WORLD WAR II
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WORLD WAR II
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D-Day
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Tehran Conference
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Salerno
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Atlantic Conference
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Detailed explanation-1: -Operation Avalanche–the main invasion at Salerno by the American Fifth Army under Lieutenant General Mark Clark–began on 9 September 1943, and in order to secure surprise, it was decided to assault without preliminary naval or aerial bombardment.
Detailed explanation-2: -Operation Avalanche was the codename for the Allied landings near the port of Salerno, executed on 9 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy during World War II. The Italians withdrew from the war the day before the invasion, but the Allies landed in an area defended by German troops.
Detailed explanation-3: -The fighting around Salerno proved particularly fierce and ended when British forces from Calabria arrived. Defeated around the beaches, the Germans withdrew north to the Volturno Line. The invasion opened a second front in Europe and helped take pressure off Soviet forces in the east.
Detailed explanation-4: -On September 8, 1943, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies.