German Expansion

Secret Meeting

Nov 5, 1937

Hitler met with his advisers to concern his idea of land expansion with its neighbors by controlling Czechoslovakia and Austria.

The Annexation

Mar 12, 1938

Hitler marches into Austria and annexes it out of what was left of the Austro-Hungarian Empire without any trouble.

The Munich Agreement

Sep 30, 1938

Great Britain and France signed the Munich agreement which gave Sudetenland over to Germany without a shot being fired.

The Expansion

Mar 15, 1939

Germany expanded its territory by taking over Czechoslovakia

Nonaggression Pact

Aug 23, 1939

Hitler and Stalin signed the Nonaggression pact, which said they agreed to never attack one another. They then agreed to sign a second pack splitting Poland even between them.

Blitzkrieg

Sep 1, 1939

Poland was bombed by German Air Force, The Luftwaffe, and full on rushed by the new German military strategy known as The Blitzkrieg, or Flash War.

Bye Bye Poland

Sep 3, 1939

Poland's by was taken from Germany, and Poland's east was taken by Russia, Poland no longer existed. Britain, and France declared war on Germany causing WWII to start.

Strategy

Apr 9, 1940

Hitler invaded Denmark and Norway giving him the coast to build bases and strike on Great Britain.

France Surrenders

Jun 22, 1940

France was handed their surrender negotiations from Germany. In which Germans would occupy Northern France and Marshal Philippe Pétain would have a Nazi-controlled puppet government at Vichy, Southern France.

Bombing Raids

Aug 15, 1940

German Bombers rained over Britain, bombing London every night for two months.

Royal Air Force

Aug 15, 1940

The RAF shot down over 185 planes while only losing twenty six of their own.

Hitler Retreats

Oct 27, 1940

Hitler called off the Invasion of Britain indefinitely