Adolf Hitler

Rhineland

Mar 7, 1936

Hitler reocupys the Rhineland (a demiliterized zone boardering France)

Welcome Austria

Mar 14, 1938

Hitler is welcomed Austria and gives a speech from Vienna

Claiming

Oct 10, 1938

Hitler claims the Sudaten land, the German speaking part of Czechoslovakia.

Army moves

Mar 15, 1939

Germany army moves into the rest of Czechoslovakia.

Signing

Aug 23, 1939

Hitler and Stalin sign a non-agression treaty, including partitioning of Poland in the event of a war.

Invading

Sep 1, 1939

German forces invade Poland

Capturing Danzig

Sep 7, 1939

Danzig, the main Polish port city and major focus of Hitler's plan, is captured.

Capturing of Warsaw

Sep 28, 1939

Warsaw, the capital of Poland, is captured.

Prime minister

May 10, 1940

Chamberlin resigns as British prime minister.