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Hitler meets his advisors
Hitler secretly meets up with his top military advisors. -
German Troops in Austria
German troops marched into Austria unopposed -
German troops in Czechoslovakia
German troops poured into what remained of Czechoslovakia. -
Mistreated Germans in Poland
Hitler began his familiar routine, charging that Germans in Poland were mistreated by the Poles and needed his protection. -
Allies
Fascist Germany and communist Russia now committed never to attack eachother. -
Bombing Poland
The German luftwaffe or German airforce roared over Poland, raining bombs on military bases, airfeilds, railrods, and cities. -
Invasion of Denmark and Norway
Hitler launched an invasion on Denmark and Norway to "protect the independence of those countries" -
Germany "surrenders"
Hitler handed France his terms of surrender. -
The Battle of Britain
Germany assembled a fleet along the French coast. and since Germany couldnt compete with Britains navy, it launched an air war at the same time. -
Battle of Britain
British pilots accuratlely plotted the flights of German planes, even when it was dark. then the RAF shot down over 185 German planes. six weeks later, Hitler called off the invasion.