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blitzkrieg
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a war conducted with great speed and force. Also known as “lighting war”
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panzers:
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German tanks
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Phony War:
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7 months after war was declared Great Britain and France not actually fighting against Germany.
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Maginot Line:
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A line of defensive fortifications constructed by the French along their Eastern border.
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-Genocide:
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The deliberate and systematic extermination of a particular racial, national, or religious group.
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luftwaffe:
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German Air force.
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-Retreat
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to pull back or withdraw
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Rubble
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broken fragments from destroyed buildings and other structures.
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Siege:
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a surrounding of a place in order to capture it.
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