Invasion of Poland
Adolf Hitler orders the German military to start planning for Fall Weiss, the codename for the invasion of Poland
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April
Invasion of Poland
Issues "Case White", secret plans to be carried out from 1st September 1939
Anglo-German Naval Agreement
The Anglo-German Naval Agreement is renounced by Adolf Hitler
Anglo-German Naval Agreement
The Anglo-German Naval Agreement is renounced by Adolf Hitler. Hitler says all he requests from Poland is Danzig & the Polish Corridor
Polish Corridor
Hitler says all he requests from Poland is Danzig & the Polish Corridor
Rule of Gdansk
Hitler says all he requests from Poland is Danzig & the Polish Corridor
Rule of Polish Corridor
Hitler says all he requests from Poland is Danzig & the Polish Corridor
May
Party Leader
Appointed heads of the civil administration in Czechoslovakia
Death of Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener
Death of Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener
Mobilization
Takes minutes at a Chancellery conference when Hitler declares war is inevitable
Alliance Joachim von Ribbentrop and Italy
Signs the Pact for Germany with Italy
Death of Ernst Toller
Death of Ernst Toller, suicide rather than witness the further growth of fascism
Pact of Steel
Consequently, Italy did not enter World War II until June 1940, with a delayed invasion of Southern France. The pact consisted of two parts.
Pact of Steel
Due to this disagreement, the pact was signed without Japan and became an agreement between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, signed on 22 May 1939 by Foreign Ministers Galeazzo Ciano of Italy and Joachim von Ribbentrop of Germany.
Pact of Steel
The Pact aimed to ensure that neither country was able to make peace without the agreement of the other. The agreement was based on the assumption that a war would not occur within three years.
Pact of Steel
The Pact of Steel obliged Germany and Italy to aid the other country militarily, economically or otherwise in the event of war, and to collaborate in wartime production.
Pact of Steel
The first section was an open declaration of continuing trust and cooperation between Germany and Italy while the second, a "Secret Supplementary Protocol", encouraged a union of policies concerning the military and economy.
Pact of Steel
The pact was initially drafted as a tripartite military alliance between Japan, Italy and Germany. While Japan wanted the focus of the pact to be aimed at the Soviet Union, Italy and Germany wanted it aimed at Britain and France.
Pact of Steel
When Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939 and war broke out on 3 September, Italy was not yet prepared for conflict and had difficulty meeting its obligations.
Pact of Steel
Although intended to last 10 years, it was effectively cancelled in 1943 with removal of Italy's fascist Government
Pact of Steel
Due to this disagreement, the pact was signed without Japan and became an agreement between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, signed on 22 May 1939 by Foreign Minister's Galeazzo Ciano of Italy and Joachim von Ribbentrop of Germany. The pact consisted of two parts.
Pact of Steel
The first section was an open declaration of continuing trust and cooperation between Germany and Italy while the second, a "Secret Supplementary Protocol", encouraged a union of policies concerning the military and economy.
Pact of Steel
The pact was initially drafted as a tripartite military alliance between Japan, Italy and Germany. While Japan wanted the focus of the pact to be aimed at the Soviet Union, Italy and Germany wanted it aimed at Britain and France.
Suicide
Death of Ernst Toller, suicide rather than witness the further growth of fascism
June
Condor Legion
Takes the salute of the Condor Legion after their return from the Spanish Civil War
July
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the XIX Motorised Corps
August
Summons the League of Nations High Commissioner and threatens to crush the
Summons the League of Nations High Commissioner and threatens to crush the Poles
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Sends a message to Molotov outlining the Russo-German Non-Aggression Pact
Handed a draft of the non-aggression pact by Molotov
Handed a draft of the non-aggression pact by Molotov
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Handed a draft of the non-aggression pact by Molotov
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Cables Stalin accepting the draft for the pact & urges ratification of the Treaty
Trade Agreement
It is anounced that Germany & Russia have concluded a commercial agreement
Trade Agreement at Berlin
Signs a trade agreement with Russia
Graf Spee Departs Wilhelmshaven for Atlantic Patrol
Langsdorff takes Admiral Graf Spee to sea before the outbreak of war, heading for a waiting area in the South Atlantic.
Invasion of Poland
Announces a probable invasion of Poland on 26th August
Mobilization
Addresses generals saying that "Might is right"
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Flies to Moscow to sign the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact with Stalin
Anti-Comintern Pact
Japan renounces the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany
Comintern
Japan renounces the Anti-Comintern Pact with Germany
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Receives news from Stalin the Soviets will sign the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
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