WW2 - from Germany's perspective
- Created by: Hannah
- Created on: 02-05-13 08:41
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- WWII
- Propaganda stunts by the Nazis
- Christmas bonus
- When did Germany invade Poland?
- 1st September 1939
- Morale
- Early Victories
- - With many countries being easily won over, for example Austria people felt strongly towards Nazis. However,after Poland many Germans wanted peace
- Major concerns
- - the Russian War [very cold] - The Russian defeat, many question Nazi ideology - Defeat in Africa - Atlantic, contempt for the regime
- Bombing
- - by the British and USA, with hundreds and thousands killed. Largely people felt demoralised, especially when they couldnt defeat the British
- Early Victories
- opposition
- LEFT
- From 1941 there were resistance cells set up in the factories. They called for more active resistance
- in 1941 there were 89 in Berlin alon
- From 1941 there were resistance cells set up in the factories. They called for more active resistance
- YOUTH
- - lost a father in the war - The brutality of the dictatorship for example - the White Rose Group, handing out leafelts aiming to sabotage the German War effort
- ARMY
- Early war victories had confirmed Hitler as a military genius. It was only by 1943 where serious decent was visible.
- increasing political interference of the ** had become intolerable
- some generals were shocked by implentation of systematic extermination of Jews
- Growing belief that Germany was losing the war - entry of Usa in 1941, defeat by Russia and failure in Africa
- Early war victories had confirmed Hitler as a military genius. It was only by 1943 where serious decent was visible.
- LEFT
- By the end of 1940 Germany had invaded...
- Austria
- Britain - HOWEVER they had remained through the Battle of Britain - 1940
- France
- Holland
- Poland
- Casualties
- Jewish losses
- over 6 million
- 3,5000,000 military deaths
- soviet union 10 million military deaths and 10 million civilian deaths
- 700,000 civilian deaths
- UK, 326,000 military deaths and 62,000 civilian deaths
- Jewish losses
- Propaganda stunts by the Nazis
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