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HHiittlleerr’’ss SSeeccoonndd wwoorrlldd wwaarr IIII 
ttiillll hhiiss DDeeaatthh
 Nazi leader Adolf HHiittlleerr ((11888899--11994455)) 
wwaass oonnee ooff tthhee mmoosstt ppoowweerrffuull aanndd 
iinnffaammoouuss ddiiccttaattoorrss ooff tthhee 2200tthh cceennttuurryy.. 
AAfftteerr WWoorrlldd WWaarr II,, 
 hhee rroossee ttoo ppoowweerr iinn tthhee NNaattiioonnaall 
SSoocciiaalliisstt GGeerrmmaann WWoorrkkeerrss PPaarrttyy,, ttaakkiinngg 
ccoonnttrrooll ooff tthhee GGeerrmmaann ggoovveerrnnmmeenntt iinn 
11993333..
 HHiiss eessttaabblliisshhmmeenntt ooff ccoonncceennttrraattiioonn ccaammppss 
ttoo iinntteerr JJeewwss aanndd ootthheerr ggrroouuppss hhee bbeelliieevveedd ttoo 
bbee aa tthhrreeaatt ttoo AArryyaann ssuupprreemmaaccyy 
 rreessuulltteedd iinn tthhee ddeeaatthh ooff mmoorree tthhaann 66 mmiilllliioonn 
ppeeooppllee iinn tthhee HHoollooccaauusstt.. HHiiss aattttaacckk oonn 
PPoollaanndd iinn 11993399 ssttaarrtteedd WWoorrlldd WWaarr IIII,, aanndd bbyy 
11994411 GGeerrmmaannyy ooccccuuppiieedd mmuucchh ooff EEuurrooppee 
aanndd NNoorrtthh AAffrriiccaa..
TToo aavvooiidd bbeeiinngg aarrrreesstteedd ffoorr eevvaaddiinngg mmiilliittaarryy 
sseerrvviiccee iinn AAuussttrriiaa--HHuunnggaarryy,, AAddoollff HHiittlleerr lleefftt 
VViieennnnaa ffoorr MMuunniicchh iinn MMaayy 11991133 bbuutt wwaass 
ffoorrcceedd ttoo rreettuurrnn––tthheenn hhee ffaaiilleedd tthhee 
pphhyyssiiccaall..
He volunteered for the 
Bavarian army the following 
year and served during all 
of World War I on the Western 
Front. His experiences in the 
fighting affected his thinking 
about war thereafter.
• After World War I, Hitler came to control 
the National Socialist German Workers 
Party, which he hoped to lead to power in 
Germany. 
• When a coup attempt in 1923 failed, he 
turned, after release from jail, to the 
buildup of the party to seize power by 
means that were at least outwardly legal.
 He hoped ttoo ccaarrrryy oouutt aa pprrooggrraamm ccaalllliinngg 
ffoorr tthhee rreessttrruuccttuurriinngg ooff GGeerrmmaannyy oonn aa 
rraacciisstt bbaassiiss ssoo tthhaatt iitt ccoouulldd wwiinn aa sseerriieess ooff 
wwaarrss ttoo eexxppaanndd tthhee GGeerrmmaann ppeeooppllee’’ss lliivviinngg 
ssppaaccee uunnttiill tthheeyy ddoommiinnaatteedd aanndd 
eexxcclluussiivveellyy iinnhhaabbiitteedd tthhee gglloobbee..
 HHee bbeelliieevveedd tthhaatt GGeerrmmaannyy 
sshhoouulldd ffiigghhtt wwaarrss ffoorr vvaasstt ttrraaccttss 
ooff llaanndd ttoo eennaabbllee iittss ppeeooppllee ttoo 
sseettttllee oonn tthheemm,, rraaiissiinngg llaarrggee 
ffaammiilliieess tthhaatt wwoouulldd rreeppllaaccee 
ccaassuuaallttiieess aanndd pprroovviiddee ssoollddiieerrss 
ffoorr tthhee nneexxtt wwaarr ooff eexxppaannssiioonn..
• The first would be a small and easy 
war against Czechoslovakia, to be 
followed by the really difficult one 
against France and Britain. 
• Once Hitler had come to power in 
1933, German military preparations 
were made for these wars. The 
emphasis in the short term was on 
weapons for the war against the 
western powers, and for the long 
term, on the weapons for war against 
the United States.
 In 1938 Hitler drew back from war over 
Czechoslovakia at the last minute but 
came to look upon agreeing to a peaceful 
settlement at Munich as his worst mistake. 
 When he turned to the war against 
France and Britain, he could not persuade 
Poland to subordinate itself to Germany to 
ensure a quiet situation in the east; hence, 
he decided to destroy that country before 
heading west.
• He was determined to have war and 
initiated it on September 1, 1939. 
• To facilitate the quick conquest of 
Poland and break any blockade, he 
aligned Germany with the Soviet Union, 
assuming that concessions made to that 
country would be easily reclaimed when 
Germany turned east.
HHiittlleerr hhaadd oorriiggiinnaallllyy hhooppeedd ttoo aattttaacckk iinn 
tthhee wweesstt iinn tthhee llaattee ffaallll ooff 11993399,, bbuutt bbaadd 
wweeaatthheerr––wwhhiicchh wwoouulldd hhaavvee hhiinnddeerreedd 
ffuullll uussee ooff tthhee aaiirr ffoorrccee––aanndd ddiiffffeerreenncceess 
aammoonngg tthhee mmiilliittaarryy lleedd ttoo 
ppoossttppoonneemmeenntt uunnttiill tthhee sspprriinngg ooff 11994400..
HHiittlleerr mmaaddee ttwwoo mmaajjoorr ddeecciissiioonnss 
 UUrrggeedd oonn bbyy AAddmmiirraall EErriicchh RRaaeeddeerr,, hhee 
ddeecciiddeedd ttoo sseeiizzee NNoorrwwaayy ttoo ffaacciilliittaattee tthhee 
nnaavvyy’’ss aacccceessss ttoo tthhee NNoorrtthh AAttllaannttiicc aanndd ddiidd 
ssoo iinn AApprriill 11994400.. 
 UUrrggeedd bbyy GGeenneerraall EErriicchh vvoonn MMaannsstteeiinn,, hhee 
sshhiifftteedd tthhee pprriimmaarryy ffooccuuss ooff aattttaacckk iinn tthhee 
wweesstt ffrroomm tthhee nnoorrtthheerrnn ttoo tthhee ssoouutthheerrnn 
ppaarrtt ooff tthhee ffoorrccee tthhaatt wwaass ttoo iinnvvaaddee tthhee 
LLooww CCoouunnttrriieess..
 th They might theenn ccuutt ooffff AAlllliieedd uunniittss ccoommiinngg 
ttoo aaiidd tthhee BBeellggiiaannss aanndd tthhee DDuuttcchh.. 
 TThhee nneeww ssttrraatteeggyy aatt ffiirrsstt aappppeeaarreedd ttoo wwoorrkk 
wwhheenn tthhee GGeerrmmaannss iinn aa ffeeww ddaayyss bbrrookkee 
tthhrroouugghh tthhee FFrreenncchh ddeeffeennsseess aanndd,, wwiitthhiinn 
tteenn ddaayyss,, rreeaacchheedd tthhee CChhaannnneell ccooaasstt 
bbeehhiinndd tthhee AAlllliieedd ffoorrcceess..
OOrrddeerriinngg tthheeiirr aaiirr ffoorrccee ttoo ddeessttrrooyy 
tthhee ccuutt--ooffff AAlllliieedd uunniittss,, tthhee 
GGeerrmmaannss ffiirrsstt wwaanntteedd ttoo ttuurrnn 
ssoouutthh ttoo pprreevveenntt tthhee bbuuiilldduupp ooff aa 
nneeww ddeeffeennssiivvee lliinnee,, aa ddeecciissiioonn oonn 
wwhhiicchh tthhee GGeerrmmaann ccoommmmaannddeerr,, 
GGeerrdd vvoonn RRuunnddsstteeddtt,, aanndd HHiittlleerr 
aaggrreeeedd..
The thrust southward in early June 
1940 brought a swift collapse of 
remaining French resistance, and this 
complete victory gave Hitler an aura 
of triumph, which assured him the 
enthusiastic support of almost all of 
Germany’s military leaders, especially 
as he systematically tied them to 
himself by generous promotions and 
a system of mass bribery.
Because it looked as if tthhiiss wwaarr wwaass oovveerr,, HHiittlleerr 
aanndd tthhee mmiilliittaarryy bbeeggaann ppllaannnniinngg ffoorr tthhee wwaarrss 
aaggaaiinnsstt tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess aanndd aaggaaiinnsstt tthhee SSoovviieett 
UUnniioonn.. 
OOnn JJuullyy 1111,, tthhee rreessuummppttiioonn ooff ccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn ooff tthhee 
nnaavvyy ttoo ddeeffeeaatt tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess wwaass oorrddeerreedd;; bbyy 
JJuullyy 3311,, aafftteerr ffiirrsstt hhooppiinngg ttoo iinnvvaaddee tthhee SSoovviieett 
UUnniioonn iinn tthhee ffaallll ooff 11994400,, HHiittlleerr,, oonn tthhee aaddvviiccee ooff 
hhiiss mmiilliittaarryy ssttaaffff,, ddeecciiddeedd ttoo aattttaacckk iinn tthhee eeaasstt iinn 
tthhee llaattee sspprriinngg ooff 11994411..
AAss BBrriittaaiinn rreeffuusseedd ttoo aacccceepptt ddeeffeeaatt,, HHiittlleerr 
ppllaannnneedd ttoo ccoommbbiinnee tthhrreeee mmeeaassuurreess ttoo 
kknnoocckk iitt oouutt ooff tthhee wwaarr:: tthhee GGeerrmmaann aaiirr 
ffoorrccee wwoouulldd ddeessttrrooyy tthhee ccoouunnttrryy’’ss ccaappaacciittyy 
ttoo ddeeffeenndd iittsseellff;; tthheerree wwoouulldd bbee aann iinnvvaassiioonn 
iiff BBrriittaaiinn ddiidd nnoott ssuurrrreennddeerr;; aanndd tthhee 
eexxppeecctteedd qquuiicckk ddeeffeeaatt ooff tthhee SSoovviieett UUnniioonn 
wwoouulldd rreemmoovvee tthhaatt ccoouunnttrryy aass aa ppoossssiibbllee 
ssoouurrccee ooff aaiidd ffoorr BBrriittaaiinn aanndd,, bbyy eennddiinngg aannyy 
ddaannggeerr ttoo JJaappaann’’ss rreeaarr,, eennccoouurraaggee tthhaatt 
ppoowweerr ttoo mmoovvee iinn tthhee PPaacciiffiicc
HHiittlleerr wwaanntteedd JJaappaann ttoo jjooiinn iinn tthhee wwaarr wwiitthh 
BBrriittaaiinn aanndd pprroommiisseedd ttoo jjooiinn JJaappaann iinn wwaarr 
wwiitthh tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess iiff tthhaatt wwaass tthhoouugghhtt 
nneecceessssaarryy bbyy TTookkyyoo,, aassssuummiinngg tthhaatt tthhiiss 
wwoouulldd bbee tthhee ootthheerr wwaayy ffoorr GGeerrmmaannyy ttoo 
aaccqquuiirree tthhee nnaavvyy ffoorr wwaarr wwiitthh tthhee UUnniitteedd 
SSttaatteess
A short campaign in the Balkans was to 
secure what he believed might be a 
vulnerable southern flank; the last step in 
this, the airborne seizure of Crete, proved so 
costly that the Germans attempted no major 
airborne operation thereafter.
• The German invasion of the Soviet Union, 
begun on June 22, 1941, seemed at first 
to work as planned but quickly ran into 
trouble. 
• In this, Hitler was at times at odds with 
some generals, but others always took his 
position. 
• As the war turned increasingly against 
Germany, disagreements became more 
frequent.
 s Hitler sttiillll eexxppeecctteedd ttoo wwiinn wwhhiillee ssoommee 
ggeenneerraallss wweerree ttrryyiinngg ttoo ffiinndd aa lleessss mmeessssyy 
wwaayy ooff lloossiinngg.. NNoonnee aaddvviisseedd aaggaaiinnsstt ggooiinngg 
ttoo wwaarr wwiitthh tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess.. 
 FFoorr tthhee 11994422 ooffffeennssiivvee iinn tthhee eeaasstt,, HHiittlleerr 
aanndd hhiiss mmiilliittaarryy lleeaaddeerrss aaggrreeeedd oonn ssttrriikkiinngg 
iinn tthhee ssoouutthh;; tthhiiss pprroojjeecctt eennddeedd iinn ddiissaasstteerr 
aatt SSttaalliinnggrraadd.. 
 AA nneeww mmaajjoorr ooffffeennssiivvee iinn 11994433 nnoott oonnllyy 
eennddeedd iinn ddeeffeeaatt aatt KKuurrsskk bbuutt aallssoo wwaass 
ffoolllloowweedd bbyy tthhee ffiirrsstt ssuucccceessssffuull RReedd AArrmmyy 
ssuummmmeerr ooffffeennssiivvee..
WWhheenn rreettrreeaattss wweerree aaddvvooccaatteedd,, HHiittlleerr wwaass aallwwaayyss 
ccoonncceerrnneedd aabboouutt tthhee lloossss ooff mmaatt[[eeaaccuuttee]]rriieell tthhaatt ccoouulldd 
nnoott bbee hhaauulleedd bbaacckk,, aabboouutt tthhee nneeeedd ttoo rreeccoonnqquueerr 
wwhhaatteevveerr hhaadd bbeeeenn ggiivveenn uupp,, aanndd aabboouutt sshhoorrtteerr lliinneess,, 
wwhhiicchh rreelleeaasseedd RReedd AArrmmyy uunniittss ffoorr nneeww ooffffeennssiivveess.. 
SSoommee ggeenneerraallss,, EErrwwiinn RRoommmmeell aanndd WWaalltthheerr MMooddeell,, 
ffoorr eexxaammppllee,, ooccccaassiioonnaallllyy aacctteedd wwiitthhoouutt oorr aaggaaiinnsstt 
oorrddeerrss ttoo ppuullll bbaacckk aanndd wweerree nnoott ppuunniisshheedd.. OOtthheerrss 
wweerree sseenntt hhoommee ttoo ccoolllleecctt tthheeiirr mmoonntthhllyy bbrriibbeess iinn 
rreettiirreemmeenntt..
• As Hitler saw increasing danger from 
the western Allies, he relied more on 
Admiral Karl to hold them off by 
submarine warfare. 
• When that effort was blunted in 1943, 
he both supported the building of new 
types of submarines and geared 
strategy on the northern portion of 
the Eastern Front to protection of the 
Baltic area, where new submarines 
and crews could be run in.
It was Hitler’s hope that the Germans 
could drive any Allied troops who 
landed in the west into the sea and 
then move substantial forces east in 
the interval before any second 
invasion. When this plan failed, Hitler 
turned to holding all ports as long as 
possible, to hamper Allied supply 
lines and to prepare for a 
counterstroke that would defeat the 
western Allies.
AAss tthhee AAlllliieess cclloosseedd iinn oonn GGeerrmmaannyy,, 
HHiittlleerr iinnccrreeaassiinnggllyy hhooppeedd ffoorr aa sspplliitt iinn 
tthhee aalllliiaannccee hhee hhaadd ffoorrggeedd aaggaaiinnsstt 
hhiimmsseellff.. HHee bbeelliieevveedd GGeerrmmaannyy hhaadd 
lloosstt WWoorrlldd WWaarr II bbeeccaauussee ooff tthhee 
ccoollllaappssee ooff tthhee hhoommee ffrroonntt aanndd 
tthheerreeffoorree aassssuummeedd tthhaatt 
eessttaabblliisshhmmeenntt ooff aa ddiiccttaattoorrsshhiipp aanndd 
tthhee ssyysstteemmaattiicc kkiilllliinngg ooff aallll JJeewwss 
wwoouulldd gguuaarraanntteeee vviiccttoorryy tthhiiss ttiimmee.. 
WWhheenn tthhee eenndd wwaass nneeaarr,, hhee mmaarrrriieedd 
hhiiss mmiissttrreessss aanndd tthheenn ccoommmmiitttteedd 
ssuuiicciiddee wwiitthh hheerr bbyy gguunnsshhoott oonn 3300 
AApprriill 11994455 ..
TTHHAANNKKYYOOUU 
PPoowweerr PPooiinntt PPrreesseennttaattiioonn DDoonnee BByy 
ffoolllloowwiinngg ggrroouupp mmeemmbbeerrss::-- 
NNeeeemmrraahh 
CChhaannddiinnii 
TTaannyyaa 
IIsshhiikkaa 
AAffffyyaa

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hitler's secound world war till his death

  • 1. HHiittlleerr’’ss SSeeccoonndd wwoorrlldd wwaarr IIII ttiillll hhiiss DDeeaatthh
  • 2.  Nazi leader Adolf HHiittlleerr ((11888899--11994455)) wwaass oonnee ooff tthhee mmoosstt ppoowweerrffuull aanndd iinnffaammoouuss ddiiccttaattoorrss ooff tthhee 2200tthh cceennttuurryy.. AAfftteerr WWoorrlldd WWaarr II,,  hhee rroossee ttoo ppoowweerr iinn tthhee NNaattiioonnaall SSoocciiaalliisstt GGeerrmmaann WWoorrkkeerrss PPaarrttyy,, ttaakkiinngg ccoonnttrrooll ooff tthhee GGeerrmmaann ggoovveerrnnmmeenntt iinn 11993333..
  • 3.  HHiiss eessttaabblliisshhmmeenntt ooff ccoonncceennttrraattiioonn ccaammppss ttoo iinntteerr JJeewwss aanndd ootthheerr ggrroouuppss hhee bbeelliieevveedd ttoo bbee aa tthhrreeaatt ttoo AArryyaann ssuupprreemmaaccyy  rreessuulltteedd iinn tthhee ddeeaatthh ooff mmoorree tthhaann 66 mmiilllliioonn ppeeooppllee iinn tthhee HHoollooccaauusstt.. HHiiss aattttaacckk oonn PPoollaanndd iinn 11993399 ssttaarrtteedd WWoorrlldd WWaarr IIII,, aanndd bbyy 11994411 GGeerrmmaannyy ooccccuuppiieedd mmuucchh ooff EEuurrooppee aanndd NNoorrtthh AAffrriiccaa..
  • 4. TToo aavvooiidd bbeeiinngg aarrrreesstteedd ffoorr eevvaaddiinngg mmiilliittaarryy sseerrvviiccee iinn AAuussttrriiaa--HHuunnggaarryy,, AAddoollff HHiittlleerr lleefftt VViieennnnaa ffoorr MMuunniicchh iinn MMaayy 11991133 bbuutt wwaass ffoorrcceedd ttoo rreettuurrnn––tthheenn hhee ffaaiilleedd tthhee pphhyyssiiccaall..
  • 5. He volunteered for the Bavarian army the following year and served during all of World War I on the Western Front. His experiences in the fighting affected his thinking about war thereafter.
  • 6. • After World War I, Hitler came to control the National Socialist German Workers Party, which he hoped to lead to power in Germany. • When a coup attempt in 1923 failed, he turned, after release from jail, to the buildup of the party to seize power by means that were at least outwardly legal.
  • 7.  He hoped ttoo ccaarrrryy oouutt aa pprrooggrraamm ccaalllliinngg ffoorr tthhee rreessttrruuccttuurriinngg ooff GGeerrmmaannyy oonn aa rraacciisstt bbaassiiss ssoo tthhaatt iitt ccoouulldd wwiinn aa sseerriieess ooff wwaarrss ttoo eexxppaanndd tthhee GGeerrmmaann ppeeooppllee’’ss lliivviinngg ssppaaccee uunnttiill tthheeyy ddoommiinnaatteedd aanndd eexxcclluussiivveellyy iinnhhaabbiitteedd tthhee gglloobbee..
  • 8.  HHee bbeelliieevveedd tthhaatt GGeerrmmaannyy sshhoouulldd ffiigghhtt wwaarrss ffoorr vvaasstt ttrraaccttss ooff llaanndd ttoo eennaabbllee iittss ppeeooppllee ttoo sseettttllee oonn tthheemm,, rraaiissiinngg llaarrggee ffaammiilliieess tthhaatt wwoouulldd rreeppllaaccee ccaassuuaallttiieess aanndd pprroovviiddee ssoollddiieerrss ffoorr tthhee nneexxtt wwaarr ooff eexxppaannssiioonn..
  • 9. • The first would be a small and easy war against Czechoslovakia, to be followed by the really difficult one against France and Britain. • Once Hitler had come to power in 1933, German military preparations were made for these wars. The emphasis in the short term was on weapons for the war against the western powers, and for the long term, on the weapons for war against the United States.
  • 10.  In 1938 Hitler drew back from war over Czechoslovakia at the last minute but came to look upon agreeing to a peaceful settlement at Munich as his worst mistake.  When he turned to the war against France and Britain, he could not persuade Poland to subordinate itself to Germany to ensure a quiet situation in the east; hence, he decided to destroy that country before heading west.
  • 11. • He was determined to have war and initiated it on September 1, 1939. • To facilitate the quick conquest of Poland and break any blockade, he aligned Germany with the Soviet Union, assuming that concessions made to that country would be easily reclaimed when Germany turned east.
  • 12. HHiittlleerr hhaadd oorriiggiinnaallllyy hhooppeedd ttoo aattttaacckk iinn tthhee wweesstt iinn tthhee llaattee ffaallll ooff 11993399,, bbuutt bbaadd wweeaatthheerr––wwhhiicchh wwoouulldd hhaavvee hhiinnddeerreedd ffuullll uussee ooff tthhee aaiirr ffoorrccee––aanndd ddiiffffeerreenncceess aammoonngg tthhee mmiilliittaarryy lleedd ttoo ppoossttppoonneemmeenntt uunnttiill tthhee sspprriinngg ooff 11994400..
  • 13. HHiittlleerr mmaaddee ttwwoo mmaajjoorr ddeecciissiioonnss  UUrrggeedd oonn bbyy AAddmmiirraall EErriicchh RRaaeeddeerr,, hhee ddeecciiddeedd ttoo sseeiizzee NNoorrwwaayy ttoo ffaacciilliittaattee tthhee nnaavvyy’’ss aacccceessss ttoo tthhee NNoorrtthh AAttllaannttiicc aanndd ddiidd ssoo iinn AApprriill 11994400..  UUrrggeedd bbyy GGeenneerraall EErriicchh vvoonn MMaannsstteeiinn,, hhee sshhiifftteedd tthhee pprriimmaarryy ffooccuuss ooff aattttaacckk iinn tthhee wweesstt ffrroomm tthhee nnoorrtthheerrnn ttoo tthhee ssoouutthheerrnn ppaarrtt ooff tthhee ffoorrccee tthhaatt wwaass ttoo iinnvvaaddee tthhee LLooww CCoouunnttrriieess..
  • 14.  th They might theenn ccuutt ooffff AAlllliieedd uunniittss ccoommiinngg ttoo aaiidd tthhee BBeellggiiaannss aanndd tthhee DDuuttcchh..  TThhee nneeww ssttrraatteeggyy aatt ffiirrsstt aappppeeaarreedd ttoo wwoorrkk wwhheenn tthhee GGeerrmmaannss iinn aa ffeeww ddaayyss bbrrookkee tthhrroouugghh tthhee FFrreenncchh ddeeffeennsseess aanndd,, wwiitthhiinn tteenn ddaayyss,, rreeaacchheedd tthhee CChhaannnneell ccooaasstt bbeehhiinndd tthhee AAlllliieedd ffoorrcceess..
  • 15. OOrrddeerriinngg tthheeiirr aaiirr ffoorrccee ttoo ddeessttrrooyy tthhee ccuutt--ooffff AAlllliieedd uunniittss,, tthhee GGeerrmmaannss ffiirrsstt wwaanntteedd ttoo ttuurrnn ssoouutthh ttoo pprreevveenntt tthhee bbuuiilldduupp ooff aa nneeww ddeeffeennssiivvee lliinnee,, aa ddeecciissiioonn oonn wwhhiicchh tthhee GGeerrmmaann ccoommmmaannddeerr,, GGeerrdd vvoonn RRuunnddsstteeddtt,, aanndd HHiittlleerr aaggrreeeedd..
  • 16. The thrust southward in early June 1940 brought a swift collapse of remaining French resistance, and this complete victory gave Hitler an aura of triumph, which assured him the enthusiastic support of almost all of Germany’s military leaders, especially as he systematically tied them to himself by generous promotions and a system of mass bribery.
  • 17. Because it looked as if tthhiiss wwaarr wwaass oovveerr,, HHiittlleerr aanndd tthhee mmiilliittaarryy bbeeggaann ppllaannnniinngg ffoorr tthhee wwaarrss aaggaaiinnsstt tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess aanndd aaggaaiinnsstt tthhee SSoovviieett UUnniioonn.. OOnn JJuullyy 1111,, tthhee rreessuummppttiioonn ooff ccoonnssttrruuccttiioonn ooff tthhee nnaavvyy ttoo ddeeffeeaatt tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess wwaass oorrddeerreedd;; bbyy JJuullyy 3311,, aafftteerr ffiirrsstt hhooppiinngg ttoo iinnvvaaddee tthhee SSoovviieett UUnniioonn iinn tthhee ffaallll ooff 11994400,, HHiittlleerr,, oonn tthhee aaddvviiccee ooff hhiiss mmiilliittaarryy ssttaaffff,, ddeecciiddeedd ttoo aattttaacckk iinn tthhee eeaasstt iinn tthhee llaattee sspprriinngg ooff 11994411..
  • 18. AAss BBrriittaaiinn rreeffuusseedd ttoo aacccceepptt ddeeffeeaatt,, HHiittlleerr ppllaannnneedd ttoo ccoommbbiinnee tthhrreeee mmeeaassuurreess ttoo kknnoocckk iitt oouutt ooff tthhee wwaarr:: tthhee GGeerrmmaann aaiirr ffoorrccee wwoouulldd ddeessttrrooyy tthhee ccoouunnttrryy’’ss ccaappaacciittyy ttoo ddeeffeenndd iittsseellff;; tthheerree wwoouulldd bbee aann iinnvvaassiioonn iiff BBrriittaaiinn ddiidd nnoott ssuurrrreennddeerr;; aanndd tthhee eexxppeecctteedd qquuiicckk ddeeffeeaatt ooff tthhee SSoovviieett UUnniioonn wwoouulldd rreemmoovvee tthhaatt ccoouunnttrryy aass aa ppoossssiibbllee ssoouurrccee ooff aaiidd ffoorr BBrriittaaiinn aanndd,, bbyy eennddiinngg aannyy ddaannggeerr ttoo JJaappaann’’ss rreeaarr,, eennccoouurraaggee tthhaatt ppoowweerr ttoo mmoovvee iinn tthhee PPaacciiffiicc
  • 19. HHiittlleerr wwaanntteedd JJaappaann ttoo jjooiinn iinn tthhee wwaarr wwiitthh BBrriittaaiinn aanndd pprroommiisseedd ttoo jjooiinn JJaappaann iinn wwaarr wwiitthh tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess iiff tthhaatt wwaass tthhoouugghhtt nneecceessssaarryy bbyy TTookkyyoo,, aassssuummiinngg tthhaatt tthhiiss wwoouulldd bbee tthhee ootthheerr wwaayy ffoorr GGeerrmmaannyy ttoo aaccqquuiirree tthhee nnaavvyy ffoorr wwaarr wwiitthh tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess
  • 20. A short campaign in the Balkans was to secure what he believed might be a vulnerable southern flank; the last step in this, the airborne seizure of Crete, proved so costly that the Germans attempted no major airborne operation thereafter.
  • 21. • The German invasion of the Soviet Union, begun on June 22, 1941, seemed at first to work as planned but quickly ran into trouble. • In this, Hitler was at times at odds with some generals, but others always took his position. • As the war turned increasingly against Germany, disagreements became more frequent.
  • 22.  s Hitler sttiillll eexxppeecctteedd ttoo wwiinn wwhhiillee ssoommee ggeenneerraallss wweerree ttrryyiinngg ttoo ffiinndd aa lleessss mmeessssyy wwaayy ooff lloossiinngg.. NNoonnee aaddvviisseedd aaggaaiinnsstt ggooiinngg ttoo wwaarr wwiitthh tthhee UUnniitteedd SSttaatteess..  FFoorr tthhee 11994422 ooffffeennssiivvee iinn tthhee eeaasstt,, HHiittlleerr aanndd hhiiss mmiilliittaarryy lleeaaddeerrss aaggrreeeedd oonn ssttrriikkiinngg iinn tthhee ssoouutthh;; tthhiiss pprroojjeecctt eennddeedd iinn ddiissaasstteerr aatt SSttaalliinnggrraadd..  AA nneeww mmaajjoorr ooffffeennssiivvee iinn 11994433 nnoott oonnllyy eennddeedd iinn ddeeffeeaatt aatt KKuurrsskk bbuutt aallssoo wwaass ffoolllloowweedd bbyy tthhee ffiirrsstt ssuucccceessssffuull RReedd AArrmmyy ssuummmmeerr ooffffeennssiivvee..
  • 23. WWhheenn rreettrreeaattss wweerree aaddvvooccaatteedd,, HHiittlleerr wwaass aallwwaayyss ccoonncceerrnneedd aabboouutt tthhee lloossss ooff mmaatt[[eeaaccuuttee]]rriieell tthhaatt ccoouulldd nnoott bbee hhaauulleedd bbaacckk,, aabboouutt tthhee nneeeedd ttoo rreeccoonnqquueerr wwhhaatteevveerr hhaadd bbeeeenn ggiivveenn uupp,, aanndd aabboouutt sshhoorrtteerr lliinneess,, wwhhiicchh rreelleeaasseedd RReedd AArrmmyy uunniittss ffoorr nneeww ooffffeennssiivveess.. SSoommee ggeenneerraallss,, EErrwwiinn RRoommmmeell aanndd WWaalltthheerr MMooddeell,, ffoorr eexxaammppllee,, ooccccaassiioonnaallllyy aacctteedd wwiitthhoouutt oorr aaggaaiinnsstt oorrddeerrss ttoo ppuullll bbaacckk aanndd wweerree nnoott ppuunniisshheedd.. OOtthheerrss wweerree sseenntt hhoommee ttoo ccoolllleecctt tthheeiirr mmoonntthhllyy bbrriibbeess iinn rreettiirreemmeenntt..
  • 24. • As Hitler saw increasing danger from the western Allies, he relied more on Admiral Karl to hold them off by submarine warfare. • When that effort was blunted in 1943, he both supported the building of new types of submarines and geared strategy on the northern portion of the Eastern Front to protection of the Baltic area, where new submarines and crews could be run in.
  • 25. It was Hitler’s hope that the Germans could drive any Allied troops who landed in the west into the sea and then move substantial forces east in the interval before any second invasion. When this plan failed, Hitler turned to holding all ports as long as possible, to hamper Allied supply lines and to prepare for a counterstroke that would defeat the western Allies.
  • 26. AAss tthhee AAlllliieess cclloosseedd iinn oonn GGeerrmmaannyy,, HHiittlleerr iinnccrreeaassiinnggllyy hhooppeedd ffoorr aa sspplliitt iinn tthhee aalllliiaannccee hhee hhaadd ffoorrggeedd aaggaaiinnsstt hhiimmsseellff.. HHee bbeelliieevveedd GGeerrmmaannyy hhaadd lloosstt WWoorrlldd WWaarr II bbeeccaauussee ooff tthhee ccoollllaappssee ooff tthhee hhoommee ffrroonntt aanndd tthheerreeffoorree aassssuummeedd tthhaatt eessttaabblliisshhmmeenntt ooff aa ddiiccttaattoorrsshhiipp aanndd tthhee ssyysstteemmaattiicc kkiilllliinngg ooff aallll JJeewwss wwoouulldd gguuaarraanntteeee vviiccttoorryy tthhiiss ttiimmee.. WWhheenn tthhee eenndd wwaass nneeaarr,, hhee mmaarrrriieedd hhiiss mmiissttrreessss aanndd tthheenn ccoommmmiitttteedd ssuuiicciiddee wwiitthh hheerr bbyy gguunnsshhoott oonn 3300 AApprriill 11994455 ..
  • 27. TTHHAANNKKYYOOUU PPoowweerr PPooiinntt PPrreesseennttaattiioonn DDoonnee BByy ffoolllloowwiinngg ggrroouupp mmeemmbbeerrss::-- NNeeeemmrraahh CChhaannddiinnii TTaannyyaa IIsshhiikkaa AAffffyyaa