German Aggression from 1937-1940

  • Hitler Meets with Advisors

    Hitler Meets with Advisors
    Hitler secretly meets with military advisors to invade Austria and Czechoslovakia. Key Players: Hitler, Top Military Generals.
  • Germany Invades Austria

    Germany Invades Austria
    Germany marches into Austria with no opposition. The rest of the world does nothing. Winston Chruchill says that Hitler willnot stop there. Key Players: Germany and Austria.
  • Anschluss is Created

    Anschluss is Created
    Germany announced that its union with Austria, or anschluss, is created.
  • Munich Agreement

    Munich Agreement
    Daladier and Chamberlain sign the Munich Agreement. This permitted the annexation of Czechoslovakia along the border where German speaking people live.
  • Germany Invades Czechoslovakia

    Germany Invades Czechoslovakia
    Germany sends soldiers into Czechoslovakia. The rest of the world remains silent.
  • Non-Agression Pact is Signed

    Non-Agression Pact is Signed
    On this date, Hitler and the leader of Russia, Josef Stalin, meet and sign a non-aggression pact. A second secret pactis signed to split Poland between the two countries.
  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
    German Luftwaffe (Air Force) rains bombs on Poland while tanks advance through the countryside causing mass terror and confusion. Blitzkreig (Lightening War) is proved to be effective.
  • World War 2 Begins

    World War 2 Begins
    Britain, France, and Poland declare war on Germany. This marks the start of the most brutal war in the history of mankind.
  • Surprise Assault

    Surprise Assault
    Hitler launches a surprise assault on Denmark and Norway.
  • Conditions of Surrender

    Conditions of Surrender
    Hitler hands French military officers his terms of surrender. This established German control in North and West France. This encompassed all ports around the English Channel and the Atlantic. The rest of the country is left to be governed by the French government. These conditions are accepted.