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The Invasion of Poland
Hitler Ordered a Co-ordinated attack on Poland.
This invasion was known as BLITZKRIEG or Lightning War in english.
This event helped the Axis' cause, because Poland was a huge Territory compared to Russia thus giving Germany an advantage over Russia. -
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WW2
Events that either advanced the axis or the allies -
The Defeat of Poland
The Soviet army joined in the attack on Poland and by the 29 Poland ceased to exist.
This event had the same effect as the first event for the Axis. -
The Winter War
The Red Army attacked Finland.
The Finns put up a spirited fight, but surrendered and signed a peace treaty with the Soviets on March 12th in 1940
This helped the Axis, by the soviets gaining more resources and more soldiers for them to command -
The Phony War
Norway and Denmark and many other places on the Western Front did not act after Poland was defeated.
This gave Hitler the perfect chance to invade both those places one after the other.
Since the Western Front was ill-prepared The Axis were able to invade easily. -
The Invasion of Western Europe
Hitler Invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. The Netherlands surrendered in 4 days. Belgium held out until the 28th of May.
The British Forces became trapped by the Nazi's. They had to go to Dunkirk to be evacuated by the British Navy.
Hitler restrained his forces from crushing the Allied Forces on the beaches of Dunkirk.
The rescue of the Allied Forces advanced the Allies' cause, because it represented a moral victory for the Allies, and Britains best live to fight again. -
The Fall of France
Mussolini declared war on France after German forces quickly drove through France. The Blitzkrieg strategy made the French forces virtually useless. On June 14th Germany reaches Paris, and on the 22nd France surrenders.
-This helped the Axis gain more power and land to work with during the war. -
The Baltic States
The Red Army took the Baltic States, which Consisted of: Latvia, lithuania, and Estonia.
This helped the Axis, because they gained more land and resources to help them keep going for many years. -
The Battle of Britain
This was the battle between the RAF and the Luftwaffe, for control of the skies above Britain and the English Channel.
The British planes were outnumbered but for every British plane that was lost Germany Lost 2 or 3 planes. Advantages for Britain were that they had a radar system to see German bombers before they reached Britain and the ENIGMA which helped them decode German messages.
This Helped the Allies' cause because Britain was able to deny Hitler his conquest. -
Hitler's Mistake
A German bomber squadron got lost and accidentally bombed civilians in London. Churchill immdiately ordered a retaliatory strike against Berlin. This Enraged Hitler causing him to redirect his targets from bombing airfields and radar stations to bombing London itself.
This shift in strategy gave the RAF the chance to rest and rebuild, because they were running low on trained pilots.
This benefit the Allies' cause because they were able to rebuild any lost Pilots. So they were ready for more. -
Romania
Germany occupied Romania, and a month later Romania Joins the Axis Powers.
This helped the Axis on increasing their manpower. -
BARBAROSSA
Hitler Double Crosses his Nazi-Soviet Non-Agression Pact partner when he attacked on a front stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea. Stalin ignored warnings and was completely caught by surprise. During the Attack the Nazi's unleashed Blitzkrieg on the Soviets, doing great for the first few stages. In the end the Russian winter did what the Soviets could not. The winter stopped the Nazi onslaught.
this helped the Allies because now the Soviets would join the Allies' cause. -
Pearl Harbour
The attack on Pearl Harbour was intended to sink or immobilize U.S.A. battleships and aircraft carriers. It almost succeeded. At the end of the attack, the Japanese damaged eight battleships and destroyed 2 permanently. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Germans attack on Stalingrad, but the fight was vicious. It was considered Urban fighting at its worst. Casualties on both sides were very heavy. By the 23rd of November the Germans were cut off in Stalingrad. Hitler then order Von Paulos, the German commander, to fight to the death and not retreat. In the end 300,000 German troops surrendered.
This Victory helped the Allied cause because:
1. Hitler lost some of the best units of his once mighty army.
2.Germany was forced to switch to defens -
El Alamein
General Montgomery's "Desert Rats" defeated the famous Romel and the German/Italian retreat began. In the end the Suez Canal remained in Allied hands. Hitler ended up denied acces to the oil in the Middle Easts. This battle also proved that Hitler's best forces could be beaten.
This helped the Allied cause because they were able to keep control of a valuable resource and were able to increase morality with their victory. -
The Allies defeat the Axis in North Africa
Allies approaching from the West and the East trapped the Germans. In the end Rommel and about a thousand German soldiers managed to return to Europe.
this victory helped the Allied cause, because the victory in Africa prepared the way for the liberation of Italy and America decided to take action and help the Allie's. -
The battle of the Atlantic
The British were slowly but surely being defeated. So the created the British Counterattack by sending 50 boats at a time moving together with war boats protecting them. this strategy turned the tide of the battle and the German u-boats became useless in the war. This helped the Allied cause because without a safe route for North American goods to reach Europe the USA would do very little against the Axis powers. -
The Normandy Landing
This day the Allied troops were to take five beaches. The Beaches were called: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Sword, and Juno. By the end of the First day, the Allies, after great sacrifice, had their beach head. -
Liberating France
The Allies did not have an Easy road to Berlin. Throughout July and August the fighting in France was fierce. In France the Resistance came out in the open and assisted the attacking Allied forces. It was not until the 25th of August that the Allied Forces and Charles De Gaulle marched triumphantly into Paris -
Taking Italy
Mussolini had been captured by Italian partisans. Mussolini and his mistress had been hung and "displayed" for several days in the streets of Milan.
This helped the Allied cause because, it was a prerequisite for the liberation of Europe -
Victory in Europe
American and Soviet soldiers met in Germany south of Berlin. Hitler committed suicide and on the 2 of may Berlin fell to the Russians. On May 7th, 1945 Germany unconditionally surrendered.
