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German Expansion
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Hitler meets with his top military advisers
Hitler does this to plan an attack on Austria and Czechoslovakia -
German Troops March into Austria
German Troops easily take over Austria because they are unopposed -
Munich Agreement
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement, by which Czechoslovakia must surrender its border regions and defenses to Nazi Germany -
Germany takes over Czechoslovakia
German troops poured into what remained of Czechoslovakia -
Hitler signs non aggression act with Stalin
The non aggression act created a pact between Russia and Germany. The non aggression act also stated that Poland would be divided between Russia and Germany -
Germany takes over Poland
Germany takes over Poland using “lightning war,” blitzkrieg. The invasion was over in three weeks, results in Britain and France declaring war on Germany -
Britain and France declared war on Germany
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Daylight and night bombing raids on Britain
Hitler also delayed and later abandoned plans to invade Britain. -
Denmark and Norway invaded and occupied
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Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France invaded and occupied
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Battle of Britain began
German Luftwaffe attempted to gain control of British airspace through defeat of the Royal Airforce.
