Soviet-Germany non-aggression pact
- Russia gave raw materials to Germany in exchange for money and weapons
- Would not fight each other if war broke
- Would split and invade Poland
- Russia would get Finland
German invasion of Poland
- Under month Poland surrendered
Blitzkrieg-lightning war
- airplane would bomb Poland
-Transportation, communication, air plans, command posts - Tanks, infantry, mechanized units
would go way down, then turn around to trap pol ans.
Goal was to achieve victory as soon as possible.
Sitzkrieg- Sitting war (phony war)
- France and Great Brittan and someone else declared war, but nothing happened. They didn't act on the war.
Axis & Allied Powers
- Axis
-Germany, Italy, Japan, Finland, Albania, Bulgaria. Romania, Thailand, Hungary. - Allied
-Great Britian, Soviet Union, United States, China, France, Mexico, Australia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Haiti, Peru, El Salvador, Bolivia, Panama,Norway, Denmark, Turkey, Poland, Greece. Egypt
German Invasion on Denmark and Norway
- German Navy (above water) was hit hard by Norway Navy.
Invasion of France
- Attack France through Belgium
- Maginot Cine- ?
- Miracle of Donkilk-?
- Free French underground-?
- Would hid under the ground
- Vichy Government
-Pro-German Government allied to Hitler.
-Lead by Marshal Henri Petain "Lap dog to Hitler"
Battle of Britain
- July 1940
- Tried to make a deal but church hill wouldn't
- RAF against the Luftwaffe
- RAF saved Great Britain
- Germany would not get control of the air
- "Never was so much owed my so many to so few
"ulta"- intercepting and acceping of german code
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