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1939-1942
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Britain drops leaflets over Germany. British forces begin moving to France. France launched the ‘phony offensive’ into the Saar. After a short time France withdrew from Germany. France was determined to make a stand along its defensive wall, the Maginot Line. (sitzkrieg)
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April – Norway, Denmark
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May 10 th – Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg are attacked.
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May 12 th -14 th Battle of Sedan, France. German crossing the Meuse at Sedan.
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Battle of Sedan was critical. Once the French line was broken, the German army cut behind and encircled the French and the BEF. May 20 th – German forces reach the English Channel. The bulk of the French Army and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) are now surrounded by the German Army.
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British and French forces surrounded in Belgium and northern France face total destruction. The British decide to retreat to the small French port of Dunkirk and then evacuate to England. The evacuation would be a challenge.
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July 1 to October 31, 1940. This was the prelude to Germany’s invasion of Britain. This battle was fought entirely in the skies. This battle was fought for the control of the skies over the English Channel. British secret weapon-radar.
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Control the skies over the Channel. Isolate the Channel with subs and mines. Mass men and supplies for the invasion. Invade Britain.
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Herman Goering, head of the Luftwaffe, assured Hitler that the German air force would bomb Britain until it surrendered. German air losses were significant. After 3 months of air combat and bombing, Hitler declared Britain a ‘charred ember’ to be extinguished later. The Nazis prepared for the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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German plan to invade the Soviet Union. June 22, 1941, Germany invaded the USSR along a 1600 mile front. The Soviets adopted a ‘Scorched Earth’ policy to slow the German advance. On December 6, 1941, Soviet forces launched a counteroffensive to drive the Germans back from the outskirts of Moscow.
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Final Plan for Operation Barbarossa
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Japan saw the necessity of building their own empire in the Pacific. To neutralize the USA and its European Allies, Japan planned a huge military offensive in the Pacific. Japan’s enemies were shocked and damaged by the attacks of December 7, 1941 and the following weeks.
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