Germany - ww2 Flashcards
what is the pneumonic for the impact of WW2
Rationing
Area bombing
Refugees
Employment
how was rationing affecting germany
rationing of food introduced 27 august 1939, points syste, for clothing introduced october 1939
autarky and rearmament = expensive goods
monotonous diets
meat shortages
food entitlements depends on importance of individuals to war effort
jews food entitlement less than aryans
how was area bombing affecting germany
1942, RAF commander starts ‘area bombing’ targeting large industrial cities with incendiary bombs, not distinguising miltary and civilian
30 may 1942, first british thousand bomber raid
how much damage was done in area bombing
61 german cities combined population of 25 million attacked
3.6 million homes destroyed
7.5 million made homeless
300,000-400,000 killed im raids
800,000 wounded
how were refugees affecting germany
intensive area bombing created thousands of refugees from the ruhr
during advance of soviets through poland many flee west to avoid russian soliders
how did WW2 begin
german occupation of poland
how did germany prepare when germany invaded USSR
goebbels begins propaganda campaign to boost morale - cinemas allowed to stay open
prepare for total war, concentration camps begin forced labour
what was volksgemeinschaft
nazis vision of a perfect society
- family orientated
- all men work and contribute to society
- no class divisions
what was the opposition from within the army in october 1939
admiral canaris head of counter intelligence attempted to gain support for a coup fearing a repeat of the schifflen plan
dissolved when the harsh winter came
what was the july bomb plot
july 1944, army officers try to assassinate hitler using a bomb
planted by colonel stauffenberg
stauffenberg shot same day, 5,000 others executed
what was phase one leading to the final solution
polish ghettos
when was the final solution supposedly given
1941
what was phase 2 of the final solution
mass killings
german invasion of ussr, einsatzgruppen follow behind german army
task was to round up jews/communist/russians and execute
what were the victims of phase 2 made to do
dig mass graves
what was the total number of victims from einsatzgruppen
1.2 million