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Europe 1941. Once Hitler had conquered all that territory he needed to figure out a way to protect it:. The Atlantic Wall : a system of defenses built by Germany along the west coast of Europe to protect against attack from Britain. What type of defenses were built?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Europe 1941
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Once Hitler had conquered all that territory he needed to figure
out a way to protect it:• The Atlantic Wall: a
system of defenses built by Germany along the west coast of Europe to protect against attack from Britain.
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What type of defenses were built?
• Underwater obstacles to prevent boats from getting to the beaches.
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• A system of mines in the water and on the land near the coast.
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• Concrete bunkers containing machine guns to mow down anyone who made it onto the beach.
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• Giant guns that could fire shells into the English channel
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• Tall cliffs and bluffs that were difficult to scale and gave the Germans the advantage of being on high ground
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Despite these defenses, the Allies wanted to attempt an attack.
REASONS FOR AN ATTACK:• Soldiers had been waiting in
Britain for 3 yrs waiting for an attack
• Raise morale in Allied countries after 3 yrs of defeat
• Take pressure of the USSR who was being attacked by Germany in Eastern Europe
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The Allied Plan:• Decide to attack the
French town of Dieppe in 1942
• 5000 Canadian soldiers sent to attack town and return to England
• Key to success was the element of surprise but Germans spotted ships at night, and some ships got lost & arrived late
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The Result:• When Canadians arrived
Germans were ready and waiting
• Many boats were blown up before they got to the beach
• In the end, 900 men were killed and 2000 were taken prisoner
• Only a few ever reached the town
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The Battle of Dieppe: Was it successful?
NO:
• Hundreds of lives were lost (mostly Canadian) in an attack some believed never could succeed
YES:
• Lessons learned could be applied to future attack; tested the German defenses to help prepare for a larger invasion