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Country invaded by Hitler in June of 1941?
Three million troops attacked the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. The Germans seized the Baltic States, Belarus, and the Ukraine. By December of 1941, the Germans were nearly successful in seizing Moscow but the Soviet Winter stopped the German troops.
What acts made Maurice footsie Britt a hero?
During one difficult battle in Italy, he led a group of men against nearly 100 Germans, eventualy forcing them to retreat. after he had been sevearly wounded during the fight, Britt took out a machine-gun crew, and killed at least 5, and riddled the germans with grenades and gunfire.
Where there a large number of British and French troops surrounded by the Germans at Dunkirk?
Yes, some had to be left behind but more than 198,000 British and nearly 140,000 French troops were evacuated in 9 days from the area around Dunkirk.
What were the two sides of the battle of D-Day?
The Germans vs. the Allies. The Allied countries that took on the invasion were America (Utah and Omaha beaches), Britain (Sword and Gold beaches) and Canada (Juno Beach). Although it is most commonly reported Omaha beach invaders faced the heaviest defence, the Canadian Juno beach actually had heavier defence and higher casulties. Juno Beach was reported to have had nearly none of the defenses wiped out by the coastal bombardment. All 5 beaches were guarded by German Nazi soldiers.
How many died during the somme?
432,000 British soldiers were killed or wounded in the battle of the Somme. The French lost nearly 200,000 men and the Germans lost an estimated 500,000. Taken From: The Somme - From Defeat To Victory (BBC documentary from 2006)
