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France and Britain Demand German Troop Withdrawal or War
France warned Germany that if troops remain in Poland, France will invoke the Franco Polish pact and go to war. Berlin received no reply by 12:20 p m EDT as France prepared decrees to declare war at 5 p m if Germany stays silent. Poland resists invasion with 1500 casualties and reports of cities bombed by German air raids. Britain declares war on Germany. Chamberlain announces Britain is at war as King George VI and the empire mobilize. Events unfold with air raid sirens, broadcasts, and diplomatic messages from Paris, London, Berlin, and Warsaw.
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Paris
France
Germany
Georges Bennet
Robert Coulondre
Wilhelmstrasse
Poland
Coulondre
Foreign Office
Albert Lebrun
Warsaw
East Prussia
Noa
Berlin
Obozoga Street
Wola
London
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Chamberlain
No. 10
Downing Street
George
Privy Council
British Broadcasting Co
Nevile Henderson
United Kingdom