- Germans begin using blitzkrieg warfare
- British and french declare war on sept. 3, 1939
- Russia joins and occupies eastern half of poland on 17, september 1939
- War ends on 29 of sept. 1939
The Phony War
- Term to describe lack of action after INvasion of Poland
- Ends in April 1940
- during this time the 'winter war' between Finland Russia
- French make small attack into the Saarland