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Hitler met with his top advisors
Hitler declared that to grow and prosper Germany needed the land of neighboring countries. He planned to absorb Czechoslovakia into the "Third Reich". -
German troops marching into Austria
Hitlers troops marched int Austria and unopposed. The next day Germany announced that its "union with Austria was complete. -
Munich Pact
Daladier and Chamberlain agreed with Hitlers appeasement which turned Sudetenland over to Germany. -
German troops poor into Czechoslovakia
At nightfall Hitler gloated"Czechoslovakia has ceased to exist." -
Hitler starts to charge into Poland
Poland were mistreated by the Poles and needed his protection. Some people thought Hitler was bluffing. After all attacking Poland might cause conflict with the Soviet Union Poland's eastern neighbor. -
Germany and Russia agree not to attack each other
Germany and Russia agreed to never attack each other. Also Germany and the Soviet Union signed a second, secret pact, agreeing to divide Poland between each other. -
Germany invades Poland
The German Luftwaffe roared over Poland, raining bombs on military bases, airfields, railroads, and cities. -
Hitlers surprise attack on Denmark and and Norway
Hitler launched surprise invasions on Denmark and Norway in order to protect freedom ans independence. But Hitler planned to build bases along the coast of great Britain. -
Germans close in on Paris
William Shirer and the world watched, Hitler handed French officers his terms of surrender. -
RAF shoots down 185+ German airplanes
RAF shot down 185+ airplanes , at the same time, they lost 26 aircraft. Six weeks later Hitler called off the invasion of Britain indefinitely.
