Early Events of WWII

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  • The Austrian Anschluss

    The Austrian Anschluss
    Hitler had sent troops into Austria during March too announce the Anschluss. The Anschluss was also known as a unifcation between Austria and Germany,
  • The Munich Crisis

    The Munich Crisis
    The Munich Conference occured on this date . France and Britain came to an agreement on Hitler`s rules , this became known as appeasement,
  • Hitler Demands Danzig

    Hitler Demands Danzig
    During this day Britain had announced that if Poland had went to war to defend its terrioty , Britain and France would be come to aid.Later on in that year in May Hitler had ordered German troops to invade Poland. Hitler also declared his foreign minister to begin negotiations with the USSR.
  • The Nazi-Soviet Pact

    The Nazi-Soviet Pact
    The pact was signed between Germany and the USSR , and this had shocked the world. Communism and Nazism were claimed too be complete opposites but Hitler had did this to avoid getting into war.
  • The Invasion of Poland

    The Invasion of Poland
    On this day Germany had invaded Poland.Two days after the invasion Britain and France had declared war and this is when World War II had officaly begun.With the new warfare of the Germans called Blitzkrieg ,the Polish military was defeated by the Germans on October 5, 1939.
  • The Fall of France

    The Fall of France
    With nothing seriously hahadppening in the war yet , Hitler had launed a new Blitzkrieg on the British and French.WIth the Birtish and French moving their forces the wrong way it allowed the Germans to smash through the French lines and to then go west across the Northen France to the Englsih Channel.By this happening the British and French armies were now trapped in Belgium.
  • The Battle of Britain

    The battle between the Royal Air Force and the German Air Force . The German Air Force wasn't prepared , later than the Royal Force acquiring air superiority. This battle carried onto the end of Octobet ,1940.
  • The Evacuation of Dunkirk

    The Evacuation of Dunkirk
    The evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940 .Was also referenced to as operation Dynamo.