Blitzkrieg Strategy
When were the Germans defeated?
May 1945
The Manhattan Project led to the bombings of Nagasaki and...
Hiroshima
What years were the African Campaign
1940-1943
When did D-Day take place
June 6, 1944
What does Blitzkrieg mean?
Lightning War
Name one person who helped create the atomic bomb
J. Robert Oppenheimer or Leslie Groves
The Western Desert Force had how many soldiers?
36,000
It was an international effort with how many troops?
2 million
Germany's strategy was to defeat their opponents in a series of what?
What did the campaign fight for?
Control over the Suez Canal and the Middle Eastern oil
How many remaining veterans are there now?
just under ~500,000
Where did the Soviets retreat 600 back to?
Moscow
Why was Franklin Roosevelt so determined to create the atomic bomb before Adolf Hitler?
Roosevelt was scared that Hitler would use it against the Allies
What did Winston Churchill say about Europe
What operation did it start?
Operation"Overload"
The attack strategy wasn't just about tanks, but also armoured tanks, motorized infantry and...?
Air support
After WWll the Manhattan Project continued to produce atomic weapons until what act?
The victory in the North removed what two threats?
The Middle Eastern oil and the Suez supply route
D-Day was the largest what in the history of warfare?
Ambitious invasion