ELLA WW2 REVISION Flashcards
what did the nazis sign in 1939
nazi soviet pact
what is the nazis soviet pact
nonagressive pact with the USSR
when did the nazis invade Poland
1 September 1939
nazis had double what
army
when Poland was invades this was the first time what
blitzkrieg was used
blitzkrieg was what
very successful
how did nasiz target civilians
einsatzgruppen or death head unit and began to mass kill innocent people
when did the invasion of the west begin
1940
where was the French army pushed to
beaches of Dunkirk
how many people where stuck on Dunkirk beaches
400,000
what couldn’t reach the beaches of Dunkirk and why
navy ship as to big
British sent what to transport troops
little ships
after the Dunkirk avacuation France became
occupied by nazis Germans
when did the battle of britain begin
1940
the german luffwafer outnumber what
RAF
what did the British use to fight of the attach
radars and barage ballons
lots of British success is owed to who
pilets from the empire
lots of British success is owed ro pilots from the empire including who
Jamaica Canada new Zealand and Australia
what was the invasion of the Soviet Unions codenamed
operation Barbarossa
when was operation Barbarossa
June 1941
operation Barbarossa was what
the largest invasion force in human history
the Soviets troops were determined to what
win
what did the soviet troops use and why
the scorched earth policy to damage the German war effort
operation Barbarossa force nazis to do what
fight a war on two fronts
what was the blitz
the German Air Force dropped bomb on British cities
the blitz was used on British city such as
Plymouth London Manchester and Liverpool
the blitz was used …
in hope of breaking the British spirt
when was the battle of stalingrad
between august 1942 and February 1943
where did the battle of Stalingrad take place
house/streets rather than on a battlefield
the soviets disruped what
German supply lines
the disruption of German supply lines caused what
lake of food which lead to hypothermia and frostbite
when did the d-days landings take place
June 1944
the armed force were lead by who
einsehower
what did einsehower attack
5 beaches along the coast of Normandy
