Hitler's Lightning War - according to Arina K.

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Across
  1. 4. The joint declaration issued secretly by Churchill and Roosevelt that later served as the Allies' peace plan at the end of WW2.
  2. 6. What were Russian soldiers not prepared for that gave Finns a temporary advantage over their opponent?
  3. 11. Conquering which country was the end goal of Hitler's strategy to seize control of the Mediterranean region?
  4. 12. When sending troops to Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg in May 1940, which country was Hitler actually targeting?
  5. 13. The Allied forces were pushed by Germans to the beaches of this French city and therefore trapped there.
  6. 14. A series of laws that made it illegal for USA to sell arms or lend money to nations at war.
  7. 16. British prime minister who was considered "the most powerful weapon" the nation had against Nazis.
  8. 18. Access to what did the above-mentioned person hope to achieve through taking over the Suez Canal?
  9. 20. What country did he and Hitler decide to divide between them?
  10. 21. German military strategy implemented throughout WW2 that focused on fast attacks by massive armies.
  11. 24. Germany and Italy were the best known members of that "power group"; the enemy of the Allies.
Down
  1. 1. A "phony" battle between Allied and German forces.
  2. 2. The heroic amateur armada from this country carried 338,000 trapped Allied soldiers to safety.
  3. 3. A long, continuous battle between Germany and Great Britain that consisted mainly of bombing British cities.
  4. 5. A line of fortifications along the eastern boarders of France built to deter German attacks.
  5. 7. German general who commanded the Afrika Korps tank force during their battle with the British in North Africa.
  6. 8. The Russian city that was under German siege during the winter of 1941-1942.
  7. 9. A French general who created a government-in-exile in London, and committed great efforts to reconquering France.
  8. 10. Russian general and brilliant military strategist, he protected Moscow from German attacks.
  9. 15. Besides Hitler, which political leader was interested in taking control of North Africa in 1940?
  10. 17. Name of the German airforce under Hitler, rival of the British RAF.
  11. 19. This politician signed a ten-year nonaggression pact with Hitler.
  12. 22. A tracking device developed in the 1930s that could tell the number, direction, and speed of incoming warplanes.
  13. 23. A machine that enabled the British to decode German secret messages.