History 1939

Sep 27, 1939: Warsaw, Poland, surrenders to German troops. Eastern Poland occupied by Soviet Union. The Germans began their campaign against the Jews of Poland--herding them to live in ghettos in big cities.

Nov 30, 1939: Soviet Union invades Finland.

Dec, 1939: Submarine war began when a German submarine U-30 fired on and sunk a British passenger ship. The period between July and October 1940 became know as the “Happy Time” for German submarines. America entered the war and provided escorts and air coverage and by 1943 the tide turned.