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Germany annexes Austria
Germany goes against the Treaty of Versailles and takes back Austria without any resistance. -
Germany takes Sudetenland
Hitler wanted more land for the German's, so he saught out Czechoslovakia. He had a problem though, Great Britain and France promised to protect Czechoslovakia. Hitler met with French Premier and British Prime Minister, telling them that Sudentland would be his last territorial demand. They all then signed the Munich Agreement in hope to avoid war. -
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Appeasement
Appeasement is when one country gives an enemy country something such as land or materials to avoid conflict. This took place a lot during WWII when Hitler wanted land. One of the most obvious examples of appeasement during WWII was the Munich Agreement. During the Munich Agreement Great Britain and France gave over Sudentland without a single shot being fired. They did this in hopes of not starting a war. -
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Appeasement (part 2)
This is important because Hitler kept getting land from differnet countries that didn't want to start a war. Knowing the other countries didn't want to go to war Hitler pushed the limits and took everyhting he could. Appeasment allowed Hitler to take over faster and with less work. -
nonaggression pact
A pact that says Germany and Soviet Union will never attack each otherr again. They also had a secret pact that said they would devide Poland.
This pact was very important because it eliminated a two-front war for Hitler. Not having a two-front war allowed all of his army to focus on one area at a time, keeping them tight knit and not strung out. -
Blitzkrieg in Poland
German forces tesedt their newest military strategy, blitzkrieg, on Poland. New advances in technology caused terror and confusion in the area. Three days later Britain and France declared war on Germany. Poland was still devided between Germany and Soviet Union following the rules of the Nonaggresion pact. -
Fall of France
Italy entered the war attacking France from the south side, as Germany attacked Paris from the north. In just over a month Hitler had given French officers his terms of surrender. Germans soon occupied the northern part of France. -
Escape from Dunkirk
Durring the Battle of France the German's cut off and surronded large numbers of British, French, and Belgian troops. The idea to escape across the English Channel presented itself. Over the course of 8 days 3338,226 soldiers had been able to escape in a fleet of over 800 boats. -
Battle of Britain
Hitler began to assemble his navy along the French coast, knowing he could not beat Britain's navy, he readied both his navy and Air Force. Everynight for two months German's bombs were let go in London. The German planes continued to bomb tagets such as airfields, aircraft, then they targeted cities. The Britain's Royal Air Force fought back, making Hitler call off the invasion of Britain indefinitely. -
Operation Barbarossa
In June of 1941 Hitler marchs his troops into Soviet Union and starts pushing westward. This breaks the nonaggression pact and throws stalin off gaurd. Hitler progresses quickly deep into Soviet Union. -
Battle of Stalingrad
While invading Soviet Union Hitler had his eyes on Stalingrad due to its oil fields. The Germans took about 9/10 of Stalingrad when winter hit and the Hitler's troops came to a hult. The Soviet Union troops surronded Stalingrad cutting of German's supplies. The German's finally surrendered.
This is important because for the first time the Nazi's were pushed back. Once being pushed back in Stalingrad they continued to be pushed back to the West. This made a big difference in the war. -
Operation Torch
In November of 1942, 107,000 Allied trops landed in North Africa spreading eastwward to attack Afrika Korps. Months of heavy fighting went on untill the last of the Afrika Korps surrendered. This gave the Allied powers control ofer the North African shores. -
Operation Overlord
The Allied Powers gathered 3 million British, American, and Canadian troops together and obtained tons of military equipment reading to attack Normandy. Keeping this attack secret, Allied Powers sent out fake orders that the German's could read about an attack in Calais that was non existant. Hitler ordered that there remain a large army at Calais making the morning of June 6th a big shock. -
Operation Overlord (part 2)
Shortly after midnight the Allied powers attacked the beaches of Normandy, creating the largest land-air-sea operation in army history. Many many lives were last during the brutal operation.
This was important because winning back France allows the Allied Powers to present a two front war to Germany. It also pushed Germany back and put the U.S. in a good position. -
Battle of the Bulge
When Allied trops begin to march their way in to Germany Hitler goes on the offensive. He attempts to break up the line of Allied Soldiers. The lines were pushed back, but never borked. Hitlers troops are put down after a few weeks. -
V-E Day
On this day General Esienhower accepted unconditional surrender from the Nazis. This is known as V-E Day meaning that the Allied Powers had won the Europe side of the war.