Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'April 9, ndị agha Germany wakporo Denmark na Norway. N'otu ụbọchị ahụ, Hitler kwupụtara ọmụmụ nke Great German Reich, ọhụụ ya nke alaeze ukwu dị n'otu nke mba German nke Europe nke ndị Dutch, Flemish, na Scandinavians sonyere n'ime ọchịchị "agbụrụ dị ọcha" n'okpuru nduzi Germany. Na May 1940, Germany wakporo France, ma merie Luxembourg, Netherlands, na Belgium. Mmeri ndị a kpaliri Mussolini ime ka Ịtali sonyere Hitler na June 10. France na Germany bịanyere aka na
nkwekọrịta nkwekọrịta na 22 June. Kershaw na-ekwu na ewu ewu Hitler n'ime Germany <unk> na nkwado ndị Germany maka agha <unk> ruru elu ya mgbe ọ laghachiri Berlin na July 6 site na njem ya na Paris. N'ihi mmeri ngwa ngwa a na-atụghị anya ya, Hitler buliri ndị ọchịagha iri na abụọ n'ọkwa nke onye isi ndị agha n'oge emume Field Marshal nke 1940.