![]() The Germans turned again, fighting their way north to secure the coastal ports and annihilate the trapped armies. Reached the English Channel on May 21 cutting off the Allied armies in the Lightning speed as Hitler's tanks turned and raced headlong to the sea. The Germans defied military doctrine, skirted the Maginot Line and slashed intoįrance through Luxembourg and the Ardennes Forest. ![]() In England, the invasion forced Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to resign, to be replaced by Winston Churchill. The Allies fought valiantly but in vain - the German war machine advanced unperturbed. German dive-bombers - the Stukas - filled the sky, strafing the retreating mix of civilians and soldiers with machine gun and bomb. French and British troops rushing to the rescue were caught in the headlong retreat and pushed back. The roads overflowed with refugees fleeing the front. The attack sent the defending troops reeling. In the early morning darkness of May 10, the Germans unleashed their Blitzkrieg against the Netherlands and Belgium. Isolate the iron ore resources of Sweden, and secure his northern flank, Hitler ![]() The French, feeling secure behind their Maginot Line, were ready to fight WorldĪgain - a war of defense. Messages blared from loud speakers across the German and French lines. The major activity consisted of dueling propaganda The British wanted to send theirĪir force to bomb targets inside Germany but were persuaded not to by the French ![]() While the British moved troops to the continent. To as the "Phony War." Not much happened. The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, 1945ĭefeat of Poland in October 1939 and her invasion of Norway in April 1940 is Normandy Invasion, 1944: A Civilian's View Attack At Pearl Harbor - the Japanese ViewĪttack At Pearl Harbor - The White House Reacts ![]()
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