1. Hitler’s Lightning War
Why was Germany able to take over countries so quickly and where do they struggle?

2. Blitzkrieg on Western Front
Sept 1939: Germany uses a “blitzkrieg” (lightning war) in W. Poland
Blitzkrieg is a surprise attack using fast airplanes that relentlessly bomb, tanks & massive troop deployment
Sept 1939-March 1940: after Stalin invades E. Poland, he annexes three Baltic countries & Finland as a “buffer” zone
Mar 1940: Allies mobilize their army on French-German border
Allies wait, Germany doesn’t attack – “phony war”
Apr 1940: Hitler attacks Denmark & Norway (bases for later attack)
May 1940: Hitler blitzkriegs Netherlands, Belgium, & Luxembourg
Fall of France
From Belgium, German troops get passed French Magnoit Line
May 1940: French troops are trapped at coastline.
British citizens use 850 boats during Rescue at Dunkirk
Rescue at Dunkirk

3. Map Time! Stripe 26, 27, 28 and 29 in red Stripe 6,7,8,10,11 in green

4. June 1940: Germans enter Paris, France has fallen
Germans split France into two zones: 1)Germany controls north 2) Petain, a French General loyal to Hitler controls south, Vichy France
French general Charles de Gaulle who fled to London, will try to inspire French resistance We
Will Return
Charles De Gaulle
Henri Phillipe Petain

5. Battle of Britain
Germany plans to to take out the British Airforce (RAF) but new PM Churchill in charge of GB
Aug 1940: German Luftwaffe (airforce) led by Hermann Goering begins bombing RAF sites
Sept 1940: Hitler changes strategy, begins bombing British cities, known as “the Blitz”.
We Shall
Never
Surrender!
Oct 1940: Radar & a German code machine called Enigma help British win the battle
Stunned by the resistance Hitler calls off attacks – proves Germany can be stopped!
Winston Churchill

6. VQ: What crucial mistake did Hitler make in the Battle of Britain?
VQ: What advantages did the Royal Airforce (RAF) have over the German Luftwaffe (Airforce)?
VQ: What crucial mistake did Hitler make in the Battle of Britain?
Map Time ! 29 28 27
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Stripe 5 in green, put green “x’s in 5b, green x’s in German Allies
Color #1 in blue, color Allies on key in blue

7. North Africa Campaign
Sept 1940: Mussolini attacks Egypt, wants Suez Canal/access to oil
Feb 1941: British strike back and take over 130K Italian prisoners
Mar 1941: Hitler sends his best general Erwin Rommel to N. Africa
Rommel pushes Gen. Bernard Montgomery & his troops into Libya
Rommel earns nickname “The Desert Fox”
Jan 1942: Monty’s troops counterattack & push back Rommel
June 1942: Rommel pushes Monty out of Egypt
“Desert Fox” vs. “Monty”

8. Eastern Front
Jan 1941: Wanting to attack Soviets from south, Hitler gets Bulgaria, Hungary & Romania to join Axis powers
April 1941: Greece & Yugoslavia resist, Germany blitzkriegs them
June 1941: Blitzkrieg of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa)
August: Germans push 500 miles into the Soviet Union
Sept: Germany opens a 2nd front, invading Leningrad
Leningrad not falling to Nazis
Oct: Hitler orders his troops to attack Moscow
Nov: Soviets counterattack as the cold Russian winter sets in VS

9. Map Time! Battle of Britain Battle of Leningrad Battle of Dunkirk
N. Africa Campaign
Put green “x”s in 15, 22, 23
Stripe 19, 21 & Egypt in green
Mark the above battles on your map

10. Other Countries During WW II
Spain: Neutral due to civil war btwn Francisco Franco & Spanish Gov
United States: Neutral – Congress is isolationist
Pres. Roosevelt (FDR) begins cash & carry then lend-lease program, “lending” supplies to the British
FDR & Churchill sign Atlantic Charter – post war plans for Europe (trade/elections)