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TIMELINE: September 1939 through May 1940
September 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland
September 3, 1939
Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
September 17, 1939
Soviet Union invades Poland
September 28, 1939
German-Soviet Treaty of Friendship
November 30, 1939
Finnish-Soviet war begins
December 17, 1939
Graf Spee scuttled
March 12, 1940
Finish-Soviet War ends
April 9, 1940
German forces invade Denmark and Norway
May 10, 1940
Winston Churchill become Prime Minister
of Great Britain



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