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World War II
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German Invasion of Poland
This invasion marked the beginning of the second World War. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, while the Soviet invasion commenced on 17 September 1939 following the Molotov-Tōgō agreement which terminated the Nomonhan incident on 16 September 1939. The campaign ended on 6 October 1939 with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland. -
British and French Declartion of War
Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany -
US remaines Neutral
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Russia invades Poland
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Warsaw Surrenders
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Russia Invades Finland
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Russia-Finland war ends.
It convinces Hitler that the Russian military is ineffective. -
germany invades Norway and Denmark
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Germany invades France, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg.