Interwar Timeline

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    WWII

  • Germany's Anschluss with Austria

    Germany's Anschluss with Austria

    Austria was annexed to the German Third Reich.
  • Germany's Annexation of the Sudetenland

    Germany's Annexation of the Sudetenland

    The German population in Sudetenland gave Hitler justification to annex the land
  • The Munich Pact

    It turned the Sudetenland over to Germany.
  • Hitler's Annexation of Czechoslovakia

    Hitler's Annexation of Czechoslovakia

    The Germans took over it.
  • The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    An agreement made between Russia and Germany.
  • Germany's Invasion of Poland

    Germany's Invasion of Poland

    It is also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War.
  • The Phony War

    The Phony War

    France and Britain declared war on Germany for invading Poland.
  • The Miracle at Dunkirk

    The Miracle at Dunkirk

    Ended on June 4, 1940.
    Britain and France retreated to Dunkirk where Germany got them surrounded.
  • The Fall of France

    The Fall of France

    Ended on June 25, 1940, when France surrendered.
    France was unwilling and unable to continue, so they surrended.
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain

    An air battle between Britain and Germany.