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Nazi Expantion

By rcj1736

  • Nazi leaders meet with Hitler

    Nazi leaders meet with Hitler
    Nazi leaders met with Hitler in Nuremberg to discuss German expansion.

  • Annexation of Austria

    Annexation of Austria
    Germany makes move in the conquest as their troops move into Austria.

  • Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    Invasion of Czechoslovakia
    Nazi troops cross the border into Czechoslovakia.

  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
    Walther von Brauchitsch leads the Nazis into Poland. Germany successfully used the Blitzkrieg tactic for the first time.
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    Surprise Invasion of Norway and Denmark

    Nikolaus von Falkenhorstand and the German troops invade and seize Denmark and Norway without warning.

  • Germany Overruns More of West Europe

    Germany Overruns More of West Europe
    Germany invades the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium.
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    Invasion of France

    led by Walther von Brauchitsch, German tanks breach the Ardennes, bypassing the Maginot line, and march to Paris.

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk
    Gerd von Rundstedt entrapped the 400,000 British army in the coastal city of Dunkirk, France , and have to be rescued by over 800 vessels.
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    Battle of Britain

    German fleet builds up on french coast, and air war over Britain begins. Luftwaffe bombers bombed London relentlessly. 2000 of 2600 planes that Hitler had were put into combat over the skies of Britain.