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The Germans and Soviets agreed to not take any military action against each other for the next 10 years. Hitler used the pact as a way to invade Poland and Stalin used it as time to build up his military. The pact ended in June of 1941 when Hitler invaded the Soviet union. -
The Germans invaded Poland because they wanted to regain land. This invasion brought about the Blitzkrieg strategy where Germany would bomb early and take control of the air. Though Poland had many people they were under equipped and had no chance against Germany. -
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Germany entered major Norwegian ports and deployed thousands of troops. german forces also occupied Copenhagen and others of Denmark. While Norway resisted to surrender, Denmark surrendered almost immediately knowing they could not fight back. -
Germany wanted to conquer France so they went through these three countries. This was called The Gelb. Luxembourg fell first to the German army and the Netherlands fell shortly after on May 14. Belgium was the last to fall on May 27. -
Ended June 4, 1940. Was called the “Phony-War”. The beach was evacuated due to not being able to attack as well because of the shallow beach. 338,000 troops were deployed and evacuated to and from the beach. -
Ended May 16, 1940. The battle was for control of the Suez Canal, and the oil reserves of the Middle East. Hitler sends Erwin Rommel the “Desert Fox”. France had already settled their problems but Italy had joined the war and made the naval conflict a reality. -
Went from May 10-June 25, 1940. France was forced to surrender because Italy attacked France from the South and the Germans were attacking from the North. Hitler forced the French to surrender in the same railroad car as when the Germans signed the armistice. -
Ended October 31, 1940. Battle between Britain's Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe, Nazi Germany’s air force. This was the first ever battle that was fought solely in the air. This was the first major loss for Hitler because the RAF had weakened the Luftwaffe a lot by the time Hitler called off the battle. -
24 divisions and 1200 tanks drive into Greece. Germany’s invasion on Yugoslavia was swift and came up with 17,000 deaths in a single day. Bombing the Greek port and divisions sweeping the land ended with the eventual occupation of Greece. -
Ended December 5, 1941. Also known as operation Barbosa. Hilter sends over 3 million troops,150 divisions, and three thousand tanks to invade the Soviet union. The invasion covered from the North Cape to the Black Sea which was about two thousand miles. Germany was very strong going into the battle but ended up getting defeated by the cold Russian winter. The troops had no winter clothes that could keep them alive to keep fighting. -
This made President Rosevelt unlimited authority to materials for war, for example, ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, and food without causing trouble. The aid of $13 million was able to help the war defense of those who were vital to the United States safety.