HIST 102H Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Phoney War, Greater Germanic Reich, Great Purge
27 May 2016
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Both sides are building up and strategizing. Britain will have an effective naval blockade on all german imports. Germany brings the u-boats: even more effective for the germans. Denmark and norways are incorporated into the nazi empire. France has now been invaded 3 times in 70 years. The british send troops into france to stop the frontline offensive: british and french are not able to stop the germans. Enters the war on the side of germany. Germans will have to send in troops three times to save the italians. In the summer it is only britain fighting with germany. Hitler is getting a lot of support. Now planning to invade and conqueror britain. Battle of britain where german airforce starts bombing british places. The british airforce (raf) is also skilled. The germans will do damage but britain will survive. Radar will help the british see the germans coming.
