Early Events of WWII

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  • The Austrian Anschluss

    The Austrian Anschluss

    Hitler wanted all German-speaking countries to Europe to join Germany. He wanted to reunite Germany with his native homeland, Austria. But, Austria and Germany were forbidden to unite
  • The Munich Conference

    The Munich Conference

    Hitler Announced German claims to the Sudetenland, an area of Czechoslovakia with a large German-speaking population. The Czechs strongly resisted Germany's demands for the Sudetenland
  • Hitler Demands Danzig

    Hitler Demands Danzig

    Hitler wanted to annex the free city of Danzig to Germany and extraterritorial rail access for Germany across the polish corridor
  • The Nazi-Soviet Pact

    The Nazi-Soviet Pact

    A neutrality pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed in Moscow on 23 August 1939 by foreign ministers Joachim von Ribbontrop and Vyacheslav molotov
  • The Invasion of Poland

    The Invasion of Poland

    A joint Invasion by the Nazi Party, the free city of Danzig, soviet union and a small Slovak contingment
  • The fall of France

    The fall of France

    The German invasion of France and low countries in 1940 during the second world war

  • The Evacuation of Dunkirk

    Evacuation of Allied Soldiers fro the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk
  • The battle of Britain

    The battle of Britain

    A combat of the second world war when the royal air force defended the united kingdom against German air force attacks