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Hitler meets in private
Hitler met with his top military advisers in secret. He wanted to absorb Austria and Czechoslovakia so Germany can grow in power. -
Germany announces Aeschylus
Germany announces Aeschylus (union) with Austria -
The Munich Agreement
Daladier and Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement, which turned the Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot being fired. -
“Czechoslovakia has ceased to exist.”
German troops poured into what remained of Czechoslovakia. At nightfall Hitler gloated, “Czechoslovakia has ceased to exist.” -
Germany and Russia now committed never to attack each other.
Germany and communist Russia now committed never to attack each other. -
Germany invades Poland
German Luftwaffe, or German air force, roared over Poland, raining bombs on military bases, airfields, railroads, and cities. At the same time, German tanks raced across the Polish countryside, spreading terror and confusion. -
Britain and France declared war on Germany.
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Germans invade Denmark and Norway
Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway in order “to protect those countries freedom and independence.” But he really wanted to build bases along the coasts to strike at Great Britain. -
France surrenders to Germany
Hitler handed French officers his terms of surrender. Germans would occupy the northern part of France, and a Nazi-controlled puppet government, headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain, would be set up at Vichy, in southern France. -
RAF shot down over 185 German planes
RAF shot down over 185 German planes; at the same time, they lost only 26 aircraft.
