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Hitler absorbs Austria and Czechoslovakia to grow and prosper Germany. The majority of people in Austria and Czechoslovakia were German and favored the unification with Germany to provide more land as well as control its important natural resources.
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Hitler was not finished expanding Germany, so he sends German Troops to Czechoslovakia.
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Just like in other countries, Hitler had many German-speaking population and stated that Germans in Poland were mistreated. Many thought he was bluffing.
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Stalin signs a nonaggression pact with Hitler surprising many. This pact committed fascist Germany and communist Russia to never attack each other.
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This invasion of Germany raiding Poland was the first test of bllitzkrieg, Germany's newest military strategy.
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The blitzkrieg tactics Germany used worked and the portion Germany annexed contained almost two thirds of Poland's population. This was the start of WW1.
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After annexing Poland, Stalin sent his soviet army to Finland and just after months, Finland surrendered.
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Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway. He planned to build bases along the coast to strike against Great Britain.
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Hitler gave his surrender as William Shrier and the rest of the world watched.
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Germans began to make an invasion fleet along the french coast. They also launched an air war because it's naval power could not compete with Britain.
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On this day about 2,000 planes ranged over Britain and pounded British targets.
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The RAF, Britain's Royal Air force, fought back and accurately plotted the flight paths of German planes. On this day the RAF shot down German planes.
