History 11 1 Mr. Murray World War II Year 1941 Presented by: Kate Ridgley Briar Lapointe Rei Jackson

Operation Barbarossa June 22 Take control of Russia to gain resources, agricultural products, human population, and crush Soviet Communist regime Germany divides into three army groups North Army Group sent to seize Baltics and Leningrad Army Group Centre sent to advance Smolensk Army Group South sent to seize Ukraine, southern Russia, ultimately oil fields in Russia Germany underestimated strength and production, Red Army resistance, and geographical obstacles Germany’s wants were unreal due to underestimation Germany’s offensive stalled at first in Russia’s Autumn Rains, stopped within sight of Kremlin by Russia’s winter and Soviet counter attacks

Pearl Harbour December 7 Naval Base attacked by Japanese fighters and torpedo planes in two waves United States declared war on Japan Japanese major tactical victory Preventative action in order to keep the US Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning

Fall of Hong Kong Began December 8 and ended on Christmas Day Lasted 18 days Began 8 hours after the Pearl Harbour attack 4500 British/ Commonwealth killed 6500 Prisoners of war from the British/ Commonwealth 2750 Japanese killed Continuation of Japan vs China Hong Kong was under British rule Japanese destroyed what little aircraft the British had at Kai Tak Airport

Fall of Hong Kong Continued December 10- Japanese advance 15 miles into Hong Kong December 12- oil tanks and dockyards of Kowloon are destroyed Hong Kong left with lack of air and naval defense December 13- last of Commonwealth retreats to mainland December 18- Japanese cross harbour December 20- island split in half between forces December 25- surrender to the Japanese Final day known as “Black Christmas”

Map of Operation Barbarossa

Pearl Harbour

Map of the Fall of Hong Kong

Fall of Hong Kong