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World War Two – German/Axis Successes and Failures
Britain’s policy of appeasement had failed to stop Hitler. Hitler invaded Poland on 1st September 1939 and Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later. However, there was little fighting for the first six months of the war and this period is known as ‘the phoney war’.
he years 1939-1942 saw a string of victories for the Axis powers:
September 1939 – Germany invaded and occupied Poland.
April/May 1940 – Germany invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway.
