1. Non – Aggression Pact to Battle of Britain Sept. 1, 1939 to May 10, 1941

2. Soviet / German Non-Aggression Pact Public –will not attack each other Private –divide Poland –Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia to USSR

3. Soviet / German Non-Aggression Pact

5. Sept. 1, 1939 Hitler’s Lightning Attack on Poland / blitzkrieg

6. Hitler Invades Poland

7. 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

10. The Phony War 7 months of sitting

11. The Phony War

12. April 9, 1940 Hitler invades and takes Denmark and Norway

13. Invasion of Denmark and Norway

14. Late April, 1940 Hitler invades Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg Hitler invades through Ardennes and meets up with forces in Belgium

16. Invasion of Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg

17. May 26, 1940 Allies retreat to Dunkirk 338,000 troops ferried by boat to England

25. June 10, 1940 Mussolini joins Hitler and attacks France from south

27. June 14, 1940 Paris falls

30. June 22, 1940 France surrenders

32. 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

34. May 10, 1941 Battle of Britain called off Germany turns attention South and East North Africa & the Soviet Union