COURSE OF WW2 Flashcards
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INVASION OF POLAND
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- This was Hitler’s final act before war.
- On August 31st- members of the German SS dressed as Polish soldiers attacked a German Radio Station.
- Hitler used this as an excuse to invade Poland.
- Britain and France declare war 2 days later.
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WINTER 1939-40
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- Known as the Phoney War.
- No fighting took place
- Germany. France and Britain began to prepare for war.
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DUNKIRK
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- May 26th-June 6th
- VERY famous and memorable moment of the war.
- British soldiers pushed onto the beaches on the coast of France.
- Hitler halted attacks which gave the British and French time to escape and recover.
- Also gave them time to organise a mass evacuation off the beaches.
- Not only was the event of Dunkirk extremely memorable but also the rescue of the soldiers on fishing boats and little row boats.
- OPERATION DYNAMO- the plan to get the soldiers off the beaches.
- British used the event to encourage more British people to join the fighting and become heros.
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RESULTS OF DUNKIRK
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- Hitler was the victor.
- Britain had rescued 300,000 soldiers but Hitler captured 1-2 million.
- His army also took a lot of the allies equipment.
- This meant that the allies were weakened and needed time to gain their strength back.
