War Is Declared: 20 Photos From September 3 1939

ON September 3, 1939, Britian delcared war on Germany:

Britain and France are at war with Germany following the invasion of Poland two days ago. At 1115 BST the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, announced the British deadline for the withdrawal of German troops from Poland had expired.

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A close-up of the crowd, some of them with their gas masks with them, cheer the premier and the new first Lord of the admiralty, Winston Churchill, as they leave after the first meeting of the war cabinet on the following the declaration of war with Germany, Sept. 3, 1939. (AP Photo)