The word ârhinocerosâ means ânose-hornâ. This relates to the long horn or two long horns in the case of the White Rhinoceros and the Black Rhinoceros, which is perched on top of their noses. Two species of rhinoceros are native to Africa and three to southern Asia.he Indian Rhinoceros is endangered, with fewer that 2500 individuals remaining in the wild. The White Rhinoceros is classed as Vulnerable, with roughly 14,500 remaining in the wild. Rhinoceroses are âperissodactlsâ, which means âodd toed ungulatesâ.
Blitzkrieg (Lightning War) A Polish town lies in ruins following the German invasion of Poland, which began on September 1, 1939. â National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Md. In the first phase of World War II in Europe, Germany sought to avoid a long war.
As the war continued to expand, bombing by both the Axis and the Allies increased significantly. The RAF flew its first strategic bombing raid on Germany at Moenchengladbach mÃ¶nchengladbach on 11 may 1940 and In september, 1940 The luftwaffe began Targeting british cities ' In The '. blitznternational law at the outset of World War II did not specifically forbid aerial bombardment of cities despite the prior occurrence of such bombing during World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and the Second Sino-Japanese War.