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How Did Germany's Second World War Affect The Battle Of France

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On September 1, 1938 the Second World war Started with the Poland by Germany under the command of Adolf Hitler. Using their blitzkrieg technique, Germany easily crushed Poland’s defences and took it over with help from the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin. Using the same technique, Adolf Hitler had his armies go for France. The Battle of France began in May 10, 1940 to June 25. 1940 but was officially ended on June 22 with a treaty that split France North and South with the Northern part under control by the Germans. France would not be free from the Nazi regime until most of it was liberated by the allies by the Summer of 1944.

The world was still deeply affected by the Great War but none more than Germany. Germany became impoverished and owed many of the winning countries of the Great War war reparations. Adolf Hitler rose to power due to the country’s damaged state allowing the …show more content…

One of the terms to this pact (Britannica) was that if France or Poland were ever attacked, the other was guaranteed to help. Poland’s invasion by Germany caused the French, along with the British, to wage war with the Germans and the other Axis Powers. On May 10, Germany began its campaign into France by going through Belgium and the Netherlands and fared better than what happened in the Great …show more content…

The Allied Operation Overlord that commenced on D-Day (June 6, 1944) let the allies into France through Normandy, an area that is in the North of France. (Jewish Virtual Library) France was liberated soon after and the Fourth French Republic was made took control and sorted out the madness happening in France and was recognized as the main government of France by the Allies. France proceeded to participate in the war as a Nation and helped with the defeat of the Germans in

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