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Non – Aggression Pact to Battle of Britain Sept. 1, 1939 to May 10, 1941
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Soviet / German Non-Aggression Pact Public –will not attack each other Private –divide Poland –Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia to USSR
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Soviet / German Non-Aggression Pact
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Sept. 1, 1939 Hitler’s Lightning Attack on Poland / blitzkrieg
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Hitler Invades Poland
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Sept. 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany Germany takes western half of Poland USSR takes eastern half of Poland, Finland (not w/o a fight), Lithuania, Estonia
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The Phony War 7 months of sitting
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The Phony War
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April 9, 1940 Hitler invades and takes Denmark and Norway
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Invasion of Denmark and Norway
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Late April, 1940 Hitler invades Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg Hitler invades through Ardennes and meets up with forces in Belgium
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Invasion of Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg
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May 26, 1940 Allies retreat to Dunkirk 338,000 troops ferried by boat to England
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June 10, 1940 Mussolini joins Hitler and attacks France from south
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June 14, 1940 Paris falls
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June 22, 1940 France surrenders
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July 1940 Operation Sea Lion Begins –Hitler begins bombing Britain First –British airfields and aircraft factories Eventually –British cities Radar and Enigma machine help Britain resist
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May 10, 1941 Battle of Britain called off Germany turns attention South and East North Africa & the Soviet Union
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