Similarities And Differences Between The Blitz And II

The Allies endeavoured to damage German morale enough so that the troops did not want to fight against the Allies, and a future possible uprising against the Nazi Party. But to a large extent, this did not occur. This point deserves greater emphasis because it would beneficially alter the future for Germany and as Stalin said, ‘the only way to break German morale is by bombing.’ One main aspect of harm caused to morale is due to a distraught civilian population. In March alone 1942, there were 305,000 deaths, 1.8million homes destroyed and 20 million deprived of basic utilities from raids at Nuremberg, Lubeck, Augsburg and Munich. February 1943 saw the damaging bombing of Dresden whereby buildings were obliterated and over 150,000 civilians were killed. Likewise, on the 27th July 1943, Hamburg was bombed killing women, children and leaving 30,000 people for dead. People’s lives were forever changed, 5 million people were evacuated in 1942, water supplies were ruined when the allies dropped ‘dam-busters’ and many restaurants and services were closed. Despite greatly impacting the population, people continued to fight the war and get revenge on the Allies for what they caused which shows that the aim of disillusioning people from fighting for Germany. The mentality of the generals changed when 23% of the Luftwaffe

‘The “Blitz Spirit” was a myth. People did not come together during the war and it was a very hard time for ordinary Londoners.’ Do you agree?

The primary source is an article from a weekly news magazine publication called TIME. The article appeared in the September 25, 1939 edition of TIME under the coverage of the Polish Theatre. The article, titled Blitzkrieger, covered the recent events of the ongoing German invasion of Poland with a specific focus on the German commander in charge of the operation: Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch. Frustratingly, I have yet to find the author/journalist for this article due to TIME’s requirement that one has to be a paid subscriber to access the full text. Thankfully, EBCSOhost’s Academic Search Complete database had the full TIME article text. That particular text did not contain an author which leads to TIME’s website being the only possibility

First, the Blitz was a tactical mistake and loss of Nazi Germany. It was an operation of strategic bombing on the United Kingdom during the WWII. According to the book Glencoe World History, “At the beginning of the August of 1940, the Luftwaffe, which was the air force of Germany, launched a major offensive, bombed on the British air and naval bases, harbors, communication centers, and war industries.” However, this bombing operation motivated the British people thus they were going to fight back. Although they suffered a large casualty on their air force, the British people soon developed their radar

The west side of the Valley was developed first and was almost entirely built out by the end of the 1960s, during the Blitz. The southeast, for the most part, was not developed until 10-20 years later, after the Blitz. Hence the following stories are not contradictory.

World War II is considered a war of ethics, and oppression against liberty. The Nazis murdered 20,946,000. In addition, the Japanese killed 5,964,000. The Allies, however, were even worse. The U.S.S.R. killed 42,672,000 citizens; China killed 10,214,000. Finally, Britain was responsible for the deaths of 816,000 in the 20th century near the end of its conquests. British area bombing missions were specifically calculated to destroy as many homes as possible. Both sides were mass murderers.

4. How did the German home front change as a result of World War II? World War Two’s Effect on the German Home Front - “World War Two’s Effect on the German Home Front,” World War II Diaries. Accessed 6 April 2016.

When one thinks of war, the image that comes to mind is of blood and death. Usually at the front of our minds are the soldiers fighting for their country, however we tend to push to the back of our minds the other civilians who suffer. The truth is, both sides suffer from war, especially from wars such as World War II. WWII lasted from 1939-1945 and was a global war. It was marked by the mass murder of many civilians by events such as the Holocaust. The Holocaust occurred when the Nazis, a German force, launched a genocide to kill all Jews, forcing them into death camps where over six million of the innocent civilians were killed in many brutal ways. Yet it was not only the civilians who suffered, many soldiers fighting against the Nazis were killed or tortured for working against them.

The first difference between the Holocaust and the bombing of Hiroshima was the the theory or reasons behind their actions. The Nazis of the Holocaust believed they were the “master race”

In the first phase of World War II in Europe, Germany sought to avoid a long war. Germany's strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). Blitzkrieg tactics required the concentration of offensive weapons (such as tanks, planes, and artillery) along a narrow front. These forces would drive a breach in enemy defenses, permitting armored tank divisions to penetrate rapidly and roam freely behind enemy lines, causing shock and disorganization among the enemy defenses. German air power prevented the enemy from adequately

When the atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima it shocked the world. Every newspaper around the world reported about the bomb. People were shocked and did not know what to do. Three days later, the Nagasaki bomb dropped and everyone was in shock that 1.5 million Soviet soldiers were

One attribute that Churchill possessed that aided his war efforts was his charisma. Churchill was a persuasive speaker, giving countless speeches across the country, increasing morale and spreading hope. During the second war, the Belgians came up with the “V for Victory” sign to rally support for the war. On 19 July 1941, Prime Minister Winston Churchill referred approvingly to the V for Victory campaign in a speech and used this to rally the British citizens into not giving up hope for the war and that the Nazis could be defeated (Newswatch). Anywhere

Weighing forty two tons, a 2-pdr gun in the turret and a 3-inch howitzer on the hull the first Churchill tank was one that sacrificed appearance for practicality(“Churchill Tank”). On May 1940 the British evacuated Dunkirk due to the Germans, the British government commissioned Vauxhall Motors to design a new, more mobile tank to help them fight back. Surprisingly one year later after numerous late nights the A22 (Mk I) was ready for production in June 1942. Operated by Bedford twin-six gasoline engines, this tank was the first to utilize the Merritt-Brown gear box. This box allowed the tank to be steared by changing the speeds of its tracks. Armed with .63 to 5.98 inches of armor and a range of 56 miles

both lived through the same historical events. Not too long before they wrote these critiques they fight

Later in the battle, Luftwaffe bombed big cities, such as London, Coventry, and Plymouth and residential areas throughout Britain.