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France and United Kingdom
Monday Sep 4, 1939
World War II
France and Britain declared war on Germany
France and United Kingdom
Monday Sep 4, 1939
The United Kingdom responded with an ultimatum to Germany to cease military operations, and on 3 September, after the ultimatum was ignored, France and Britain, along with their empires, declared war on Germany. The alliance provided no direct military support to Poland, outside of a cautious French probe into the Saarland.

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Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Monday Sep 4, 1939
Alan Turing
Turing Reported To Bletchley Park
Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Monday Sep 4, 1939
On 4 September 1939, the day after the UK declared war on Germany, Turing reported to Bletchley Park, the wartime station of GC&CS.

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