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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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