German children were not being raised to believe in a world of tolerance and acceptance. The mentality that God created the world as a place for work and battle was the distilled essence of Nazism.
on the night of 9 May 1940, the attack across the River Meuse began.
panzer corps + air raids (bombers and Stukas dive bombers)
It is clear that the initial success was really achieved by small assault teams who crossed the river with the help of engineers and aerial support, not by the celebrated tanks at all.
Chamberlain (lose) VS Churchill (win)VS Halifax (give up)
platoon
company
brigade
regiment
division
engineer
infantry
cavalry
colonel
ammunition
mortar
bunker
sergeant
pillbox
gun emplacement
batman
hand grenade
adjutant
deserter
peerage
binocular
sniper
battalion
charge
magazine
artillery
outflank
unmitigated
rein
wield
capricious
a summary execution
tender one's resignation
banter
covet
prelude
billet
demolition
detonate
dumfounded
disjointed
disarray