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September 1st Nazi Germany's invasion of PolandMarch 31st, Britain promised if Germany made aggressive movements toward Poland they would come to their defenseAugust 31st, The formal order for the German invasion of Poland was givenSeptember 2, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and French Prime Minister Édouard Daladier issued a joint ultimatum to Germany, demanding the withdraw of troops from Poland within 12 hours.
September 3, British Prime Minsiter Neville Chamberlain announced over radio that because Germany had failed to withdraw troops from Poland by 1100 hours, a state of war now existed between the United Kingdom and Germany.September 9, Battle of the Bzura, also known as Battle of Kutno to the Germans, began; it was to become the largest battle in the Poland campaignSeptember 15, German troops captured Gdynia, Poland. On September 16, Polish troops counterattacked, destroying 22 tanksSeptember 21, 60,000 survivors of the Polish Southern Army surrendered at Tomaszov and Zamosz, Poland. September 22, Battle of the Bzura, ended in Polish defeatOctober 10, Adolf Hitler announced the victorious end to the Polish campaign and called on France and England to end hostilities, which was ignored by both governments.January 27, Adolf Hitler ordered Wilhelm Keitel to continue with the planning of an invasion of Norway.March 3, Adolf Hitler decided that the invasion of Norway would take place prior to the invasion of France.April 1, Hitler set the date of the Denmark and Norway invasion to be 9 Apr 1940.April 10, At the First Battle of Narvik, 10 German destroyers were attacked in the Ofot fjord by 5 British destroyers. 2 German destroyers, 11 merchant ships, and 1 supply ship were sunk. 2 British destroyers were lost.
April 11, German 196th Division moved north. Battleship Warspite and aircraft carrier furious joined the Home Fleet which continued unsuccessfully to find the German force west of Norway.
April 15, British troops landed in the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway in response to German invasio
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