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Austria and Czechoslovakia Fall
Hitler secretly held a meeting with his top military advisors to boldly declare that he wanted to gain control of Austria and Czechoslovakia. -
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German Expansion
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Invasion Of Austria
Germany Invaded Austria unopposed. Many Austrians were in favor of Germany and Austria becoming one. -
Signing of the Munich Agreement
Edouard Daladier and Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement, which peacefully turned the Sudetenland over to Germany. -
Germany attacks Czechoslovakia
Germans invaded the little that was left of Czechoslovakia to add to the Third Reich. -
Non Aggression Pact
Although, Germany and Russia used to be enemies,they commited to never attack each other again. -
Attack on Poland
On this day, the German Air Force stormed over Poland and dropped bombs on airfields, military bases,cities and airfields. -
Invasion on Denmark and Norway
Hitler, still hungry for land, performed a surprise invasion of Norway and Denmark to, “protect their freedom and independence”. -
Italy invades France
Italy joins the war on Germany’s side and invades France. On September 15, Hitler handed French officers his terms of surrender. Germans would now occupy the northern part of France. -
Battle of Britain
Germans began to assemble an invasion along the French coast. Germany launched an air war against Britian.On August 15, approximately 2000 German planes ranged over Britain. -
Britain Fights Back
Britain’s Air Force fought back and shot down over 185 German planes and only lost 26 aircrafts.
