Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Images of WW2



WW2



Dismantling of the border gate between Germany and Poland 1939


Invasion of Poland


Poland collapses in 3 weeks


After the invasion of Poland, Germany conquers Norway in April 1940


Germany launches assault on France on the 10th of May 1940

France and England hid behind the Maginot line


but the Germans simply flew over it


Germany quickly defeated the allied armies in 6 weeks


France surrenders and the German Army parades through Paris


Germany begins operation Eagle or better known as the blitz


German and British planes engaged in dogfights on a daily basis


However Britain endured and Germany switched it's attention to Russia


Germany launches operation Barborossa on 22 June 1941


The Germans held up to 500,000 sq mi of territory with over 75 million people at the end of 1941


However 'General Winter' ground the German drive to a halt just 16km from Moscow


During this reprise the Russians drove the Germans back almost 200 km's



The Germans reformed their line and held through the winter but took crippling losses