1939 ⟶ UK Reaffirms Support for Poland

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain reaffirms support for Pol...
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1939

✍️ Germany and Poland Sign Non-Aggression Pact

Germany and Poland sign the 10 year German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact. From the German point of the view, the pact was intended to prevent Poland from intervening in an attempt to prevent the rearmament of Germany.⟶
Germany and Poland Sign Non-Aggression Pact (1934)
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🛡️ UK Reaffirms Support for Poland

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain reaffirms support for Poland and makes it clear that Britain did not view Free City of Danzig as being an internal German-Polish affair and would intervene on behalf of Poland if hostilities broke out between the two countries.⟶
UK Reaffirms Support for Poland (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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