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WORLD WAR II TIMELINE

The Major Events of 1939

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1 Sept Germany invades Poland. First use of Blitzkrieg. Britain and France give Germany an ultimatum to get out. Blackout and evacuation plans are put in place in Britain.
2 Sept Chamberlain sends Hitler an ultimatum: withdraw German troops from Poland or war will be declared. The Luftwaffe gains air superiority over the Polish air force.

Neville Chamberlain

3 Sept Germany ignores the ultimatum and Britain and France declare war on Germany.

Listen now to Neville Chamberlain (right):

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British troops (the BEF) are sent to France. The passenger liner "Athenia" is sunk by U-30 off Ireland. 112 of the passengers are killed.

4 Sept The RAF raid German warships based in the Heligoland Bight.
6 Sept South Africa declares war on Germany; Egypt brakes off relations with Germany,
9 Sept The IV Panzer Division reaches Warsaw.
17 Sept Russia's Red Army attacks Poland from the east
24 Sept 1,150 German aircraft bomb Warsaw.
26 Sept The Luftwaffe attack the Royal Navy at Scapa Flow.
27 Sept Poland surrenders to Germany.
6 Oct Last Polish troops cease fighting. Hitler launches his "Peace Offensive" but this is rejected by Neville Chamberlain.
14 Oct HMS Royal Oak is torpedoed at Scapa Flow by U-Boat 47.

30 Nov Russia's Red Army invade Finland - the Winter War.
13 Dec The Battle of the River Plate is fought and ends with the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee in flames after being scuttled in the River Plate Estuary off Montevideo, Uruguay (right)
14 Dec

Russia expelled from the League of Nations.

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World War II Origins and Chronology - 1939 19401941 19421943 - 1944 1945


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