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Beginning
HItler begins planning the expanison of Germany. His plan was to invade hisneighboring countries and take them for Germany. -
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German Expansion
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Hitler takes Austria
German troops march into Austria unopposed and take over Austria. One day later Germany announces their "union" with Austria. -
Annexation of the Sudetenland
Hitler meets with Edouard Daladier and Neville Chamberlain in Munich. Upon arrival, Hitler claimed that the annexation of the Sudetenland would be his last territorial demand. Daladier and Chamberlain believed him and signed over the Sudetenland without a single shot being fired. -
Czechoslovakia ceases to exist
Hitler floods what left of Czechoslovakia with german troops. When nightfall hit, Hitler gloated that, "Czechoslovakia has ceased to exist." -
Nonaggression pact
HItler signs the nonaggreassion pact with Stalin. By signing ths pact, Germany and Russia commited to never attacking eachother. -
Germany attacks Poland
Germany invades Poland using their Blitzkreig technique. This technique involves attacking very quickly and aggresively with all the new advances in war technology. This includes bombing runs, tanks and artillery. -
Hitlers surprise
Hitler launches a surprise invasion on Denmark and Norway to "protect" their freedom. What he honestly wanted to do was build bases along their coastlines to strike Great Britain with. -
France Loses the Battle, but not the War
France surrenders under Germany. France is now a puppet ccontrolled government that believes in nazi ways. Charles de Gaulle fled to England and set up an exiled government. -
Hitler Bombs Britain
Hitler sends 2,000 aircraft over London to bomb it. For two months straight, London was bombarded with bombing runs. This caused the war to be dragged on longer. -
Churchill sends the RAF
Britain uses a new tachnoloy called radar to predict the flight paths of german aircraft. That night, 185 german aircraft were shot down. Hitler called the invasion off but cities were still victims of bombing runs.
