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War Cabinet is formed, with Daladier as Prime Minister, Minister for War and Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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26365 |
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German submarine U-39 sunk north west of Ireland
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26366 |
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The Germans claim to have surrounded Warsaw
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26367 |
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Bombing of open towns begins
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French troops reach the outposts of the Siegfried Line
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26369 |
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The Germans claim to have captured Przemysl and Bialystok
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26372 |
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British ships Fanad Head, Davara, Rudyard Kipling and Cheyenne sunk by U-boats as is the neutral Belgian ship Alex van Opstal.
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26373 |
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Soviet troops invade Poland from the east
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26374 |
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HMS Courageous torpedoed by U-29
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Soviet and German troops meet near Brest-Litovsk
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