World War II Europe

Job 1: NationsJob 1: Nations

Label the following nations on your map:

France United Kingdom Poland

Germany Belgium Soviet Union

Netherlands Luxembourg

Job 2: Symbols Job 2: Symbols We will place arrows and symbols on our map.

All arrows and symbols will be time stamped.

Arrows represent offensives. We will need 3 colors:

German offensives

Russian offensives

Allied offensives

You will to make a symbol for battles, and draw airplanes for the Battle of Britain.

Job 3: Complete the Job 3: Complete the notes outlinenotes outline

There is a notes outline to complete with the PowerPoint.

BlitzkriegBlitzkriegLightning war Overcome

defensive positions First Wave: Dive

Bombers

Second Wave: Tanks

Third Wave: Infantry

No stalemates like WWI

Invasion of Poland Invasion of Poland September 1939September 1939

Germany attacks Poland to take back land lost after WWI.

Even though Germany and the Soviet Union looked at each other as enemies, they agreed to not attack one another and divide Poland between themselves.

This non-aggression pact was temporary.

France and United Kingdom declare war on Germany.

Germans from the West Soviet Union from the East

Draw ArrowsDraw Arrows

Draw arrows on your map that represent these 2 offensives:

Germany to Poland

Soviet Union to Poland

Label these offensives September 1939

Invasion of France and Invasion of France and Low Countries May Low Countries May

19401940No stalemate this

time!May 10, 1940 Germany

attacks west!

Six weeks later, Belgium, Netherland, and France were all occupied.

The Battle of DunkirkThe Battle of DunkirkMay to June 1940May to June 1940

One BIG German screw up!

The British were able to evacuate 340,000 soldiers while the Germans hesitated.

Those soldiers would fight again.

Draw arrows and Draw arrows and battle symbolbattle symbol

Draw arrows from Germany through the low countries and northern France.

Label these arrows May 1940.

Draw your symbol for Dunkirk and label it May-June 1940.

The Battle of BritainThe Battle of BritainSummer and Fall of Summer and Fall of

19401940Scrambling to get to their planes!

Invasion of Britain?

The Germans could not invade Britain with out air superiority.

The Battle of Britain was a titanic struggle between the air forces.

The British won which represented Hitler’s first setback.

MORE WILL COME!

Airplanes Airplanes

Draw two airplanes (German and British) over the United Kingdom.

Label these planes the Battle of Britain and date them Summer and Fall 1940.

Invasion of the Soviet Invasion of the Soviet Union June 1941Union June 1941

3 Objectives:

Living space or lebensraum.

Resources particularly oil.

Defeat Communism.

3 Offensives in 1

Draw arrows and Draw arrows and battle symbolbattle symbol A large arrow headed east from Poland into

the Soviet Union should be labeled June 1941.

Place the cities of Leningrad, Moscow, and Stalingrad on the map.

Divide your arrow into three prongs each headed to a city.

Put symbols for these three battles: Moscow October 1941 to January 1942; Leningrad September 1941 to January 1944; Stalingrad July 1942 to February 1943.

Turning Points in the Turning Points in the EastEast19431943

Kursk July 1943 Stalingrad February 1943

The tide is turning!The tide is turning!

In February, the Germans lost the most significant battle on the eastern front at Stalingrad.

In July, they lost at the Battle of Kursk. This battle was seen as Germany’s last offensive, and put the Germans in full retreat mode.

Draw arrow and battle Draw arrow and battle symbolsymbol

Draw an arrow from the Soviet Union west to the Western boundary of Poland

Label this offensive July 1943

Label the end of the line along the German Polish border December 1943.

Soviets on the march

Allied invasion of Allied invasion of France France

June 1944June 1944Open a second front

against the Germans The United States, United

Kingdom, and Canada invaded France and pushed toward Germany.

This put tremendous pressure on an already strained Germany.

Germany’s last stand came in December with their desperate offensive called the Battle of the Bulge.

Draw arrows and Draw arrows and battle symbolbattle symbol

December 15, 1944Allies are on the border

Germany’s last desperate offensive

Draw arrows and Draw arrows and battle symbolbattle symbol Draw an arrow from the United

Kingdom to France then across to the border with Germany.

Label this June 1944.

Make a battle symbol where Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium meet. Label this the Battle of the Bulge December 1944.

The Fall of GermanyThe Fall of GermanySpring 1945Spring 1945

Germany was smashed between two armies

Soviet capture of Berlin

Draw arrows and Draw arrows and battle symbolbattle symbol Place the Elbe River on the map.

Draw an arrow from Poland west to the Elbe. Label it January 1945.

Draw an arrow from Belgium east to the Elbe. Label it January 1945.

Put a symbol on Battle symbol on Berlin and label it April 1945.

The Meeting at the The Meeting at the Elbe April 1945Elbe April 1945

This meeting of the two armies became the boundary between the future East and West Germany.

Victory!Victory!