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Hitler met with his top military advisors in secret to decalre that Germany needed to conquer Austria and Czechoslovakia into the Third Reich (third German empire), even though there was a risk of a war outbreak.
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Austria was the first target of Hitler and German troops marched into Austria unchallenged. Germany announced one day later that its' Auschluss (union) was in check.
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Daladier & Chamberlain agreed to sign the Munich Agreement which peacefully turned the Sudetenland (Hitler's last territorial demand) over to Germany.
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As Churchill warned, Didier & Chamberlain signing the treaty did not stop Hitler. German troops invaded the little remnants of Czechoslovakia during the night to expand the Third Reich.
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Arch enemies Hitler & Stalin agreed to sign the non-aggression pact to declare they will never attack each other. However, in secret, Germany and the Soviet Union also signed a pact to divide Poland between the two, declaring the fate of Poland.
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Causing fear and confusion, Germany tested out a new military tactic called the Blitzkerieg (lightning war) on Poland by the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) dropping bombs on military bases, airfields, railroads, and cities.
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Britain and France declare war on Germany due to the attack on Poland, which was the start of World War 2.
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Sneakily, Hitler invades Denmark and Norway, saying it is "to protect (those countries') freedom and independence". In reality, it was a plan to build bases along the coasts to strike G.B. Hutler who began to turn against more countries, signaling the end of "the prony war".
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Hitler hands French officers his terms of surrender while the whole world watched, which included William Shirer (American journalist & war correspondant). However, Germans would still occupy northern France.
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In attempt to destroy Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) to gain control of skies, approximately 2000 German airplanes flew over Britain. Continuously for two months, bombers beat down London.
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Fighting back, RAF loses 26 airplanes while shooting down 185 German planes. However, the German invasion of Britain was called off by Hitler six weeks later.
