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1 September 1939
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
7 of 69 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Ireland's Taoiseach Éamon de Valera declares the nation's neutrality.
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Soviet troops mass by the Latvian border. Latvian air space violated.
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Gibraltar convoys of World War II.
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Invasion of Poland
Fall Weiss was initiated on 1 September 1939 and was the first operation of Second World War in Europe.
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Invasion of Poland
At the Battle of Tuchola Forest on 1 September 1939 the 18th Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment had been tasked to cover the retreat of Polish infantry.
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Issue 34679, page 6189, published 1939-09-12: "rds Commissioners of YourMajesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in the above proposals.
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