2. The Allies Advance
• The Allies’ advance through Italy was difficult, but
on June 4, 1944, they finally took Rome
• Fighting continued in Italy until the spring of 1945
• Success in Rome is followed immediately by the
biggest Allied invasion of the war
3. Operation Overlord
• On June 6, 1944, “D-Day,”
the Allies launched
“Operation Overlord” — a
full-scale invasion of
Europe
• The Allies had learned from
the disaster at Dieppe
• This time the invasion was
planned and rehearsed
down to the smallest detail
