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On this day, German troops marched into Austria, uninvited. The next day they announced their "union" with Austria was complete.
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On this day the agreement was signed which turned Sudetenland over to Germany.
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On this day, German troops flooded in Czechoslovakia
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Fascist Germany and communist Russia signed a pact to never attack each other. The second pact between Germany and the Soviet Union was signed to agree that they would split Poland.
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On this day, the German Luftwaffe and German Air Force flew over Poland dropping bombs on military bases, airports, homes and work places.
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Two days after the terror in Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
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On this day, Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway.
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On this day, at Compiègne, William Shirer and the rest of the world watched as Hitler handed French officers his terms to surrender.
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On this day, approximately 2,000 German planes roamed over Britain dropping bombs over London every night for two months.
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On this day, the RAF shot down over 185 German planes and lost only 26 aircraft.
