Basically, it was the swiftness of the German advancement, known as blitzkrieg - lightning war.
No country attacked Germany in World War 2 (which you seem to be confusing with the Holocaust). Germany was the aggressor.
they had fortified the beaches with cannons and machinegun implacemens. Barbed wire and steel beach obstacles to snare landing craft...............
The Germans
In the 1700s most Germans lived in Central Europe.
Auschwitz isn't a country, it is a town in Southern Poland just West of Krakow, made famous by the Germans who set up many concentration camps in the area during the Holocaust.
hedgerow
During World War II, it was the "bocage" terrain in northern France that gave the German defenders a distinct advantage in their battles against Allied forces in Normandy in 1944. Consisting of small plots of farm-land separated by high, hedge-topped borders of densely packed soil, the "bocage" provided natural tank-barriers and numerous well-hidden defense-points to the German forces.
The Germans had not invaded Switzerland during World War II. Despite being surrounded by Axis powers, Switzerland maintained its neutrality and was not occupied. The country’s geographical features, combined with its strong military defense and diplomatic efforts, helped it avoid invasion.
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No country attacked Germany in World War 2 (which you seem to be confusing with the Holocaust). Germany was the aggressor.
The national geography of France helped to maintain the surprise factor during the D-Day landings. There were two points that were likely to be used during the beach invasions and Germany focused its defense on the wrong point.
They speak German in Luxembourg because it is a neighbouring country and the Germans invaded Luxembourg during the war.
They speak German in Luxembourg because it is a neighbouring country and the Germans invaded Luxembourg during the war.
Poland was the first Allied country invaded & defeated by Germany in WW2.
The Germans invaded and occupied various countries during World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945. The specific time periods of German occupation varied by country.
they had fortified the beaches with cannons and machinegun implacemens. Barbed wire and steel beach obstacles to snare landing craft...............
The country in which the French and Germans twice clashed is France. The first major clash between the French and Germans was during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, which resulted in the unification of Germany and the loss of Alsace-Lorraine for France. The second major clash was during World War II, when Germany invaded France in 1940, leading to the occupation of France until 1944.