Exercises on the Nazi Invasion of France

Shortly before the invasion of France began, Hitler had invaded another European country due to the postponement of these plans to incursion into French territory. The invasion of that country was considered strategic, as it guaranteed access to Swedish ore production and would give Germany important air bases to attack England. We're talking about:

a) Sweden.

b) Norway.

c) Poland.

d) Finland.

e) Yugoslavia.

The important French defensive line that gathered miles of fortifications along the French-German border was called:

a) Maginot Line.

b) Daladier Line.

c) Ardenas Line.

d) Meuse Line.

c) Fort of Eben Emael.

(Enem cancelled-2009) The objective of taking Paris by marching towards the West was, for Hitler, a way of consolidating his leadership on the continent. To that end, between April and June 1940, he invaded Denmark, Norway, Belgium, and the Netherlands. French troops positioned themselves on the Maginot Line, a line of defense with trenches, in an attempt to contain the German invasion.

For Germany, the result of this invasion was:

a) the occupation of the entire French territory, using it as a basis for the conquest of Switzerland and Spain during the second phase of the war.

b) the taking of French territory, which was then used as a base for the Nazi occupation of North Africa during trench warfare.

c) possession of only part of the territory, because of the armed resistance of the French army on the Maginot Line.

d) partial victory, since, after the initial advance, it had to retreat due to the resistance of General De Gaulle's tanks in 1940.

e) the military victory, with the occupation of part of France, while another part was under the control of the French collaborationist government.

Germany's war strategy during the invasion of France was crucial in determining the victory that resulted in the Germans conquering the country in 46 days. This German strategy consisted of:

a) force an attack through Belgium, through trench warfare, as had occurred in World War I.

b) force an attack on the Maginot Line to destroy the French fortifications and thus march towards Paris.

c) attack the French on three fronts, mainly where they least expected it (Ardennes) and, from there, carry out a pincer movement and encircle the French armies fighting on the Belgian border.

d) promote the landing of German soldiers on the beaches of Normandy and use the region as a base to start the conquest to Paris.

e) promote a heavy attack against the defenses and air bases to neutralize the French war aviation and, thus, from the use of paratroopers, promote the conquest of Paris.

Letter B

The attack on Norway began in April 1940 and was carried out after Hitler was convinced by a Nazi admiral and a Norwegian politician of the strategic importance of conquering the Scandinavian country. In addition, the invasion of Norwegian territory became an alternative because of the two postponements of German plans in relation to France. The conquest of Norway also granted Hitler control over Swedish iron production and the use of Norwegian territory as an air base for attacks against the United Kingdom.

Letter A

The Maginot Line was a series of fortified military buildings that stretched along France's border with Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland. This defense line was built during the 1930s and was named after André Maginot, the French Minister of War, who conceived the project and convinced the French government to finance its construction. It is argued that the Maginot Line was not built all the way to the French coast because of the high costs of the work and the fact that the French did not want to offend the neutrality of the border with the Belgians.

Letter E

The invasion of France by the Nazis ended as a military victory after the conquest of the capital, Paris. Nazi occupation was concentrated in northern France, while control of the southern region was handed over to a collaborationist regime that was led by Philippe Pétain in so-called Vichy France (named after the collaborationist government of France). This collaborationist government existed until 1944, when France was reconquered by the Allies.

Letter C

The German strategy consisted of attacking the French on three simultaneous fronts:north, in Belgium; center, in the Ardennes; and south on the Maginot Line. The main attack would take place in the Ardennes region, where the French defenses were weakened. Meanwhile, to the north, in Belgium, German armies would attack and bait the French. After advancing through the Ardennes, the Germans would carry out a pincer movement encircling the French armies to the north (higher concentration of the French army).