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When was D-Day landings?

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6th June 1944

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What is the name of the operation for D-day

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Operation Overlord

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Where did the men in operation Overlord land?

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Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword

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When was Pearl Harbour?

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7th December 1941

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When did America declare war on Japan?

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8th December 1941

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When was the start and end of ww2?

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From 1st September 1939 to 2 September 1945

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How long did it take Germany to invade France?

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6 weeks

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What was the defence line meant to stop Germany entering France?

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Maginot line

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Where did Germany break through the French defence?

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Ardennes forest

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What were the key turning points of WW2?

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Blitzkrieg, Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, Starlingrad, Pearl Harbour, D-Day landings

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What was the strategy in Blitzkrieg? (lightning war)

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The strategy was for airplanes to identify weaknesses that can be easily conquered with tanks making the way. The whole unit would be continuossly communicating with each other.

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When did Germany start using Blitzkrieg?

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September 1940

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What countries did Germany invade in WW2?

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Belgium, France and the Netherlands

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What happened at Dunkirk

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300,000 British soldiers were evacuated at Dunkirk beach back to England. This means that Britain can still fight in the war

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What sorts of boats evacuated the men at Dunkirk?

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All boats - fishing boats, family boats, navy boats

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Why were the men at Dunkirk not finished off?

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Hitler left the killing of the men at Dunkirk to his friend in the Luftwaffe, who could have ordered the tanks to finish the soldiers but waited to finish the soldiers off with planes

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What was the news reaction to the evacuation at Dunkirk?

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Very positive to keep up morale - newspapers described the men as wanting to fight another day

However, later news went out that the bombing of Dunkirk was not as bad as it seems and that the men did not want to fight again

18
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When was the Dunkirk evacuation?

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It started the 27th May 1940 and lasted around 3 or 4 days

19
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How many soldiers were left behind on other beaches and died or taken prisoner?

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around 70,000 troops

20
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What was left behind on the beaches?

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400,000 tons of supplies, 2500 guns, 76,000 tons of ammunition and lots of burned/ destroyed vehicles

21
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When was the battle of Britain

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10July to 31st October 1940

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What happened in the Battle of Britain

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Germany bombed London with bombers with aircrafts to protect them vs British aircrafts. England eventually won.

23
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What did Germany target in Battle of Britain?

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airbases so that British planes couldn’t take off. They were near breaking point when Hitler ordered them to start targeting homes.

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What was the duration that the German planes could last in the air?

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30 minutes, with 5 minutes to cross the channel

25
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how were German planes identified by the British at first

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radio towers

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What was Hitler’s plan to invade Germany?

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Bomb airbases, Invade Britain via ships protected by Aircrafts, take over Britain. This would require a strong navy and aircraft bases in Calais

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When was Operation Barbarossa?

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22nd June 1941 - 5th December 1941

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What strategy did the Germans use in operation Barbarossa?

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Blitzkrieg to advance fast and encircle areas, which are then surrounded and invaded to move forward

29
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What strategy was used by the Russians in operation Barbarossa?

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to fight and retreat, but to burn the ground when retreating so that Germans cannot use any of the ground temporarily

30
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Casualties in operation Barborassa

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For Russia: 6 million wounded or captured, more than 800,000 soldiers died
For Germany: around 800,000 casualties, with 200,000 killed

31
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Why did Germany not succeed in taking over Russia?

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temperatures reached up to -40 degrees which would freeze tanks. Reinforcements were bought as a deal was made with Japan for peace, and a counterattack happened

32
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What did Germany do after failing to invade Moscow?

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Germany attack Starlingrad, most likely because it is named after the leader of Russia and has loads of oil

33
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When was the battle of Starlingrad?

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23 August 1942 - 2 Feubruary 1943

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What were the casualties in the battle of Starlingrad?

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500,000 Germans, 650,000 Russians

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What were Hitler’s order during the battle of Starlingrad?

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Do not take 1 step backwards

36
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What were the implications of Pearl Harbour?

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Pearl harbour involved America into the war

37
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Why did Japan attack Pearl harbour?

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To consolidate its army and control over southeast Asia

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