Luftwaffe

On May 14th, 1940, Nazis began attacking Rotterdam. Heavy bombing and raiding done by the German Luftwaffe, left the city in rubble. In total, there were about 30,000 civilian casualties. With Germany threatening to attack another big city, Holland surrendered on May 16th, 1940, just six days after the first strike on Holland. Through victory and defeat…

sympathizers. For the most part, the POWs at Cooke were soldiers from infantry, armor, and airborne divisions. Among them were men from Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps which had surrendered to American, British, and French forces in May 1943. Luftwaffe and a small number of naval personnel rounded out the military services represented in the camp. They were all enlisted men and varied in age from as young as 17 to men in their fifties. By segregating officers…

The Divine Wind essay about emotional and physical impacts on two characters The Divine Wind’ is a book/novel written by Garry Disher. The novel is set in the Pearling town of Broome which is located in the North-western region of Australia. The novel explores prejudice, friendship, love and betrayal. The novel is mainly set in World War 2, with Hart as the main character. Hart is the narrator of this story, he is retelling his story during WWII with all the problems that he faced. The novel…

Philippe Petain asked for armistice 2 days later. The British had the defense advantage by being separated from the continent by the English Channel. The British were continuously bombed by the Germans throughout the entire summer. Eventually the Luftwaffe was beaten by the British Royal Air Force in the battle called the Battle of…

1940, the Germans began their massive assault on Europe. They swiftly moved through countries including: Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. The British Royal Air Force prevented complete obliteration by the German Luftwaffe…

THE COVENTRY BLITZ I set out to discuss whether or not it was ethical for the prime minister of Britain (Winston Churchill) to let the Luftwaffe attack Coventry, when he knew they would be attacked. On the evening of 14 November 1940, 300 German bombers dropped 500 tons of explosives, 33,000 combustible bombs and several parachute mines on the industrial city of Coventry. Fire-fighters managed to put out the first fires but other hits trailed the first and rapidly new fires broke out causing a…

During World War II, the invasion of Germany caused an evacuation of the British and French soldiers at Dunkirk, France. The evacuation of Dunkirk was also known as “Operation Dynamo”. The Operation Dynamo lasted nine days from May 26, 1940 to June 4, 1940. Since they weren’t enough ships to transport too many soldiers, the British asked all civilians to lend them any type of ship, so they could evacuate as many soldiers as they could. The battle of Dunkirk, France was a defeat for the British…

The major conflict between the Germans and the Soviet Union was a problem for both sides. Neither side had the guaranteed victory from the start of this war with in a war. Each side had major flaws and little advantages against the other side. From the start it looked like the Germans had seen increasing success, with several victories in a row. In 1941, the reason the Soviets were struggling against the Germans was due to their lack of leadership, and preparedness. Leading up to this war,…

Having lost numerous solders to the dreaded Russian winters, the High Nazi party commanded the study behind frostbite and hypothermia. In these, the experiments were designed to simulate the conditions to which the German soldiers had to face when fighting the Russian enemy at the eastern front. The experiments were conducted under the supervision of Dr. Sigmund Rascher at Birkenau concentration camp, Dachau and Aushcwitz. Dr. Rascher reported their results directly to Himmler, Commander in…

Fighter and Bomber Aircraft of WWII During World War II, aviation firmly established itself as an important part of warfare. Countries taking part in WWII quickly learned that dominating the air meant winning the war. Before WWII, most of the strategies for air warfare were mainly theoretical, since WWI had little effective air warfare, and most air to air combat at the time was primitive. Fighter aircraft are military aircraft which are designed mostly for air to air combat against other…