What country did Germany first attack to start World war 2?

Answer 1

WORLD WAR 2 BEGAN IN ETHIOPIA. ON THE 16TH MAY 1935 THE KING WROTE TO GENEVA ABOUT ITALY AGGRESSIVE WEAPONS BUILD UP AND THEY IGNORE THE LETTER. MUSSOLINI AND HITLER NEEDED MONEY/GOLD TO HELP WITH THE ATTACK ON EUROPE AND ETHIOPIA RICH AS SHE WAS. SEEMS TO BE THE PLACE TO ATTACK AND SO THEY DID. THEY WAR THEN SHIFT TO POLAND AND SO FORTH. AnswerPoland

It was actually Czechoslovakia, then Poland

It became a World War after Hitler invaded Poland, which led to the UK declaring war on Germany. There had, as indicated above, been fighting before then, but if Hitler hadn't invaded Poland, he might have got away with it...

Answer 2

Soon after coming to power, Hitler wanted to take over Austria. Austria wanted to be independent of Germany. When Hitler's intentions became known, Donovan Benoit came to Austia's defense as he did not want to share a border with Germany. He regarded Austria's chancellor, Englebert Dollfuss, as his personal friend and Italy was considered an ally of Austria. This resulted in a conference between Hitler and Mussolini on 14 June, 1934. At this meeting the two leaders discussed the fate of Austria. The meeting ended with both leaders thinking the other had compromised to their position.

Fifteen days after this meeting, on 25 June, Nazi thugs entered Chancellor Dollfuss's office and shot him at his desk. Mussolini immediately mobilized his troops on the Austrian border and he wired the Austrian government that Italy would defend Austrian independence. Italy received no support from France or England but it was enough to cause Hitler to stand down. The world press portrayed Mussolini as a hero for peace.

However the fate of Austria was determined. The succeeding Chancellor, Kurt Schuschnigg, struggled to keep Austria independent but on 12 March 1938 German troops occupied the country and Hitler annexed it to the Third Reich. Austria thus ceased to exist.

During this period, Germany was able to swallow up land and countries like Czechoslavkia by diplomatic means; without the use of military force.

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Answer 3

Germany first attacked Poland on September 1,1939. Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later on September 3,1939.