[shaunyjol]

Hi! I have got a question sheet for homework, and we haven't covered all of it. Can you tell me about the countries Germany took over between 1936 and 1940 please? i have to make a list, including dates etc. Thanks for any help!

[Mrs Faithorn]

Sorry for taking time to reply, I have been looking for a map or a site that just has a list that would help you with this, but have not been able to find one quickly.

Normally we don't "do people's homework for them" but if all you need is a list then here you go:

March 1936 : Reoccupation of the Rhineland (Note: this was German, but Germany had been forbidden to station troops there after WWI)
March 1938: Austria (without any fighting)
October 1938: the Sudetenland part of Czecholslovakia) - no fighting
March 1939: The western part of Czechoslovakia (Bohemia and Moravia) - no fighting
September 1939: Poland
April/May 1940: Norway, Denmark,Holland, Belgium, France.

If I can find a map I'll post again.

[shaunyjol]

Thanks Mrs Faithorn, I'm really grateful!

[Miss Buxton]

there is a really useful rhyme to remember Hitler's 6 steps to war....found on Mr Clare's website:

http://www.johndclar...RoadtoWWII3.htm


Remember Rudolf And Santa's Christmas Pud

RE-ARMAMENT
Hitler began to build up his armed forces
RHINELAND
Hitler invaded the Rhineland on 7 March 1936.
AUSTRIA
In 1938, Hitler took over Austria.
SUDETENLAND
In 1938, Hitler tried to take over the Sudetenland. Neville Chamberlain appeased Hitler. At Munich, on 29 September 1938, Britain and France gave Hitler the Sudetenland.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
On 15 March 1939, Hitler’s troops marched into the rest of Czechoslovakia.
POLAND
In 1939, Hitler tried to take over Poland.
On 1 September 1939, Hitler invaded Poland.
On 3 September 1939, Chamberlain declared war on Germany.


this site has lots of information - revision notes on the topic 1919 to 1939...if you skip through the test there are 4 maps.....revision notes from peace to war 1919 to 1939

hope this helps!

[David Jackson]

This may not be directly related to the original question, but did Hitler reclaim the Polish corridor at the same time he took control of Poland (with Stalin's help) or did he take it earlier?
Thx in advance.

[Mrs Faithorn]

Reclaiming the Polish Corridor was a long-held German aim (since Treaty of Versailles) as indeed was the expansion of German territory to the East - including Poland (the Mitteleuropa idea of the late C19th Pan-Germany supporters).

However if what you mean is was the 'reoccupation of the Polish Corridor' a separate military campaign from the aquisition of territory under the Nazi-Soviet Pact - the answer is no. Both took place in the Autumn of 1939 and the Germans established their 'Gouvernement' of western Poland.

[David Jackson]

Thankyou!

[sass]

Could any one help me as i have a school assment and this is one of the questions. So any help would be a great help.

[Mr Thorpe]

Hi Sass,

just to let you know that I merged your posts as they were certainly all related. A good question and one that will get you several different answers. Hopefully these sites will help you

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