HST 802 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Iron Guard, Operation Overlord, Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
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Admiral horthy of hungary tried to get out of alliance with hitler. Hungarian jews were deported and pro-nazis were put in power. Horthy negotiates peace with soviet troops entering hungary. To force horthy to retract the armistice, hitler ordered a kidnapping of horthy"s son. Hitler appointed even more pro-nazis to power. September 1944: king michael of romania broke alliance with germany and had the iron guard leader arrested. D-day: the allied invasion of europe, june 6, 1944. November 1943: meeting in tehran (iran) with stalin, roosevelt, and churchill. Wanted a full frontal attack on france. Largest amphibious invasion through 5 beaches in france. 23,000 led the way to 100,000 troops. By nightfall, german defenses on shores were dealt with. Allies used beaches for amassing troops and supplies. Hitler was convinced that the attack would come from calais. So even when allies attacked the beaches, he was hesitant to move troops from.
