There are conflicting historical dates given. Does anyone know precisely when it started? Thanks.
2007-07-17 12:35:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
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2007-07-17 13:34:52 · update #1
In September of 1939.
Depending which event you consider to be the real beginning of world war II, you could either say September 1, or September 3 of 1939, to pinpoint it.
On September 1, Hitler invades Germany.
On September 3, the Allies declare war on Germany.
2007-07-17 12:41:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To be precise, at approximately 4:30 am German time, Hitler ordered his generals to launch the blitzkrieg against Poland on the Eastern front. The date: September 1, 1939.
2007-07-17 22:02:19 · answer #2 · answered by Marko Ramius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no conflict....Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939....within two days Britain and France jumped to Poland's defense, and World War II was under way in Europe.
2007-07-17 20:17:45 · answer #3 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On September 3, 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany as a result of the German invasion of Poland. France and Great Britain had an agreement with Poland that they would declare war if Germany invaded Poland, and so the Second World War began.
2007-07-17 20:12:45 · answer #4 · answered by John 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1939
2007-07-17 19:43:37 · answer #5 · answered by ludo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally speaking WW2 started in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland.
2007-07-17 19:42:14 · answer #6 · answered by rz1971 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Europe it was 1939. For the US it was right after Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941 ("a day that will live in infamy" FDR).
2007-07-17 19:57:34 · answer #7 · answered by Dawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it started with the Phony War in 1938, actually hostilities in Europe started in 1939.
The US did not enter the war until 1941 following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
2007-07-17 19:43:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anna Og 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1939.
2007-07-17 19:42:57 · answer #9 · answered by Vanilla Princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends for whom?...for germany it was started in september 1939 in the European Theater.
2007-07-17 19:46:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋