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Germans occupied the Rhineland with troops
again violating the Treaty of Versailles and again resulting in no reaction from the Western democracies. -
Munich Agreement
Britain and France agreed to Hitler’s demands
to ‘free’ oppressed German people that lived within the Czech Republic. German
troops occupied the Sudetenland in the first weeks of October. -
German forces occupied Denmark
German forces occupied Denmark -
Battle of France.
The Germans invaded the Netherlands and
Belgium.Britain and France moved to counter this
attack.German Army.attacks through the Ardennes Forrest and cuts off two French Armies and the BEF
from the rest of the French Forces. These troops either surrendered or were
left at Dunkirk. -
Battle of Britain
Germans tried to take over by air. they didnt successedand backed of the mission -
Tripartite Pact:
The Axis Power came to agreement they would support each other -
Germany seized Crete
With an airborne assault but suffered great losses -
Germans occupied Southern France and Corsica
Germans occupied Southern France and Corsica as the
Vichy government began to topple -
Operation Cobra
After an immense buildup of forces and the
slow expansion of the allied beachhead, the US 8th and 9th Air forces conduct a concentrated ‘carpet bombing’ mission which assisted in the breakout attack of the US 1st Army through the very difficult bocage
countryside. -
Operation Anvil
US Army landed in Southern
France in support of the attack in Normandy.