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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 ...
This is a Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II covering Britain 1939–45. For a narrative history and bibliography of the home front see United Kingdom home front during World War II, as well as history of Scotland § Second World War 1939–45 and history of Northern Ireland § Second World War. [1]
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II
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 ...
This is a timeline of declarations of war during World War II. ... At 11:15 a.m. London time, [7] British ... UK declaration of war from 1941-12-05 entered into force ...
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 ...
The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 1-58663-762-2. Bittner, Donald F (1983). The lion and the white falcon: Britain and Iceland in the World War II era. Archon Books. ISBN 0-208-01956-1. Blau, George E. (1986) [1953]. The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941) (Reissue ed.).
British battleships shell Genoa and British aircraft attack Livorno. Churchill again pleads with the US: "give us the tools." 10 February: Malta's critical period: now through March, it is under heavy daily attack. 11 February Elements of the Afrika Korps start to arrive in Tripoli, Tripolitania. British forces enter Italian Somaliland. 14 February