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(Operation of Barbaressa (1941 = Attack on Yugoslavia and Greece Russia countered attack on Moscow with Scorched Earth Policy). Battle of Stalingrad – Germany vs USSR.Battle of Britain – Germany vs Britain (air battle German Air force =Luftwaffe).Germany conquered – Poland, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Holland and France.

World War II officially began on September 1, 1939.

Brtiain and France declared war on Germany.

The sudden attack on Poland is known as Blitzkrieg (lightning war).

Germany annexed Polished corridor and Danzig city.

(7) Immediate Cause : Germany’s invasion of Poland (1st September 1939) In-spite of the Munich Pact between Germany and Britain (1938), Germany re-attacked and sized Czechoslovakia.

Leaders – Churchill (Britain), Roosevelt (USA), Stalin (USSR).

Allies – Britain, France, USA, USSR and China vs Axis Powers – Germany, Italy and Japan.

While drawing boundaries the interests of minority groups in each of these countries were neglected.

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