Kiegan Barron

Written by Kiegan Barron

Rotterdam after the entire inner city was bombed by Germans, May 14, 1940. 30,000 civilians were killed when the Dutch defenders refused a German ultimatum to cease defense and surrender.

History

The Blitzkrieg In The Low Countries

The Ju 87 "Stuka" dive-bomber was used in blitzkrieg operations.

History

Blitzkrieg Military Tactic

German troops enter Oslo, May 1940. In the background is the Victoria Terrasse, which later became the headquarters of the Gestapo.

History

German Invasion of Norway and Denmark

A Finnish Maxim M/09-21 machine gun crew during the Winter War.

History

Winter War

An 8-inch howitzer of the British Expeditionary Force in France during the Phoney War.

History

Phoney War

American B-17 flying fortresses bombs Ludwigshafen chemical and synthetic oil works, Germany. Editorial credit: Everett Collection / Shutterstock.com

History

The Prelude To World War II

Hitler attends a Wehrmacht victory parade in Warsaw on 5 October 1939.

History

Invasion Of Poland

Windows of a Jewish owned printing business smashed during Kristallnacht, Berlin. November 9_10, 1938.

History

The Night Of Broken Glass

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - Joachim von Ribbentrop welcoming Vyacheslav Molotov in Berlin, November 1940.

History

German-Soviet Pact

The Nazis parading in Saaz, Sudetenland.

History

Occupation Of The Sudetenland

Entry of German police into Tirol in western Austria during the Anschluss. March 1938. Photo by Heinrich Hoffman Collection

History

Anschluss: Germany Annexes Austria

Adolf Hitler shakes hands with Victor Lutz, Chief of Staff of the SA after murder of Ernst Rohm. Image credit IgorGolovniov via Shutterstock

History

Night of the Long Knives

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