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German Re-Armament
Hitler announced that Germany would rebuild it's military in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. -
Austria and Czechoslovakia Fall
Hitler met secretly with his top military advisers. He declared that Germany needs land of its neighbors to grow and prosper. -
Union with Austria
German troops marched into Austria unopposed. Later declaring that the union with Austria was complete. -
Daladier an Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement
Agreement that turned the Sudetenland over to Germany. -
Soviet Union Declares Neutrality
Hitler began charging that Germans in Poland were mistreated by the Poles and needed his protection. -
The Phony War Stalin's Army
Stalin sent his Soviet army into Finland. -
German Offensive Begins
German troops poured into what remained of Czechoslovakia. -
Nonaggression Pact
Fascist Germany and communist Russia now committed never to attack each other. -
Blitzkrieg in Poland
German Luftwaffe or German air force, roared over Poland, raining bombs on military bases, airfields, railroads, and cities. -
Germany going to war with Poland, Britain, and France
Two days following the terror in Poland, Britain, and France declared war on Germany. -
Battle of Britain
Germans began to assemble an invasion fleet along the French coast. -
The Phony War
Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway trying "to protect freedom and independence. -
The Fall of France
Hitler handed French officers is terms or surrender.
