Military History- WWII Flashcards
Hitler was the Fuhrer of the ___ party
German National Socialist (Nazi)
Germany started WWII in ___, later joined by ___ in ___, then ___ in ___. Together they formed the major ___ nations.
1939, Italy, 1940, Japan, 1941, Axis
What is a Blitzkrieg? What country did the Germans first attack?
“Lighting attack”, Naval, air and ground forces concurrently attack. Poland
At the start of WWII, Japan invaded ___ and Italy invaded ___
China, Ethiopia
Hitler annexed ___ in 1938, followed by the ___ province of Czechoslovakia, costing Czech its fortifications and industry. Czech president, ___, eventually signed over Czech to Germany.
Austria, Sudetenland, Emil Hacha
Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact (WWII)
secret agreement between Germany and USSR. Red Army entered eastern Poland
Munich Pact (WWII)
England and France try to appease Germany to secure “Peace in Our Time”
Between 27 May and 4 Jun 1940, a total of 693 ships that brought back 338,000 British and French troops back to Britain. Heavy equipment was abandoned.
Operation Dynamo
Failed German amphibious and air attack on the British. British had radar which was crucial to success.
Operation Sea Lion
Designed to knock Italy out of WWII. Planted false papers, open Mediterranean up for Allies to hit heart of Germany.
Operation Husky
___, under president ___, was a large amount of War material sent to the Soviet Union and Joseph Stalin to aid against Germany in WWII.
Lend-Lease, Franklin Roosevelt
In 1939, Hitler signed a ___ pact with the USSR. Germany was busy on other fronts and the USSR wanted to “buy time”
non-aggression
Beginning in June of 1941, 3 million German troops and allies conquered most of the USSR.
Operation Barbarosa
What were the unified forces of Nazi Germany called?
The Wehrmacht
German failed attack in this major city of the USSR. Many soldiers died of starvation or exposure.
The Battle of Stalingrad