On This Day - What happened 2 September 1939 AD

The Battle of Westerplatte is often described as the first battle of the war. Beginning from 1 August till 7 August.

On 2 September 1939 (the day after the start of the war), Goebbels and the Council of Ministers proclaimed it illegal to listen to foreign radio stations. Disseminating news from foreign broadcasts could result in the death penalty.