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The rest of Czechoslovakia was taken over by Germany, then they where thinking about taking over Poland.
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Russia and Germany agreed to never attack each other again and that Poland was divided.
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Fascist Germany and communist Russia agree to a nonagression pact. They also created a secret pact to divide Poland in half between the two countries.
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Germany invaded Poland at the beginning of World War II. Polish territory divided among Germany, the Soviet Union, Lithuania and Slovakia.
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German Luftwaffe, or German Air Force, flew over Poland, dropping bombs on military bases, airfields, railroads, and cities. Tanks roared across the countryside. This marked the beginning of Blitzkreig. By the end of that same month, Poland ceased to exist by Blitzkreig tactics.
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Britain and France declare war on Germany following the terror in Poland.
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The German offensive trapped almost 400,000 British and French soldiers as they fled to the beaches of Dunkirk on the French side of the English Channel.
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Hitler handed French officers his terms of surrender
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Germans began to assemble an invasion fleet along the French coast.
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Britains Royal Air Force (RAF) shot down over 185 German planes.
