Blitzkrieg and The Maginot Line, and Dunkirk!

mid 1940

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The Phoney War

Blitzkreig• Lightning war

• Overwhelm opposition with strong infantry, air support, tanks, and artillery

• Cut through a short section of the battlefront, and disrupt communication deep behind enemy lines

• Benelux countries quickly fell to the Germans because of this tactic, and Hitler was then able to turn his attention towards France

Maginot Line• Concrete defences, designed for a long drawn-out war

• Germans simply went North through Benelux, and bi-passed the heavily fortified areas

• Close to 350,000 Allied forces collapsed and retreated to the beaches of Dunkirk

The Maginot Line

The Maginot Line

Dunkirk, and the Allied Armada

• Armada: A fleet of warships

• Hitler, hesitated as to whether he should continue the attack, and during that pause, the Allies (British) managed a rescue mission

• Not truly an armada; more a collection of fishing, pleasure, and commercial boats. Some naval vessels as well.

• A miracle, and a fantastic morale boost, although France would officially surrender shortly after

And so began Hitler’s European tyranny, and charge towards Britain