where did Hitler send his rebuilt military prior to ww2 to intimidate france?

militarized the rhineland; anschluss w/ austria; sudeten controversy & appeasement and subsequent occupation of all of czechoslovakia.

he also sent 'volunteers' to help Franco in the spanish civil war - particularly his airforce who in spain were called 'the condor legion.'

German tank forces and air force, secretly and ironically trained in Russia to avoid military observes that were sent to enforce the Versailles treaty.