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World War Two Updates-Battle of Atlantic
New pages related to World War Two deal with the Battle of the Atlantic and the sinking of the German raider, the Admiral Graf Spee in 1939.
http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/naval_war_battle_of_the_atlantic.htm
http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/naval_war_battle_of_the_river_plate.htm
World War Two: British Declare War on Sept. 3, 1939
On Sept. 3, 1939, Great Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand all declared war on Nazi Germany. Germany began its invasion of Poland two days earlier, on September 1. Also on September 3, only hours after the British declaration of war on Germany, a German U-boat (submarine) torpedoed and sank the British ocean liner SS [...]
The German Invasion of Poland (September 1, 1939-October 6, 1939)–Germany invaded Poland on September 1, and Britain, France, and Canada, declared war on Germany on September 3. The Soviet Union joined the war on Germany’s side on September 17, with the Soviet Invasion of Poland from the east. The German Invasion of Poland (called Operation [...]
German Invasion of Poland Images and Video
Two new pages with pictures and video related to the German Invasion of Poland in 1939 are now online. See them at: http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/world_war_two_video_german_invasion_of_poland.htm and http://www.historyguy.com/worldwartwo/world_war_two_images_invasion_of_poland.htm
World War Two Document Pages Now Online
Several new pages are now online in the History Guy’s World War Two Section with text and images related to several important documents involving the Axis Powers of Germany, Japan, and Italy, and the origins of the Second World War.
The Anti-Comintern Pact (Signed November 25, 1936)
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (Signed August 24, 1939)
Text of Adolf Hitler’s [...]