The new page on the Wars of Charlemagne, who built Western Europe’s most powerful empire in the post-Roman period, is now online at:
http://www.historyguy.com/wars_of_charlemagne_king_of_franks.htm
Charlemagne Picture by Durer
Archive for the ‘germany’ Category
Images and Pictures of German Invasion of Norway 1940
28
Feb
New page on Images and Pictures of the German Invasion of Norway (1940) now online at http://historyguy.com/worldwartwo/world_war_two_images_invasion_of_norway.htm
German Soldiers in a burning Norwegian Village During the Nazi Invasion of 1940
World War Two Updates- Vocabulary and Biography Pages
22
Nov
Two new pages dealing with World War Two Vocabulary and World War Two Biographies are at:
http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/world_war_two_vocabulary.htm
http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/world_war_two_biographies.htm
World War Two Updates-Battle of Atlantic
22
Nov
New pages related to World War Two deal with the Battle of the Atlantic and the sinking of the German raider, the Admiral Graf Spee in 1939.
http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/naval_war_battle_of_the_atlantic.htm
http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/naval_war_battle_of_the_river_plate.htm
01
Sep
Warsaw Burning During the German Invasion of 1939
The German Invasion of Poland (September 1, 1939-October 6, 1939)–Germany invaded Poland on September 1, and Britain, France, and Canada, declared war on Germany on September 3. The Soviet Union joined the war on Germany’s side on September 17, with the Soviet Invasion of Poland from the east. The German Invasion of Poland (called Operation Case White/Unternehmen Fall Weiss by the Germans), marks the beginning of World War Two in Europe.
For more information, links, images, and videos, see:
http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/german_invasion_of_poland_1939.htm
http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/world_war_two_video_german_invasion_of_poland.htm and http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/world_war_two_images_invasion_of_poland.htm
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (also known as the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Treaty)
23
Aug
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (also known as the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Treaty)
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a Non-Aggression treaty on August 23, 1939. This treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union set the stage for the German invasion of Poland a week later, which was the opening round of World War Two in Europe. The second part of this treaty remained secret, and called for the division of Eastern Europe between Hitler and Stalin.
By getting Stalin to agree to not oppose an invasion of Poland, Hitler was assured of a fairly easy war, or so he thought. The agreement to divide Eastern Europe between them ensured that Moscow would not join the British and French in a defense of Poland. The Soviet victory four days earlier in the short border war with Japan (See Battle of Khalhkin Gol) allowed Stalin to free up forces for his own aggression against Poland, the Baltic States, and Finland.
Had these two bloody-minded tyrants not signed this treaty, Hitler may not have invaded Poland, thereby triggering the European phase of World War Two.
