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Secret Meeting
Hitler met secretly with his military advisers. He wanted Germany to grow so he spoke to them about claiming lands from other countries to make Germany larger and more powerful. -
March into Austria
German troops marched into Austria unopposed making Austria Hitler's first target. The majority of Austria's 6 million people were Germans who favored unification with Germany. A day later Germany announced the union between Austria and Germany is complete. -
Munich Agreement
Daladier and Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement with Hitler. The French and Germans came to a settlement that if Hitler doesn't use his military against them he will get the land he already took without any problems. -
Czechoslovakia
German troops broke the treaty and poured into what was left of Czechoslovakia. By the time Hitler's troops left, this country was completely gone. Meaning it no longer exists anymore. -
Nonaggression Act
Germany and the Soviet Union agree to take no military actions against each other for the next 10 years. They also signed a secret pact agreeing to divide Poland between them. -
The Lightning War
Germans made advances in their military to take the enemy quickly by surprise. They made faster tanks and powerful air crafts better than before. -
German Air force Take Action
The German air force bombed Poland's military bases, airfields, railroads, and cities. German tanks raced across Poland. The German military are insuring plenty of fear into the people of Poland. -
Blitzkrieg
Lightning war -
Declaring War on Germany
Britain and France declared war on Germany that lasted 3 weeks. The Soviet Union attacked Poland and grabbed its territory. By the end of the month Poland didn't exist -
Sitzkrieg
Also known as the sitting war
This is what the Germans called The Phony War -
The Phony War
Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway. He did this to protect the country's independence and freedom. He wanted to build bases along the coast to strike at Great Britain. -
The Fall of France
At Compiegne, William Shiver and the world watched Hitler hand the Frenhc officers his terms of surrender. Charles de Gaulle fled to England and set up a government in exile. -
The Battle of Britain
Germany launched war and the Germans began to invade the French coast. The Luftwaffe began bombing Britain. Their goal was to get control of the skies by destroying Britain's Royal Air Force. About 2,000 German planes ranged Britain targeting cities. -
The RAF Takes Over
A new device called the radar was developed. This helped British pilots plot Germany. The RAF shot down 185 German planes and lost 126 aircraft. The German bombers continued to bomb German cities
