the éphéméride | all on September and 1939.

The events followed of are detailed in the article Second world war: September 1939.

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• September: In Paris and London, in particular, monuments relative of their colors of war with great reinforcements of sandbags in order to preserve the inheritance as well as possible. The largest masterpieces of the French museums are also put at the shelter.

• September 1st:

• Invasion of the Poland by the Germany;
• the Norway, the Swiss and the Finland declare their neutrality;
• the French governments and British declare the General mobilization.

• September 2nd:

• the the United Kingdom and the France address a Ultimatum common to Germany, requiring German troops the evacuation of the Polish territory within 12 hour;
• Mussolini declares neutrality Italy; the Ireland also declares its neutrality;
• the government Suisse orders a general mobilization of its forces;
• the national Law of service (armed forces) is voted with the the United Kingdom.
• the French rooms vote the appropriations of war .

• September 3rd:

• Hitler rejects the allied ultimatum;
• the United Kingdom (at 11 a.m.), the Australia, the New Zealand and the France (at 5 p.m.) declare the war with the Germany;
• the Belgium declares its neutrality while the king Léopold III assumes the command of the Belgian armed forces personally; the general mobilization is declared, 650.000 men must join their units.
• the ship of transport of passenger S Athenia carrying out the crossing of Glasgow to Montreal is run by a Sous-marin U-30.

• September 4th:

• the Royal Air Force attacks the German fleet with Wilhelmshaven and bombards the Canal of Kiel.

• September 5th:

• the the United States declare their neutrality.
• the general Smuts Jan. replaces James Herzog as a Prime Minister of the South Africa.
• the French troops begin a minor offensive towards Saarbrucken to try to relieve Poland by a diversion in the west.

• September 6th:

• the South Africa declares the war with the Germany.
• the Spain declares its neutrality, but Franco gives a secret engagement to Hitler to facilitate the cause of the Axis.
• tactical Attack of the French in the south of Pirmasens to secure a good position vis-a-vis the Siegfried Line.

• September 7th:

• the national act of recording is voted with the the United Kingdom, creating indentity cards and making it possible the government to requisition work.

• September 9th:

• the German troops approach Warsaw.

• September 10th:

• the Canada declares the war with the Germany.

• September 13rd:

• Success of the begun French tactical attack 6; German resistance was quasi non-existent.

• September 16th:

• Warsaw is encircled by the German army.

• September 17th:

• Invasion of the Eastern Poland by the Soviet Union. The Polish government is folded up in Romania where its members are assigned with residence.

• September 26th:

• Decree of dissolution of the French Communist party. The elected officials members of PCF are dislocated their functions.

• September 27th:

• In the town of Warsaw besieged, creation of the organization of resistance SZP (Service for the Victoire of Poland) whose commander is the brigadier general Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski assisted by the colonel Stefan Grot-Rowecki.
• Rendering of Warsaw; the seat of the Polish capital made 10 ' 000 died and 50 ' 000 wounded.

• September 28th:

• the Polish government in exile settles with Paris.
• Pact of friendship germano-Soviet ratifying the division of Poland.

• September 29th:

• Capitulation of Poland vis-a-vis the Germany and the the USSR: Poland is divided between the Soviet Union and Germany.

• September 30th:

• Władysław Raczkiewicz becomes president of the Republic of Poland in exile and names the general Władysław Sikorski with the head of the Polish government in exile.

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