Transcript 3 Blitzkrieg Blog

BLITZKRIEG
Lesson starter
Describe lightning in as many words as
you can.
Learning Objective:
• I will understand how the Nazis were
able to take over so much of Europe
Success Criteria
• I will be able to list at least 3
countries conquered by the Nazis
• I will discuss the ‘Blitzkrieg’
method with my group and explain
how the Nazis were able to take
over so many countries with a
‘Think Pair Share’ activity.
• Once Hitler ran
Germany he wanted to
make Germany the
biggest and most
powerful country in
the World
• He would do this by
taking over countries
around Germany
• Once he had
conquered Europe, he
planned to target
countries in the rest
of the world.
Where is Germany?
Nazi-controlled land
between 1936 and 1939
Land controlled by the
Nazis in 1939...
Chose 3 countries that were occupied by the
Nazis by 1942 and write them in your jotter.
Why were the Nazis so successful in taking
over countries?
Think…Pair…Share!
Think...You have one minute to think of
ways that the Nazis were able to invade
other countries. Make a list in your
jotter.
Pair...Share your thoughts with your
partner and write down any ideas you
don’t have.
Share... Share your ideas with the rest of
the class.
Vocabulary
Blitzkrieg – lightning war
Panzers – tanks
The Wehrmacht – the Nazi Army
The Luftwaffe – the Nazi Air Force
Badge of the Luftwaffe
3 Stages of ‘Blitzkrieg’
The Nazis were able to invade countries very
quickly with the use of the ‘blitzkrieg’ (lightning
war) method.
Stage 1
German air force
attack airfields
and communication
targets – power
lines, bridges,
railways etc.
Stage 2
Army move in
using tanks and
armoured cars –
could break
through lines
quickly.
Stage 3
Infantry soldiers
sent in to “mop
up.”
Video Task
Watch the following clip and write notes
under the following headings:
• Countries invaded by the Nazis on the
‘road to war’.
• Why were people so willing to support the
Nazis in their quest to invade other
countries?
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/
did-hitler-always-want-war/3284.html
Learning Objective:
• I will understand how the Nazis were
able to take over so much of Europe
Success Criteria
• I will be able to list at least 3
countries conquered by the Nazis
• I will discuss the ‘Blitzkrieg’
method with my group and explain
how the Nazis were able to take
over so many countries with a
‘Think Pair Share’ activity.