German Expansion

Hitler Meets with Advisors

Nov 5, 1937

Hitler secretly met with his top military advisors and discussed taking over Austria and Czechoslovakia

Austria Conquered

Mar 12, 1938

German troops march into Austria and a day later claimed its union with Austria was complete.

Hitler takes Sudentenland

Sep 30, 1938

The Munich Pact is signed, handing over Sudentenland to hitler to keep war from starting.

Czechoslovakia Conquered

Mar 15, 1939

German troops pour into the rest of Czechoslovakia and take it over.

Russian German Pact

Aug 23, 1939

Communist Russia and Nazi Germany comitted to never attacking each other.

German Bombers

Sep 1, 1939

German Luftwaffe bombed Polands military bases, air fields, rail roads and cities.

War Declared

Sep 3, 1939

Britain and France declare war on Germany

Surprise Invasion

Apr 9, 1940

Hitler Launched Surprise Invasion of Denmark and Norway.

France Surrenders

Jun 22, 1940

Hitler handed French offiers his terms of surrender.

Britain Planes Succeed

Sep 15, 1940

Britain combated German planes taking down 185 and only losing 26