The German Expansion 1937 - 1940

Power fall

Nov 5, 1937

Austria and Czechoslovakia (German speaking counties) fall under Hitlers power. Hitler used to his advantage the conflict between Catholics and Socialists in Austria. Hitler voted a nazi into office in Austria which caused them to be in contol of Germany. When Austria gained power Czechoslovakia bacame scared and signed a treaty withRussia which caused Hitler to go over the top and attack Russia.

Complete evil

Mar 12, 1938

Germany and Austrias union was complete.
- Anschluss : union between Austria and Germany which Hitler demanded
- Hitler befriended Mussolini and to get his way promised not to touch Italy and because of this promise Mussolini, the one who was protecting Austria let it fall from being independent right into Germany's hands

Munich Agreement

Sep 30, 1938

The Munich Agreement was signed by
- Germany - United Kingdom - France -Italy
Significance:
- Hitler assures that he would not invade any other European lands if they give Germany full control over Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland

Reichskristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

reichskristallnacht = "night of broken glass"
-Thousands of Jewish homes, shopes, towns and building were attacked and destroyed
- over one thousand Jewish synagogues were destroyed
- about 400 jews were killed
- 30,000 Jews out of a total population of 490,000 were taken to Hitlers concentration camps A quote from survivor of concentration camp :
"You are not in a sanatorium but in a crematorium.... The SS have the right to at shoot you whenever they want"

Czechoslovakia is ditched

Mar 14, 1939

Slovakia, Carpatho-Ukraine declaire independence from Czechoslovakia.

Czechoslovakia falls under

Mar 15, 1939

Since Czechoslovakia was left by itself the german troops poured into what remained of the country
- this lead to Hitler directing his next attack towards Poland

Hitler Reveals Why

Apr 1, 1939

In 1939, Adolf Hitler starts beginning why Germany is in desperate need of his assistants .
Hitler stated Poland will attack Germany hard and they need a leader like him.
If Germany does not follow him he believed a two-front war would result.

Soviet steps up to help

Apr 18, 1939

The Soviet Union offers Soviet-Britain-French Reunion which would guarantee the integrity of Poland
- unproductive

German-Russian non-aggression pact

Aug 23, 1939

• Secret groups (Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland) the devided Europe into so called " spheres" of influence between soviets and nazi power
• Assured the Soviet Union would not take part in the European war

Stalins' Surprise

Aug 23, 1939

Stalin Surprises all the other countries by signing the Nonagression Pact with Hitler. This said that neither leader would attack eachother. Therefore a two-front war was elimanted. In addition, the Soviet Union signed a second, secret pact. This said that Poland would be divided between them.

Military gains

Aug 25, 1939

British-Polish Join the military

September Campaign

Sep 1, 1939

Germany attacks Poland full on,
The Soviet Union also attacks Poland from the east, they took a part of their land.
In the end, Poland could no longer be found.
This can be determined as the start of World War II.

Tbles are turned

Sep 3, 1939

France, Britain, Common wealth declare war with Germany

Red Army invades Poland

Sep 17, 1939

Soviets advance to the Polish demorcation line

Soviets and Germany unite

Sep 25, 1939

Poland is dismembered - The Soviet and German military take over parts of Poland.

Weserübung

Apr 9, 1940

Germany occupies Demark and norway during WWII.

Germany attacks

May 10, 1940

Germany attacks the West.

Compiègne Forest

Jun 22, 1940

Armistice between Germany and France first suggested by French Government. Compiègne Forest was where the Armistice of the 1918 Great War was decided. Hitler used it as a type of allusion because that is were Germany during the cold war was embarassed.
- Marshal Phillippe Petain - controlled the North of France
- Charles de Gaulle - French General - fled to England and set a govenment up there in exile

Battle of Britain

Aug 15, 1940

• Germans assemble to attack along the French coast they are unseuccessful do to naval power
• RAF - Britains royal air force
• Aprox. 2000 planes flew over Britain for 2 solid months, london was pelted with bombs = Battle of Britain
• RAF fights back brutaily

German goes down

Sep 15, 1940

• RAF shot down over 185 German planes -only lost 26 air crafts -both bomed each other

Mussolini enters war

Dec 18, 1940

Mussolini thinks the French war is because of a big disagreement of religious and governmental fueds so he joins war against France.