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Battle of Britain
5: The Battle of Britain was the intense fight between the Germans and the British over Great Britain's airspace from July 1940 to May 1941, with the heaviest fighting from July to October 1940. The Germans began their attack of Great Britain in July 1940. Although the Germans continued to bomb Great Britain for months, by October 1940 it was obvious that the British had won. The Germans were forced to postpone their sea invasion. This was the first time the Germans had loss in World War II. -
Nazis take the Sudetenland
1: Nazis take the Sudetenland in September 30th, 1938. Hitler held a four-power conference of Germany, Britain, France and Italy. This would not include both Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union, and therefore the possibility of an agreement goes down and the solidarity that was developing against Germany. Hitler's plans for expansion, for overrunning Europe, and Hitler strive to use the Sudeten Germans to create trouble in Czechoslovakia, was the reason this happened. The effect that this event -
Nazis take the Sudetenland
happened. The effect that this event did was tragic, separated many, isolated a lot, and killed thousands. I have chosen this photo to show sympathy, and care for those families who were forced to leave their homes. -
Germanys invasion of Poland
Adolf Hitler believed that Britain and France would not interfere in Europe as long as Germany headed east towards the Soviet Union, so he chose Poland as it was in the east and included areas of land taken from Germany by the Treaty of Versailles. Then In August 1939, a group of concentration camp prisoners were forced to dress in Polish uniforms, shot and then placed just inside the German border. Adolf Hitler claimed that Poland was attempting to invade Germany. On 1st September, 1939, the Ge -
Germanys Invasion of poland
On 1st September, 1939, the German Army was ordered into Poland. This event happened because of Hitler, and his horrid choices. I chose this photo because this was a horrible event that happened and this shows some who were killed in the hands of Hitler. -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
less than two years later, on June 22, 1941.This event took place because of Hitler. Some effects this event caused was deaths, sorrow, and force. I chose this picture because it clearly and literally shows the pact being signed. -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
August 23rd, 1939, representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which promised that the two countries would not attack each other. By signing this pact, Germany had protected itself from having to fight the Soviet Union in the soon-to-begin World War II; the Soviet Union was awarded land, including parts of Poland and the Baltic State The pact was broken when Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union less than two years later, on June -
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German Blitzkrieg
4: Blitzkrieg, or also known as “The Lightning War”, was an operating concept developed as a solution to the dodge warfare of World War I. While American, Russian, British and other armies developed similar concepts, only the German generals got support for their popular from use by British and U.S. journalists working plans prior to World War II. While the word Blitzkrieg is well remembered, it only became popular from use by British and U.S. journalists. On 1 September 1939, The Germans had ab -
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German Blitzkrieg
The Germans had about 1 million men against about 600,000 Poles available. On 17 September 1939, Soviet troops entered Poland from the east, carrying out the pact between Hitler and Stalin, just signed on 23 August. Poland was crushed between the Red Army moving westward and the Wehrmacht moving east. September 27th they surrender. Some outcomes of this even where the city devastation and all of the lives lost from bombs. I chose this photo because it expresses the emotion and sadness that was c -
Battle of Britain
. I chose this photo because it is a real picture of one of the Nazis planes that crashed, and this proves the victory of the British. -
Pearl Harbor
I chose this photo because this is an awful awakening photo, that should prove the innocent deaths. -
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships had either been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S. aircraft destroyed. The attack at Pearl Harbor so dramatically shocked the Americans, which the U.S. abandoned its policy of isolationism and declared war on Japan the following day, officially bringing the United States into World War II. -
Nazis Invasion of the Soviet Union
Germans were taken captive, the rest were able to escape. Hitler became mad and ordered that all Soviet Jews be murdered along with all communist. This meant that, all Russians were to be killed. For every German killed in the campaign, Hitler killed 50-100 Russians. I chose this photo because this is a example of the captives and proof of the struggle. -
Nazis Invasion on Soviet Union
: Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union December 18th 1941. Hitler started by sending 7.2 million troops into the Soviet land. They caught the red army off guard and had a quick success. By July 17th, the Germans were less then two miles from Moscow. The attack was postponed as the winter immobilized tanks and made it difficult for troops to move. Once Hitler decided that he would hold Stalingrad, he made sure that he would lose the battle for the Union. -
Wannsee confrence
On January 20, 1942, 15 high-ranking Nazi Party and German government officials gathered at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss and coordinate the implementation of what they called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Problem’’. These Meetings gave much meaning to the Jews, hatred, madness, and murder. These meetings were to discuss plans for disaster. I chose this photo because this is where they would meet. -
Battle of Stalingrad
the Germans couldn’t cope with the Russian advance to Germany when it came. I chose this photo because its shows the strength, struggle, and strive to survive. -
Battle of Stalingrad
According to many historians the battle of Stalingrad was the turning point in the WWII for Europe. Also one of the most brutal in WWII. Some even believe that Hitler ordered the taking of Stalingrad simply because of the name of the city and hatred of Joseph Stalin. Stalin then ordered the city to be saved for the same reason. Germans were defeated and, a complete army group was lost at Stalingrad and 91,000 Germans were taken prisoner. With such a big loss of power and equipment, the Germans -
Allied Invasion of Africa
However on November 10, the fighting was called off and next day the French commanders in Morocco concluded an agreement with the Americans. -
Allied Invasion of Africa
. However on November 10, the fighting was called off and next day the French commanders in Morocco concluded an agreement with the Americans. I chose this photo because this is an example, and remembrance of planning the attack -
Allied Invasion Of Africa
10: Allied Invasion on Africa, On November 8, 1942, the military forces of the United States and the United Kingdom launched a land and sea force against French North Africa, furthermore the French-held territories of Algeria and Morocco. November 9th the whole U.S. plan of operations was destroyed by a French counterattack on the Arzew beachhead. Around Casablanca the U.S. landings were a success without difficulty, but resistance developed when the invaders tried to expand their beachheads. Ho -
Allied Invasion of Africa
10: Allied Invasion on Africa, On November 8, 1942, the military forces of the United States and the United Kingdom launched a land and sea force against French North Africa, furthermore the French-held territories of Algeria and Morocco. November 9th the whole U.S. plan of operations was destroyed by a French counterattack on the Arzew beachhead. Around Casablanca the U.S. landings were a success without difficulty, but resistance developed when the invaders tried to expand their beachheads. Ho -
Opperation Gomorrah
The Americans attacked on Monday 26th July and the strive of heavy losses as a outcome of Luftwaffe attacks. The American attack was then canceled due to bad weather. The raid was continues on that Wednesday. The 722 bombers were loaded with an extra 240 tons of fire bombs and dropped a total of 2,313 tons of bombs in 50 minutes. A total of 30,000 lives were lost at this attack. I chose this photo in remembrance of the ones who were lost. -
Operation Gomorrah
11: Operation Gomorrah Operation Gomorrah was an in air bombing plan that occurred in the European Theater of Operations during WWll (1939-1945). The commands for Operation Gomorrah were signed on May 27, 1943. Starting on the night of July 24, 1943, the bombing went until August 3.The first attack came in the morning of Sunday 24th. In an hour between 01.00and 02.00,2,300 tons of bombs were dropped therefore included 350,000 fire bombs. 15,000 people were killed and many others left wounded. -
D-day
D-Day::On 6 June 1944 the Western Allies landed in northern France, opening the long-awaited "Second Front" against Adolf Hitler's Germany. Starting in late 1942 the Germans had been stopped and forced into fall back in Eastern Europe, defeated in North Africa and faced in Italy. U.S. and British bombers had visited ruin on the enemy's industrial cities. June 6th By late July these reinforcements, and constant combat, made possible a break out from the Normandy perimeter. Another landing, in sou -
Dday
. Another landing, in southern France in August, facilitated that nation's liberation. With the Soviets advancing from the east, Hitler's armies were shoved, sometimes haltingly and always bloodily, back toward their homeland. The Second World War had entered its climactic phase. I chose this photo because it shows the entrance of a tradgidy. -
liberation of concentration camps
prisoners the Germans had destroyed all of these camps in 1943, after most of the Jews of Poland had been killed. The Soviets Liberated Auschwitz, the largest killing center and concentration camp, in January 1945. The Soviets also found personal belongings of the victims. They found for an example, hundreds of thousands of men's suits, more than 800,000 women's outfits, and more than 14,000 pounds of human hair. On April 11, 1945, a few days after the Nazis began evacuating the camp. On the day -
liberation of concentration camps
. On the day of liberation, an underground prisoner resistance organization seized control of Buchenwald to prevent atrocities by the retreating camp guards. American forces liberated more than 20,000 prisoners at Buchenwald. They also liberated Dora-Mittelbau. I chose this photo because its a big sentimental time in history that people were forced to do horrid things , and alot of people lost their lives unexpalinably. -
Liberation of concentraiton camps
: Liberation of concentration camps. As united troops moved across Europe in a range of offensives against Nazi Germany, they began to make tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners. Although some of these prisoners survived these camps. The prisoners were suffering from starvation and disease. In July 1944 the Germans attempted to hide evidence of the murder of many by destroying the camp. Camp staff set fire to the large crematorium used to burn bodies of murdered prisoners the Germans -
battle of the buldge
December 16th 1944 through the end of January 1945, in the heavily forested Ardennes Mountains of Belgium, thousands of American, British, Canadian, Belgian and French forces struggled to turn back the final major German offensive of World War II. While Allied forces ultimately triumphed, it was an absolutely vicious six weeks of fighting, with tens of thousands dead on both sides. This event is known as the Battle of the Bulge. German attack began: the Wehrmacht struck with 250,000 soldiers alo -
VE day
Victory in Europe day meaning VE day was on May 8th 1945 VE day was the official date of the announced end of World War 2.I chose this photo because this was a big deal for everyone, this shows the happiness and safe feelings that people can feel now after this ending. -
Battle of the Bulge
. German attack began: the Wehrmacht struck with 250,000 soldiers along an 85-mile stretch of Allied front, stretching from southern Belgium to Luxembourg. The attack proved an awesome effect, at first, as troops advanced some 50 miles into Allied territory, creating the “bulge” in the American lines that gave the battle its known name. i chose this photo becasue one of the difficulties of this battle was the horrible weather. -
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German Blitzkrieg
I chose this photo because it expresses the emotion and sadness that was caused of deaths, meaning the little girl has lost someone she loved because of war.
