1. Western Front
1.1. D-day
1.1.1. 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord
1.1.2. decisive Allied victory
1.2. Blitzkeig
1.2.1. "Lightning War"
1.2.2. aggressive concentrated military tactics
1.3. Battle of the Atlantic
1.3.1. Period: 1939 – 1945
1.3.2. longest continuous military campaign in World War II
1.3.3. early battles in the Atlantic heavily favored the Germans
1.3.3.1. German submarines = U-boats
1.3.3.2. Allies tried to counter the U-boat attacks by travelling in large groups called convoys
1.3.3.2.1. Allies used radar to tell where the ships were and special new underwater bombs (Hedgehogs)
1.4. Battle of Britain
1.4.1. 1940
1.4.2. Germany bombed Great Britain in order to try and destroy their air force and prepare for invasion
1.4.2.1. "The Blitz"
1.4.2.2. bombed at night until May 1941
1.4.3. Britain victory
2. Decline of power
2.1. May 8, 1945, unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany.
2.2. Hitler committed suicide April 30. 1945
3. Eastern Front
3.1. known to Russians as the "Great Patriotic War"
3.1.1. fatalities-- 27 million Soviet soldiers and civilians and nearly 4 million German troops
3.1.1.1. Battle of Kursk
3.1.1.1.1. Jul 5, 1943
3.1.1.1.2. largest armored clash in history
3.2. Between June 1941 and May 1945
3.3. Nazi Germany vs Soviet Union
3.3.1. Joseph Stalin disregarded early warnings of the German attack
3.3.1.1. people believed Germany would quickly crush the Soviet Union
3.3.1.1.1. German troops were also worn down by “General Winter”
3.3.2. Soviet victory
3.3.2.1. Soviets regain territory along a 2,000 km (1,200 mi) wide front after the battle
4. Germany's rise to power
4.1. Germany invades Poland and starts WWII
4.1.1. Sept 1, 1939
4.2. France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
4.2.1. Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway
4.3. Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance
4.3.1. 1940 September 22