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Territorial expansion of German Reich from 1933 to 1941 as explained to Wehrmacht soldiers, a Nazi era map in German. As a result of their defeat in World War I and the resulting Treaty of Versailles, Germany lost Alsace-Lorraine, Northern Schleswig, and Memel.
By 1942, three years into World War II, Nazi Germany reached the peak of its expansion. At the height of its power, Germany had incorporated, seized, or occupied most of the continent. However, also in 1942, the Allied Powers started to systematically bomb Germany.
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At the height of his success, Hitler was the master of the greater part of the European continent.
Use the appropriate category for maps showing all or a large part of Germany. See subcategories for smaller areas: See also categories: Maps of the history of Germany by historic territory and Old maps of Germany by historic territory. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
At the height of the territorial expansion in 1942, Nazi Germany controlled more than 3,898,000 square kilometers of territory. See the graphical illustration, "Nazi Germany and Europe, 1942," in Michael Freeman (1987).
Large numbers of German-speaking people lived in Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Within 10 years of Hitler's appointment as chancellor, Austria was incorporated into Germany, Czechoslovakia was partitioned, and Poland was invaded by German forces, unleashing World War II.
There were many areas annexed by Nazi Germany both immediately before and throughout the course of World War II. Territories that were part of Germany before the annexations were known as the "Altreich" (Old Reich).
History: Nazi Germany 1933-1945; Map Sites; Search this Guide Search. History: Nazi Germany 1933-1945: Map Sites ... Before 1933 - Maps of German Empire and Weimar ...
Investigate how World War I heightened divisions between “we” and “they” among people and nations and left behind fertile ground for Nazi Germany in the following decades.