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The War that Changed the World

The War that Changed the World. Population and industrial production at start of WWII (*France was conquered by Germany in 1940 **Germany includes Austria). Tools of the Blitzkrieg.

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The War that Changed the World

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  1. The War that Changed the World

  2. Population and industrial production at start of WWII (*France was conquered by Germany in 1940 **Germany includes Austria)

  3. Tools of the Blitzkrieg

  4. Motorized vehicles allowed German infantry to keep up with the tanks giving the panzer (tank) divisions infantry support when needed

  5. German tanks were used in mass formations in the beginning of the war, while Allied tank units were often divided into smaller units to support infantry.

  6. German panzer divisions were equipped with mobile artillery and assault guns providing both direct and indirect fire on a mobile battlefield

  7. STUKA DIVEBOMBERSPROVIDED DIRECT ARTILLERY SUPPORT FOR ADVANCING TROOPS. IT WAS SLOW AND NEEDED PROTECTION FROM GERMAN FIGHTER PLANES TO AVOID BEING SHOT DOWN.

  8. MILITARY STRENGTH AT THE START OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC,Numbers do not include Allied military forces elsewhere in the world

  9. TIMELINE:1939

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