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Canadian declaration of war on Germany; Constitution of Slovakia (1939) ... United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939) V. Vukovar resolution; W. War Order No ...
On September 3, 1939, the British and French declarations of war on Germany initiated the Battle of the Atlantic.The United States Navy Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) established a combined air and ship patrol of the United States Atlantic coast, including the Caribbean, on 4 September, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared the United States' neutrality on 5 September, and declared the ...
2 September – Following the invasion of Poland, Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed to Nazi Germany. 3 September – The United Kingdom, France, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany. 3 September – British liner SS Athenia becomes the first civilian casualty of the war when she is torpedoed and sunk by U-30 in the eastern ...
1939 – World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic . 1941 – The Holocaust : Karl Fritzsch , deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp , experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of ...
Uvalde Spur 1: 3 Spur; Waco Loop 2: 2 Bypass (alternate route of 2 on 1937 map) New Braunfels Loop 3: 2 Bypass; Buda Loop 4: 2 Loop; Kyle Loop 5: 2 Loop; Kirkland Loop 6: 5 Loop; Jasper Loop 7: two routes called 8 Spur on each end that were connected during the renumbering; Beaumont Loop 8: 8 Bypass ("by-pass" on 1937 map) Olton Spur 9: 28 Spur
The Royal Navy initiated a naval blockade of Germany on 4 September. Although Britain and France honoured these guarantees by declaring war two days after Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, [6] and the dominions of the British Empire quickly followed suit, so little practical assistance was given to Poland, which was soon defeated, that in its early stages the war declared by ...
German Reich – November 1938-March 1939: German Reich – Mar-Sep 1939: Greater German Reich – 1942: Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) – 1956-90: German Democratic Republic (East Germany) – 1956-90
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...