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2. 1939 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Events from the year 1939 in the United Kingdom. ... Rachael Heyhoe Flint, England cricketer (died 2017) Jackie Stewart, Scottish racing driver; 14 June ...

3. Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II

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   Evacuee schoolchildren leave Stepney in London at 5 am on 1 September 1939. 25 August 1939 The National Defence Companies (a voluntary reserve force of former servicemen) are mobilised to protect "vulnerable points". [2] 30 August 1939 The Fleet proceeds to its war stations. The Royal Navy is much stronger than Germany's Kriegsmarine. It has ...

4. Timeline of World War II (1939) - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Category:1939 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   1939 in England (4 C, 22 P) 1939 in Northern Ireland (4 C, 2 P) ... 1939 events in the United Kingdom by month (7 C) / 1939 disestablishments in the United Kingdom (6 ...

6. United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939) - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

7. Category : 1939 events in the United Kingdom by month

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   October 1939 events in the United Kingdom (5 P) This page was last ...

8. Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II

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   The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by Germany. There was ...

9. Category:1939 in England - Wikipedia

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