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During the remilitarization of the Rhineland, German civilians salute German forces crossing the Rhine River in open violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Mainz, Germany, March 7, 1936.
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German forces enter Aachen, on the border with Belgium, following the remilitarization of the Rhineland. Aachen, Germany, March 18, 1936.
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Hitler addresses a jubilant crowd on Vienna's Heldenplatz after Germany annexed Austria (the Anschluss). Austria, March 15, 1938.
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Members of the League of German Girls wave Nazi flags in support of the German annexation of Austria. Vienna, Austria, March 1938.
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A streetcar decorated with swastikas passes billboards displaying Hitler's face. The billboards urge Austrians to vote "Ja" (Yes) in the upcoming plebiscite on the German annexation of Austria. Vienna, Austria, April 1938.
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Scene during Adolf Hitler's triumphant return to Berlin shortly after Germany's annexation of Austria (the Anschluss). Berlin, Germany, March 17, 1938.
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Hitler addresses German troops at the market square in Eger, during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland region. October 3, 1938.
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German troops marching into the Sudetenland stop at a former Czech frontier post. The sign between the swastikas reads: "One People, One Reich, One Fuehrer." Grottau, Czechoslovakia, October 2 or 3, 1938.
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Hitler during a triumphal tour of the Sudetenland following the Munich agreement of September 1938. The agreement ceded the largely German-speaking Sudeten region of Czechoslovakia to Germany. Eger, Czechoslovakia, October 3, 1938.
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German tanks cross the Czech border, in violation of the 1938 Munich agreement. Pohorelice, Czechoslovakia, March 15, 1939.
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German troops occupy Prague. Czechoslovakia, March 15, 1939.
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German occupation troops march through the streets of Prague. Czechoslovakia, March 15, 1939.
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Hitler in Brno (Bruenn) shortly after German troops occupied Czechoslovakia. The sign reads, "We thank our Fuehrer." Brno, Czechoslovakia, March 17, 1939.
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Following Germany's annexation of Memel from Lithuania, a crowd of Germans in Memel's marketplace listens to Hitler speak. The banner states: "We thank our Fuehrer." Memel, March 1939.
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Hitler enters Memel following the German annexation of Memel from Lithuania. The banner states that "This land will remain forever German." Memel, March 1939.
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Members of the SA enter Danzig in 1939.
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Adolf Hitler (standing at front of car) enters Danzig. The Danzig District was incorporated into Greater Germany following the invasion of Poland. Danzig, September 19, 1939.
