Declaration of war by France and Great Britain against Germany (Q8509)
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France and Great Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939 in response to its invasion of Poland. It marked the beginning of the so-called “drôle de guerre” (phoney war) which ended on 10 May 1940 with Germany's blitzkrieg attack against th
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Declaration of war by France and Great Britain against Germany
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France and Great Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939 in response to its invasion of Poland. It marked the beginning of the so-called “drôle de guerre” (phoney war) which ended on 10 May 1940 with Germany's blitzkrieg attack against th
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France and Great Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939 in response to its invasion of Poland. It marked the beginning of the so-called “drôle de guerre” (phoney war) which ended on 10 May 1940 with Germany's blitzkrieg attack against the Netherlands, Belgium and France.