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Hitlers secret meeting
Adolf Hitler met secretly with his top military advisers -
Germany invaded Austria
German troops marched into Austria and later took it over -
Munich agreement
The Munich agreement was signed. Which turned the Sudetenland over to Germany -
Takeover of Czechoslovakia
German troops take over Czechoslovakia -
Hitler talking about German mistreatment
Hitler began saying that Germans were mistreated in Poland -
Nonaggression pact
Stalin and Hitler signed the Nonaggression pact which means they will never attack each other -
Secret pact
A 2nd secret pact was signed between Germany and the Soviet Union that divided Poland between them -
Invasion of Poland
The German troops invaded Poland with their new military strategy the "blitzkrieg" where they do surprise attacks using new military technology -
Britain and France declare war
Britain and France declare war on Germany -
The Phony War
Several months after the fall of Poland, French and British troops sat on their Maginot Line and Germans sat on their Siegfried Line. This was called sitzkrieg, sitting war, or Phony war -
Surprise attack on Denmark and Norway
Hitler launched a surprise invasion on Denmark and Norway -
Hitler surrenders to France
Hitler handed French officers his terms of surrender -
Hitler continues to take over
By the end of May Hitler overran the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg -
German planes
Around 2000 German planes ranged over Britain, every night for 2 months the bombers pounded London -
RAF
The RAF shot down over 185 German planes
