WAR IN THE WEST / BATTLE OF BRITAIN A) SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 1) April 1940 *Germany conquers Denmark and Norway *Collaborators (Quisling) helped Germans in Norway *Valuable air and sub bases for Germany *_________ replaces Chamberlain as P.M. 2) May, 1940 *Blitzkrieg in West. Object: Conquer France *Holland falls in _______ *Germans drive British, French and Belgian armies back to English Channel and avoid Maginot Line *Belgium falls in ________

DUNKIRK: 300,000 British and 150,000 French massive evacuation by an “armada” – equipment left behind. Why did Hitler not press advantage? “Wars are not won by evacuations.” – Churchill

3) June 1940 *June 4 – Panzers (tanks) and Luftwaffe (air force) strike against south of France *June 10 - ______ declares war on France *June 14 - _______ captured. Little resistance *June 25 – Fighting stops. Armistice terms dictated by Hitler *A French government _______ to Germany – kept control of Southeast France

WHY DID FRANCE COLLAPSE?? 1) ______________. Expected a static defensive war E.G. Maginot Line 2) Germans more skilled with ______________ 3) Demoralized French infantry 4) Leadership was __________________________ Petain – Anti British, ___________ Laval - _____________ B) BATTLE OF BRITAIN *Mid ______________________ *Luftwaffe versus Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) *After the fall of France, Britain and Commonwealth stood __________________ *Hitler drew up plans (____________________) for the invasion of Britain. The Luftwaffe would have to neutralize the Royal _______. First, though, Hitler ordered Goering’s Luftwaffe to destroy the _______. Goering concentrated his attack on air bases. Outnumbered 5 to 1, the RAF ________ WHY?? 1) British had _________ - excellent fighter plane 2) Superb British and _______ pilots 3) British had secretly developed __________ 4) Germans chose ____________ 5) Inspirational British ___________ _______________________________________________ - Churchill