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Hitler's Secret Meeting
Hitler met with his military advisors and made it very clear that germany cna only grow as one if it has the land of its neighbors. Hitlers plan was to take in Austria and Czechoslovakia. One of his advisors mentioned that if he brings in these countries it will start the war, but Hitler does not let that stop him because he thinks war is the only answer and that there will be a consequences no matter what he does. -
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German Expansion
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German take over Austria
German tropps marched inot Austria. The majority of the Germans in Austria favorited inification with Germany. The day after the troops marched into Austria, Germany announced that it's union with Austria was completed. -
Hitler still goes after the Third Reich
On this day, German troops covered Czechoslovakia's territory and took it over, and as Hitler says, "Czechoslovakia has ceased to exist." Now the German dictator turned his land-hungry gaze toward Germany's eastern neighbor, Poland. -
Agreements
Germany and Russia decided to never attack on each other. This happened because Stalin decided to sign a nonagression pact with Hitler. This pact also made Germany and the Soviet Union want to sign a secret pact, so they did. This pact was -
Germans quick attack
German air force bombed Poland.Mostly on military bases, airfields, railroads, and cities. This became known as the first blitzkerg, lightning war because Germany than quickly attacked Polish's countryside. -
Britain & Frace declared war
Britain and France declared war on Germany. The Blitzkrieg was a huge advance in Military technology. This quick way of attack made it very difficult for Britain, France, and their allies to construct a defense fast enough. In the end, Poland no longer existed and WW11 began. -
Surprise Attack
Hitler launched a surpise attack on Denmark and Norway actually to build bases along coasts to strike Great Britain. Even though Hitler said it was for protecting freedom and indepence of those countries. The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg became the next target and the war ended. -
Hitler Surrends
Hitler surrendered to French officers infront of the world. Now, Germans occupy nothern part of France, Nazi controlled puppet government, headed by Marshall Philipee Petain, was set up at Vichy, in Southern France. -
Germans assemble
The Summer of 1940. Germans began to assemble an invasion freet along the French coast. Britains noval power could not be competed with and Germany launched an air war at the same time. The goal of the Luftwaffe was to destroy Britain's Royal Air Force, therefore the war began with bombing. -
German planes Caught
Britain skies were filled with about 2,000 German planes all in one day, and continued to happen because every night for two months, bombers smacked London. This battle of Britain contrinues throughout summer and fall. But the German planes were soon spotted, with the help of radar.
