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World War II

World War II. Poland Attacked: Sept. 1, 1939. Blitzkrieg [“Lightening War”]. German Troops March into Warsaw. German Forces. Panzer in France. Panzer in France. Panzer with Troops. Panzer with Spikes. Panzer in the Soviet Union. Luftwaffe Paratroopers. Luftwaffe Messerschmitt.

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World War II

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  1. World War II

  2. Poland Attacked: Sept. 1, 1939 Blitzkrieg [“Lightening War”]

  3. German Troops March into Warsaw

  4. German Forces

  5. Panzer in France

  6. Panzer in France

  7. Panzer with Troops

  8. Panzer with Spikes

  9. Panzer in the Soviet Union

  10. Luftwaffe Paratroopers

  11. Luftwaffe Messerschmitt

  12. Luftwaffe Messerschmitt

  13. German Flak

  14. The Bismarck

  15. The “Phoney War” Ends:Spring, 1940

  16. Dunkirk EvacuatedJune 4, 1940

  17. The German Onslaught WORLD WAR II, 1939–1945

  18. France SurrendersJune, 1940

  19. A Divided France Henri Petain

  20. The French Resistance The Free French General Charles DeGaulle The Maquis

  21. Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis:The Tripartite PactSeptember, 1940

  22. Now Britain Is All Alone!

  23. The Blitz

  24. The Royal Air Force (RAF)

  25. The Atlantic Charter • Roosevelt and Churchill sign treaty of friendship in August 1941. • Solidifies alliance. • Fashioned after Wilson’s 14 points. • Calls for League of Nations type organization.

  26. Operation Barbarossa:Hitler’s Biggest Mistake

  27. Battle of Stalingrad:Winter of 1942-1943

  28. Pearl Harbor

  29. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

  30. Pearl Harbor from the Cockpit of a Japanese Pilot

  31. Pearl Harbor - Dec. 7, 1941 A date which will live in infamy!

  32. USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor

  33. Pearl Harbor Memorial 2,887 Americans Dead!

  34. President Roosevelt Signs the US Declaration of War

  35. The North Africa Campaign: The Battle of El Alamein, 1942 Gen. Ernst Rommel,The “Desert Fox” Gen. BernardMontgomery(“Monty”)

  36. The Italian Campaign [“Operation Torch”] :Europe’s “Soft Underbelly” • Allies plan assault on weakest Axis area - North Africa - Nov. 1942-May 1943 • George S. Patton leads American troops • Germans trapped in Tunisia - surrender over 275,000 troops.

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