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Tag : Europe

1939-08-31Germany invades Poland

Following a German-staged "Polish attack" on 31 August 1939, on September 1, German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west. Spread thin defending their long borders, the Polish armies were soon forced to withdraw eastward.

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1939-08-25British Poland Alliance

A formal alliance is signed between Britain and Poland.

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1939-08-23Soviet German Pact

Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact.

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1939-08-22Armenian Quote?

Hitler is alleged to have said in a speech to Wehrmacht commanders: "Who still talks nowadays of the extermination of the Armenians?". The veracity of the quote is contested.

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1939-07-06Jewish Businesses Closed

The last remaining Jewish owned businesses in Germany are closed down by the Nazi regime.

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1939-04-07Albania

Italy invades Albania

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1939-03-15Czechoslovakia Occupied

German troops enter Bohemia and Moravia, meeting no resistance. Czechoslovakia ceases to exist.

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1938-11-091938-11-10Kristallnacht

The Night of Broken Glass was a pogrom in Nazi Germany and Austria which changed the nature of persecution from economic, political, and social to the physical with beatings, incarceration, and murder; often referred to as the beginning of the Holocaust

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1938-10-01Danzig

Hitler demands the return of Danzig to Germany and communications rights in the 'Danzig Corridor' in Poland. The 'Danzig Corridor' separates Germany from it's province in East Prussia.

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1938-09-29Munich Agreement

British prime minister Chamberlain negotiates for Peace in our Time. This agreement granted Germany the Sudetenland, a German-speaking area of Czechosolvakia. Hitler promises this will be his last territorial demand.

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