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The British Army in Europe soon lost to the Germans, who
quickly conquered most of continental Europe. After the evacuation of the
British troops from Dunkirk in France back to England in 1940, Britain
stood alone against Hitler. Germany tried to conquer Britain by first
gaining air supremacy. However the Germans lost the Battle of Britain, the
first battle to be fought solely in the air |
| Hitler then tried bombing Britain into submission, but
failed thee to. Further afield the British 8th Army was on the retreat in
North Africa, and Britain had lost to the Japanese in the Far East, with
Singapore and Malaya falling the Japs were at the gates of India. At sea
German U-Boats had sunk nearly 8 million tons of allied ships in 1942. |
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With the eventual American entry into the war, following
Pearl Harbour, Britain gained vital reinforcements in men and supplies.
The German and Japanese supply lines were at full stretch, and eventually
a string of victories forced the enemy to retreat. Victory at Alamein led
eventually to the Germans being driven from North Africa, and the invasion
of Italy |
| The planned invasion of France by the allies
took place in June 1944, fighting their way out from the bridgehead
beaches was a bloody affair, but eventually they did, and within a year
World War II was over, and Europe lay in ruins |
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