World War II help!!!!?

Question

I'm making an ABC Summary thing on World War II, and things happening between the start and end of WWII. Basically, Its I need something that starts with the letters E, L, Q, R, U, X, Y, Z
anything SERIOUS would be appreciated. thanks!

Answer 1

E- Eastern Front, the invasion of the Soviet Union was the largest land campaign-ever. It directly led to the defeat of Nazi Germany
L- Leyte Gulf, Battle of. Destruction of the Japanese fleet in 1994 off the Phillippines. First use of Kamikaze.
Q- Quebec Conference. First meeting in 1941 between Winston Chuchill and FDR. The Atlantic Charter was a result
R- Rapido River Italy (battle of ). Battle that quickly petered out and was in fact, one of the last victories by German forces in the west in WW2.
U- UBoote (UBoats) German submarine. The sub campaign came very close to economically crippling Britain from 1940-42
X - X Craft. British miniature subs used to sink the German battleship Tirpitz- somewhat successfully; they damaged it and kept in dry dock. Also, used to insert special operations forces.
Y- Yugoslavia. While the Germans overran Yugoslavia in two weeks in 1941, partisan operations tied down large amounts of German and Italian forces until the end of the war.
Z- Z special force. Australian Special Operations Forces (later to become the Australian Special Air Service). They specialized in operations in Malaysia and Borneo.
Hope that is of some help,
jim

Answer 2

E: El Alamein.
Or Evacuation: Children from Lon dion in fear of bombing, or the British army from Dunkirk.

L: Liberation: the reaction to the allied Armies returning to France, Belgium and Holland in 1944.
Or the Liberator bomber.

Q: Quebec conference 17 to 24 August 1943. Churchill & Roosevelt, plan a US landing in Italy; the plan for the Allied landings in France was approved; and the UK and USA agreed there would be no nuclear attacks without mutual consent.

R: Rommel, General Erwin

U: U-boat

Y: Yalta conference! The big three and the start of the splits that would turn into the cold war.

Z: Zero. The code name for the Japanese fighter (The Mitsubishi A6M)
Or Force Z. The British battleships lost to air attack prior to the fall of Singapore.
Or Z-force, the Australian special forces group that raided Singapore harbour.

Answer 3

international warfare II began mostly because the yank human beings were unwilling to hitch the League of countries on the end of international warfare I, thereby eliminating what would were that employer's significant military ability. This led to, or allowed a minimum of, Hitler's upward thrust to ability in Germany. there have been various factors at which he replaced into thoroughly overextended and any type of a educate of stress by the League or maybe very few of its member countries would have positioned an end to his plans, yet the different eu powers continuously caved in to him, appeasing him at virtually each and every turn and allowing the territory, manpower and raw supplies lower than his rule to continuously boost. Then at the same time as the Friendship %. between Germany and Russia replaced into signed, his lower back replaced into coated and he ought to attack, first Poland and then the countries to the west. American isolationism replaced into the significant reason.

Answer 4

E= El Alamein - victory by British 'Desert Rats over Rommel's army

L = Landings - too numerous to mention

Q = ermmm

R= Erwin Rommel, famous German general (see 'E')

U = U boat war

X = X craft, British miniature subs used to infiltrate harbours

Y = Yalta Conference, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin

Z = see 'Q'

Answer 5

Well, you could use "Liberator" for your letter 'L'. As in B 24 Liberator. It was the most mass produced bomber made by the US and was used by the British as well. It was even Winston Churchhill's personal transport plane.

Answer 6

El alamein in north africa fought over by rommel's panzers against the british eigth army "desert rats!!
Lorient held a rather large base of concrete reinforced submarine pens used by the german navy in occupied france!
Rommel,one of hitler's most able armored panzer commanders,he saw to the normandy beach defenses even though he did not personally believe in static defense systems.he did his duties well considering the obsolete premise that he was forced to assume!!
Ukraine,AND IT'S VAST WHEAT AND GRAIN PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES WERE FOUGHT OVER BY THE RUSSIAN ARMORED DIVISIONS AND THE CRACK NAZI SS PANZER ARMIES,WAFFEN SS MOTORIZED INFANTRY DIVISION AND WEHRMACHT UNITS!!SOME UKRAINIAN UNITS WERE FORMED BY GERMAN FEILD COMMAND AND SOME HAD SS STATUS!! E-BOATS WERE SMALL PATROL SIZED TORPEDO CRAFT OF THE GERMAN NAVY!!U-BOATS WERE THE SUBMARINES OF THE GERMAN NAVY!!"PLAN Z" WAS AN OPERATIONAL DESIGNATION OF ONE OF HITLER'S INVASIONS!!"PLAN YELLOW"WAS ANOTHER INVASION DESIGNATION!!"X"IS A DESIGNATION USED WORLDWIDE FOR ALL EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT OF WHICH THE GERMAN HAD SEVERAL INCLUDING THE "V" ROCKET WEAPONS,THE MESSERSCHMITT ME-262 JET ENGINE FIGHTERS,COMPOSITE TWO PLANE VEHICLES,THE FLOATING PEBBLE STRATOSPHERIC BOMBER,THE ARADO JET BOMBER AND OTHERS!!

Answer 7

El Alamein

Liebenstrand

Quisling

Ribbentrop

U-Boats

Yalta

As far as the "X" goes I'm stumped.

Answer 8

Other folks have helped, and I can add a little.

Z for zero (Japanese fighter plane)

Answer 9

Radar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_radar


All I can come up with, hope it helps