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• December 22, 1941, Winston Churchill traveled to Washington to visit with FDR and he stayed for 3 weeks
• operation torch - allied invaded North Africa as Germany controlled it. lasted 6 months. 20K Americans died but allies eventually took control
• in operation torch, Allied forces were led by American General Dwight, Eisenhower. German forces were led by Erwin Romell (Desert Fox)
• The 99th Pursuit Squadron : all black fighter pilots who were very successfu.

  nickname: Tuskegee Airmen
• 92nd Infantry Division: all black ground soldiers.

  nickname: the Buffalo Soldiers
• June 6, 1944, D-Day (operation overlord) began. Eisenhower commanded the invasion. US ground troops were led by Omar Bradley. there were 3 million allied forces
• The US sent their 82nd and 101st airborne divisions, two parachute down behind German lines. The invasion was successful. In a month over 1 million troops were in France.