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  2. September 1939 - Wikipedia

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    September 1: World War II breaks out in Europe with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945.

  3. Declarations of war during World War II - Wikipedia

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    1939-09-01: Germany: Poland: A: German attack began at 4:44 a.m., Berlin and Warsaw time. [2] [better source needed] [3] [4] Germany claimed that the attack was defensive, citing the Gleiwitz incident, which was actually a false flag attack. [5] Invasion: 1939-09-01 Slovakia: Poland: A: Invasion: 1939-09-03 United Kingdom Australia New Zealand ...

  4. Neutrality Patrol - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. 1939 - Wikipedia

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    Italy is advised that Germany does not expect to need its military support at present. [23] September 2 – WWII: Following the invasion of Poland, the Free City of Danzig (modern-day Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed to Nazi Germany. Spain and Ireland declare their neutrality. September 3 – WWII:

  6. 1939 in Germany - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. French declaration of war on Germany (1939) - Wikipedia

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    Newspaper Paris-soir announcing France's declaration of war on Germany on 3 September 1939. On 3 September 1939—two days after the German invasion of Poland—France declared war on Nazi Germany according to its defensive treaty with Poland, when France's ultimatum to Germany, issued the previous day, expired at 17:00. This occurred hours ...

  8. September 3 - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. German declaration of war against the United States - Wikipedia

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    On 11 December 1941, four days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States declaration of war against Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany declared war against the United States, in response to what was claimed to be a "series of provocations" by the United States government when the U.S. was still officially neutral during World War II.