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Hitler declares invasion
Hitler boldly declared to his military advisor, that to grow Germany needed to take the land of its neighbors.
~ " The German question can be solved only by means of force, and this is never without risk."~Hitler in response to advisor protecting the annex
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German Expansion
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Austria and Czech Fall
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Anchluss
German troops marched into Austria unopposed, the next day Germany announced that its union with Austria was complete~ rest of the world did nothing. -
Munich Agreement
a settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland, in western Czechoslovakia. -
Famous Quote
“And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigour, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time.”
― Winston Churchill He is stating how by stepping down and letting Germany annex Studentland, it will not stop the war but only put it off for longer while we do nothing -
Sudetenland
Czechslovakia was taken over -
March 15th 1939
German troops rushed into Bohemia and Moravia. The two provinces had no ressistence , and they were quickly made a protectorate of Germany. By nightfall, Hitler had made a triumphant entry into Prague. -
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The German Offensive Begins
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Non-Aggression Pact
Enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the Nonaggression Pact, where the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the following 10 years. -
The Phoney War
Germans referred to it as 'Sitzkrieg' – 'sitting war'. The early months of World War II were referred to as the "phony war", because when the French and British mobilized their armies and stationed their troops along the Maginot Line. They two waited for the Germans to attack but after waiting, nothing happened, many jews fleed germany -
Luftwaffe Blitzkrieg
Luftwaffe is a German term for an air force. It's also the official name for the Nazi air force founded in 1935. Led by Hermann Goering, it became the largest and most powerful in Europe by the start of World War Two. Blitzkrieg
A military strategy where is a method of warfare where a attacking force, spearheaded by a large amount of armoured and mechanised infantry troops with air support, breaks through the opponent's line of defence with fast, powerful attacks and then finishes the defenders -
April, 9th 1940
Norway was invaded by Nazi Germany on April 9th 1940. Hitler had issued the order for the invasion of Norway on March 1st under the code word “Weserübung”. The order also included the invasion and occupation of Denmark. It was the start of war in Western Europe – and an end to the 'Phoney War' -
Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation to Britain of British and other Allied forces in Europe from 26 May to 4 June 1940. After -
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France and Britain Fight On
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June 22, 1940
The armistice, signed on June 22 by German Gen. Wilhelm Keitel and French Gen. Charles Huntziger, called for the French to end hostilities and pay cost of the German invasion. The northern two-thirds of France would remain under German occupation, while southern France would be left free. The Nazis also promised to evacuate northwestern France once fighting with the British had ended. -
Battle of Britain (September 15,1940)
The Battle of Britain reaches its climax when the Royal Air Force (RAF) downs 56 invading German aircraft in two dogfights lasting less than an hour. The costly raid convinced the German high command that the Luftwaffe could not achieve air supremacy over Britain, and the next day daylight attacks were replaced with nighttime sorties as a concession of defeat. -
RAF
RAF~ The Royal Air Force
8/15/1940- over 2,000 RAF planes flew over great Britin
9/15/1940- The RAF shot down over 185 German planes