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march 31 1939\
France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades poland to start ww2. -
Germany attacks western Europe
France and the neutral Low Countries. Luxembourg is occupied on May 10; the Netherlands surrenders on May 14; and Belgium surrenders on May 28. On June 22, France signs an armistice agreement by which the Germans occupy the northern half of the country and the entire Atlantic coastline. In southern France, a collaborationist regime with its capital in Vichy is established. -
Italy enters the war.
Italy invades southern France on June 21