Sitzkrieg- The phony War
Sitting war- everyone was just sitting around not doing anythng.
Tripartite Pact is Signed- Axis Powers
Main Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan
Allied Powers: US, Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, Canada, Australia,
Battle of France 1940-
Maginot Line- was a line pf concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, artillery casemates, machine guns post, and other defenses.
- France constructed this along its borders with Germany an Italy after what happened to them in WW1. C
Mircle of Dunkirk
City of in belguim where they evacuated many british, belguim, french soldiers to great britain.
Vichy Government- Gov in France that Hitler allowed. In southern France
Free French Underground- free france from germany control
Nazis Goals- Destroy the Royal Air Force
2. Attack and destroy the British Navy
3. Attack British Troops
4. After gaining air superiority, the invasion of Great britian would begin if GB had not already surrended.
** Germany never succeeded in achieving #1.
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