F7 From Second Reich to Third Reich - The Student Room

Access to History Online Edexcel Unit 1 – F7 From Second Reich to Third Reich:Germany, 1918–454. Germany at war after 1939still encouraged as long as it is compliant withgovernment requirementsDate Domestic Events of war1939(See 3. Life in Hitler’s Germany) September – Blitzkrieg invasion ofPoland; Britain and France declarewar; USSR invades Poland‘Phoney War’ – both sides build upresources1940German victories increase resourcesavailable to economy; taxes remainlowMarch – Fritz Todt made Minister forArmaments and MunitionsPlan for mass transportation of Jewsto MadagascarApril – invasion of Denmark andNorwayMay – invasion of Low Countries andFranceJune – French surrenderSummer – Battle of Britain failure;invasion of Britain postponed194119421943Military build-up for war with Russiabegins to effect economy; pricesbegin to rise; increased conscriptionof previously exempt occupationsDecember – Rationalisation Decree –restructure war economyRemoval of teachers considereddisloyalEuthanasia programme for mentallyill reaches 70,000 victimsBanned co-habiting couples sent toconcentration campsGerman Jews forced to wear Star ofDavid; decision for ‘Final Solution’;mass gassing of Jews at ChelmnobeginsSpeer put in charge of economy;longer shifts; shortages of consumergoods; women 17-45 required toregister for work but many areexemptMay – bombing of CologneGypsies transported to AuschwitzJanuary - Wannsee Conferencechaired by Heydrich finalises plansfor ‘Final Solution’; systematicround-up of Jews beginsWar economy introduced – shortageof raw materials; skilled workersexempt from conscription; ‘foreign’labour used increasingly. Speerspolicies increase war productionFebruary – Goebbels speechsupports ‘total war’ effortApril – invasion of Yugoslavia andGreeceJune – Operation Barbarossa beginsDecember – Japan attacks PearlHarbour; USA declares war onGermanyMay – German offensive atStalingrad; first major AlliedbombingJune – German invasion of NorthAfricaNovember – Soviet counter-attack;Allied landings in North AfricaJanuary – German surrender ofStalingradGerman surrender of North AfricaBattle of Atlantic turns againstGermanyJuly - Soviet advance after Battle ofKursk; Allied landings in Sicily; Allied© Hodder Education 2010. This material may be downloaded and copied free ofcharge, but only for distribution within the subscribing institution.