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Battle of the Atlantic
Britain needed to bring in a alot of food and military equipment to survive the war. The German submarine force (U-boats) badly damaged the British ability to survive the war. -
Invasion of Poland
At 4.45am the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire.
The decision of Adolf Hitler was a gamble, the German army was not yet at full strength.
Hitler was sure the invasion of Poland would be a short and victorious war -
Dunkirk
Lord Gort made the decision to evacuate on May 25, 1940, and the last troops departed France on June 4.
On the night of May 9/10, 1940, German forces attacked the Low Countries. Moving to their aid, French troops and the British Expeditionary Force were unable to prevent their fall. -
D-Day
5,000 ships and landing craft
50,000 vehicles
11,000 planes
France was invaded and conquered by Germany in June 1940, it stayed like that until 4 years later in June.
in the east German soldiers were being forced back towards Germany by the Russian soldiers.
But most of Europe was a German fortress and the only way the allies could win was to get back into Europe. -
Battle of Brtiain
on the 30th of June the order is given by Reichsmarschall Hermann Göering, head of the Luftwaffe, to draw the RAF into battle. Attacks are to be focused on coastal convoys, radar stations along the south coast, aircraft factories and RAF airfields. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the name given to Nazi Germany’s invasion of Russia on June 22nd 1941. Barbarossa the largest military attack of World War Two and was to have appalling consequences for the Russian people.
Three army groups attacked Russia on June 22nd 1941. Army Group North, led by von Leeb, Army Group Centre, commanded by von Bock and Army Group South commanded by von Rundstedt. -
Pearl Harbour
The attack on Pearl Harbor r and the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, -
Atomic Bomb
The atomic bomb was first used in warfare at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 and the bomb played a key role in ending World War Two. The atomic bomb, created via the Manhattan Project, was first exploded at the top secret base of Alamogordo on July 16th, 1945.
