the axis advance

phoney war

sept 1939 - april 1940

Heinz Guderian's book

Achtung Panzer!

when did Heinz Guderian write 'Achtung Panzer!'

1937

who wrote 'Achtung Panzer!'

Heinz Guderian

battle of france

10th may - 25nd june 1940

allied tanks for battle of france

4000 tanks

allied aircraft for battle of france

2900

allied troops for battle of france

3.3 million troops

german tanks for battle of france

2445 tanks

german aicraft for batlle of france

5638 aircraft

german troops for battle of france

3.35 million troops

when did germans create a weak spot in battle of france

11th may 1940

when did germans begin to push allies towards english channel

15th-21st may

when did germans launch their main offensive through the ardennes forest

13th may

evacuation of dunkirk

26th may - 3rd june

dunkirk evacuation expectation

20 000 - 30 000 men

dunkirk evacuation number of men rescued

all 338 000 troops, one third french

allied deaths battle of france

73 000

allied men captured battle of france

1.75 million

what had the nazi's invaded by the end of the battle of france

france, poland, luxemburd, belgium and the netherlands

french surrender in the battle of france

22nd june

what did Churchill say about the evacuation at dunkirk

“a colossal military disaster” “wars are not won by evacuations

”

RAF fighters before the battle of britain

749

Luftwaffe fighters before the battle of britain

2550

battle of britain

1th july - 31st october 1940

battle of britain phase 1

10th july - 12th august 1940

battle of britain phase 1 summary

german coastal attacks and confidence

battle of britain phase 2

13th - 18th august 1940

battle of britain phase 2 summary

RAF attacked

battle of britain phase 3

19th august - 6th september 1940

battle of britain phase 3 summary

britain's darkest hour

battle of britain phase 4

7th september - 31st october 1940

battle of britain phase 4 summary

RAF comeback

british aircraft destroyed during the battle of britain

1547 aircraft destroyed

german aircraft destroyed during the battle of britain

1887

Sergeant Frederick Gash quote

"we had to stop the Germans if they tried to invade … We would stop them."

"we had to stop the Germans if they tried to invade … We would stop them."

Sergeant Frederick Gash

Flight Lieutenant Brian Kingcome quote

"defending our homeland, it gets the adrenaline going."

"defending our homeland, it gets the adrenaline going."

Flight Lieutenant Brian Kingcome

what was the name of Hitler's plan to invade russia?

fuhrer directive 21

fuhrer directive 21 quotes

"crush Soviet Russia in a quick campaign"

"The mass of the Russian Army in western Russia is to be destoryed in daring operations"

german preparation for operation barbarossa: soldiers

3 million

german preparation for operation barbarossa: tanks

3300

german preparation for operation barbarossa: aircraft

2700

russian preparation for operation barbarossa: soldiers

5.5 million

russian preparation for operation barbarossa: tanks

24 000 - only 1/4 operational

russian preparation for operation barbarossa: aircraft

8000

how large was the soviet union western border

2900km

operation barbarossa: army group north

Baltic states - lithuania, latvia and estonia

then leningrad

operation barbarossa: army group centre

key industrial cities minsk and smolensk, then the capital moscow

operation barbarossa: army group south

ukraine, kiev and improtant donets basin industrial region

then advance towards stalingrad and the oil fields of the caucasus mountains

how many russian soldiers were captured within 6 months of operation barbarossa

2 million

how many soldiers did germany capture at the battle of kiev

600 000

how many tanks did germany capture at the battle of kiev

800

how many artillery pieces did germany capture at the battle of kiev

3000

wha was russian early winter called

rasputitsa - time of bad roads

average temperature in december 1941

-12.8 degrees

how many german soldiers were lost to frostbite from november - december 1941

100 000

how much territory did germany have by 5th december 1941

1 600 000 k^2 of soviet territory

what parts of the soviet union did germany capture by 5th december 1941

minsk, smolensk, kiev, parts of donets basin and states of lithuania, latvia and estonia

russian casualties by 5th december 1941

4.5 million

number of russian aricraft lost by 5th december 1941

21 000

german casualities by 5th december 1941

1 million

number of german aircraft lost by 5th december 1941

2800

Battles of Khalkin Gol

may - september 1939

what were the european colonies of south-east asia rich in

rubber, oil , tin

what was the name of japan's empire plan

greater asia co-prosperity sphere

japanese movement into north of french-indo china

september 1940

tripartite pact

september 1940

japanese movement into south of french-indo china

july 1941

how much of japan's oil supply did america provide

80%

how many years worth of fuel did japan have after america's embargos

2 years

when did the japanese choose to risk war and continue their colonial expansion

november 1941

who was japan's admiral during the attack on pearl harbour

Admiral Yamamoto

pearl harbour attack

7th december 1941

how many planes and aircraft carriers in japan's armarda

414 planes, 6 carriers

pearl harbour us losses (deaths, aircraft, ships)

2404 deaths of military personnel/civilians

188 destroyed aircraft

21 destroyed/damaged ships

pearl harbour japanese losses (deaths)

64 deaths

america declaration of war on japan

8th december 1941

germany and italy declaration of war onto usa

10th and 11th decemebr 1941

fall of singapore - ratio of commonwealth:japanese forces

70 000: 35 000

2:1

who was the british commanding officer for the defence of singapore

lieutenant- general arthur percival

fall of singapore

8th - 15th february 1942

commonwealth/british losses at the fall of singapore

5000 soldiers killed, 80 000 wounded/captured

japanese losses at the fall of singapore

1714 deaths

how did churchill describe the defeat at the fall of singapore

"the worst disaster and largest capitulation in british history"

how many francs were spent on the maginot line

3 billion

seige of leningrad

8th september 1941 - 27th january 1944

about how many days did the seige of leningrad last

900 days

memorandum to army group north quotes

"erase the city of Petersburg from the face of the earth"

"encircle the city and level it to the ground"

"erase the city of Petersburg from the face of the earth"

"encircle the city and level it to the ground" source

memorandum to army group north

how many people lived in leningrad at the time of the seige

2.5 million

november 1941 rations for workers

250g bread - 10 slices

november 1941 rations for non-workers

125g - 5 slices

how many ppl died monthly in the winter of 1941-42

100 000

how many ppl arrested for cannnibalism

2000

total civilian deaths during seige of leningrad

800 000

geneva convention

1929

geneva convention allied signatories

UK, USA - not USSR

geneva convention axis signatories

germany, italy, japan