The American WWII cemetery

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The American WWII cemetery

What do you know about WWII

Americans during WWII

- After Japan attacked Pearl Harbour the USA declared war to the axis of Evil (Germany, Italy and Japan)

- Americans had military bases in Great Britain 

- By June 6, 1944 (D-day), 1.6 million Americans lived here

  1939               1940              1941                  1942                 1943                 1944               1945

1 sept. 1939

Ger. invades Poland

spring 1940

Germany conquers western-Europe

summer 1940

Battle of Brittain

fall 1941

OperationBarbarossa

7 dec. 1941

Pearl Harbor

1942 - 1943

Siege of Stalingrad

June 1944

D-day

april 1945

Germany surrenders

aug. 1945

Atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki

End WW2

Start WWII

Bombardment of Rotterdam

February strike

Battle of Arnhem

Railway strike

Hunger winter

Liberation

 Put the events  of the WW2

in the correct chronological order. You can use the internet

Atomic bomb on Hiroshima

D-Day

Battle of stalingrad

Operation Barbarossa

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour

Cambridge American Cemetery

Choose one of the following person(s)

* Crew of the USS Reuben James, 

* Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.

* Glenn Miller (listed as Alton G.)

*Leon R. Vance, Jr.

Research

- The biography of the person(s) involved

- What happened during WWII

- Where can you find their memorial in the cemetery

Wall of the missing

              Cambridge American Cemetery has the longest Wall of the Missing of any of the World War II American cemeteries in Europe. At some of the names you might see a "Rosette". 

Facts about the USA involvement

-1.2 million americans fought on the mainland of Europe between june 1944 and september 1944

-  416,800 USA soldiers died in Europe during WWII

Other noteworthy numbers

Battle Deaths 15,000,000

Battle Wounded 25,000,000

Civilian Deaths 45,000,000

More information 

Link: 

Cambridge American cemetery 

Netflix:

Saving private Ryan

Greatest events of WWII in colour