 on the North African front, the Germans surrendered after a long battle in El Alamein. This restricted Germany from the east, letting the Allies shift their focus to Western Europe.

Occupied France was the primary issue in Western Europe, but the government in exile and the Resistance worked for two years to assist the Allied landing in ‘44’s Operation Overlord.

In July ’43, the Allies landed in Sicily and Mussolini fell from power in the German ally of Italy. They surrendered in September, but the stationed German troops fiercely resisted and progress was slow.

At the time, the Allies had pushed back Germany’s outward expansion, but they had trouble with the German resistance on the European mainland. They were in fact fighting while searching for an opportunity to strike back against all of Europe.

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