German Expansion

  • Secret Meeting

    Secret Meeting
    Hitler met secretly with his top military advisors to talk about Germany. In order for Germany to grow, they will need to gain control of other lands.
  • Marching into Austria

    Marching into Austria
    Austria was the first target. German troops marched into Austria unopposed. Hitler appointed a new Nazi government.
  • Anschluss

    Anschluss
    Germany announced Anschluss was proclaimed with Austria. Other countries did nothing, except juste it back and watch.
  • Munich Agreement

    Munich Agreement
    Daladier and Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement. The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers, for which a new territorial designation "Sudetenland" was coined. Chamberlain used appeasement very often to avoid conflict.
  • Invading Czechoslovakia

    Invading Czechoslovakia
    German troops invaded Czechoslovakia. Churchill was correct when he said Hitler was not done expanding the Third Reich.
  • Soviet to the Rescue

    Soviet to the Rescue
    Soviet Union decides to help Soviet-Britian-French Reunion which would guarantee the integrity of Poland.
  • Nonaggression Pact

    Nonaggression Pact
    The Nonaggression Pact was signed by Stalin to declare communist Russia and Germany.
  • Air Forces bombed

    Air Forces bombed
    The German air forces bombed the military bases in Poland.German forces tried out the blitzkrieg in Poland.
  • War on Germany

    War on Germany
    Britain and France declared war on Germany.
  • Surprise!

    Surprise!
    There was a surprise attack on Denmark and Norway.
  • Surrender

    Surrender
    Hitler gave French officers his terms of surrender.
  • German Planes

    German Planes
    About 185 German planes were shot down by RAF (Royal Air Force). They're the air force of the United Kingdom. The RAF only lost 26 of their planes. Hitler then backed out the plan of invading Britain. The Britain cities were still attacked by Germany.