Shortly after when France and Britain declared war on Germany. Hitler successfully invaded Poland then Hitler decided to attack France first. Hitler attacked France on May 10, 1940 using his blitzkrieg invasion the French showed practically no resistance they fled Paris without giving the Germans a fight. The French government made a armistice with Germany and Hitler agreed and he chose the location it was the same place that ended WWI. Hitler chose that place because he wanted to humiliate the French and on top of that he got 2/3 of France. Hitler signed the armistice on June 22, 1940. Meanwhile a little after the war with France started Hitler had begin his war with Britain. The Battle of Britain was the first battle that only consisted of aerial combat. Germany and Britain only fought each other using planes and the battles took place in the Britain air space. The battle started on July 10 1940 and ended October 31, 1940.