German Expansion

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    German Expansion

  • Hitler meets with top advisers

    Hitler meets with top advisers

    Hitler boldly declares that in order to grow and prosper Germany needed the land of its neighbors
  • Anschluss

    Anschluss

    German troops marched into Austria unopposed. On the next day, Germany announced that its union with Austria was complete.
  • Sudetenland

    Sudetenland

    Hitler wanted to annex Czechoslovakia to create more living space for Germany. He declared that the annexation of the Sudetenland would be his "last territorial demand."
  • Munich Agreement

    Munich Agreement

    France and Great Britain sign Munich Agreement handing over Czechoslovakia to Germany without any shots being fired, to avoid war. "Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonor. They chose dishonor. They will have war."
  • Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    At dawn, Germany troops poured into what remained of Czechoslovakia.
  • Non-Aggression Pact

    Non-Aggression Pact

    Fascist Germany and communist Russia committed to never attack each other.
  • The Phony War

    The Phony War

    The phony war was an eight-month period at the start of World War II, during which there was only one limited military land operation on the Western Front, when French troops invaded Germany's Saar district.
  • Another Surprise Attack

    Another Surprise Attack

    Hitler launches a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway.
  • Battle Of Dunkirk

    Battle Of Dunkirk

    German offensive trapped 400,000 British and French soldiers on beaches of Dunkirk, France.
  • June 22

    June 22

    Hitler surrenders to france
  • Luftwaffe

    Luftwaffe

    Luftwaffe was the German air forces
  • Blitzkrieg

    Blitzkrieg

    A fast military plan intended to make a fast victory.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    Germany made bombing runs through Britain to gain control of the skies.
  • RAF

    RAF

    The RAF is the Britains Royal Air Force.