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The specialists soldiers of the German Army in WWI. Trained to fight with "infiltration tactics".
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Hitler joined the German Workers' Party which was later later changed to the Nazi Party. He thought that the perfect race had blonde hair and blue eyes.
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Hitler saw Germany as the power house in Europe so he made sure his army was the best. By 1920, Hitler's army had 7 divisions of infantry and 3 of calvary.
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Ruled his country as Prime Minisiter from 1922 to 1943. Leader of the National Fascist Party. Set up a legal dictatorship.
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An autobiographical manifesto written by Hitler where he outlined his political idealogy and his future plans for Germany.
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Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan.
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Nickname for Germany.
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Italy attacked Ethiopia without a declaration of war. Four days later, the League of Nations declared Italy an aggressor, but as usual, took no action against the country.
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The German army disreguarded the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties and invaded Rhineland to remilitarize them.
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The Axis powers, also known as the Axis alliance, Axis nations, Axis countries, or the Axis, were the nations that fought in the Second World War against the Allied forces.
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Was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders.
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German for "connection" or union, political annexation.
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He was a highly decorated soldier and won rapid promotions in the army. He rose to power during the 1920s as a commander in the Spanish Legion and became the youngest general in Europe.
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Last name meant "man of steel". Stalin focused on creating a model communist state. Tried to exert complete comtrol over his citizens.
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By signing this pact, Germany had protected itself from having to fight a two-front war in the soon-to-begin World War II; the Soviet Union was awarded land, including parts of Poland and the Baltic States.
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In response to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany.
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The outcome of the battle was a strategic victory for the Allies—the German blockade failed—but at great cost.
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The Phoney War was a phase early in World War II that was marked by a lack of major military operations by the Western Allies against the German Reich.
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German army crossing the Danish border on 9 April 1940 by land, sea and air.
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The battle lasted from 10 May 1940 until the main Dutch forces surrendered on the 14th.
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Battle of France was the successful German invasion of France and the Low Countries. Germany defeating primarily French forces.
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French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France.
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Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom.
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A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection.
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Is a highly mobile form of infantry and armour working in combined arms teams.
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Surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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Major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad.
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British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War.
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Troops of the Fifth Army swarmed ashore on a fifteen-mile stretch of Italian beach near the prewar resort towns of Anzio and Nettuno.
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D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated.
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A major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe.
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33rd President of the United States.
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A surrender without conditions, in which no guarantees are given to the surrendering party.
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Killed himself...
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Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day or VE Day, is a public holiday.
