On This Day - What happened 3 September 1939 AD - Historydraft

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United Kingdom and France
Sunday Sep 3, 1939
Adolf Hitler
Britain and France declared war on Germany
United Kingdom and France
Sunday Sep 3, 1939
In response, Britain and France declared war on Germany on 3 September.

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London, England, United Kingdom
Sunday Sep 3, 1939
Winston Churchill
Winston is back
London, England, United Kingdom
Sunday Sep 3, 1939
On 3 September 1939, the day Britain declared war on Germany, Chamberlain reappointed Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty and he joined Chamberlain's war cabinet. Churchill later claimed that the Board of the Admiralty sent a signal to the Fleet: "Winston is back".

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