Netherlands, Belgium, France, Denmark, Norway, Greece,
-Maginot Line, Underground line of French forces bordering Germany,
-Free French underground were fighting Germans,
NEW INFO Germany Continued
Balkans Peninsula taken over by Germany, Great Britain was the last one to be holding the line against Axis Powers, Germany's Goals- Destroy royal air force, attack and destroy British Navy, Attack British troops, Once air control was gained the invasion of great Britain could begin, Germany never succeeded, failed against the royal air force, Ulta- intercepting and interpreting codes of German forces, Royal Air force- saved Europe/ Great Britain, Hitler invades Russia, Operation Barbarossa- Biggest invasion in world history, considered his biggest mistake of the war, Scorched earth policy- burned all stuff left behind in Russian Retreat, Battle of Stalingrad- Largest battle in the world, Siege of Leningrad, surrounded city,
Munich Conference- gave Hitler what he wanted to avoid war from breaking out, broke his promise by taking over Czechoslovakia,
Turning point of the winter in Russian Germany war- Winter
North African Campaign- Early fighting in the war, US makes large difference,
Into Italy- Operation Torch- Rome freed in mid 1943, Germans had control of some of Italy,
D Day- Atlantic Wall- massive concrete wall, all along France, barb wire, hedgehogs, machine gun turrets,
Attacked along the English Channel, Utah Beach and Omaha beach, Allies took the beach,
Battle Of the Bulge- Hitler's last major offensive, push through forces surround them and take over, largest loss of life for US,
May 8 1945, end of the war for Germany,
Germany Split into West and East, West was supported by US,
HOLOCAUST- 9 million Jews in Europe, 6 million were killed, 12 million total killed,
Inferior according to Hitler- Jews, Gypsies/Roma, Mental and physically disabled,
Propaganda- Promotion of the Arian Race, join the military, Nationalism,
Nuremburg laws- forced jews and took away their rights
Not going to jewish businesses, jews hated for being rich,
Kristallnacht- destroying jewish churches and businesses,
Jews pushed into ghettos, then picked and taken to camps,
schools and jewish things destroyed/taken over
1939- people being killed,
1940- Jews deported to camps in Poland, mass murder of them in Poland,
1942- Hitler decided to kill all 9 million jews as his last resort,
1941-42-43-44- turning points of the war, Jews find out that they are going to be killed, fight back,
45- end of the war, death camps are emptied, Jews are saved,
Israel is set up for Jews- Islamic issues
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