Life During The Later War Years. Flashcards
Describe allied bombing.
> may 1943 began heavily bombing the industrial cities to disrupt war production and lower civilian morale
- Hamburg,Cologne,Dresden and Berlin
In Dresden 70% of buildings were destroyed + 150,000 were killed
> overall 800,000 deaths in total
What was the treatment of Jews in the later war years?
> emigration
> ghettoisation
> Einsatzgruppen
> the Wansee conference
> the final solution
When was the Wansee conference?
> 20th January 1942
What were some youth groups opposing the Nazis?
> the swing youth
> the edelweiss pirates
What was a student group opposing the nazis?
> the White rose group
Who were some religious figures opposing the Nazis?
> Martin Niemoller
> Dietrich Bonhoeffer
> Von Galen the archbishop of Munster
Who was General Ludwig Beck?
Beck resigned from his post because he disagreed with Hitler’s plans to challenge the Versailles settlement
> made 2 attempts to assassinate Hitler in 1943 March and November
> played a key role in the Bomb Plot
Describe the July Bomb Plot 1944.
> Von Stauffenberg was badly injured at the Eastern front and was appalled by the atrocities of war- sought to get rid of hitler
> devised operation Valkryie to assassinate Hitler, declare martial Law and negotiate peace with the Allies.
> on 20th July 1944 he set off a bomb at a conference in Obersalzburg
What were the results of the July Bomb Plot?
> 5746 were killed
Including 19 generals and 27 colonels
> the army had to reswear an oath of loyalty to Hitler
Describe the key features of life in the later war years
> 1943 defeat at Stalingrad
-El Alamein
> total war announced by Goebbels
> Albert Speer became minister for armaments
> Allied bombing had devastating effects- espc. In Dresden 350,000 killed
> 3 million women conscripted- only 1 million worked
> rationing got worse
> Volksturm created
