Invasion of France
Hitler informs some of his commanders that he intends to invade France
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
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1939
Military Aid Agreement
Given Polish & Russian food & raw materials in exchange for RM1 billion military aid
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Partition
Ribbentrop & Molotov meet & split Poland in 2
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Rule of Poland
Ribbentrop & Molotov meet & split Poland in 2
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Rule of Danzig
The Germans construct the Stutthof camp in a wooded area west of Stutthof, a town about 22 miles east of Danzig
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Poland
Germany and the Soviet Union completely overrun Poland, although the Polish Government never surrendered
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Foreign Policy Statement at Berlin
Makes a speech in the Reichstag appealing to the west for peace
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Hitler's offers of peace to France & Britain are rejected
Hitler's offers of peace to France & Britain are rejected
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Poland
Resistance in Poland comes to an end
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Operation Fall Gelb
Hitler orders a conquest of the Low Countries to forestall the French and prevent Allied air power from threatening the vital German Ruhr Area
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Poland
The last organized Polish troops surrender
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Operation Fall Gelb
Hitler issues a new "Fuhrer-Directive Number 6"
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Operation Fall Gelb
No mention in the Fuhrer-Directive of any immediate attack to conquer the whole of France, although the directive reads that as much as possible of the border areas in northern France should be occupied
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Operation Fall Gelb
Britain refuses Hitler's offer of peace
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
In a French TV broadcast Daladier dismisses Hitler's offer of peace
In a French TV broadcast Daladier dismisses Hitler's offer of peace
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Chamberlain dismisses Hitler's offer of peace
Chamberlain dismisses Hitler's offer of peace
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Operation Fall Gelb
France refuses Hitler's offer of peace
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
A Treaty
A Treaty with Estonia provides for the transfer of Estonians of German origin
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1945
Treaty of Estonia
A Treaty with Estonia provides for the transfer of Estonians of German origin
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1945
Bombing of Firth of Forth
1st air attack on British territory
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of France
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Operation Fall Gelb
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Wehrmacht
Franz Halder, the Chief of Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), the German Army High Command, presents the first plan for Fall Gelb ("Case Yellow")
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Memel
Gives the armed forces orders for the invasion of Memel
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1945
Mobilization
Gives the armed forces orders for the defence of Germany
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Czech
Gives the armed forces orders for the liquidation of Czech
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Neutrality
Belgium declares its neutrality
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Treaty Negotiations
Treaty with Latvia for the evacuation of Germans from the Baltic
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Treaty of Latvia
Treaty with Latvia for the evacuation of Germans from the Baltic
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Deportation
Commencement of deportation Jews from western Poland
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of West
The German attack of the West is postponed because of bad weather
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Deportation
Hans Frank makes plans to deport 600,000 Jews & 400,000 Poles from Poland
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Plot
A bomb explodes in the Burgerbraukeller killing 8 but Hitler left 20 mins prior
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Mobilization
The armed forces are ordered to be ready for the occupation of Danzig
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1945
Rule of Danzig
The armed forces are ordered to be ready for the occupation of Danzig
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1945
Plot
Geor Elser plants a bomb which nearly kills Hitler
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Norway
Issues OKW command to begin plans to invade orway
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Mobilization
The armed forces are ordered to be ready for the occupation of the rest of Czech
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1945
Invasion of Norway
Quisling meets Hitler & urges him to invade Norway
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1934-1945
Bolshevik Party
The Polish Bolsheviks kill 58,000 German Nationals in the Danzig corridor In the months leading up to the German invasion the Polish Army and independent Bolshevik units had been slaughtering German nationals in the Danzig corridor
Role range: 1933-1945 – 1934-1945
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