German Expansion Timeline -Ali Aazan

Hitler Meets With His Top Military Advisers

Nov 5, 1937

On November 5, 1937 Hitler met top military advisers and told them that Germany needed to take over neighbor countries to be able to grow and prosper as a country

German Troops March Into Austria

Mar 12, 1938

German troops marched into Austria unopposed and unionized

Munich Agreement

Sep 30, 1938

Germany signed the Munich Agreement. This agreement gave Sudetenland over to Germany. No shots were fired.

Invasion Of Czechoslovakia

Mar 15, 1939

German Troops poured into what remained of Czechoslovakia and took it over. Hitler now wanted to take over Poland.

Decision To Invade Poland

May 15, 1939

Hitler said that Germans are being mistreated in Poland. He said to stop this, they need to invade them and take over Poland.

German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

Aug 23, 1939

Fascist Germany and Communist Russia signed a nonaggression pact. This ensured that they would not attack each other for 10 years. Germany and the Soviet Union also signed a secret pact that let them agree to dividing Poland between them. RIP Poland.

Invasion Of Poland Using Blitzkrieg

Sep 1, 1939

The German air force rained bombs on military bases, airfields, railroads, and cities. German tanks raced across the Polish countryside, which caused terror and confusion. This type of war is called blitzkrieg which means lightning war.

War Declared On Germany

Sep 3, 1939

Poland, Britain, and France declared war on Germany.

Soviet Invasion Of Finland

Nov 30, 1939

Stalin sent his Soviet army into Finland. After 3 months of fighting the outnumbered Finns surrendered.

Invasion Of Denmark And Norway

Apr 9, 1940

Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway. Hitler planned to build bases along the coasts to strike Great Britain. By the end of May, Hitler turned against Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg and took them over.

Armistice of 22 June 1940

Jun 22, 1940

William Shiner and the Rest of the World watched Hitler hand the terms of surrender over to French Officers. France signed them and Germany occupied Northern France.

Battle For Britain

Jul 10, 1940

Germany prepared to assemble an invasion fleet along the French coast to attack Britain. Since the British Navy was the strongest in the world, Germany also assembled an air fleet as well.

Germany Calls Off Invasion Of Britain

Sep 15, 1940

The Royal Air Force of Britain shot down 126 German planes, while only losing 26 planes. 6 weeks later Hitler called off the invasion of Britain. German bombers continued to hit Britain cities to stop production and lower civilian morale. British pilots did the same to German cities