United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939)

Poles marching in Warsaw, after Britain declared war on Germany, during invasion of Poland. Banner reads "Long Live England".
Declaration of war
Neville Chamberlain announces war with Germany, 3 September 1939.
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On 3 September 1939, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany—two days after the German invasion of Poland.[1] France also declared war on Germany later the same day.

The state of war was announced to the British public in an 11 AM radio broadcast by the prime minister Neville Chamberlain.

This morning, the British ambassador in Berlin handed the German government a final note stating that unless we heard from them by 11 o'clock that they were prepared at once to withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of war would exist between us. I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received, and that consequently this country is at war with Germany.[2]

  1. ^ "Britain and France declare war on Germany". The History Channel. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Neville Chamberlain's declaration of war".