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douggie
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September 1st, 1939, at 4:45am 1.5 million German troops invaded Poland along their controlled 1750 mile border. The German Luftwaffe bombed Polish airfields while U-Boats attacked Polish naval vessels. German leader Adolf Hitler claimed it to be a defensive action. On September 3rd Britain and France declared war on Germany beginning WWII.
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