file I: course of the world war

Question 1

German invasion on Poland

Answer 1

1/09/1939 = beginning of WW2

• 3 days later France and Great Brittain declare the war on Germany
• Germany takes West and Central Poland, SU takes east

Question 2

Twilight War

Answer 2

september 39 to may 40

• no real military action, only mving troops
• France assemble behind Maginot Line

Great Brittian intensifies the economic bloccade on Germany

Germany takes Denmark and Norwey april 1940

Question 3

Blitzkrieg

Answer 3

may 40 - june 40
Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg attacked by Germany => German occupation starts

French government (Pétain) negotites an armistice with Germany = occupied and collaborating part (Vichy)

Question 4

Battle of Brittain

Answer 4

Chamberlain (appeasement policy) resigned => Churchill
- German Luftwaffe attacked Great Brittain bur Royal Air Force counters these attacks
== first defeat in the war for Hitler
- USA starts supplying GB with weapons food and equipment

Question 5

extension of the war to…

Answer 5

Southeast Europe, Africa and Soviet Union

• Yuguslavia, Greece and Crete were taken over by the Axis powers
• Operation Barbarossa to SU

Question 6

Japanese attack

Answer 6

on Pearl Harbour 1941
naval base in Hawaii
=>USA participation in the war

Question 7

problems of Germany?

Answer 7

• operation Barbarossa offeensive slow down because of th winter, SU bows but does not break
  USA joins because of attack on Pearl Harbour

Question 8

turning point 1
2
3

Answer 8

1: Japanese fleet gets defeated by the Midway Islands
2: in North Africa Germany gets defeated by Great Brittain and AMerica lands on the coast of North Africa
3: battle of Talingrad, Gemran troops needed to surrender

Question 9

Operation Husky

Answer 9

Allied forces land on SIcily coming from North Africa

• fascist regime of Musssulini collapses but Hitler sends own troops
• 160000 allies, 38 days of firghting, 31000 deaths

Question 10

D-DAY

Answer 10

june 6 1944
=> allied forces land on coast of Normandy, creates a second front
== PAris liberated by august, Belgium by september, Netherlands after a few months

Question 11

what next?

Answer 11

Germanyd idn’t intend to surrende and bombed Antwerp with Vergeltungswaffe in order to stop supplying

Last German offensive = battle of the Bulge (Ardennes offensive) december 1944

march 1945: east meets west

Question 12

V-day

Answer 12

Hitler killes himself while Soviets capture Berling

may 8 1945 = Vday (Germans surrender