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On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. This began World War II. The Germans used a new kind of attack. They called it blitzkrieg, or “lightning war.” Blitzkrieg relied on fast-moving tanks and warplanes to shock the enemy into surrendering. After this invasion, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
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1. Germany invades Poland, starting war. 3. Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany. 8. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Emergency Proclamation, authorizing expansion of Army and National Guard. 10. Canada declares war on Germany. 17. Soviet Union occupies eastern Poland. 27. Warsaw surrenders to Germans. 28.
Germany’s war on the Soviet Union locked in battle the two largest armies in the world. The front extended for 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometers) from the White Sea to the Black Sea.
Learn astonishing World War 2 facts with Nat Geo Kids. When did the war start? Who fought in in the war and why? How did it change the course of history?
World War 2 started in September 1939 when Germany attacked Poland. The Axis powers were those countries that joined to attack Europe, Africa, the Mediterranean and the Pacific. The Allied Powers generally consisted of Great Britain, The Soviet Union, China and the United States.
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