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The Austrian Anschluss
Hitler wanted all German speaking nations in Europe to be a part of Germany. He had designs on reuniting Germany with his native homeland, Austria. However, under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany and Austria were forbidden to be unified. Hitler also wanted control of the largely German speaking area within Czechoslovakia called the Sudetenland. -
The Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers. -
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Stalin suggested an alliance of Russia, France and Britain against Germany. Hitler would not have been able to invade Poland if taking that action would have meant war with Russia. Hitler made the Nazi-Soviet Pact with Stalin. A promise not to go to war with each other and a promise to invade Poland and split it between them. -
Hitler Demands Danzig
Hitler demanded the annexation of the city of Danzig to Germany and extraterritorial rail access for Germany across the Polish Corridor into East Prussia. -
The Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland, was a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, Danzig, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
The Fall of France
In six weeks from 10 May 1940, German forces defeated Allied forces by mobile operations and conquered France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, bringing land operations on the Western Front to an end until 6 June 1944. -
The Dunkirk Evacuation
The Dunkirk evacuation, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France between 26 May and 4 June 1940. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a combat of the Second World War, when the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against the German Air Force attacks.
