The Germans referred to the invasion of France in 1940 as "Fall Gelb," which translates to "Case Yellow." This operation was part of a larger campaign to quickly defeat France and other Allied forces in Western Europe using Blitzkrieg tactics. The invasion began on May 10, 1940, and led to the rapid fall of France within six weeks.
The first battles in WW2 are as follows. Germany's first fight was the invasion of Poland. Russias first fight was when Germans invaded. Frances first fight was the German invasion. The US of A's first "fight" if you'd call it that is Pearl Harbor. Japan's first was the invasion of China.
they called them dough boys
Wurst is the German translation for sausage Ha Ha Ha
The Blitz and the lightning war are two different things.The Blitz is the continuous German bombings England suffered in 1940.The lightning war - (Blitzkreig) is the strategy used by Germans during WW2 to breakthough rapidly the ennemi's defense, based on armored tanks (Panzer).
D-day is a term used historically to mean the first day of a planned military attack. Since World War II, it is used most commonly to refer specifically to June 6, 1944, the day Allied forces stormed the beach at Normandy, France, with the goal of liberating France from the Germans.
The Battle Of Britain
The Germans incurred approximately 30,000 casualties in its invasion of Poland beginning September 1, 1939. As an aside, these casualties would have been higher if the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact did not call for the USSR to "occupy" the eastern half of Poland.
D-Day (June 6,1944)
Germans call themselves "Deutsche" in their native language.
Deutschland is what Germans call Germany. It translates as "Land of the Germans".
Germans call themselves "Deutsche" in their native language.
The first battles in WW2 are as follows. Germany's first fight was the invasion of Poland. Russias first fight was when Germans invaded. Frances first fight was the German invasion. The US of A's first "fight" if you'd call it that is Pearl Harbor. Japan's first was the invasion of China.
The Battle of Britain happened between July 10, 1940 and October 31, 1940. It was a critical event in WW2 which stalled the German advance and conquest/invasion of Britain. It was fought in the air and was a battle for air supremacy to pave the way for the German invasion as, without having the sky cleared of British planes, the Germans could not successfully move troops onto British soil because the RAF would bomb them as they tried to land. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The summer of 1940, with the culmination around September 15th. The RCAF also started to do "intruder missions" near the German airfields in France. These were night fighters who would attack the Germans as they were trying to land at their own Lufftwaffe bases, at the end of a night flight. By the middle of September, 1941, the Germans had decided it was too late in the year to launch a invasion, so they reduced their air raids to a minimum. The Battle Of Britain was significant as it was the first WW2 battle that was entirely fought in the sky.
They call it "Schweine-Grippe".
Curtain Call - 1940 is rated/received certificates of: UK:U (1940) USA:Approved (PCA #6052)
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Deutschland