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Nov 15, 1393
Stalin Strikes
Stalin, after having the eastern part of Poland under control, Stalin sent his Soviet army into Finland. The Fins were soon outnumbered and surrendered. -
The beginning of the German Expansion and the end of Austria and Czechoslovakia
Hitler met on this date, secretly, with his top military advisers to discuss that if Germany is to grow in power, they need the land of their neighboring countries. This plan involved taking over Austria and Czechoslovakia, whether it was with peace, or by force. -
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German Expansion: Full Length
This is how long the German Expansion took place for during the 1900's. -
And so it begins... Austrian Invasion
Hitler sends his troops to Austria with full intent of taking it down, which they did. They announced that the Anshluss or "union" with Austria was complete. -
Munich Agreement
Hitler and the French premier Daladier and British prime minister Neville Chamberlain to sign the Munich Agreement. In their eagerness to avoid war, they signed the Agreement, which handed over Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot fired. -
German Offensive Begins
At dawn of March 15, 1939, the Germans entered and invaded what was left over of Czechoslovakia -
Hitler's "Bluff"
Hitler charged that Germans were mistreated by the Poles and needed his protection. Everyone thought Hitler would be bluffing with this statement because starting a conflict here would be A, very stupid on Hitlers part, and B, create a two front war here that no one wanted. -
The Nonaggression Pact
As the tensions were rising higher and higher between the Germans and Poland, one man by the name of Stalin, surprised everyone by signing the Nonaggression Pact with Hitler. This pact stated that Germany and communist Russia were never to attack each other. Germany and The Soviet Union also signed a secret pact, that divided Poland among the two, sealing the fate of Poland. -
Poland's Downfall and the Introduction of Blitzkrieg
As this September day began, German air forces roared atop Poland military bases, airfields, cities, and railroads. They showed no mercy and destroyed and killed many, many civilians. They accomplished this with their newest war strategy, Blitzkrieg, also known as lightning war. The tactic was to take the enemy by surprise, with incredible amounts of force and firepower, with tanks and aircraft. -
WWII has Begun
Two days after the horrible attack, Germany's war tactics succeeded perfectly. Poland, France, and Britain all declared war on Germany. World War II has begun. -
Surprise!
Hitler had launched a surprise invasion onto Denmark and Norway in order to "protect" these countries freedom and independence, when in reality, Hitler was really trying to build bases along the coasts to strike Great Britain. Finally, Hitler had turned against a multitude of countries like the Netherlands and they were overrun by the end of May, The Phony war had ended. -
The RAF's Fighting Stand
After a long fought battle between Germany, France, and Great Britain, The RAF shot down hundreds of German aircraft while they had only lost twenty some aircraft, with this downfall Hitler called off the invasion, however, conflict still managed to carry on.
