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The Blitzkrieg

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The Blitzkrieg

The Blitzkrieg lasted between April and June 1940 AD. During this period, Germany attacked the Allied forces (the side that Britain and France were on).

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Blitzkrieg tactics

  • ‘Blitzkrieg’ means ‘lightning war’ in German, because it was mostly a bombing campaign.
  • The aim was to make enemy troops disorganised.
  • Campaigns were targeted, intense and quick.
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Territories conquered by Germany

  • Between April and June AD, Germany conquered Denmark, Norway, Belgium, The Netherlands and France.
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Dunkirk

  • Dunkirk as an outcome of a campaign was a massive military disaster but as an operation itself it was an extraordinary success.
  • The British Expeditionary Force (The British Army) had to retreat to Dunkirk, and waited on the beaches for rescue as German planes bombed and shot at them.
  • Between 26thMay and 4th June around 330,000 soldiers were evacuated from Dunkirk.
    • Both military ships and tiny civilian fishing boats crossed the channel during the war to pick them up.
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Would Germany invade Britain?

  • On the 4th of June 1940 AD, Churchill (the British Prime Minister) warned Parliament that Germany might invade Britain.

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