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1939 |
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September 1st |
Germany invaded Poland. First use of Blitzkrieg.
Britain and France gave Germany an ultimatum to get out. Blackout
and evacuation plans were put in place in
Britain. |
| September
2nd |
Chamberlain
sent Hitler an ultimatum: withdraw German troops from Poland or war will
be declared.
The Luftwaffe gained air superiority
over the Polish air force. |
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September 3rd |
Germany ignored the ultimatum and
Britain and France declared war on Germany. British troops (the BEF) were
sent to France.
The passenger liner "Athenia"
was sunk by U-30 off of Ireland. 112 of the passengers were killed. |
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September 4th |
The RAF raided German warships based in the
Heligoland Bight. |
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September 6th |
South Africa declared war on Germany; Egypt
broke off relations with Germany, |
| September
9th |
The
IV Panzer Division reached Warsaw. |
| September
17th |
Russia's
Red Army attacked Poland from the east |
| September
24th |
1,150
German aircraft bombed Warsaw |
| September
26th |
The
Luftwaffe attacked the Royal Navy at Scapa Flow. |
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September 27th |
Poland surrendered to Germany. |
| October
6th |
Last
Polish troops ceased fighting. Hitler launched his "Peace
Offensive" but this was rejected by Neville Chamberlain |
| October
14th |
'HMS
Royal Oak' is torpedoed at Scapa Flow by U-47 |
| November
30th |
Russia's
Red Army invaded Finland |
| December
13th |
The
Battle of the River Plate was fought |
| December
14th |
Russia
expelled from the League of Nations |
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