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The Phony War, Evacuation of Dunkirk & The Battle of Britain

The Phony War, Evacuation of Dunkirk & The Battle of Britain. The Phoney War.

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The Phony War, Evacuation of Dunkirk & The Battle of Britain

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  1. The Phony War, Evacuation of Dunkirk & The Battle of Britain

  2. The Phoney War • The Phoney War was a phase in early World War II—in the months following the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and preceding the Battle of France in May 1940—that was marked by a lack of major military operations in Continental Europe.

  3. The various European powers had declared war on one another but neither side had committed to launching a significant attack, and there was relatively little fighting on the ground.

  4. Dunkirk

  5. Battle of Dunkirk • The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany. • The Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from 24 May to 4 June 1940. • After the Phoney War, the Battle of France began in earnest on 10 May 1940.

  6. In one of the most widely-debated decisions of the war, Adolf Hitler ordered his generals to halt for three days, giving the Allies time to organise an evacuation and build a defensive line. Despite the Allies' gloomy estimates of the situation, in the end, over 330,000 Allied troops were rescued.

  7. Battle of Britain

  8. Battle of Britain • The Battle of Britain is the name given to the air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. • The objective of the campaign was to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF), especially Fighter Command. • The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces, and was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date.

  9. The failure of Germany to achieve its objectives of destroying Britain's air defenses, or forcing Britain to negotiate an armistice or an outright surrender is considered its first major defeat and one of the crucial turning points in the war. • If Germany had gained air superiority, Adolf Hitler might have launched Operation Sea Lion, an amphibious and airborne invasion of Britain.

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