Notes:
Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan
Allied Powers: US, GB, Soviet Union, China, Free French
German Invasion of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg: had to go across water to get to Norway.
Invasion of France: france created the maginot line to protect themselves but it was worthless because germany went through belgium. france surrenders within a month. miracle of dunkirk- lost, but saved many many lives. why did france surrender so quickly? didn't want to lose too many people. thought there was no way they could beat them so they thought just surrender now.
Vichy Gov't: helped capture jews and worked with hitler. led by marshal henri petain, axis side. free french underground- we reccognized as the french gov't. fled to GB. secretive. were on the allied side.
Battle of Britain- july 1940. aerial attack. invasion never happened. "never was so much owed by so many to so few" - Churchill. referencing the airforce.
Ultra- helped us win, we had the enemy's playbook but they didnt have ours. we intercepted their code.
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