Britain and the Campaigns in Greece and Crete in 1941
... external attacks. As the diplomatic historian, Elisabeth Barker, put it, “These guarantees in the Balkans were not the outcome of serious political or military planning ... The guarantee to Greece was a panic response’ to Italy’s invasion of Albania.” 1 The guarantee to Greece came back to bite Brit ...
... external attacks. As the diplomatic historian, Elisabeth Barker, put it, “These guarantees in the Balkans were not the outcome of serious political or military planning ... The guarantee to Greece was a panic response’ to Italy’s invasion of Albania.” 1 The guarantee to Greece came back to bite Brit ...
Battle of Dunkirk
... the Urals. Moreover when the first attacks on Stalingrad, by Paulus's 6th Army, were checked in mid-July, although narrowly checked, Hitler increasingly drained his forces in the Caucasus to reinforce the divergent attack on Stalingrad. This was by name, 'the city of Stalin' so Hitler could not bear ...
... the Urals. Moreover when the first attacks on Stalingrad, by Paulus's 6th Army, were checked in mid-July, although narrowly checked, Hitler increasingly drained his forces in the Caucasus to reinforce the divergent attack on Stalingrad. This was by name, 'the city of Stalin' so Hitler could not bear ...
a short text on World War Two
... and Italians. All three condemned Slovenians to ethnocide, using some elements of genocide. The Slovenians had already been divided between four countries after World War I. At the time of the occupation in April 1941, 1.200,000 Slovenians lived in Yugoslavia on what is now Slovenian territory, whil ...
... and Italians. All three condemned Slovenians to ethnocide, using some elements of genocide. The Slovenians had already been divided between four countries after World War I. At the time of the occupation in April 1941, 1.200,000 Slovenians lived in Yugoslavia on what is now Slovenian territory, whil ...
The Eastern Front- Operation Barbarossa
... Invasion of The USSR—The Eastern Campaign • The Blitz on Britain was called off in May 1941. Hitler had a far more prized target • Hitler needed to conquer the USSR in order to fulfill his longterm plan for a German Empire • Hitler was suspicious of Stalin’s motives and decided to invade • This dec ...
... Invasion of The USSR—The Eastern Campaign • The Blitz on Britain was called off in May 1941. Hitler had a far more prized target • Hitler needed to conquer the USSR in order to fulfill his longterm plan for a German Empire • Hitler was suspicious of Stalin’s motives and decided to invade • This dec ...
D-Day: June 6, 1944 The Longest Day
... Germany invades and continues war for 2 years on Italian soil. • Mussolini abdicates and is later executed by partisans ...
... Germany invades and continues war for 2 years on Italian soil. • Mussolini abdicates and is later executed by partisans ...
War back on the European Continent
... Hitler halts Panzers to finish attack with Air force – air force s is ground 3 day due to weather For 9 days troops are ferried out of France 1/3 of a million men are evacuated Radar not destroyed The German air force (Luftwaffe) are attacking the entire English coast to destroy Attacks mo ...
... Hitler halts Panzers to finish attack with Air force – air force s is ground 3 day due to weather For 9 days troops are ferried out of France 1/3 of a million men are evacuated Radar not destroyed The German air force (Luftwaffe) are attacking the entire English coast to destroy Attacks mo ...
Invasion of Yugoslavia
The invasion of Yugoslavia, also known as the April War (Serbian: Aprilski rat, Croatian: Travanjski rat) or Operation 25, was a German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers which began on 6 April 1941 during World War II. The order for the invasion was put forward in ""Führer Directive No. 25"", which Adolf Hitler issued on 27 March 1941, following the Yugoslav coup d'état.The invasion commenced with an overwhelming air attack on Belgrade and facilities of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force (VVKJ) by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) and attacks by German land forces from southwestern Bulgaria. These attacks were followed by German thrusts from Romania, Hungary and the Ostmark. Italian forces were limited to air and artillery attacks until 11 April, when the Italian army attacked towards Ljubljana (in modern-day Slovenia) and through Istria and Lika and down the Dalmatian coast. On the same day, Hungarian forces entered Yugoslav Bačka and Baranya, but like the Italians they faced practically no resistance. A Yugoslav attack into the northern parts of the Italian protectorate of Albania met with initial success, but was inconsequential due to the collapse of the rest of the Yugoslav forces.The invasion ended when an armistice was signed on 17 April 1941, based on the unconditional surrender of the Royal Yugoslav Army, which came into effect at noon on 18 April. Yugoslavia was then occupied and partitioned by the Axis powers. Some areas of Yugoslavia were annexed by neighboring Axis countries, some areas remained occupied, and in other areas Axis puppet states such as the Independent State of Croatia (Serbo-Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, or NDH) were created. Along with Italy's stalled invasion of Greece on 28 October 1940, and the German-led invasion of Greece (Operation Marita) and invasion of Crete (Operation Merkur), the invasion of Yugoslavia was part of the German Balkan Campaign (German: Balkanfeldzug).