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| Aug. 26-31: | Last minute attempts by Roosevelt, French Premier Daladier, and
Chamberlain are made to avert German invasion of Poland. |
| Sep. 1: | Poland invaded at 4:45 am; Germany
annexes Danzig (later: Gadansk, Poland).. |
| Sep. 1: | Evacuation of children from London commence.. |
| Sep. 2: | Chamberlain sends ultimatum to Hitler. |
| Sep. 2: | Luftwaffe bombs Warsaw. |
| Sep. 3: | Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany. |
| Sep. 3: | The passenger liner SS Athenia is torpedoes off Ireland. |
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| Aug. 29: | French Equatorial Africa, Chad and the Cameroons declare for de Gaulle. |
| Aug. 30: | "Vienna Award" Hitler forces settlement of territorial dispute between
Hungary and Romania. |
| Aug. 31: | RAF intelligence reports assembly of landing craft in French ports. |
| Aug. 31: | Civilian casualties in UK are 1075. |
| Sep. 3: | Britain ceded West Indian bases to US in exchange for 50 old destroyers. |
| Sep. 3: | Operation Sealion fixed for Sep. 21. |
| Sep. 4: | General Antonescu assumes power in Romania with the consent of King
Caro. |
| Sep. 4: | Hitler promises air reprisal for RAF bombing of Berlin. |
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| Aug. 29: | Russians evacuate Karelian Isthmus. |
| Aug. 31: | UK civilian casualties in August: 169 killed, 136 injured. |
| Sep. 1: | German long-range artillery bombards Leningrad. |
| Sep. 4: | Finland re-occupies pre-war frontier. |
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| Aug. 31: | Battle of Alam Halfa begins. |
| Aug. 31: | UK civilian casualties in Aug.: 403 killed, 509 injured. |
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| Aug. 31: | UK civilian casualties in Aug.: 108 killed, 164 injured. |
| Sep. 1: | German Garrison at Taganrog, west of Rostov, liquidated. |
| Sep. 3: | Allies cross Strait of Messina (Sicily). |
| Sep. 3: | Armistice arranged between Allies and Italy, but not announced. |
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| Aug. 31: | British Second Army reaches Amiens and captures Somme bridges intact. |
| Aug. 31: | Eighth Army attacks Gothis Line. |
| Aug. 31: | Montgomery promoted to Field Marshal, commanding 21st Army Group. |
| Aug. 31: | UK civilian casualties in Aug.: 1103 killed, 2921 injured. |
| Sep. 1: | British troops reach Arras; US forces cross the Meuse and reach Verdun. |
| Sep. 2: | Canadian troops enter Dieppe and Rouen. |
| Sep. 2: | US Fifth Army enters Pisa. |
| Sep. 2: | Russians reach Bulgaria. |
| Sep. 3: | British Second Army liberates Brussels. |
| Sep. 3: | French troops enter Lyons. |
| Sep. 3: | US Navy shells targets in the Palau Island and the Carolines, sinking
13 Japanese ships. |
| Sep. 4: | British Second Army reaches Antwerp. |
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| Sep. 2: | Japanese surrender document signed formally on battleship US Missouri
in Tokyo Bay. |
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