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Nazis Take the Sudentland
Adolf Hitler threatened to take Sudetenland by force. The government resisted but they didn’t want to go to war so they negotiated with Hitler. This event took place because Hitler wanted to take Sudetenland so the government negotiated with him. Soon the Nazis invaded Poland which started World War II. I chose this because it is Hitler and the German government negotiating -
German Blitzkireg
Blitzkrieg was a military tactic that Germany relied on for overrunning much of Europe. Blitzkrieg tactics required the concentration of offensive weapons like tanks, planes and artillery along a narrow front. Germany used blitzkrieg tactic to defeat and overpower Poland. Germany successfully used it against Poland. I chose this picture because it shows the affect blitzkrieg had and what it did to places that were one homes and/or jobs to other people -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
The Ribbentrop pact, also known as the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact was one of the most important pacts in soviet history. It was a pact that stated that Germany would remain neutral in case of war with other states, exchange information and resolve conflicts peacefully. This Pact led to the Second World War. On September 1 Germany attacked Poland and on September 3rd Britain and France declared war. I chose this picture because it shows one of the men signing the pact. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
On September 1st 1939 Germany invaded Poland. This happened because Germany wanted more land, space, and resources. The Polish army was defeated within a few weeks of the invasion. Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. Nazi Germany occupied the remainder of Poland when it invaded the Soviet Union in June, 1941. Poland remained under German occupation until January 1945. I chose this picture because it really shows the men in war and how big of an impact this war really -
Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain was the air battle between the Germans and the British over Great Britain’s airspace. In 1933 the German people voted for leader Adolf Hitler, who led a political party in Germany called the National Socialists or Nazis. Hitler promised to make his country great again and began to arm Germany again and to take land from other countries. The Second World War started by Germany in an attack on Poland. Britain and France declared war on Germany after Hitler had refused to stop -
Battle of Britain
on Germany after Hitler had refused to stop his invasion in Poland. I chose this picture because it shows only some of the destruction the War caused. -
Nazi Invasion of the Soviet Union
Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union of June 22, 1941. Adolf Hitler decided to attack the Soviet Union. This was called Operation Barbarossa. On December 18, 1940 he signed the Directive 21, the first operational order for the invasion of the Soviet Union. Hitler wanted to conquer the soviet territories. Germany succeeded in surrounding and destroying Soviet army divisions around Smolensk. They head south to Kiev instead of marching on to Moscow. The Soviet defense of Smolensk is destroyed and -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, 3,500 Americans were killed that on that day. They did this because Japan needed oil and more resources. This attack was one of the things that led the United States to decide to go into World War II. I chose this picture because it shows kind of a point of view. Like, you feel like you were there and it impacts you as if you actually were there at the time. -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior officials of the Nazi Germany Government, held on January 20, 1942. The conference was to inform administrative leaders of the Departments responsible for policies relating to Jews, that Reinhard Heydrich had been appointed as the chief executor of the Final solution to the Jewish question. In the meeting, Heydrich presented a plan, for the deportation of the Jewish population of Europe and French North Africa to German areas in eastern Europe, and -
Allied Invasion of Africa
The allies planned out the invasion of North Africa through operation torch. There were three allied forces, the US Western, Central, and the British Eastern. If they’re successful it would contain German expansion to Europe, it would block off shipping lanes, and it would provide the Allied with a jumping off point to Italy. Hitler was so angry by the success of the allied invasion over his French that he ordered his forces to take the south of France. Most French forces in North Africa surrend -
Battle Of Stalingrad
battle of Stalingrad took place during the last part of 1942 and early 1943. The battle started when the German air force, bombing the Volga River and then the city of Stalingrad. In November, the Soviets made a counter attack. They trapped the German army inside of Stalingrad. The Germans started to run out of food. Since they had very little food and were freezing from the cold weather, the German army surrendered. It was the turning point of the war in Russia. I chose this picture because it -
Operation Gomorrah
Operation Gomorrah was the military codename for air raids carried out by the Royal Air Force on the city of Hamburg which started at the end of July 1943. RAF Bomber Command and the United States Army Air Force created a bombing mission that would last 8 days and 4 nights. Some bombings lasted almost an hour. Operation caused about 50,000 deaths and over a million German civilians homeless. 9,000 bombs were dropped and 250,000 houses were destroyed, before the end of World War II was hit anoth -
Operation Gomorrah
, before the end of World War II was hit another 69 times. I chose this picture because it had a lot of detail and a huge effect on how big of an impact this had on a lot of people. -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion - 1944)
Germany had invaded France and was trying to take over all of Europe including Britain. Thousands of planes dropped bombs on German defenses. The reason it happened was to end World War II and the Nazi domination of Europe. American troops landed at Omaha and Utah beaches. The Utah landing was successful, but the fighting at Omaha beach was bad. Many US soldiers lost their lives, but they were able to take the beach. By June 17th over half a million Allied troops had arrived and they started to -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion - 1944)
By June 17th over half a million Allied troops had arrived and they started to push the Germans out of France. I chose this media because it’s a perspective from some men and it explains what happened. -
Liberation of concentraion camps
The Soviets liberated Auschwitz, which was the largest concentration camp, in 1945. Only thousands out of millions of Jews were still alive and were pretty much skeletons from lack of food. The survivors would take a while to recover from the horrible things they had to see and go through. I chose this picture because it shows how happy the prisoners were that the Soviets were there and it was finally over. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
Soviet forces reached a major Nazi camp, the Germans were surprised by it and tried to hide the evidence by destroying the camp. Some of the camp staff set the crematoriums, used to burn bodies of the dead prisoners, on fire. But in the evacuation the gas chambers were still standing. In 1944 Soviets found other camps, the Germans had already abandoned the camps in 1943 after most of the Jews in Poland had already been killed. The Soviets liberated Auschwitz, which was the largest concentration -
VE Day
VE day is also a holiday that is celebrated because it is the day that the World War II allies accepted the surrender of Nazi Germany. On April 30th Hitler committed suicide during the Battle of Berlin and so Germany surrendered. This ended the war in Europe. I chose this picture because it really shows how happy everyone was that the war was over. -
Battle Of Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, fought over the winter months of 1944 – 1945, was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War Two. The battle was a last ditch attempt by Hitler to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves. I chose this picture because it shows the troops going to fight.
