The Air War
Name of the German air force?
Luftwaffe
Soviet to German tank ratio in the Battle of Stalingrad?
4:1
The 1.4 million backyard gardens in British homes that allowed the UK to maintain strong agricultural production?
Victory Gardens
What was Germany's attitude to the homefront in the first few years of the war?
'Business as usual'
Name of the operation Germany planned to undertake to invade the UK after victory in the Battle of Britain?
Operation Sea Lion
Two primary motivations for the German invasion of the USSR?
Lebensraum and anti-Bolshevism
Number of children sent to the countryside to spare them from the Blitz?
1.5 million
What percentage of Germany's food needs came from occupied territories?
35%
What percentage of Hamburg was destroyed due to British air raids?
50%
Russian policy that prevented the Nazis from making use of local supplies?
Scorched Earth Policy
Volunteers who defended the five thousand miles of Britain’s coastline, by 1942 there were over 1.5 million members.
The Home Guard
When did Germany switch to total war?
18th of February, 1943
Name the technology the RAF used to detect foreign aircraft and command their own planes.
The Dowding System
Three main reasons for the failure of Operation Barbarossa?
Hitler's interference, Russia's climate, and Japan leaving allowed Russia to fight a single front war.
The two shelters developed for the backyard and inside the home to protect British residents from bombings?
Anderson's Shelter and Morrison's Shelter
Impacts of Albert Speer on the German homefront?
Rationalisation of industry (42 aircraft models reduced to 3) and improved conditions for German workers (he used slave labour from occupied territories).
Ratio of British planes to German planes by 1944?
40:1
When did the German OFFENSIVE on the Eastern Front end?
Hitler broke off the engagement on the 12th July 1943 to deal with American attacks in Italy.
Act that placed essential workers under government control?
The Essential Works Order
Effect of the 'Night of the Fog Decree'?
Gave the regime the power to arrest anyone and detain them without trial and at the same time deny any knowledge of such action.