1939 ⟶ Hitler Orders Planning for Poland Invasion
Hitler orders the German military to start planning for Fall...
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🇩🇪 Hitler Orders Planning for Poland Invasion
Hitler orders the German military to start planning for Fall Weiss, the codename for the attack on Poland, planned to be launched on August 25, 1939.⟶
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💔 Hitler Renounces Non-Aggression Pact with Poland
Hitler renounces the German–Polish declaration of non-aggression.Japanese infantry at the Battle of Khalkin Gol near two wrecked Soviet armored cars, July 1939.⟶
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💥 Germany Invades Poland, World War II Begins
Without response to its ultimatum, Germany invades Poland, start of World War II (the Soviet Union invades Poland on September 17).⟶
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🇩🇪 German Invasion of Poland Begins
The invasion of Poland by Germany starts at 4:45 a.m. when the Kriegsmarine's battleship Schleswig-Holstein opens fire on the Westerplatte" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Polish military transit depot at Westerplatte in the Free City of Danzig on the Baltic Sea, but the attack is repulsed. At the same time the Luftwaffe attacks several targets in Poland, among them Wieluń, the first town in the war to be carpet bombed by the Germans. Shortly before 6:00 a.m., the German Army passes the Polish border in great numbers from north and south, together with Slovak units.⟶
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📜 Hitler Orders Planning for Operation Barbarossa
Hitler issues directive to begin planning for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.⟶
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⚔️ Hitler Orders Invasion of Yugoslavia
Hitler orders his military leaders to plan for the invasion of Yugoslavia.⟶
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