France hides behind Maginot Line sitzkreig USSR take
§ France hides behind Maginot Line § “sitzkreig” § USSR take the Baltic state and half of Poland § Germany conquerors Poland, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, and France § British escape at Dunkirk § Nazi’s create Vichy France § Germany uses Blitzkrieg “lightning war” using tanks, trucks, and aircraft
§ Hitler wants to invade, called Operation Sea Lion § Doesn’t have the navy § Battle for Britain § Air battle for UK § Luftwaffe, nazi airforce, nearly won § Until the resorted “The Blitz” § German terror bombing campaign § UK survives
§ Nazi General Erwin Rommel , the Desert Fox, pushed allies to Cairo § Italians invade Greece, are bailed out by Germans § Germany conquers Yugoslavia § Hungary and Bulgaria join Hitler § Hitler is the master of Europe
§ Hitler breaks the non-aggression pact and invades the USSR § Wanted their resources § Hated communism § Germans crushed the Soviets § Poised to take Leningrad and Moscow § Stopped by winter and timely reinforcements
§ Called the “Great Patriotic War” in Russia § The bloodiest war ever fought in Europe § The Soviet Union lost 12 million civilians and 10 million soldiers in the war § 14% of its population § Nazis lost around 5 million soldiers and 1. 5 million civilian casualties § 10% its population
§ The Japanese continued to take Chinese territory § US cut of resources § Forced Japan into war § Japan attacks Pearl Harbor § Also conquer many other “western” territories § US officially joins the war
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