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The Austrian Anschluss
Hitler sent troops to Austria in march of 1938 to announce the unification of Austria and Germany. -
Hitler Demands Danzig
Hitler demands the Town of Danzig, Poland, making it clear that war was inevitable. -
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Stalin and Hitler signed the nonaggression pact, protecting the USSR when Germany goes to war with Britain and France. -
The Invasion of Poland
Hitler and his armies invaded Poland, while Britain and France declared war on Gremany. Poland's entire military was defeated in a little over a month. -
Munich Conference
Britain and France agree to Hitler’s demands to have the Sudetenland. -
The Fall of France
Hitler manages to flank the French forces, essentially trapping them in Belgium while he and his army seize France. -
The Evacuation of Dunkirk
After being trapped in Begium, British and french forces had only one way to escape the Greman army, by retreating to Dunkirk, where there was a harbor not under patrol by the germans. Hitler called off the attack on Dunkirk, allowing the British and French to save about 338,000 lives. -
The Battle of Britain.
The Battle of Britain was an all out air battle between the Germans and the British air forces. Germany's Mission was to destroy the entire royal air force, but they had failed.
