Britain and America coordinate a joint attack on Nazi occupied France. On D-Day thousands of Allied troops land on the French beaches in Normandy and attempt to make their way past the Nazi fortifications and into the heart of France. The attack is a success and British and American forces fight their way through France towards Germany. The Russian forces were fighting the Germans in the east, which positioned Hitler in the middle of two large armies. Germany could not sustain a two front war, and the defeat of the Nazis was soon to come.
Dunkirk Evacuation Dunkirk Evacuation The Dunkirk battle commenced on 3rd June 1940. The speed of the German Blitzing caught the allies by surprise. In April 1940, the German army invaded France. Germany advance was so swift that the British Army wanted revenge. France pushed away in the Dunkirk’s beach.
Those of the British Expeditionary Forces, that had been fighting this rear guard action was not the only story that had not be told by the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill on 17 June 1940. There was also the bombing and sinking of the Troop ship, the Lancastria, off the Port of St Nazaire in France. This had been sunk by a German Junker 88, from the German Air Force. As I have said, all of this had happened 65 years ago, but one can now understand why this was all suppressed in 1940,with all that was going on at that time. It did look as if Germany were winning the War, it is now History but not good propaganda.
it was seen as the government’s fault that the British had no reinforcements for the men who were dying, because back in Britain over 30% of the population was malnourished, ill and weak as they were living in abject poverty. This indicates that the Conservatives were poor in office as it ties back to them failing to conquer poverty because had the people in Britain been healthy and able to fight the Boer war may well have been over faster. The Conservatives also angered trade
Period 7 Sadman Samin Military History The Last Days of World War II - Volume 12[6 - 12 May] In the last days of World War II, the war in Europe was finally coming to a stop. In May 7th, 1945 the unconditional surrender documents were signed by Generals of the Allied and Axis forces. On May 8th after President Truman publicly announced the victory of the Allies, wild celebrations erupted all across the world. But in Germany, celebrations were scarce as people were trying to recover from the devastating war. Many Germans lost their families and houses and had very little food to survive.
However much needed reforms such as Old Age Pensions had little to do with the Boer war. Source D mentions how the recruitment for the Boer war highlighted the poor health of many working class men in Britain. These men that applied to the army were often too physically unfit to join the army. Insufficient nutrition from food meant these men were malnourished and could not compete with the physical strength needed working in the army. Up too 40% of men in some areas of the country were turned away because of there poor health.
The evacuation of Dunkirk was the most significant event that happened in Dunkirk. This had the worst result though. The buildings of Dunkirk became rubble and the beaches including the port were empty. The army was out of Dunkirk whether they became prisoners, died, or were evacuated out of the city. The Battle ended in a shameful defeat, but was also a victory because if the Germans would have killed the Britain and French soldiers the war would have
The Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain was one of the main events that occurred in WW2. The battle began when France had surrendered to the Nazis. Because France had surrendered, Britain was the last unconquered territory in West Europe. The Nazi’s were on the French coast waiting to invade Britain. They hoped the Luftwaffe (the German air force) could smash morale, radar installations and air power before they could sail there troops across the channel to gain control.
In the end, the offensive cost Britain and the Empire 419,654 casualties, 125,000 of them dead. One other failure was just the staggering amounts of dead bodies from the British in a single day was just unbelievable! The British, instead of ordering a retreat, they just ran into the lines of machine guns, snipers and to sum it all up, they ran to their deaths with the Germans barely losing anyone at all. The British had no clue what they were doing unlike the French who did but they had no support whatsoever. Then, this is the biggest failure of them all according to me.
Every good history student knows how the war began; but what caused trench warfare? Trench warfare was caused by the failure of the Schlieffen plan, which failed for many reasons. First the Belgians and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF),a group of almost 150,000 highly trained soldiers from Britain, put up a heavy resistance delaying the Germans. Then the Germans turned too early and instead of surrounding