HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Dunkirk Evacuation, Blitzkrieg, Phoney War
Document Summary
- with the non-aggression pact, hitler had a free hand to deal with the west; - sep 1st 1939 hitler launched attack on poland, beginning wwii; - sep 3rd, both b and f declared war against germany; - although appeared also in b, f, r, the idea of blitzkrieg was often associated with nazi germany; - using tanks to break through enemies" line breaking one point, achieving local superiority; - cutting 3 cs: command, control, communication (food/provision) - poland was wiped out in 4 weeks; - france was wiped out in 6 weeks; - belgium was wiped out in 10 days; - phony war : b, f did not help poland at all at the beginning; - germany attacked may 10 1940 around the maginot line; - france confronted german in belgium; germany managed to split the french army into two; - attack bridges, communication lines, civilian center, etc, paralyzing french army;