WWII Time Line By jmcgee Mar 7, 1936 Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland A demiliterized zone boarding France Mar 14, 1938 Hitler gives a speech in Vienna, Austria Oct 10, 1938 Hitler claims the Sudatenland The German speaking part of Czechoslovakia. Mar 15, 1939 German army moves into the rest of Czechoslovakia Aug 23, 1939 Hitler and Stalin sign a non-agression treaty Including partitioning of Poland in the event of a war. Sep 1, 1939 German forces invade Poland Sep 3, 1939 England and France declare war on Germany England and France both had treaties with Poland. Sep 7, 1939 Danzig, the main Polish port city is captured by Hitler Sep 28, 1939 Warsow, the capital of Poland, is captured May 10, 1940 Chamberlin resigns as British Prime Minister