Germany lost Alsace-Lorraine, the
Saar, Posen and other lands which
formerly belonged to the German
Empire. Also the German Army was
decreased in size (down to 100,000
men).They also had to pay
compensation to the Allies for
causing the war.
Lebensraum
Hitler wanted to gain lebensraum (Living space)
for the German people because the Germans are
the Superior race above all races. He wanted to
invade Poland and the USSR to gain the land
which is needed for his people.
Invasions of the Rhineland,
Czechoslovakia, Austria and Poland
The German Army was Invading several countries and
areas after being given false warnings from France and
Britain. However when they invaded Poland, a declaration of
war was given and on the 3rd September 1939. WWII
began.
War in Europe
War in the west
Germany invaded France through the Ardennes
The French army was
defeated and on 22 June
1940, France surrendered
and Britain stood alone
Hitler planed to invade Britain after knocking
out the RAF. However after the four months of
the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe had lost
nearly double of the amount of planes lost by
the RAF and Hitler scrapped plans for invasion
and instead turned to the USSR. This was the
last act of war until 1944.
The Germans began to bomb
London and other cities around the
Country. However this proved to
have no affect on Morale.
In 1944, the US
and Britain invaded
France. They
pushed forwards
and in August and
September, they
liberated Paris and
Belgium. Hitler
attempted a
breakthrough on
Christmas day with
a counter-attack
through the
Ardennes which
became known as
the Battle of the
Bulge.
The US and Britain began a
large-scale bombing
campaign against Germany.
this bombing killed around
450,000 people
War in the east
Germany invaded the Soviet
union on 22 June 1941. This was
code-named Operation
Barbarossa.
After three days of fighting the Soviet air force had
been wiped out by the Luftwaffe. By mid July,
400,000 Soviets had been captured and Leningrad
was under siege and they reached the outskirts of
Moscow. But a counter from the Soviets held the
Germans until after the winter.
The Soviets held
out and after the
victory in the battle
of Stalingrad, the
Soviets drove the
Germans all the
way to Berlin