Germany and Russia had a non aggression pact
Germany invaded poland.... soviet union on the other side
germany cut off soviet union
goal of blitzkrieg is to achieve victory as quickly as possible
Sitzkrieg- phony war (sitting war)- period of time during winter of 39 40 where nothing really happened
majority were allied powers- Great Britian, France, China, US
Germany got control of north sea when they took over denmark and norway
hitler attacks france up through belgium
hitler respected great britian... germany wanted to make deal with them to give them power over europe
germany surrendered in france
marshal petain- leader of vichy govt (france)
free french underground (good france) charles de gaulle
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