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It Part one

War In The West 1939-1941

1. From Lightning to the Phoney War

Germany invaded Poland on 1939, defeated them by blitkrieg

2. The Fall of Western Europe
 * **Blitzkerieg**
 * The aim of Blitzkrieg is known as to finish off enemy defense quick by aircraft and tank and infantry
 * It was used during attack at Poland It was used, bombing the road, destroying the Polish Air Force at the same time German forces Cross the border to fight against the Polish Army
 * Used a Stuka dive-bombers and used tank
 * Back up soldiers is come to Truck and motorcycle to fight until they surrender
 * USSR also invaded the Pole at the same time due to treaty
 * **The Suffering of the Poles**
 * Soldiers were also engaged during war
 * There are a lot of eye witness
 * **The 'Phoney war'**
 * Before Poland get invaded French and Germany promised to defense Poland and declared war on Germany
 * But French and Germany it's difficult to defend Poland since they had small air force and they was too far from Poland
 * They decide to fight Poland at west side
 * Britain is getting ready by moving people to country side.
 * Blackout - forbid them to use the light at night, so this is why it was called Phoney war

3. Battle Over Britain
 * **Germany Attacks Norway**
 * Phoney war ended when Germany invade Norway
 * Hitler order to invade when Britain place a laid mine along Norwegian coast. Britain's aim was to cut the supply of iron ore taken away by rail and ship from northern Sweden to Germany
 * They quickly took over Narvik Tronheim and Bergen, and took the capital Oslo.
 * At the same time they invade the Denmark to invade Norway
 * The Britain trying to take action to stop the invasion they sent many ship but they were poorly equipped and trained to stop Air attack.
 * The prime minister was replaced to Winston Churchill who quickly formed National Government
 * **Germany Attacks The West**
 * After smashing Poland, they tried to expand westward to capture France and Britain
 * The code name was Operation Yellow began 1940 started out by Blitzkrieg
 * They smashed Holland and Belgium in three week and made through France
 * When German Army break through it's army, they are forcing Britain's and France's Soldier to Dunkirk Channel
 * They have to move to other place from the channel half of soldier left
 * They have left their armory to get saved, some got captured some was able to fight again
 * **The Fall of France**
 * After removing all the British soldier out of France, Germany launched a new attack on France
 * Italy also declared the war on France
 * The prime minister resign and replace by a retired army general signed a armistice with Germany to get occupied.
 * The south have to be governed base in town of Vichy
 * **Britain Alone**
 * Less then a year Germany controlled 6 countries except Germany
 * Germany decide that Britain could not fight against and try to offer a peace treaty
 * Churchill have rejected the Peace Treaty and chose to fight
 * Germany order a air,sea and land force, Britain prepare to resist invasion, million people have joined Home Guard

Hitler prepared to invade Britain, the code name was Operation Sealion

4. The Mediterranean War
 * ** Operation Sealion **
 * Germany's 100,000 men force are trying to move toward Britain coastal steamers was collected and moved
 * The most important work was done by Luftwaffe, the German airforce role was to prevent Britain's navy from sinking Germany's ship
 * It had 3000 aircraft but if was not so strong, it had the same number of fighter and they didn't have fuel and Britain had the chain of Radar to predict
 * Germany planed all out attack to take of RAF, known as Battle of Britain
 * ** The Battle of Britain **
 * Luftwaffe inflicted great damage on the fighter and battle field was ruined
 * But they failed to win over the advantage, Hitler think he can attack London which gave time preparing for reparation
 * When Britain attacked two weeks after they got defeated and starred night raid
 * And Hitler decided to start invading Britain
 * **The Blitz**
 * Germany started bombing cities on London and other cities and also bombed factory to stop production
 * A Civillian defense organization called Air Raid Precautions to prevent bombing
 * All citizen is given a gas mask for gas bomb.
 * Air- raid shelter were constructed- 'Anderson' for garden and 'Morrison' shelter for indoor
 * Air raid siren was installed
 * Banned Light use at night time

Britain was unbeaten and other country was all occupied by Germany, Britain only could support war in Mediterranean


 * **Importance of the Mediterranean**
 * Italy and Germany wanted to conquer land in Mediterranean sea.
 * Italy want to make mediterranean sea as Italy Lake, they already conquered the North Africa
 * To Britain Mediterranean land is really crucial since they have the country they did trade with those country
 * Navy base in Gibraltar and Malta protected this trade route, British army in Egypt protected the Suez Canal
 * To Germany it was not important so agreed Italy to control it, but some argued that they have to attack Britain
 * The struggle was in Balkan land and African land
 * **War In The Balkan**
 * Italy-Germany was in Axis power in the pact of 1936
 * Italy started to feel resented didn't listen to Germany and invade Greece but they were poorly equipped and was moved back to Albania
 * 1940, British Aircraft attacked the Italian navy in Taranto damaged 5 warship
 * Mussolini moved his port to Naple leaving the British Royal Navy to control Mediterranean
 * When Italy was in trouble Germany decide to help, but feared Britain to set up RAF base in Greece attack Romania's Oil source
 * So German force moved to Romania to protect oil-filled and putting pressure to Balkan to join them
 * Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria agreed to join, when Yugoslavia didn't agree to join Germany invaded and also invade Greece
 * **War in North Africa**
 * 1940, Italian troops invaded Egypt where 36,000 it was the base of Britain,Australian, Indian and New Zealand
 * Britain General order attack on Italian Base at Sidi Barrani, and they got defeated
 * Britain take control of other three Italian Base
 * Britain have destroyed Italian army division and conquering the Italian North Africa.
 * Churchill sent soldiers to help Greece against the Germans, while German helped Italian
 * While Britain was in Egypt Germany trying to take over North Africa
 * Britain tried to stop the German they have t withdraw it since they lost the war badly, they become defensive
 * It was a great threat to Britain and Germany invaded Soviet Union.

Summary

When 1939 the World War II was started, Germany quickly conquered 6 nation including Poles, Holland, Denmark, Norway and tried to get Britain and France. Germany quickly take over France and Britain is left to fight. Germany tried to air-raid Britain but it turned out fail so Hitler stopped bombing. It was turned on to the war in the Mediterranean, Italy want the control but they couldn't handled Greece, Germany was helping them. It lead to the War in Africa when Italy conquered the North Africa, Britain surprisingly attack them and pushed them back, while Germany attack Britain in Africa so they couldn't do anything.

Question

1. Why does Hitler quickly conquered European Nation? 2. What are some way Britain get prepared for the Air-raid made by Germany? 3. What potential benefit Italy could gain from attacking Greece? 4. What are consequence that Germany attacking USSR, with the signed peace treaties? 5. Why does Britain didn't accept the peace Treaty with Germany?

Awesomeness (Hurricane)

(Spitfire) As battle of Britain is known as the battle of the Airfield this are Hurricane Mk1 t German Air force Luftwaffe have used during the battle of Britain. Britain used Spitfire to fight against.

This are the layout of German's war how they conquered most of Europe by Blitzkrieg, combined lightening attack.