maginot line- concrete forts with machine gun posts and stuff along the border of france. it was based on defensive tactics, but it didnt work well at all. they built it between ww1 and ww2 so they wouldnt fear germany invasion again. it failed. built from 1930-1940. they built tank barriers that were metal and came out of the ground so soldiers could shoot out of them.
the miracle of dunkirk- where a bunch of soldiers like a million of them, were able to be taken out of action. it is seen as a miracle.
The french did not put up a good fight at all and surrendered quickly.
marshall petain was allowed to lead the vichy government. he was hitlers little pup and hitler controlled him pretty much.
The free french underground- leader was charles de gaulle that was based in great britian. goal to free france from german control. this was the ally french government.
radar was the little nitoce that people had to know of the bombings that were coming.
the operation sea lion never happened, because they couldnt get air control.
in spring of 41 FDR signs the lendlease act. is was like asking neighbor for a cup of sugar now and pay us back later with britian and other allies of ours.
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