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Hitler’s Lightning War
Section 16.1
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September 1, 1939
Hitler breaks Nonaggression Pact and invades Poland.
WORLD WAR II BEGINS
The German Strategy for invasion is called BLITZKRIEG
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What is BlitzKrieg?
- Literally means “Lightening War”
It’s a fast invasion using...
Planes Tanks Infantry
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BlitzKrieg: The First Phase
Medium Bombers Stuka: Dive-bombers
Luftwaffe - The Nazi Airforce
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BlitzKrieg: The Second Phase
Panzer Tank Armored Units
Tanks overran enemy lines
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Blitzkrieg: The Third Phase
Mass Nazi Infantry
Mauser Rifle- Kurz MP-40 Sub Machine Gun
Finally troops would overwhelm the enemy
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Invasion of Poland
- Nazis invade Western
Poland Sept 1st 1939
-Soviets take Eastern half of
Poland
-Poland is divided
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French and British Mobilize
Maginot Line: fortification on French German boarder
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Germany Gets Clever
-April 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway
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May 1940 Germany fights through Netherlands and Belgium, then into France.
Going around the Maginot line, Germany takes northern France in 10 days
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Outnumbered, allied troops pull back to Dunkirk Beach
850 boats get the troops to Britain and safety
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By June 1940 France surrenders
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What Does BlitzKrieg mean in english?
“Lightening War”
What three Phases make up Blitzkrieg?
Planes, Tanks, infantry
What country did Germany invade in september 1940?
Poland
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The fortified boarder protected by French and British troops was called?
The Maginot line
Rather than attack the Maginot line Germany attacked France through what two countries?
Netherlands and Belgium
British and French troops escaped to Britain from what beach in France?
Dunkirk
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