WWII – The Battles Begin

Between _______________ and _______________, Germany is able to take over many

European countries using a military tactic called _______________.

Blitzkrieg: “Lightning War”

Tanks, bomber planes, troops & artillery.

Tanks would “_______________ _______________” in the lines of the

defences

Bomber planes would fight from above

Troops and artilleries would follow _______________ behind the

_______________

Aerial bombardment and ground troops prevented Allies from

_______________ their own forces and would close in to _______________ the

holes in the front line.

Miracle at Dunkirk

After taking over many countries in Europe, Germany invades _______________

Britain sent in troops to help defend France

Both France and Britain were not _______________ for the _______________ of the

_______________

The German army forced the _______________ back to the French city of _______________

where they remained _______________.

During the delay of Germany _______________ _______________ _______________

_______________, the British sent out a _______________ _______________

_______________

Nearly _______________ ships came across the _______________ _______________

Between _______________ and _______________ over _______________ soldiers were

evacuated to England from Dunkirk. It was expected that only _______________ would have

survived.

The Battle of Britain

_______________ – _______________

Luftwaffe: _______________ _______________ _______________

RAF – _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

Hitler ordered an air attack on _______________ _______________ in the _______________

_______________ signaling the start of the _______________ of _______________.

Hitler’s plan was to destroy Britain’s _______________ _______________, _______________

and the _______________ of the _______________

At first Luftwaffe was extremely _______________ by knocking out airfields and supply factories

(RAF) despite being badly outnumbered _______________ _______________

_______________.

After _______________ of British civilians and fighter pilots were _______________ the

Luftwaffe _______________ _______________ and the battle is considered an Allied

_______________.

_______________ fighter planes helped the _______________

Canadians at Hong Kong, 1941

Japan – Part of the _______________ _______________

Leader: Emperor _______________

Japan wants to take over _______________ for power and _______________

_______________

_______________ Japan launches

surprise attack on _______________

_______________ (American naval base

in Hawaii).

Japanese had to _______________ the

_______________ _______________

_______________ to continue its own

expansion without any extra obstacles

U.S used the attack to _______________ _______________ against the Axis Powers

A few hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese invade _______________

_______________ (a colony of Britain).

_______________ and _______________ had troops set up in Hong Kong for defense.

Compared to Japan’s huge artillery and airplanes, the British and Canadian defenders were

made up of a small number of troops, nurses and civilians had _______________

_______________ of _______________ .

Just over _______________ of ferocious fighting, the defenders surrendered on

_______________ day.

_______________ Canadians killed. Survivors were sent to _______________

_______________ and used for _______________ _______________ in coal and iron mines.

Ate only rice, were beaten, tortured and killed.

The Battle of DieppeAugust 19, 1942

Canadian and British troops were sent to the French coast at Dieppe to _______________ the

German forces.

They wanted to establish whether an attack from the sea on a _______________ was possible.

Objective of attack: hold the town long enough to destroy its _______________ installations,

gather crucial _______________ and then _______________ safely to Britain. This raid was to

test new _______________ and _______________ in preparation for the eventual

_______________ of Europe

Maneuver was called “Operation Jubilee”

Over _______________ soldiers were set out towards Dieppe (_______________ Canadian)

The Plan:

o _______________ the Germans in the middle of the _______________ night

A Series of Unfortunate Events:

o A _______________ encounter with a small German convoy warned the Germans of a

pending raid (the surprise element was gone)

o The Canadians and British were able to fight off the convoy, but this _______________

their timing and they arrived at the beach at _______________

o At Dieppe the Germans were ready with _______________ on the cliffs. They mowed down

soldiers as they _______________ the _______________ _______________

o Tanks that were supposed to lead the way for the Canadians _______________ on the beach

Canadians bore the brunt of the casualties at Dieppe,

_______________ killed

_______________ wounded

_______________ taken prisoner by the Germans.

Of the 2,210 who returned to Britain, only _______________ were unhurt - and

_______________ of these were men who had not been landed

Acceptable losses: a certain number of lives may reasonably be lost in pursuit of long-term

objectives. Therefore, Dieppe was not a complete failure

Lessons learned at Dieppe proved to be very valuable at the invasion of Normandy in 1944.

Mistakes such as the ones in Dieppe didn’t happen again.

Battle for Control of the Atlantic

Axis controlled much of Europe by _______________ (including coastal areas along English

Channel and North Sea)

Britain becomes an _______________ target for Nazis

Nazi bases in occupied territories of France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway

_______________ system to protect merchant shipping

Merchant Marine

First 3 years of the war, Allied ships were being _______________ faster than they could be

_______________

“_______________ Pit” – beyond aircraft protection (aka “The Greenland Gap”)

Canada & the Battle of the Atlantic

Beginning of WWII: Canada had only _______________ warships and _______________

minesweepers to protect coastlines, with a Naval personnel of only _______________

Britain looks to Canada as the source of _______________ , _______________ and

_______________ of _______________

By war’s end RCN includes _______________ warships and _______________ men and women

personnel

The Corvette –_______________ built in Canada, best against U-Boat attack – each had the

name of a _______________ _______________

_______________ – Radar systems invented and installed

Canadian’s in the Air

Canada’s air force was _______________ at the beginning of the war, but by the end it was the _______________ largest in the world

Pilots were young – average age _______________

Sent on missions to bomb _______________ sites, _______________ , _______________ and _______________ of Axis Powers - mostly at _______________ .

However, many bombs went astray killing _______________ – mostly women and children

Question: Why were most civilians women and children?

In 1942 the Allies begin to bomb German _______________ to destroy German spirits.

_______________ of German civilians died and cities were almost totally _______________ .

However, the bombing did not destroy the German _______________ to fight

(much like the British will did not break during the Battle of Britain)