WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 1939
Find out what all happened September to November 1939

World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic. (3. September 1939)

World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies. (3. September 1939)

World War II: a Bristol Blenheim is the first British aircraft to cross the German coast following the declaration of war and German ships are bombed. (4. September 1939)

World War II: A German U-boat U 29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous. (17. September 1939)

World War II: The Battle of Barking Creek. (6. September 1939)

The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated. (15. October 1939)

NBC broadcasts the first televised American football game between the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets and the Fordham Rams. Fordham won the game 34-7. (30. September 1939)

Warsaw surrenders to Nazi Germany during World War II. (28. September 1939)

World War II: First attack on British territory by the German Luftwaffe. (16. October 1939)

World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II. (1. September 1939)

Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. In addition, all Czech universities are shut down and over 1200 Czech students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic. (17. November 1939)

World War II: South Africa declares war on Germany. (6. September 1939)

Taisto Mäki becomes the first man to run the 10,000 metres in under 30 minutes, in a time of 29:52.6 (17. September 1939)

General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army. (1. September 1939)

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland after their invasion during World War II. (28. September 1939)

World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, the country's first independent declaration of war (11. September 1939)

World War II: Germany annexes Western Poland. (8. October 1939)

In Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial. (15. November 1939)

The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland. (14. October 1939)

After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile Nazi forces enter the city. (1. October 1939)