Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Panzer Leader

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The Sudetenland - This was a largely German-inhabited area in Czechoslovakia that Hitler demanded and received at the Munich Conference.

The Anschluss - This event united Germany and Austria.

The Polish Corridor - This largely German inhabited area was demanded by Hitler, and when its controller refused, Hitler declared war.

The Ardennes Mountains, the Meuse River - In the attack against France, Germany invaded through these regions and attacked them again later to counter the allied advance following the landings at Normandy.

The Maginot Line - This was a system of fortifications on...
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