what two countries did germany invade in 1939?
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German expansion had begun in 1938 with the annexation of Austria and then continued with the occupation of the Sudetenland and then all of Czechoslovakia in 1939. Both had been accomplished without igniting hostilities with the major powers, and Hitler hoped that his invasion of Poland would likewise be tolerated.
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Germany and Britain fought against each other in World War I and World War II. After British occupation of West Germany from 1945 to 1950, they became close allies in NATO, which continued after reunification. Both nations are also founding members of several of the European political communities.
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Germany invades Poland. On this day in 1939, German forces under the control of Adolf Hitler bombard Poland on land and from the air. World War II had begun.
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Germany invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia and parts of France (Rhineland) just before WW2. Then they invaded Poland, Belgium, Holland, Poland, Luxembourg, France, Denmark, Norway, the USSR, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece. etc. They also helped the Italian Army in North Africa and Italy and Yugoslavia.
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1, 1939, announcing the German invasion of Poland. After roughly 1.5 million German soldiers, more than 2,000 airplanes and more than 2,500 tanks crossed the Polish border on Sept. 1, 1939, the British gave Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler an ultimatum: pull out of Poland, or else.
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…World War II the chief Allied powers were Great Britain, France (except during the German occupation, 1940–44), the Soviet Union (after its entry in June 1941), the United States (after its entry on December 8, 1941), and China.
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On this day in 1939, German forces under the control of Adolf Hitler bombard Poland on land and from the air. World War II had begun.
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['World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. ... ', 'The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China).']
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The war extended and changed these two sides. Germany and its allies were known as the Central Powers: Germany and Austria-Hungary, later joined by the Ottoman Empire (Turkey plus the Middle East) and Bulgaria.
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The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. On 3 September 1939 France had declared war on Germany, following the German invasion of Poland. In early September 1939, France began the limited Saar Offensive.
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World War II (1939–1945) Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria) versus Allies (U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia).
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Most notably, Germany had occupied parts of European Russia, Great Britain held Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Sevastopol, and the Crimea; France and Greece partly controlled Odessa; Italy and Great Britain took part in the invasion of the Russian Far East, and Finland had occupied the territory of Karelia.
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['November 11, 1918. World War I Ends. ... ', 'January 30, 1933. Hitler Appointed German Leader. ... ', 'September 1, 1939. World War II Begins. ... ', 'September 17, 1939. Soviet Union Invades Poland. ... ', 'September 27, 1939. Warsaw Captured. ... ', "December 13, 1939. UK Wins War's First Sea Battle. ... ", 'April 8, 1940. Norway Invaded. ... ', 'May 10, 1940.']
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['Hitler begins Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of Russia.', "The Blitz continues against Britain's major cities.", 'Allies take Tobruk in North Africa, and resist German attacks.', 'Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, and the US enters the war.']
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On 15 March 1939, German troops marched into Czechoslovakia. They took over Bohemia, and established a protectorate over Slovakia. Hitler's invasion of Czechoslovakia was the end of appeasement for several reasons: it proved that Hitler had been lying at Munich.
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["1939: Hitler invades Poland. Hitler's invasion of Poland on 1st September 1939 marked the beginning of WW2 in Europe.", '1940 (1): Rationing. ... ', '1940 (2): Blitzkrieg. ... ', '1940 (3): Churchill Becomes Prime Minister. ... ', '1940 (4): Evacuation of Dunkirk. ... ', '1940 (5): Battle of Britain. ... ', '1941 (1): Operation Barbarossa. ... ', '1941 (2): The Blitz.']
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['Italy ($360 million) Italy was one of the main Axis Powers alongside Germany and Japan. ... ', 'Finland ($300 million) ... ', 'Hungary ($300 million) ... ', 'Romania ($300 million) ... ', 'Bulgaria ($70 million)']