On September 1st Adolf Hitler invades Poland. German Forces enter the country from 3 different directions. The invasion lasted from September 1st to October 5th 1939.
The following day Neville Chamberlin Gave Adolf Hitler an ultimatum to withdraw his troops from Poland or Britain will declare war on Germany.
Two days after the invasion, On September 3rd Britain declared war on Germany.
Neville Chamberlin announced this to the British public at 11:00,
after this all entertainment shut down and the public were discouraged from crowding together and were also told not to use the tube station as a shelter.
September 3rd was marked as the start of the “Phoney War” It was called this because it was a time when there was little fighting happening on the western front.
September 6th Battle of Barking Creek, This was a Friendly incident where RAF Spitfires shot down two friendly RAF Hurricanes. Radars detected aircrafts heading towards England, Due to a misidentification they were mistaken for enemy planes.
This friendly fire incident resulted in a death of one pilot.
September 7th
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