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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Police controlling the crowd in Downing Street, London, where folk assembled to watch ministers leave for the House of Commons where the Premier announced at eleven oÂclock on Sept. 3, 1939, that war had begun, no reply having been received from Berlin to the British Ultimatum. (AP Photo)