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invasion of Poland
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WW2
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Invasion of Poland
who; Germany invadeing Poland from the west and USSR on the eastern
what; Germany took half of Poland and USSR got the other
where; Poland
why; to get land
interesting fact; the first time blitzkreig tactics were utalized
impact on war efforts; assisted the Nazi forces -
Britian and France declair war
who; Britian, France, Nazi Germany
what; declairation of war
where; europe
why; germanies invasion of poland
interesting fact; they had strived so much to stop war that they ended putting themselves into a bad position when it came
impact on war; it "started" the war -
Nazi invasion of France
who; Allied French troops and attacking Nazi German forces
what; Nazi Germany invadeing France
where; northern France was occupied from the east
why; to control europe
interesting fact; 1.9 million allies captured during the invasion
impact on war; it left the united kingdom without any european allies -
battle of Britian
who; German Luftwaffe vs the British RAF
what; Germany bombed Britain
where; Britain and the english channel
why; to try to break the moral of the English and to disable their military
interesting fact; almost 5 times the casualties for the Luftwaffe
impact on the war; motivated the british people to help aid in the war effort -
bombing of Pearl Harbor
who; Imperial Japan and USA
what; Imperial japanese navy bombing the pearl harbor hawaii
where; owahoo island, hawaii
why; a fuel monopoly because it was an ally of the third reich
impact on the war effort; brought america into the war -
U.S. declaires war
who; United States
what; declaires war on japan and germany
where; United States
why; to assist the allies in the war effort and exact vengance on japan for their assualt on pearl harbor
fact; U.S. declaired war a day after pearl harbor
impact on war effort; large advantage to the allied forces bringing in another million plus soldiers -
Dieppe raid
who; Canadian troops and Nazi troops
what; canadian forces assaulted the beaches of Dieppe
where; Dieppe, France
why; to try and get a foot hold in europe
interesting fact; the Nazi troops had camera equiptment waiting
impact on the war; many canadian deaths and even more wounded and/or captured, helped the allies plan better for the normandy beaches -
battle of Stalingrad
who; Soviet union and nazi forces
what; the red army made a stand and stoped the invadeing nazi troops with heavy losses
where; Stalingrad, U.S.S.R. (now Leningrad, Russia)
why; it was a major part of the red armies moral and would provide a highly stratigic foot hold for the nazi troops
interesting fact; the red army lost approximately 1.15 million troops (wounded, killed, or missing)
impact on the war; nazi defeat was of major importance as it might have spelled the end for the soviet rule -
assualt on the Normandy beaches ( D-day)
who; Canada, Britain, USA, and Nazi forces
what; allies assualted the beaches of Normandy
where; northern and north western beaches of Normandy, France
why; it gave the allies a foot hold in central europe
interesting fact; 195700 US, British, and Canadian troops landed with armor and also with air coverage
impact; D day spelt the begining of the end for Nazi Germany and Hitler
