WW2 notes
Axis-Japan, Germany, and Italy
Allies- US, Britain, Free France, China, and USSR; Australia and Canada
German Invasion of: Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg-
happened in the course of several months
Germany won but its navy took a hard hit and never really recovered
Invasion of France-Germany won easily
France lost because it focused on defenses
Maginot Line-French fortification that was impenetrable
stopped in the border between Belgium and France
Miracle of Dunkirk-Dunkirk is a city in Belgium
All British and French soldiers were staying in Dunkirk
hundreds of thousands of Allied forces were evacuated while Germany waited for its panzer units to catch up
Vichy Government-Government in France that made a deal with Germany and Japan
helped capture French Jews and also helped Germany
Free French Underground-Government of France that fled France during WW2; part of the AlliesBattle of Britain, July 1940- aerial attack on British cities
"Never was so much owed by so many to so few" talking about how the RAF saved Great Britain
RAF vs. Luftwaffe-aerial battle between Germany and Britain
Ultra-codename given to British decoding of German messages
was secret up to 1970's
Japan invades Fr. Indochina Fall 1940
Germany invades USSR
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