Ww2 Flashcards
German tactics during ww2
Blitzkreig
3 parts of blitzkreig
Planes
Tanks
Infantry
Phoney war
When France and England went to war with Germany but did not attack
Countries taken over by hitler during ww2
Poland,Denmark ,Norway,Belgium,France Holland
BEF
British Expeditionary Force
Where the British and French were trapped
Dunkirk
The operation to free the English and French from the beach
Operation Dynamo
Germany plan to invade Poland
Case white
Who became primininister of England
Winston Churchill replaced Neville chamberlain
What was hitlers plan to invade Britain called
Operation sea lion
German Air Force
Luftwaffe
British Air Force
Raf ( Royal Air Force.
German planes
Me 109s. Me110s
British planes
spitfire and hurricane
Who won the Battle of Britain
England
The reasons the British won
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
The blitz
After losing the Battle of Britain the nazis start bombing cities
What was the code name for hitlers attack on the Soviet Union
Operation barbarossa
What army did hitler assemble
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
Why did Germans find fighting in the user very tough
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
Scorched earth policy
Used by Russians when they retreated they destroyed anything of use to the Germans such as factory aril way tracks and poisoned water
What were the Russian army called
The red army
Why was the invasion of Russia delayed
Because the Germans invade Greece and Yugoslavia
Where were the Germans in Russia at the height of their success
Surrounded Leningrad near Moscow
Who was president of America
Roosevelt
Why was Stalingrad a key town
It was in the region of the oilfields in the south and hitler wanted to capture the town with the name of his enemy
What german army was sent and who led it
The German 6th army led by General paulus
What did Stalin order about Stalingrad
To be defended at all costs
Who led the red army in Stalingrad
General Zhukov
What counter attack operation was launched and what did it do
Operation Uranus and trapped sixth army in Stalingrad
Why did the Germans try and do to help their troops
Supply food by air ( didn't work Rescue troops (stopped by soviets But hitler would not let them break out
Why were the Germans forced to surrender
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
What were the effect of the victory in Stalingrad
300,000 German troops were captured
Massive boost for the Russians
A turning point in the war
What german cities were destroyed by air
Berlin and Dresden
What weapons did Germans put their faith in
V2 rockets which had little effects
Why the millions of refugees Flee the incoming Red army
They treated German citizens with great brutality
What happened in March 1945
The allies crossed the Rhine
Russia launched a massive attack on Berlin
After hitler committed suicide who succeeded him and what did they do
Admiral donitz who quickly surrendered
Why did the allies win the war
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
Impact of bombing of Germany
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
Example of hitler interfering in general desicions
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
