Monday: Review over Germany
Germany invades : Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Luxembourg, France. In the spring of 1940.
France surrenders in 1940.
Axis invasion of the Balkans (Yugoslavia) - 1941
Nazi Goals against Great Britain -
Destroy the Royal Air Force(before invasion was possible - hopefully by 9-15)
Attack and destroy the British Navy
Attack British troops
Once air control was gained, the invasion of Great Britain would begin
*Germany never achieving #1
**Germans bombers did so poorly against RAF that they started bombing at night only
** Great Britain was aided heavily by the radar and Ultra
Air raids at night people would go in their basements or in the Subway.
Germans invasion of USSR - June,1941
Biggest invasion in history
Invaded Leningrad in the North, Moscow in the middle the Russian capitol, Stalingrad in the south. The Germans had 90% of the city in their hands but the Russian winter turn it around.
Stalin demanded this of Soviets troops as they retreated.
Scored Earth Policy - burn everything that they couldn't take burn what they couldn't take so Germany couldn't have it.
Battle of Stalingrad - over 2 million people die
Tuesday:
The North African Campaign
The Italian Campaign.
The Atlantic Wall.
D-Day - June 6, 1944
The Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's last offensive
After WWII, Germany splits into 2 country West Germany (we supporter) and East Germany (was taken over by the Soviets)
Wednesday: Talk about the Holocaust.
1947 War ends Jews from concentration camps were placed in the land of Israel.
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