1937 ⟶ Hitler's Secret Lebensraum Meeting

Adolf Hitler holds a secret meeting in the Reich Chancellery...
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1937
1940

🤫 Hitler's Secret Lebensraum Meeting

Adolf Hitler holds a secret meeting in the Reich Chancellery and discusses the need for "lebensraum."⟶
Hitler's Secret Lebensraum Meeting (1937)
GermanyHitlerLebensraumExpansionismIdeologyReich ChancellerySecret MeetingWorld War IIEuropePlanning

🗣️ Hitler and Mussolini Meet at Brenner Pass

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass to discuss the prospects in the war.⟶
Hitler and Mussolini Meet at Brenner Pass (1940)
HitlerMussoliniBrenner PassItalyGermanydiplomacyWorld War IIEuropealliance

🤝 Hitler's Meeting with Franco

Adolf Hitler meets with Franco at Hendaye, near the Spanish-French border; little is accomplished, and least of all Hitler's hope to convince Franco to enter the war on the Axis side.⟶
Hitler's Meeting with Franco (1940)
diplomacySpainFrancoHitlerAxis powersneutralityWorld War IIHendaye

🤝 Molotov's Meeting with Hitler, Soviet Expansion Rejected

Molotov meets Hitler again asking acceptance to liquidate Finland. Hitler now resists every attempt to expand Soviet influence in Europe. He sees Britain as defeated and offers India to the Soviet Union.⟶
DiplomacySoviet UnionGermanyHitlerMolotovExpansionismEastern Front

📜 Hitler Orders Planning for Operation Barbarossa

Hitler issues directive to begin planning for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.⟶
Hitler Orders Planning for Operation Barbarossa (1940)
Operation BarbarossaSoviet UnionEastern FrontinvasionplanningGermanyHitlermilitary strategyWorld War II