Transcript Shortest WWII PPT ever

INVASION OF POLAND
• On September 1, 1939, Germany
invaded Poland, sending in divebombers, tanks, and troops.
• Hitler develops a new style of
War called…
• Blitzkrieg: “lightning war,” or
sudden, massive attack
• On September 3rd, Britain and
France declared war on Germany
and began mobilizing for war.
WWII officially started.
• By the end of September 1939(1
month,) Poland was conquered
War without Fighting
• Britain and France Declare
war on Sept 3rd
• Not a single shot is fired until
April of 1940.
• The time between Sept.
1939 and Apr. 1940 is
known as the “Sitzkrieg” or
Sitting War.
• Then all of a sudden Hitler
Attacks Denmark and
Norway
• Next Hitler Turns his
attention to France
France’s great idea
• Maginot Line- French
system of under ground
trenches Created after
WWI. With artillery
cannons pointed at
Germany.
• Only Positioned along the
border with Germany
• Why was it ineffective
• Germany went around
the Maginot Line through
Belgium
France No More
• By going around Frances defenses Hitler’s army is
able to capture Paris in a very short time. France
Surrenders (What a Surprise)
• Puppet French government to stay in place, but
controlled by Hitler. Known As…
– Vichy France…was responsible for sending
French Jews to Concentration camps
Hitler’s 1st Mistake/Battle of Dunkirk
• Battle of Dunkirk.
•
• German military has
338,000 British and
French Soldiers cut off
and surrounded by
German Soldiers at the
port city of Dunkirk
•
• On May 29 there was an
unexpected reprieve: the
German armor stopped
its advance on Dunkirk.
Under the cover of
darkness as many as 850
allied ships had be sailing
in and out for over 5 days
and rescuing the
surrounded soldiers.
Approximately 330,000
British and French soldiers
escaped on boats across
English Channel and lived
to fight another day
Hitler’s 2nd Mistake/RAF Recovers
• Battle of Britain- Germany
was able to take Britain out
of the war
• Hitler had been bombing the
RAF (Royal Air Force)
bases.
• Britain responds by bombing
Berlin (German Capital City)
• Hitler’s 2nd Mistake…
Stopped bombing RAF
bases and concentrated on
bombing London out of
“revenge”
Hitler’s Third Mistake/ Attacking
Russia
• Why was Stalingrad so
• Nazi-Soviet Non-
important to both Stalin and
Aggression Pact… Out the Hitler?
window
• EGO- Hitler Becomes
obsessed with capturing
• Two front war becomes a
Stalingrad to prove
problem…stretches
dominance over Stalin
German military too thin. • EGO- Stalin wants to defend
till death because the city
• Best to attack in early
bares his name
Spring
• Hitler attacks Soviet Union
in late June… Russia is to
big to defeat using blitzkrieg
war drags out into winter
time…
The different days
• D-Day- Allied assault on
mainland Europe
– Took place in an area
of northern France
known as Normandy
• Beaches of
Normandy– Sword, Utah,
Gold, Juno,
Omaha
• VE-Day: Victory Europe
– Following the battle of the
bulge Great Britain and USA
push toward Berlin from west
and Russia Races to beat
them
• Russia sends in the
Cossacks to destroy Berlin
• Hitler commits suicide
• May 7th 1945 Germany
surrenders
• VJ-Day: Victory Japan
– Following a successful island
hopping campaign U.S. Navy
works its way to Japan
mainland
• August 6th 1945 U.S.
drops first atomic bomb on
city of Hiroshima 80,000