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War Is Declared

FRIDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 1939
Germany invades Poland.
Poland appeals to Britain and France to intervene.

SATURDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 1939
The German Blitzkrieg continues in Poland.

SUNDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 1939
Germany rejects an Anglo-French ultimatum and Britain and France declare war on Germany.

WAR DECLARED
Finally, the news is out that war has been declared, but it will take nearly 6 long years before the Allied Forces defeat Hitler.

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