3.1 War in Europe (part 2)

Chapter 3: The Second World War

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Chapter 3: The Second World War

3.1 War in Europe (part 2)

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What do you remember from the last lesson?

Slide 2 - Open question

The start
  • - Germany invades Poland on September 1st 1939.
  • - Because of the non-agression pact  (Molotov-Ribbentrop pact) Russia attacks too. 
  • - Brittain and France declare war on Germany: World War 2 begins

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Slide 4 - Video

Blitzkrieg
  • - The Germans were succesful with their Blitzkrieg.

  • - Literally: ''Lightning War''

  • - Blitzkrieg was used to signify a surprise attack or lightning-fast advance. 

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War in Europe
  • - 10th of May 1940: Hitler attacks Western Europe with succes (the Netherlands had hoped to stay neutral...). 
  • - 19th of July 1940: Battle of Britain.
  • - 22nd of June 1941: Operation Barbarossa: German attack on Russia...

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...which didn't succeed...

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Important events
  • - Operation Barbarossa was the beginning of the end for Hitler.
  • - Turning point in the war was the Battle for Stalingrad.
  • - 6th of June 1944: D-Day (invasion of Normandy).

Slide 9 - Slide

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The Netherlands
  • - Autumn 1944: the Southern part of the Netherlands was liberated.

  • - Battle for the Schelde (There is going to be a movie!)

  • - Operation Market Garden (A
  •   bridge too far!)

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Only the southern part was liberated...

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The end of the war
  • -  May 1945: Battle of Berlin
  • - Even World War 1 veterans and the Hitlerjugend had to fight.
  • - Hitler and other Nazi leaders committed suicide.
  • - Germany capitulated on 7th of May, 1945.

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Slide 14 - Video