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France’s entry into the war — The declaration of war on Germany, 3 September 1939
Poland invaded on 1 September, the ultimatums expired on the 3rd: Britain at eleven, France at five in the afternoon. Twenty years after Versailles, the twenty-year armistice Foch had foretold had run out — and the Phoney War began. (Editorial synthesis)
France’s entry into the war took place on 3 September 1939. (source: BnF and Ministère des Armées)
France’s entry into the war ended in the Second World War begun — twenty years after Versailles. (source: Ministère des Armées)
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