Timeline: German Expansion

Nov 5, 1937

The Fall of Austria and Czechoslovakia

Hitler met secretly with his top military advisers. He blantly stated that for Germany to succed it needed to acheive the land of others. One of his advisors protested that agitating these countries could provoke war, Hitler replied,
“ The German Question’ can be solved only by means of force, and this is never without risk.

Period: Nov 5, 1937 to Feb 12, 1940

German Expansion

Mar 12, 1938

Auaatria attack

German troops marched into Austria unopposed.

Mar 13, 1938

Austria is now apart of Germany

Germany anounced it's Aschluss or "union" with Austria. The rest of the world sat and watched.

Sep 30, 1938

Munich Agreement

Hitler lied by saying that Sudetenland was his last "territorial demand" and so French premier Edward Daladier and British prime minister Neville Chamberlin signed the Munich Agreement. Which basically gave Germany Sudetenland.

Mar 15, 1939

Hitler Advances into Czechoslovakia

Hitler advances his troops through Czechoslovakia. While Winston Churchill has pubically stated that the Munich Agreement was "shameful" and oppeasement, which is giving up principles to pacify an aggressor.

Apr 1, 1939

Propaganda Begins Again

Hitler starts useing propaganda again to conquor the Poles, like he did to Czechoslovakia.

Aug 23, 1939

Hitler and Stalin turn best friends

Hitler and Stalin of the Soviet Union signed a nonagression pact, which stated niether would attack each other. And privatly they aggreed to split Poland. This pact prevented a two border war, like WWI.

Sep 1, 1939

Blizkrieg Warefare

The Luftwaffe, or German air force, sprayed Poland with bombs while the German tanks raced spreading terror and confusion. This style is called blizrieg or lightning war.

Sep 3, 1939

Britan and France declared war on Germany

Britan and France declared war on Germany.

Sep 30, 1939

Poland's Death

Poland was defeated and WWII began.

Apr 9, 1940

Hitler attacks Denmark

Hitler launches a surprise attack on Denmark in order to "protect his people's freedom and independence". Hitler then built bases to attack Great Britan.

Jun 22, 1940

France is lost

Hitler ambuses French, British, and Belgian troops on a beach. About 800 vessels tried to save the troops. At Complene Hitler gave French officers his terms of surrender and so Germans occupied France ruled by Marshell Philippe Petain. Charles de Gaulle who escaped the beach stated that "France lost the battle but not the war."