The Second World War, 1939 - 45
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| Blitzkrieg | lightning war - a military tactic used by the Germans during the early stages of WW II. It involved a period of heavy bombardment from the air followed by a rapid tank attack on the ground.
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| Phoney War | refers to a period of calm in Europe following the defeat of Poland in September 1939 and the invasion of the western Europe in the spring of 1940.
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| Maginot | a defensive line built by the French alongside their border with Germany
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| Vichy France | a Nazi puppet state in southern France
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| Battle of Britain | the battle for air supremacy between the RAF and the Luftwaffe during 1940 and 1941
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| The Blitz | the heavy bombing of British cities during 1940 and 1941
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| Lend-Lease | The arrangement for military materials to be provided by the Americans to the British during the war
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| Operation Barbarossa | the code name given to Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union
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| Scorched earth | name given to the Red Army's policy of destroying anything that could be of use to the enemy as they retreated from the advancing German army in 1941
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| Operation Overlord | code name given to the invasion of Normandy on D Day, 6 June 1944
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| Yalta Conference | meeting held by the Allied leaders in 1945 to discuss the future of Europe once the war was over
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| United Nations | an organisation established after World War II with the aim of keeping world peace
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