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The United States declares its neutrality in the war.
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15829 |
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South Africa declares war on Germany.
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15830 |
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Forward elements of General Hoeppner's XVI Panzerkorps take up positions outside Warsaw.
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15831 |
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Polish troops on the Westerplatte are forced, due to lack of food and ammunition, to surrender.
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15832 |
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Troops of the Polish Poznan Army under the command of General Kutrzeba open the Battle of the Bzura
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15833 |
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Diverse elements of the German Wehrmacht surround Warsaw and demand its surrender. The Poles refuse and the siege begins in earnest.
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15834 |
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A ceasefire ends the undeclared Border War between The Soviet Union (and Mongolian allies) and Japan.
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15835 |
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The Soviet Union invades Poland and then occupies eastern Polish territories.
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15836 |
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The Poznan pocket collapses, and the Germans capture, according to many sources, over 150,000 men. Many elements of General Kutrzeba's forces work their way into Warsaw under extreme difficulty.
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15837 |
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Joint victory parade of Wehrmacht and Red Army in Brest-Litovsk at the end of the Invasion of Poland.
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15838 |