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The Munich Pact is signed. The British and French allow Hitler to annex the Sudetenland, a 16,000-square-mile area of Czechoslovakia with a largely German-speaking population. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) says this will satisfy Germany and bring "peace for our time ... peace with honor." http://cds.library.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/NewTimeline.html
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March 14 After annexing the Sudetenland, Germany invades the rest of Czechoslovakia, while Italy launches an invasion of Albania.
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September 1
German troops and aircraft attack Poland. Soviet troops will invade Poland from the east on September 17, and Poland will surrender to the Germans on September 27. http://cds.library.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/NewTimeline.html -
britain declares war on germany at 11 am that morning. france declares war on germany 6 hours later.
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assassination attempt on hitler fails
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germany and italy declare war on the united states.
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Germans bomb Paris; Dunkirk evacuation ends.
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hitler and mussolini meet in munich: soviets begin occupation of the baltic states.
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Benito Mussolini is dismissed by King Victor Emmanuel in Italy and is arrested. He later attempts to escape to Switzerland with his mistress.
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bomb attempt to kill hitler fails
