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Blitzkrieg: Germany's Lightning Conquest in WWII

Learn about the Blitzkrieg tactic and how Germany conquered Europe in less than a year. Explore the Dunkirk evacuation and the Battle of Britain.

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Blitzkrieg: Germany's Lightning Conquest in WWII

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  1. Go to www.mrmurtagh.com Click 8th Grade Classwork Download Lesson 9: Blitzkrieg/Early Battles Do Now

  2. Do Now Task • Directions: Read the explanation below and answer the question that follows: • In American football, blitzing is a tactic used by the defense to disrupt pass attempts by the offense. During a blitz, a higher than usual number of defensive players will rush the opposing quarterback, to try to tackle the quarterback or force them to hurry their pass attempt.  • Paraphrase: What is a BLITZ in general?

  3. Blitz Video Example The Perfect Blitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YHZpBb0uTM How can you apply this athletic principle to the military?

  4. Key Question How did Germany conquer most of Europe in 10 months between September 1939 and June 1940?

  5. Mini-Lecture Blitzkrieg:Means Lightening War: Fast-paced style of fighting. Coordination of air force, tanks, troops and artillery in a small, narrow area. Blitzkrieg tactics allowed Hitler to conquer most of Europe early in World War II.

  6. Victims of German Blitzkrieg Poland: (1939) Denmark (1940) Norway: (1940) Holland: (1940) Luxembourg: (1940) Belgium: (1940) France: (1940)

  7. Finally….. Great Britain and France declare war on Germany on September the 3rd 1939, 2 days after the invasion of Poland.

  8. Miracle at Dunkirk British/French troops trapped on a beach await rescue. British Navy saves 330,000 troops/ evacuate to England. The troops that were saved would be used to invade and liberate France during D-DAY (1944).

  9. What happened at Dunkirk???

  10. The Evacuation(21 Miles)

  11. British and French troops await evacuation on the beach

  12. British troops desperate to avoid capture swim and take small boats to safety

  13. What happened to the Blitzkrieg after Dunkirk? After Fall of France England is alone in Europe. Germany plans on invading England. German Blitzkrieg ends in Western Europe with the Battle of Britain (1941).

  14. Dunkirk Movie (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYhZv7Ial9s Who do you think was buried in the sand? How would you feel if you were that British soldier?

  15. Parts of a Newspaper Article Newspaper Company Name: Real or made up. Date: Time of the event, Not 2019! Headline: Catchy title for the article Byline=Author’s name Caption: Describing image Article: 1 Paragraph summary of the event. Focus on: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

  16. Partner Task Read the background information Read the directions Read the what to include section Read the 1.5 page article on the Invasion of Poland. Create a front page newspaper article covering the German Invasion of Poland in 1939!!!

  17. Whole Class Share Who is ready to publish and share their front page newspaper article? Newspaper company name? Headline? Paraphrase your article (Key ideas)

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