Defeat

Question 1

When was D-day?

Answer 1

> 6th of June 1944

Question 2

What were some of the developments on the Western Front?

Answer 2

> created on D-day when the allied troops invaded Normandy beaches

> Germans launched a counter attack in 1944 but were pushed back (battle of the bulge)

Question 3

When was the attack on Berlin? How many tanks, men and aircraft were involved ?

Answer 3

> 16th April 1945

1.5 million men
6300 tanks
8500 aircraft

Question 4

What were the conditions of Germany after the war?

Answer 4

> 3.25 million soldiers and 3.6 million civilians were killed

> there were many refugees

> major towns and cities had been completely destroyed

> currency was worthless

Question 5

What were the developments on the Eastern Front?

Answer 5

> the battle of Stalingrad 1942-43 was a turning point as Germany surrendered following their defeat

> 1943 battle of Kursk: Germany lost 2000 tanks and the Soviet army rapidly approached the Eastern Front

> by the end of 1944 all German troops had been pushed out of the Soviet Union

> by mid 1945 soviet troops were threatening Berlin