1. Germany’s Advances
WWII

2. Blitzkrieg!
Blitzkrieg, ( German: “lightning war”) military tactic calculated to create psychological shock and resultant disorganization in enemy forces through the employment of surprise, speed, and superiority in matériel or firepower.

6. Germany Conquers: Poland (1939) Denmark (1940) Norway (1940)
Countries invaded by Germany during World War 2:
Poland (1939)
Denmark (1940)
Norway (1940)
Belgium (1940)
The Netherlands (aka Holland)
Luxembourg (1940)
France (1940)
Greece (1941)
Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia)
Soviet Union (Russia - part only, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) -1941
Egypt (- part only) 1942

9. Hitler’s Forces Move Forward
1940
Hitler bombs Belgium, Norway, France and Luxemburg
Germany occupies France
Battle of Britain
-Germans bomb Britain
-Britain held ground
Blitzkrieg!

10. Soviet Invasion June 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa
3 million German troops
Largest invasion the world had seen
Germany had 2 fronts:
-Western and Eastern
Took resources away from Western Front

12. United States Stays Neutral
Congress Approves:
-Lend Lease Act of 1941
-lend resources to Allies
-$50 billion worth of goods
Peacetime Draft
-Call upon soldiers
-War is inevitable
Franklin D. Roosevelt
-New Deal
-War is good for economy

13. Fighting in Italy Allies invade Sicily (1943)
Month long battle against Axis Powers
Allies force Germans out
Italians imprison Mussolini
-Italians celebrate his death
Italy joins the Allies

16. Leading up to D-Day Germany took over France
The Allies had managed to slow Germany down
Allies began gathering in Britain
-Large amount of supplies
Increased Air strikes in German territory
-Over 1,000 bombers a day
General Eisenhower is in charge

18. Deception Germany knew Allies were going to attack -Due to:
increased airstrikes
forces in Britain
They didn’t know where
Allies fooled Germans into thinking invasion would be North of Normandy

20. Weather D-Day invasion was planned for months -bad weather
- low visibility
-strong tides
Slowed Allies
-But Germany didn’t think they would attack

21. The Invasion- June 6th, 1944 1st wave: Paratroopers at night
Bombing from Air on German posts
Sabotage:
-Communication
-Railways
The Largest Amphibious Invasion in History

22. Omaha Beach 1st wave of landing craft at 6:30 AM
Soldiers faced furious fire instantly
Beach:
-Obstacles
-Mines
-Barbed Wire
-German bunkers w/ guns

24. Stats 156,000 Allied soldiers involved
34,000 men landed on Omaha Beach
-10,000 killed on 1st day
U.S. loses 6,000 men on the beach
“Bloody Omaha”

25. Aftermath 850,000 Allied troops by the end of the month.
Pushed the Germans out of France
The Beginning of the End for Germany

28. Check Up
The Allies used ____________ to fool the Germans of the whereabouts of their attack.
When did D-Day take place?
Where did the invasion take place?
D-Day is the largest ____________ invasion ever.
The Americans landed on which beach at Normandy?
Give an example of obstacles troops faced on the beach.
Why was D-Day significant?
How many troops stormed the beach?
What was the American death toll?