Some help with Germany and WWII?

Question

I need to know briefly the details of how the German's conquests started. I seem to think it's something about conquering part of Poland before moving to the rest of Europe.

I also need to know how the tide of the war turned against the Germans

Answer 1

On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, and as you noted, took the western half while their allies (at the time) the Soviets, took the Eastern half.  The invasion of Poland forced the British and French, at long last, after years of appeasing Hitler, and standing by while he took much of Czechoslavakia, all of Austria, the Rhineland, Alsace, finally to declare war.  From there, it was Belgium, Denmark, Holland, France in very short order, and Norway as well.  It wasn't until June 1941 that Hitler broke his treaty with the Soviets and invaded.

The invasion of the Soviet Union was, in final analysis, the undoing of Hitler.  Even though he had initially great success in the Western portion of the Soviet Union, the invasion drew troops, supplies and equipment away from North Africa, and the British were able to stop the gas-starved Afrika Corps and hold onto Egypt.  The US entry into the war was another major factor in the tides turning against Germany.  US forces didn't land in North Africa until November of 1942, but even before then, the "arsenal of democracy" was pumping out enormous supplies of material, and much of it was being sent to the British, who then employed it in North Africa (weapons like the Sherman and Grant and Stuart tanks, for example).  The end of the Afrika Corps corresponds, somewhat, with the end of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad.  These were both the first major defeats of the German military in the war, and with them, really, the tide had turned

Answer 2

There was the occupation of the Sudetenland and then the remainder of Czechoslovakia, and the Anschluss with Austria before the official start of the war with the invasion of Poland.

The Germans weren't prepared for an invasion of Britain, and the air battle (The Battle of Britain) did not go their way. When Hitler decided to go ahead with Barbarossa and start a two-front war, he was strategically doomed, though it took a while for him to bog down in Russia. German military intelligence had underestimated-by roughly half-the number of Red Army troops the Wehrmacht would be facing.

Answer 3

Well there were other conquests which Hitler went on before World war 2 which contributed.

As soon as Hitler came to power he started building up an army and rearming Germany

In March 1936 Hitler walked into the Rhineland (a demilitarized area) even though he wasn't allowed to.The League of Nations overlooked it as they were dealing with Mussolini in Abyssinia.

In March 1938 Hitler and Germany rejoined with Austria (Anschluss)

September 1938 Hitler takes over the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia.

March 1939 Hitler takes over the rest of Czechoslovakia.

This happened before the war officially began I thought I mention it because it shows how Hitler built up the war.

This website has more details

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/ti...

Answer 4

it started because Germany was suffering from massive inflation after WWI and Hitler promised a way out of that by taking over the world. he started by merging Austria with Germany then took over Poland by force

Answer 5

yes,they first occupied Poland on September the 1st 1939. Countries of Commonwealth declared war on Germany .

  The myth about invincible German Army was broken after battle in Stalingrad.

See more on :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WW_II#War_b...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WW_II#The_t...

Answer 6

The war turned against Germany when she attacked Russia in June, 1941.

The bulk of Germany's fighting/losses turned out to be here, on her eastern border, vs. masses of Russian troops - aided greatly by American tanks and other Am. supplies.  Part of the problem was the Russian winter - It was politcally impossible to bring adequate insulation for the troops, as this would imply to them that this would be a long, difficult war; which Germans would not volunteer for or support.

Events in the east softened up Germany for the D-Day invasion of 1944, when Allied troops landed inNormandy and went to Berlin.   This group met the Russians (also Allies, as they were fighting Germany) near Berlin.