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German Troops Marched Into Austria
Hitler accompanied German troops into Austria, where enthusiastic crowds met them. Hitler appointed a new Nazi government, and on March 13 the Anschluss was proclaimed. -
Stalin Signed Nonaggression With Germany As A Pact
a neutrality pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed in Moscow. -
Hitler Invaded Poland
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. From East Prussia and Germany in the north and Silesia and Slovakia in the south, German units, with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, broke through Polish defenses along the border and advanced on Warsaw in a massive encirclement attack. -
German Forces Bombed All Military Bases In Poland
After heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 27, 1939. -
Britain and France Declare War On Germany
The first casualty of that declaration was not German—but the British ocean liner Athenia, which was sunk by a German U-30 submarine that had assumed the liner was armed and belligerent. -
Hitler Launched A Surprise Attack On Norway
Hitler had issued the order for the invasion of Norway on March 1st under the code word “Weserübung”. The order also included the invasion and occupation of Denmark. It was the start of war in Western Europe – and an end to the ‘Phoney War’. -
Battle Of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was a military operation that took place in Dunkirk, France, during the Second World War. The battle was fought between the Allies and Nazi Germany. -
France Surrenders
the French government signed an armistice with Nazi Germany just six weeks after the Nazis launched their invasion of Western Europe. -
Battle Of Britain
was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by the German Air Force . It has been described as the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces.