Germany's Expansion Timeline

  • Hitler's plans for Germany

    Hitler's plans for Germany
    Hitler met secretly with top military advisers, saying that in order to grow and prosper Germany needed the land of its neighbors. He would risk war for this.
  • Germany Marches Onto Austria

    Germany Marches Onto Austria
    German troops marched onto Austrian soil without any opposition. A day later, Germany announced that its Anschluss, or in other words, its “union” with Austria was complete.
  • The Munich Agreement

    The Munich Agreement
    The Munich Agreement was an agreement between France, England and Germany. When it was signed, it released Sudetenland over to Germany without any bloodshed.
  • Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    Invasion of Czechoslovakia
    Germany invaded Czechoslovakia, taking over whatever and whoever remained that was not overturned during the Munich Agreement.
  • The nonaggression pact

    The nonaggression pact
    The nonaggression pact was signed. It was an agreement between both Russia and Germany that neither country would attack each other.
  • Germany attacks Poland

    Germany attacks Poland
    Germany attacked Poland using a new invasion strategy -- the blitzkrieg. The German aiir force dropped bombs over Polish soil while German tanks rolled across the countryside; this stirred both confusion and terror.
  • Germany invades Denmark & Norway

    Germany invades Denmark & Norway
    Hitler launched surprise invasion of Denmark and Norway. This surprise invasion might've been because Hitler wished to get closer to Brittan and France during wartime.
  • French Surrender

    French Surrender
    After a long battle and countless invasion, Hitler offers the French his terms of surrender. Ultimately, the French surrender and majority of their land is overturned.
  • Germany vs Britain

    Germany vs Britain
    Because Germany cannot defeat Britain by sea alone, it simutanuously invades Britain by sea and air. This is a seemingly endless exchange between both countries.
  • Royal Air Force Strikes

    Royal Air Force Strikes
    RAF (the Royal Air Force, Britain) shot down over 185 German planes. Six weeks later, Hitler called off the invasion of Britain.