German Expansion 1937-1940

Hitler secretly met with his top military advisers -

Nov 5, 1937

He declared that in order to grow and prosper Germany needed the land of its neighbors.

German troops marched into Austria.

Mar 12, 1938

Germany announced that its Anschluss* with Austria was done.

Mar 13, 1938

• Anschluss - union

Munich Agreement* -

Sep 30, 1938

signed by Edouard Paladier from France & Neville Chanberlain from Britain. *turned the Sudetenland over to Germany, without a single shot being fired.

German troops poured into what remained of Czechoslovakia.

Mar 15, 1939

Fascist Germany & communist Russia -

Aug 23, 1939

committed never to attack eachother.

German Luftwaffe* -

Sep 1, 1939

rained bombs over Poland military bases, airfields, railroads, & cities. German tanks also rushed across the Polish countryside.
*German air force

Britain & France declared war on Germany.

Sep 3, 1939

Hitler launched a suprise invasion on Denmark & Norway.

Apr 9, 1940

Hitler handed French officers his terms of surrender*.

Jun 22, 1940

*Germany would occupy northern part of France and part of the Nazi government would be stationed in southern France.

About 2,000 German planes -

Aug 15, 1940

ranged over Britain, bombing London every night for two months.

RAF* shot down over 185 German planes.

Sep 15, 1940

• Britain's Royal Air Force