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Nazi`s take the Sudetenland
1. The Nazi`s invaded the Sudetenland because they believed it should of never been taken from them after the war. There were also Germans still living in that country and it was in the common interest of the country. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/sudet.htm2. Hitler`s Germany Invaded the Sudetenland on October 1st 1938. Hitler, like many other Germans believed that the Sudetenland still belonged to Germany and wanted to take it back. The Sudetenland was taken away from Germa -
Nazis take the Sudentenland
3. The Sudetenland eventually succumbed to the Nazi`s and was under occupation of Germany. This was the start of many invasions and many occupations Hitler and his Nazi’s carried out. Many people who were considered opposition in Sudetenland were killed. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/sudet.htm4. I chose this picture because it shows how the people of the Sudetenland were affected, mostly the Jewish citizens. This picture shows families being shipped off to Auschwitz camps. -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
1. Russia and Germany went to meet to sign a pact which is officially known as the German-Soviet Union anti aggression treaty. What happened was the two Dictators, Hitler and Stalin met to sign the treaty, it was signed in 1939 and prevented any conflict between the two nations. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/ww2/molotovpact.html2. This treaty appeared to be just a simple non-aggression treaty but it had a darker purpose, it stated: In the event of a territorial and political -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
3. This Pact prevented Russia from attacking Germany at all. That is exactly what Germany wanted. When Germany invaded Poland and reclaiming former territories, Russia could not do anything about it. They had to stand by and watch helpless countries get destroyed and occupies by the Nazi`s.4. I chose this picture because it shows where the Pact was signed between the Nazi`s and the Russians. Shown below is Stalin after the treaty was signed. -
Germanys Invasion of Poland
1. Since Germany believed that Poland really belonged to them they wanted to take it back. On September 1st 1939 4:45 am, Germany invaded Poland along its 1,700 mile border with over 1.5 million troops with tanks, the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) all at once, overwhelming the Polish military. More than 50,000 Polish civilians’ people were killed.( thepolandinvasion.com/index.html) -
German Invasion of Poland
2. Germany believed that Poland still belonged to Germany. Many Germans living in Poland called for the German people to reunite them with their country. Germany also wanted to rid the world that wasn’t of Aryan race. Their definition of Aryan race was not Jewish or weak in any way. Since Germany had signed the Anti-Aggression pact with Russia, the Nazi`s could invade Poland without reparations from their most feared enemy. Also Britain and France meet and decide that the Sudetenland must be gi -
Germanys Invasion of Poland
over to Germany otherwise the Sudentenlanders would have to fight the Germans themselves. 3. Shortly after the Nazi`s invaded Poland on September 1st of 1939, Britain and France threatened to declare war on the German Nazi`s if the Germans did not pull out by the 3rd of September. The Nazi`s refused and the war threat was carried out and Australia, India and New Zealand also declared war shortly after. (ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=28) -
Germans invasion of Poland
4. I chose this picture because it shows the Nazi`s walking across the Polish border in 1939 with great force. Poland used the Blitzkrieg to take poland as quick as possible. -
German Blitzkrieg
1. In German, Blitzkrieg means lightning war. (Blitzkrieg was named because it included surprise attacks, "Lighting fast" attacks into enemy territory, with coordinated massive air attacks, which struck the enemy as if it was struck by lightning. The German military in World War 2 achieved most of its great victories with the Blitzkrieg tactic. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/blitzkrieg_01.shtml #2. When Germany was involved in world war one, battles lasted months in trench warfa -
German Blitzkrieg
4. I chose this picture because it shows the military might of the German army. -
German Blitzkrieg
trench warfare. This new tactic was designed to sweep over a battle in a short period of time, sometimes less that a day. This new tactic solved the need for more supplies and fatigued soldiers sitting in trenches for months to gain a mere mile or so in a battle. http://www.2worldwar2.com/blitzkrieg.htm 3. The Germans used this tactic to take complete control over Poland in a couple days. The Germans took over France within a Month or so. The Blitzkrieg changed warfare forever. -
Battle of Britain
3. The RAF lost 650 aircraft due to this battle and the Nazi`s lost 1100 aircraft. Many civilians were killed in the crossfire and many cities were completely destroyed due to the Germans firebombing cities with innocent people. #4. I chose this picture because it shows the destruction caused by the German Luftwaffe. -
Battle of Britain
1. The Germans needed to control the English Channel to launch there invasion of Britain, so the Nazi`s. They had to destroy the RAF fighter command before the invasion forces make the channel crossing.2. So the German forces could lead a ground invasion the country of England and take out one of their most fearsome enemies in Europe. It was necessary for the Germans to take out the RAF command first to strike down any air resistant. -
Nazi invasion of Soviet Union
attack them on their own ground; instead they wanted to surprise them at home. 3. The effects of this invasion were unlike any other of the war. The Nazi forces lost over 1,0000,000. The Russians lost an astounding 4,500,000 million troops. The Nazi’s had lost the bulk of their forces and were now weakened for the coming soviet invasion. #4.Pic shows dead comrade -
Nazi invasion of Soviet invasion
This image shows the Nazis walking into the Soviet Union. -
Nazi invasion of Soviet Union.
1. The Germans invaded Russia in 1941 under the name of operation Barbarossa. The Germans made a major mistake because it they were outnumbered and the Russian had a tactic of drawing the enemy into deep Russia and then the winter would hit and kill many of their enemies2. The Germans had seen the Soviet Union as a major threat. At the time Russia had a huge armarmy, even though they were poorly equipped there are strength in numbers. Also Germany did not want to have to have the Russian -
Pearl Harbor
wanted to get rid of any possible resistance during their theater of war on the Pacific. 3. As a result of the Japanese surprise attack, 2,402 U.S soldiers, almost all navy, were killed in action. Another 1,247 were wounded in combat. We lost four battleships, and 12 ships were badly damaged. We also lost 188 fighter aircraft.#4. This image shows the damage at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. -
Pearl Harbor
1. On December 7th 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This was the base for the U.S Navy and had the bulk of our Navy warships. Since all of the ships that were in the harbor were docked, they were nearly defenseless. The U.S navy lost many ships and many lives. We never seen it coming.#2. This attack on Pearl Harbor had a darker, more sinister purpose. The Japanese were going to try take over the Pacific. Their only problem was the U.S Navy in Pearl Harbor. The Japanese want -
Wannsee Conference
to get rid of their greatest enemy. They were the Jews. Since some of the Jews were unfit to work, the needed to decide how to deal with these unfit workers. The Nazi officials also needed to make a formal agreement and get it signed by Hitler. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005477 #3. This conference led to the plan of how the Jewish race would be dealt with. This undoubtedly led to the death of Millions of innocent Jewish families. Was held Berlin. -
Wannsee Conference
4. This picture shows the Villa in the suburbs of Berlin where the Wannsee conference was held at. -
Wannsee Conference
1. The top officials of the Nazi regime met at a villa in the suburbs of Berlin on January 20th. The meeting was about how the Nazi’s were going to deal with the policies of the Jews. They eventually came up with the answer. All Jews were going to be deported to German Occupied areas in Eastern Europe. Where they would be worked to death. Those unfit would be exterminated. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=100054772. The Germans needed to figure out how they were going to get -
Battle of Stalingrad
1. This battle was in southeastern Russia. German and Soviet forces met at Stalingrad and fought for control of the city for over 5 months. This battle was most famous for its close quarters combat. This was one of the bloodiest battles in history. The Russians had surrounded the German forces and cut them off from supplies.#2. Hitler wanted to get through the Russian offensive as soon as possible, before they had to fight the American forces. The Germans attacked a small town in Russia -
Stalingrad
called Stalingrad, much to their surprise the Red Army flanked the German forces. The Germans were forced to withdraw deeper into the city and were soon surrounded. 3. This was the bloodiest battle of the War. It was also one of the bloodiest battles in history. Over 850,000 axis soldiers were killed, along with another 1,150,000 Russian soldiers were killed in action. Not to mention the countless innocent civilian deaths. -
Stalingrad
4. I chose this picture because it shows a Russian soldier raising the Russian flag over Stalingrad after the battle had been won by the Red army. -
Allied invasion of Africa
1. The French owned territory in northern Africa. The Germans had occupied this during 1942. The United States and the United Kingdom decide to launch a amphibious attack on Africa to take control of it again. This was also known as Operation Torch. #2. If the allied powers could take control of northern Africa, it would come to strategic value later in the war. Taking North Africa would leave part of the French coast open for attack. This also left Italy open for an invasion. -
Allied invasion of Africa
3. The losses of this operation were very minimal compared to what other battles had. The allied forces had lost around 500, much under the estimated 2,000. The axis did not have it so well compared to the allies. The Axis lost 1,347 men. #4.This picture shows when the allies landed on the beach in Algeria. -
Operation Gomorrah
3. The casualties on the Axis side were much greater than the allied side. The Axis lost 30,000 civilians. The allied powers lost a mere 12 planes. The axis lost 280,000 buildings to the bombs. #4. This image shows the devastation of the allied bombing runs on German suburbs. This damage was common through Hamburg. -
Operation Gomorrah
. #1. Operation Gomorrah was a bombing mission that as carried out by the British and American air forces. The British would Bomb the city of Hamburg Germany by night, and the Americans would bomb it by day. #2. Hamburg had strategic importance to the Germans in the war effort. Hamburg contained many munitions factories. More than anything this mission was meant to the moral of the Nazi forces. 10% of all of the munitions for the Nazi war machine came out of Hamburg. -
D-Day
1. On June 1944 the allied powers launched a amphibious assault on the coast of France. They were met with heavy beach resistance from the Nazi’s. The attack was all along the 50 mile stretch heavily defended by the Germans2 This invasion happened because it was key to rid western Europe of the Nazi’s. This was the only way to get in and liberate France and continue all the way to overthrow Hitler in Germany. This was the beginning of retaking Europe. -
D-Day
3. The allied powers lost an estimated 12,000 soldiers on Normandy. The Germans lost an estimated 9,000 troops. This was a major victory by the allies because it opened Europe to liberation by the allies, and eventually Hitler’s defeat.4. This picture show what it looked like when the boat arrived to the shore, this is where the soldiers would jump out and storm up the beach. Many didn’t even get off the boat alive. -
Battle of The Bulge
way to end the war in Hitler1s opinion so he attempted it. 3. The outcomes of this battle were nothing but negative for the Germans. Although in some places the Germans broke through the frontlines and took 50 miles, they still lost 100,000 men. Because they lost so many men their defensive line closer to Germany (Siegfried Line) This left the Nazi`s open for attack. #4. This image shows Americans scoping out German snipers. -
Battle of the Bulge
1The Germans launched an offensive to try to split up allied armies in Europe. The forces attacked the allied lines through the Ardennes forest using many tanks and soldiers. Since this was a secret surprise attack, the allies were caught by surprise, but still pulled through. The allied forces stuck the invasion down. #2. Hitler wanted the war to be over as soon as possible. He came up with this tactic to separate the allied forces and destroy them as smaller groups. This was the fastest -
Liberation of concentration camps
1. The Russians were the first to stumble upon these camps. They were surprised and stricken by the brutality of these camps. The Russians Camps and other allied forces let the prisoners go and collected evidence that would later be used at the Nuremberg trials. #3. Due to the liberation of these camps, countless numbers of lives were saved. Also many Nazi officials were later sentenced to death during the Nuremburg trail. -
Liberation of concentration camps
4. This image shows orphaned Jewish children returning back home after they were liberated. -
VE day
1. May 8th 1945 was the day that the Germans had unconditionally surrendered to the allies. There were Huge celebrations held all over the world.2. This event happened because the axis had unconditionally surrendered.3. The war in Europe was over and millions of POW`s from germany were released. Countless lives were saved.4. I chose this image because it shows how happy and excited people were after long years of fighting in Europe had finally finished.
