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Hitler’s Lightning War

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  • Why was Rommel called the "Desert Fox"?
    Because of his successes in North Africa.
  • What was Vichy France?
    Not occupied French territory under the German control.
  • What was the German air force?
    Luftwaffe (air weapon)
  • Who was the German General in North Africa campaign called the "Desert Fox"?
    General Erwin Rommel
  • What event marked the beginning of WWII?
    The invasion of Poland
  • When did World War II start?
    September 1st, 1939
  • Who resisted and called for reconquering France?
    A French general Charles de Gaulle.
  • What was the blitzkrieg?
    lightning war (a massive attack)
  • What territory did Hitler demand to return to Germany in 1939?
    The Polish Corridor
  • What does RAF stand for?
    Royal Air Force (British Air Forces)
  • What happened at Dunkirk beach?
    Some 338,000 battle-weary soldiers were rescued.
  • What machine did Germans use to encode their secret messages?
    The Enigma machine
  • How was the Battle of Britain?
    Basically air force attacks
  • What strategy did Russians use during the Barbarossa Operation?
    scorched-earth strategy
  • Which countries singed the nonaggression pact?
    Germany and Russia
  • What was the capital of Russia in World War II?
    Leningrade
  • What new technologies were used to end the Battle of Britain ?
    The radar and the first computer.
  • Why did Hitler take so many countries?
    He needed natural resoucers for his army.
  • What territories did Russia invade?
    North of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland.
  • What was The Phony War?
    the sitting war
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