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1. www.historytools.org › stories › why-did-germanyWhy Did Germany Keep Fighting World War Two After 1942? A ...

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   1 day ago · Conclusion. Germany‘s decision to keep fighting World War II after 1942 was a complex one, driven by a combination of ideological fervor, fear of consequences, lack of viable alternatives, the Allies‘ demand for unconditional surrender, and the long shadow of World War I. While it prolonged the war and led to immense suffering, it also ...

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3. www.britannica.com › event › World-War-IIWorld War II | Facts, Summary, History, Dates, Combatants ...

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   1 day ago · World War II was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during 1939–45. The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China). It was the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in human history.

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   1 day ago · e. World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries, including all of the great powers, participated in the conflict, and many invested all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities ...

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5. www.britannica.com › topic › blitzkriegBlitzkrieg | Definition, Translation, & Facts | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Blitzkrieg (German: ‘lightning war’), military tactic calculated to create psychological shock and resultant disorganization in enemy forces through the employment of surprise, speed, and superiority in materiel or firepower. It is most commonly associated with Nazi Germany during World War II.

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   4 days ago · During World War II (1944) Cassino was a key point in the German winter defensive line (Garigliano-Sangro) blocking the Allied advance to Rome. At the beginning of January 1944 the U.S. 5th Army won a position facing Cassino across the Garigliano River.

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   When did Germany invade France?

   • The German invasion of France, May 1940; from The Second World War: Triumph of the Axis (1963), a documentary by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation. Tested by the Germans during the Spanish Civil War in 1938 and against Poland in 1939, the blitzkrieg proved to be a formidable combination of land and air action.

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   Did the British bomb Germany if it attacked Poland?

   • 35. Cienciala 2010, p. 128, observes that, while it is true that Poland was far away, making it difficult for the French and British to provide support, " [f]ew Western historians of World War II ... know that the British had committed to bomb Germany if it attacked Poland, but did not do so except for one raid on the base of Wilhelmshaven.

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   What countries did Germany take over in WW2?

   • Among the eastern territories, Silesia, Neumark and most of Pomerania were taken over by Poland, and East Prussia was divided between Poland and the Soviet Union, followed by the expulsion to Germany of the nine million Germans from these provinces, as well as three million Germans from the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia.

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   Where can I find a book about the war against Germany?

   • British Bombing Survey Unit (1998). The Strategic Air War Against Germany, 1939–1945. London & Portland, OR: Frank Cass Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7146-4722-7. Brody, J. Kenneth (1999). The Avoidable War: Pierre Laval and the Politics of Reality, 1935–1936. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7658-0622-2. Brown, David (2004).

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8. research.lib.buffalo.edu › ww2maps › readingWorld War II Captured Maps : Further Reading and Resources

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   5 days ago · Susan Powell, Heiko Mühr. (2021) Capturing the Complex Histories of German World War II Captured Maps. Journal of Map & Geography Libraries 16:2, pages 166-193. Julie Sweetkind-Singer, Gregory March (2021) Acquisition of World War II Captured Maps: A Case Study. Journal of Map & Geography Libraries 16:2, pages 140-165.

9. www.graphicnews.com › en › pagesHow WWI changed the map of Europe interactive - Graphic News

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   2 days ago · July 12, 2018 - The map of Europe underwent drastic revision after World War I. The defeated Central Powers – Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey – suffered huge territorial losses, and new independent countries were born, from Finland in the north to Yugoslavia in the south. View More. The military hostilities of World War I ceased with an ...