WWII IN EUROPE Flashcards
1
Q
What’s the chronology?
A
SEP / OCT 1939 GER INVADES POL SEP 1939 BRITAIN FRANCE AUS DECLARE WAR ON GER MAY 1940 DUNKIRK EVACUATION MAY / JUNE 1940 FALL OF FRANCE JULY 1940 BATTLE OF BRITAIN APRIL 1941 EVACUATION FROM CRETE DEC 1941 OPERATION BARBAROSSA RUSSIA 1942-1943 STALINGARD
2
Q
Who were allies and axis
A
Allies: Britain France Australia US 1941 SOVIET UNION 1941
Axis: GER JAP ITALY
3
Q
Who had the advantage until 1942 and why
A
Axis had advantage
Invaded lots of territory
Battle of Kursk STALINGARD turned around war. Destroyed German forces
4
Q
What was Blitzkreig
A
New offensive warfare tactic
Mobile manuerverable force
5
Q
What happened at Dunkirk
A
Overpowered. 1940 mass evacuation 380,000 troops
6
Q
Battle of Britain
A
1940 air raids and attack on Britain, Royal Air Force defended
7
Q
When did ger invade Russia and what happened
A
- Blitzkreig tactics were in affective. Battle of STALINGARD and Kursk
8
Q
What was d-day and when?
A
June 1944 a series of allied operations on Normandy coast in France. Troops had to fight way up beaches on low open ground.
9
Q
How did WWII end
A
- forces from Normandy and Russia pushed GER back into GER
- GER tank forces destroyed in kirsk and army depleted
- economy struggling and army in no position to retaliate
