French tanks in 1940

    • [DOC File]History 12 Notes VII - Summary/ Poland invasion/ Phony war ...

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      April 1940, Germany conquers Denmark and Norway. Valuable air and submarine bases for Germany. Winston Churchill. replaces Chamberlain as British Prime Minister. - May 1940, Blitzkrieg. in the West to conquer France. Holland falls in 4 days. Germans drive British, French and Belgian armies back to the English Channel and avoid the Maginot Line

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    • [DOC File]Major Military Engagements of World War II

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      . – 27 May - 4 June 1940. As Hitler invades France, 338,226 French and British troops are evacuated across English Channel from beaches at Dunkirk. Significance / Impact Battle of Britain – 10 July – 31 Oct 1940.German bombers attempt to destroy British air force as prelude to invasion . Significance / Impact French Resistance. 1941 to 1944.

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    • [DOC File]Second World War

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      Aerial recon., guide books, holiday photos, sailing books, French spies, Col Sam Bassett landed secretly at night. Thousands of Americans. Months of training. ‘Mulberries’ and ‘Hobart’s funnies’. Some men at Dover (+ wooden tanks) AND a Spanish double agent convinced the Nazis that the main invasion was at Calais, and that the ...

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    • [DOC File]Blitzkrieg means 'lightning war'

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      In 1940, Britain and France still had a World War One mentality. What tanks they had were poor compared to the Germans. British and French tactics were outdated and Britain still had the mentality that as an island it was safe as the navy would protect them.

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    • [DOC File]War in Europe

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      The Second World War began with Germany's attack on Poland on September 1, 1939 (Y-Day), and the British and French declarations of war on Germany two days later. In their onslaught against Poland, the Germans demonstrated the effectiveness of their Blitzkrieg ("lightning war") technique, the use of tanks and airplanes to support the infantry.

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    • [DOCX File]Blitzkrieg DBQ - Coach Beard Classroom

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      Source 4: Breezing Into France, Major General Erwin Rommel, commander of the Seventh Panzer Division and Photos of the Fall of Paris, 1940. The people in the houses were rudely awakened by the din of our tanks, the clatter and roar of tracks and engines.

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    • [DOC File]Lesson 5 – Appeasement on the Road to WWII

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      Hitler was anxious to conserve his tanks for the Battle for France, not anxious to fight in the swamps. Churchill’s famous quote – “We shall fight on the beaches, the landing grounds, the fields, streets, hills – we shall never surrender!” The Fall of France – June 1940. Italian participation

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