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  2. 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 ...

  3. September 1939 - Wikipedia

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    In the early hours of the morning in New Zealand, Governor-General Lord Galway signed the country's declaration of war on Germany and backdated it to 9:30 p.m. the previous night, the equivalent of 11 a.m. on September 3 in England so it would match the time that Chamberlain declared war. [41]

  4. 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.

  5. 1939 - Wikipedia

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    The year 1939. 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1939th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 939th year of the 2nd millennium, the 39th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1930s decade.

  6. Category:1939 speeches - Wikipedia

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  7. Canadian declaration of war on Germany - Wikipedia

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    Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King announced the recommendation for a declaration of war in a radio-broadcast speech, made from Ottawa, on 3 September 1939. [2] [3] The matter was then debated in Parliament, though declaration of war is a matter of the royal prerogative and does not require parliamentary approval.

  8. 1939 in Germany - Wikipedia

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    2 September – Following the invasion of Poland, Danzig (now GdaƄsk, 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 ...

  9. 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 ...