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On Jan 30, In a speech to the Reichstag upon the renewal, Hitler formally declared the German withdrawal from the Treaty of Versailles.
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e Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler holds a secret meeting and states his plans for acquiring "living space" for the German people.
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Given the term Anschluss, Hitler invades Austria and takes over the land.
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Hitler is given the Sudetenland region in Czechoslovakia in turn for peace, a plan settled by the allies.
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Hitler invades Czechoslovakia opposing the details of the Munich Agreement.
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Using blitzkrieg war tactics, Germany invades Poland and after a few weeks, Poland surrendered to Germany.
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After Germany invaded Poland, their allies, Britain and France, declare war on Germany. France was the first of the two to strike, attacking Germany two weeks later.
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Blitz bombing raids that were conducted against Britain were abandoned, and Hitler delayed and cancelled Nazi Germany’s plans of invading Britain.
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After a break of Germany's efforts, people began to believe the war had stopped after the Invasion of Poland. Then, Germany invaded both Norway and Denmark.
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Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France invaded and occupied
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German Luftwaffe attempted to gain control of British airspace through defeat of the Royal Airforce.