Date: August 31, 1939
World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins. Date: September 17, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939South Africa Declares War on Germany, September 6, 1939First Anderson Shelter Constructed in Islington Garden February…
Events preceding World War II in Europe: Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain pledges British military support to the Second Polish Republic in the event of an invasion by Nazi Germany. Date: March 31, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day…
World War II: HMS Rawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Date: November 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Nazi Germany and Soviet Union Sign Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, August 23, 1939Robert Menzies…
Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland. Date: December 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Nazi Germany and Soviet Union Divide Poland, September 28, 1939Heinkel…
World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace. Date: December 24, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Germany Takes Memel from Lithuania, March 22, 1939Hitler Reichstag Speech Predicts End…
World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures. Date: September 3, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on…