1. WWII
Axis Advances

2. Early Axis Gains Invasion of Poland: September 1st 1939
Blitzkrieg- Germany bombed airfields, factories, towns, cities.
Ground forces devastated west Poland
Soviets under Stalin seized the East and invade Finland

3. The “Phony War” The French braced themselves behind the Maginot Line
Britain joined the French in waiting (sent the B.E.F. – British Expeditionary Force)
Hitler did not make them wait for long…

4. Europe at War (April 1940) Hitler invaded Denmark
Hitler invaded Norway
1st to put up a good fight against Germany
Vidkun Quizzling

5. Europe at War (May 1940)
Hitler invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
Winston Churchill replace Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister of Great Britain
Hitler Invaded France

6. Miracle at Dunkirk (May 27-June 4)
Germans advanced into France and the British retreat
May 28: Belgium’s army surrenders
Britain attempts to pick up troops but did not have enough military transport ships
Under German air strikes, British ships and boats rescue 300,000 troops

7. Miracle at Dunkirk

8. Miracle at Dunkirk

9. Miracle at Dunkirk

10. France Falls (June 1940) Germany attacks from the north
Italy declares war on France and attacks from the south
June 22, 1940: France signs surrender documents at the same location as the WWI armistice signing

11. France Falls (June 1940) Germany set up a new French capital in Vichy
General Charles de Gaulle escapes to London
Helps set up a new French gov’t
He becomes a symbols for the resistance in France
Great Britain stood alone against Germany

12. Churchill Address Parliament (June 4, 1940)
“Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.”

13. Battle of the Atlantic (Fall 1940)
The German navy increased activity in the Atlantic Ocean
The German navy was smaller than the British navy but was successful when using U-boats
September: U.S. starts its “Lend-Lease” policy

14. Africa (Fall 1940)
Italy attacked British territories: Somalia, the Sudan, and Kenya
September: Italy attacks Egypt
British repel them until Germany sends General Irwin Rommel

15. Asia (September 1940)
Japan invades French Indochina (modern-day Vietnam, Siam, Burma

16. The Balkans (Fall 1940) October: Italy declares war on Greece
November: Hungary and Rumania join the Axis partnership

17. The Technology of Modern Warfare: German Luftwaffe
WWI
WWII-Messerschmitt

18. The Technology of Modern Warfare: German Luftwaffe
WWII-Junker dive bomber
WWII-Heinkel

19. The Technology of Modern Warfare: British RAF (Royal Air Force)
WWI
WWII-Spitfire
WWII-Hurricane

20. The Technology of Modern Warfare: German Tanks
WWI
WWII – Panzer Mk 2
WWII - Panther

21. The Technology of Modern Warfare: German Tanks
WWII - Tiger

22. The Technology of Modern Warfare: British Tanks
WWI
WWII - Centurian

23. The Technology of Modern Warfare
Submarines are improved upon
Radar & Sonar assist in detection & location
Science helps advance medicine and goods

24. The Battle of Britain (1940)
July: Phase 1 - Hitler begins to prepare for an invasion of Great Britain by having the Luftwaffe attack British shipping
August: Phase 2 - The Luftwaffe begins to target British airfields and radar stations for the purpose of air supremacy (No civilian targets)

25. The Battle of Britain (1940)
British radar stations provided early warning to German attacks

26. The Battle of Britain (1940)
Hurricanes
The early warnings allowed the RAF to response quickly
German Heinkel bombers
German Messerschmitt
Spitfires

27. The Battle of Britain (1940)
August 25: 81 German bombers accidentally bomb London due to heavy cloud cover making it difficult to identify targets properly
August 26: In response, the British bomb Berlin for the first time
The RAF had been bombing German military targets since 1939
In May of 1940, the British expanded bombing raids to include civilian industrial targets that supported the German war effort
In response, Hitler changed his bombing policy

28. The Blitz (September 1940 to May 1941)
Starting on September 7th, German bombers attacked for 57 straight days but the raids would continue for a total of 37 weeks (267 days)
Targets were located throughout England, Scotland and Wales
London was bombed 71 times
Birmingham, Liverpool, and Plymouth were bomber 8 times
Bristol 6 times, Glasgow 5, Southampton 4, Portsmouth and Hull 3
Other cities: Cardiff, Swansea, Belfast, Coventry, Manchester, and Sheffield

29. The Blitz (September 1940 to May 1941)

30. The Blitz (September 1940 to May 1941)

31. The Blitz (September 1940 to May 1941)

32. The Blitz (September 1940 to May 1941)

33. The Blitz (September 1940 to May 1941)
Coventry
Sheffield