French declaration of war on Germany (1939)

On 3 September 1939—two days after the German invasion of Poland—France declared war on Nazi Germany according to its defensive treaty with Poland, when France's ultimatum to Germany, issued the previous day, expired at 17:00. This occurred hours after the United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany.[1][2]

Newspaper Paris-soir announcing French declaration of war on Germany

See also

References
  1. Beevor, Antony (2012). The Second World War. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-08407-9.
  2. Overy, Richard (2010). 1939: Countdown to War. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-101-50041-5.
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