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Fall of poland
Location: Poland
Major Players: Germany, Poland
First use of Blitzkrieg
sites eliminated by sabotage troops
hit on 3 offensives (N,S,W)
poor tactics, outdated equipment and huge # of German soldiers led to the overwhelming of Poland
Germans lost 14,000 Polish lost 700,000 -
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Battle of the Atlantic/ St. Lawrence
Location: Oceans
Major players: Canada, Britain, United States, Germany, Italy.
Important details.
Britain relied on shipped resources
U-boat groups called "Wolf Packs"
High casualty toll
Key factor for and throughout war -
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Dunkirk
Location: Dunkirk, France
Major Players: Britain, France, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Dutch
Allied forces caught off guard
quick assembly of naval units
crushing defeat but also a miracle -
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Battle of Britain
Location: Britain
Major Players: Britain, Commonwealth Countries (Canada) Germany)
Technological British advantage inc. Radar and allied support
London bombed
Provided air force with breathing relief during the Blitz -
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Barbarossa
Location:Russian Border in Eastern Europe
Major Players: Germany and Axis powers and Soviet union
Meaning "Red Beard", Barbarossa was a famous king in Germany and tried to unite Germany and conquer the West.
Hitler starts a 2 front war
Russia suffered major civilian loss
Ordered Scorched earth to leave nothing for Germans and used towns as fortresses. -
Pearl Harbour
Location: Pearl Harbour, Honalulu, Hawaii, Us
Major Players: United States, Japan
Without warning
US joins the war
Military damage was minimal as carriers escaped the night before -
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Hong Kong
Location: Hong Kong
Major Players: Japan, Britain, Canada, Commonwealth troops
inexperienced allies VS. war hardened Japanese
no reinforcements leading to quick capture
known as "Black Christmas"
torture and inhumane conditions in Japanese POW camps -
Dieppe
Location: Dieppe, France
Major Players: Canada, Britain, United States, Germany
Test equipment and gather intelligence
Poor planning and lost surprise factor
First raid was a disaster
Greatest sacrifice of Canadian lives during the war -
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Ortona, Italy
Location: Ortona, Italy
Major Players: Canada, Germany, Italy
4 months of fighting through mountains
Street by street battle
Little resistance besides fierce heat and terrain at the beginning which worked against Canadians towards the end -
D-Day
Location: Normandy, France
Major Players: Allied Powers, Germany
Element of surprise was key
Operation Overlord delayed 24 hours
landing point was a surprise for both Germany and most of the allies -
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Battle of the Scheldt
Location: Belgium
Major Players: Allies powers, Germany, Canada
Germans controlled mouth of the river blocking supplies from liberated locations
Canadians tasked with clearing the route
High cost in lives
Cleared way for final allied advance to defeat Germany -
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Battle of Berlin
Location: Berlin, Nazi Germany
Major Players: Soviet union, Poland, Germany
Soviets surrounded Berlin
Poorly organized defense team
Hitler and officials commit suicide on April 30th
May 2nd was the city's surrender but fighting only stopped on the 8th and 9th
Some Germans fought west to surrender to the Western Allies instead of the soviets.