1939 ⟶ UK and France Guarantee Polish Independence

The United Kingdom and France offer a guarantee of Polish in...
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🤝 UK and France Guarantee Polish Independence

The United Kingdom and France offer a guarantee of Polish independence.⟶
guaranteePolandUKFrancealliancediplomacypre-wardeterrencepolitical commitmentWorld War II

🇷🇺 Soviet Union Proposes Alliance Rejected

The Soviet Union proposes a tripartite alliance with the United Kingdom and France. It is rejected.⟶
Soviet UnionUKFranceAllianceDiplomacyPre-War AlliancesEurope1939

📜 UK and France Issue Ultimatum to Germany

The British and French governments agree on issuing an ultimatum to Germany the following day.⟶
UK and France Issue Ultimatum to Germany (1939)
UKFranceGermanyUltimatumDiplomacyPre-WarWWII

📜 Britain and France Pledge No Separate Peace

Britain and France make a formal agreement that neither country will seek a separate peace with Germany.⟶
UKFranceWar AimsDiplomacyAllianceWarTreaty

💥 Germany Invades France and Benelux; Churchill Becomes Prime Minister; UK Invades Iceland

Germany invades France and The Benelux; Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom upon the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. The United Kingdom invades Iceland.⟶
Germany Invades France and Benelux; Churchill Becomes Prime Minister; UK Invades Iceland (1940)
GermanyFranceBeneluxInvasionUKChurchillWorld War IIIceland

🤝 UK and USSR Sign Assistance Pact

Assistance Pact signed between the United Kingdom and the USSR.⟶
United KingdomSoviet UnionAllianceMilitary CooperationDiplomacyEastern FrontWorld War II