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HItlers plan
Hiltler met secretly with his top miltary advisors. His plan was to absorb Austria and Czechoslovakia into the third reich. -
Germany took over Austria
German troops marched into Austria unopposed. A day later, Germany announced that its union with Austria was complete. The US and the rest of the world did nothing. -
Signing the Munich Agreement
Daladler and Chamberlan signed the Munich Agreement, which turned the Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot being fired. -
Gaining Czechoslovakia
As dawn broke on the 15th, German troops poured into what remained of Czechoslovakia. After that Hitler turned his attention towards Germany's eastern neighbor, Poland. -
Spring of 1939
Hitler began his familiar routine, saying that Germans in poland were mistreated by the poles and needed his protection. -
Making agreements
Fascist Germany and communist Russia now committed never to attack each other. Germany and Soviet Union signed another secret pact agreeing to divide poland between them. -
Attacking Poland
German air force roared over poland, raining bomb on milarty bases, airfields, railroads and cities. Was the first test of their newest military strategy the blitzkrieg or lightening war. -
Declaring war on Germany
Poland, Britain, and France declared war on Germany. -
Invading Denmark and Norway
Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway in order "to protect [those countries] freedom and independence" but in truth Hitler planned to build bases along the cocists to strike at Great Britain. -
Shooting Germany's planes
The RAF shot down over 185 German planes; at the same time, they lost only 26 aircraft.
