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Question Description

1. Discuss the importance to Allied strategy and German destruction of Hamburg, Kassel, Wurzburg, Darmstadt, Heilbronn, Wuppertal, and Magdeburg during the “fire bombings.”.

2. Share a brief summary of your subject’s experiences. Select one D-day participant from the list below and read and/or listen to the accounts of his or her experiences.

Bob Littlar Sid Capon Bill Farmer André Heintz Franz Gockel James Hill

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/dday_…

3. Why did the Western Allies delay so long in responding to Stalin’s request that they open a Second Front in Europe against Germany? The invasion in North Africa was given preference; how successful was the war in North Africa for the Allies?

– pages 310-449

– minimum 100 words per question (total 300 words)

– MLA one citation per question (use book attacked)