1939 ⟶ UK and France Issue Ultimatum to Germany

The British and French governments agree on issuing an ultim...
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1939

📜 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)
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🤝 UK and France Guarantee Polish Independence

The United Kingdom and France offer a guarantee of Polish independence.⟶
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📜 Germany Issues Ultimatum to Poland

Nazi Germany issues an ultimatum to Poland concerning the Polish Corridor and the Free City of Danzig.⟶
Germany Issues Ultimatum to Poland (1939)
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📜 France and Britain Issue Ultimatum to Germany

Acting on account of their governments, the ambassadors of France and Britain demand the German government to cease all hostile activities and to withdraw its troops from Poland.⟶
France and Britain Issue Ultimatum to Germany (1939)
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✉️ UK Delivers Ultimatum to Germany

At 9:00 a.m. the British ambassador to Berlin Nevile Henderson is instructed by the Cabinet to deliver an ultimatum to Germany which expired without answer at 11:00 a.m.⟶
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🇫🇷 France Declares War on Germany

At 12:00 p.m. the French Government delivers a similar final ultimatum to Germany which at 5:00 p.m. also expires unanswered, thus bringing France in the war.⟶
France Declares War on Germany (1939)
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