1. Hitler’s Lightning War Section 16.1

2. September 1, 1939 Hitler breaks Nonaggression Pact and invades Poland. WORLD WAR II BEGINS The German Strategy for invasion is called BLITZKRIEG

3. What is BlitzKrieg? - Literally means “Lightening War” It’s a fast invasion using... PlanesTanksInfantry +

4. BlitzKrieg: The First Phase Medium Bombers Stuka: Dive-bombers Luftwaffe - The Nazi Airforce

5. BlitzKrieg: The Second Phase Panzer TankArmored Units Tanks overran enemy lines

6. Blitzkrieg: The Third Phase Mass Nazi Infantry Mauser Rifle- Kurz MP-40 Sub Machine Gun Finally troops would overwhelm the enemy

7. Invasion of Poland - Nazis invade Western Poland Sept 1st 1939 -Soviets take Eastern half of Poland -Poland is divided

8. French and British Mobilize Maginot Line: fortification on French German boarder

9. Germany Gets Clever -April 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway

10. May 1940 Germany fights through Netherlands and Belgium, then into France. Going around the Maginot line, Germany takes northern France in 10 days

11. Outnumbered, allied troops pull back to Dunkirk Beach 850 boats get the troops to Britain and safety

12. By June 1940 France surrenders

13. What Does BlitzKrieg mean in english? “Lightening War” What three Phases make up Blitzkrieg? Planes, Tanks, infantry What country did Germany invade in september 1940? Poland

14. The fortified boarder protected by French and British troops was called? The Maginot line Rather than attack the Maginot line Germany attacked France through what two countries? Netherlands and Belgium British and French troops escaped to Britain from what beach in France? Dunkirk