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German tactics during ww2

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Blitzkreig

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3 parts of blitzkreig

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Planes
Tanks
Infantry

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Phoney war

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When France and England went to war with Germany but did not attack

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Countries taken over by hitler during ww2

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Poland,Denmark ,Norway,Belgium,France Holland

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BEF

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British Expeditionary Force

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Where the British and French were trapped

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Dunkirk

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The operation to free the English and French from the beach

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Operation Dynamo

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Germany plan to invade Poland

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Case white

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Who became primininister of England

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Winston Churchill replaced Neville chamberlain

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What was hitlers plan to invade Britain called

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Operation sea lion

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German Air Force

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Luftwaffe

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British Air Force

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Raf ( Royal Air Force.

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German planes

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Me 109s. Me110s

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British planes

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spitfire and hurricane

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Who won the Battle of Britain

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England

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The reasons the British won

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The Germans made the mistake of bombing London giving the rag time to reorganise and recover
The use of radar allowed the British to predicts the Germans attack
The spitfires were an Excellent fighter and superior to the Germans

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The blitz

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After losing the Battle of Britain the nazis start bombing cities

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What was the code name for hitlers attack on the Soviet Union

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Operation barbarossa

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What army did hitler assemble

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The largest army in history
Made of 3 million soldiers and 4000 tanks
The army was split into thre groups the north, the south and east

20
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Why did Germans find fighting in the user very tough

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The Russians devolved a scorched earth policy
Rain in October turned roads into a sea of mud
Winter arrived and Germany do not bringing the equipment or gear. They were not used to the conditions which -40 degrees,petrol fries and Germans lost more men to cold then fighting

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Scorched earth policy

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Used by Russians when they retreated they destroyed anything of use to the Germans such as factory aril way tracks and poisoned water

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What were the Russian army called

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The red army

23
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Why was the invasion of Russia delayed

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Because the Germans invade Greece and Yugoslavia

24
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Where were the Germans in Russia at the height of their success

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Surrounded Leningrad near Moscow

25
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Who was president of America

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Roosevelt

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Why was Stalingrad a key town

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It was in the region of the oilfields in the south and hitler wanted to capture the town with the name of his enemy

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What german army was sent and who led it

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The German 6th army led by General paulus

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What did Stalin order about Stalingrad

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To be defended at all costs

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Who led the red army in Stalingrad

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General Zhukov

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What counter attack operation was launched and what did it do

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Operation Uranus and trapped sixth army in Stalingrad

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Why did the Germans try and do to help their troops

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Supply food by air ( didn't work 
Rescue troops (stopped by soviets 
But hitler would not let them break out
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Why were the Germans forced to surrender

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Conditions worsened temperatures dropped to -30 degrees
Food and supplies were in very short supply
German troops start starving to death
Paulus saw no hope

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What were the effect of the victory in Stalingrad

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300,000 German troops were captured
Massive boost for the Russians
A turning point in the war

34
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What german cities were destroyed by air

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Berlin and Dresden

35
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What weapons did Germans put their faith in

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V2 rockets which had little effects

36
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Why the millions of refugees Flee the incoming Red army

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They treated German citizens with great brutality

37
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What happened in March 1945

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The allies crossed the Rhine

Russia launched a massive attack on Berlin

38
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After hitler committed suicide who succeeded him and what did they do

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Admiral donitz who quickly surrendered

39
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Why did the allies win the war

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The nazis had too many enemies (uk us ussr
America focused on beating Germany built more weapons
Bombing of Germany
Hitler interfering with decisions of Generals
Invasion of Russia

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Impact of bombing of Germany

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Reduced amount of military equipment Germany could build
Meant Luftwaffe were trying to stop bombers instead of helping their troops
Allies had control of air on both fronts

41
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Example of hitler interfering in general desicions

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In Stalingrad hitter refused to allow his troops retreat from Stalingrad .
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers who could of lived to fight another day were killed or captured

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