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1936
germany had remilitarised rhineland, defying treaty without internal opposition
1938
germany united with Austria, defying treaty without internal opposition
1938
germany make agreement to take over sudetenland, an area from taken germany in treaty of versailles
this land was given to new country czechoslovakia
1939 spring
germany take over the rest of czechoslovakia
france and britain threaten to go to war with germany if they attack poland
september 1939
germany make agreement with USSR to divide up poland
britain and france declare war on Germany since they refuse to withdraw from poland
1940
german army capture denmark and norway in the east
they also capture netherlands, belgium and france in the west with ease
new tactic used by german army
blitzkrieg
1941
germany invade soviet union
what caused the setbacks in north africa
british army was being reinforced by newly arrived troops from usa
d day opens up
1944
soviet army enter germany from east
early 1945
who entered germany from west
other allied forces
hitler kills himself
30 april 1945
surrender of german armed forces signed
7 may 1945
what was priority for beginning of war
war production since a long war seemed likely
what percent of german workers involved in war production
50 %
albert speer did what
streamlined war production through the use of employed slave labour from POWs
how many non germans working in germany at end of war
7 million
thousand bomber attacks
1942
british RAF carry out heavy bimb raids on cologne, essen and bremen
who severely bombed Ruhr
RAF and US to effect german war production
who toured the destroyed german cities
joseph goebbels to try boost morale
idea of total war
germans devote everything to achieving victory
raid in 1945
dresden
how many german civilians killed by bombing
500,000
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