German Expansion By codyevans Nov 5, 1937 Hitler secretly meets with his top advisers Mar 12, 1938 German Troop marched into Austria unopposed Sep 30, 1938 The French Premier, the British Prime Minister and Hitler signed the Munich Agreement Mar 15, 1939 German troops poured into Czechoslovakia Aug 23, 1939 Stalin signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler Sep 1, 1939 German Air Force rained bombs over Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declared war on Germany 1940 Germans begin to assemble an invasion fleet along the French coast Apr 9, 1940 Hitler launches a surprise invasion on Denmark and Norway Jun 22, 1940 Hitler hands French officers his terms of surrender