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German Invades Czechoslovakia
German occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945) began with the Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia's northern and western border regions, known collectively as the Sudetenland, under terms outlined by the Munich Agreement. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's pretext for this effort was the alleged privations suffered by the ethnic German population living in those regions. New and extensive Czechoslovak border fortifications were also located in the same area. -
The Phony War
The phase was in the months following Britain and France's declaration of war on Germany (shortly after the German invasion of Poland) in September 1939 and preceding the Battle of France in May 1940. War was declared by each side, but no Western power had committed to launching a significant land offensive, -
The Soviet-Nazi Pact
In 1939, Adolf Hitler was preparing for war. Though he was hoping to acquire Poland without force. Hitler was planning against the possibility of a two front war. Since fighting a two front war in World War I had split Germany's forces, it had weakened and undermined their offensive On 23 August, 1939, the world was shocked when, suddenly, Russia and Germany signed a 'Non-aggression Pact. -
The Invasion Of Poland
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. That was the start of the second world war. -
Canada Enters The War
In order to defeat the Nazis, who were trying to control the world by force. As a part of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Canada declared war on Hitler's Germany, a week after Great Britain did.When Poland was invaded by Germany, France and Britain declared war on Germany due to a treaty that the 3 countries had signed. The Canadian parliament debated the question and 10 days later decided to go to war on the side of the Allies -
The Invasion Of France/The Fall Of France
May 10, 1940 Germany begins invasions of Belgium, the Netherlands, and France
May 13 French and British troops move into Belgium but are trapped between German armies
May 14 Luftwaffe bombs central Rotterdam; Netherlands surrenders to Germany
May 27 British troops begin mass evacuation from Dunkirk
June 3 Luftwaffe initiates air raids on Paris
June 12 German forces penetrate France’s final lines of defense
June 22 France signs armistice with Germany
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The Invasion Of Norway,Denmark,Holland,And Belgium
It was basically Germany attempting to show their dominance in Europe. It was an attempt at sending a message to Russia, Hitler basically hated that style of government that the Russians were using, what better way to send a message then to invade a bunch of countries -
Battle Of Britain
it was fought in the air.The Battle of Britain (German: Luftschlacht um England or Luftschlacht um Großbritannien, literally "Air battle for England" or "Air battle for Great Britain") is the name given to the Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The objective of the campaign was to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF) -
The Attack On The Pearl Harbor
Planes and small submarines attacked Pearl Harbor at 7:51 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941. They chose this time because most people were at church. At 08:30, a second wave of 170 Japanese aircraft, mostly torpedo bombers, attacked the fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor. The battleship Arizona was hit with an armor-piercing bomb which penetrated the forward ammunition compartment, blowing the ship apart and sinking it within seconds -
Operation Barbarossa
On June 20, 1942, Adolf Hitler launched his great attact into the Soviet Union.he had the best armored vehicles of the time.Operation Barbarossa ended in the winter, with the German Army split into 3 directions, one pointing at, and nearly taking, Moscow, one pointed at Leningrad, and one sweeping into the Caucasus.e. On Februay 2, 1943, after beginning the battle in July the previous year, German Field Marshall Von Paulus surrendered the German army
