20/02/2024 Flashcards
When was the Battle of the Atlantic ?
The Battle of the Atlantic raged constantly from 1939 through to 1945
Why did Britain win ?
From the spring of 1941 the British used a convoy system. Ships in convoys were escorted and protected by 5 warships
Why did Britain win ?
The convoy escorts began to use radar. This helped them find U-boats and sink them or tell aircraft pilots where to find them. Over 750 U-boats were sunk during the War
Why did Britain win ?
ULTRA allowed the British to decode German messages. This meant that the Allies knew where the submarines were
Why did Britain win ?
Although the Germans sank 22 million tons of Allied shipping during the
War, over the same period the Allies built 42 million tons of new ships
Why did Britain win ?
The development of British bases in Iceland allowed British aircraft to attack German ships and planes in larger areas of the Atlantic
Why did Britain win ?
The German attack on the USSR in June 1941 took most German planes to the Eastern Front
What happened when war broke out in September 1939 ?
Hitler and Stalin signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact. They agreed not to attack each other and to split Poland in half
What happened in June 1941 ?
Germans invaded the USSR in what they called Operation Barbar
When did the German army flood into Russia and quickly drove the Red Army back ?
22nd June 1941
When did the German army reach Leningrad and Moscow ?
September 1941
What happened on the 7th December 1941 ?
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on Pearl Harbour, a naval base in Hawaii, where they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval ships and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded. This led to America declaring war on Japan and entering WW2
When was the start of Operation Overlord ?
6th June 1944
Where did the invasion take place and what happened ?
Took place from several beaches in northern France and was supported by paratroopers dropped from planes or landed in gliders. 130,000 men came across by sea, 23,000 by air
When did the Germans give up ?
May 1945
