WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO NOVEMBER 1939
Find out what all happened January to November 1939

The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power. (25. August 1939)

World War II: Canada declares war on Nazi Germany, joining the Allies – France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. (10. September 1939)

World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic. (3. September 1939)

The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of Slovak air force in the city of Spišská Nová Ves, kills 13 people and began the Slovak–Hungarian War. (23. March 1939)

Faisal II becomes King of Iraq. (4. April 1939)

World War II: Germany's invasion of Poland ends with the surrender of Polesia army after the Battle of Kock (6. October 1939)

Spanish Civil War – Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona. (26. January 1939)

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland after their invasion during World War II. (28. September 1939)

Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans. (8. November 1939)

Judge Joseph Force Crater, known as the "Missingest Man in New York", is declared legally dead. (6. June 1939)

World War II: The submarine HMS Oxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss. (10. September 1939)

Holocaust: the last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany are closed. (6. July 1939)

World War II: Sonderaktion Krakau takes place. (6. November 1939)

World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II. (1. September 1939)

The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland. (14. October 1939)

Burmese national hero U Ottama dies in prison after a hunger strike to protest Britain's colonial government. (9. September 1939)

After a one-month Siege of Warsaw, hostile Nazi forces enter the city. (1. October 1939)

World War II: A German U-boat U 29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous. (17. September 1939)

Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considered himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball. (4. July 1939)

The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California. (15. August 1939)