As in 1914, it was significant because Canada declared war as an independent nation, not as a British colony. It was an assertion of national identity and self-determination, and a clear statement that only Canada could send Canadians to war. It was also an expression of unity and support for the European allies.
On 1 September 1939, German forces attacked Poland. On 3 September 1939, Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany.
Germany invaded poland. It was the last straw for the rest of europe and they declared war on germany.
In the 1930's, Britain and France had a defence agreement with Poland. On 1 September 1939, German forces attacked Poland, so on 3 September 1939 Britain and France declared war on Germany.
When it first started in 1st september 1939, they declared on germany along with britain
no the beginning of the second world war (ww2) was the 1st of September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland Britain and France declared war !!!
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Canada declared war on Germany on September 10, 1939.
Canada declared war on Germany on September 9, 1939, in response to Germany invasion of Poland.
Britain's declaration of war on Nazi Germany led to the Canadian Corps' involvement. So technically, Canada declared war on Nazi Germany.
September 10, 1939, Canada declared War on Germany in WWII
Canada chose to enter WWII independently from Great Britain partly as a display of its sovereignty, but there were other factors that influenced this decision. Canada had automatically entered into WWI when Great Britain declared war, as Canada was then a dominion of the British Empire. However, since the signing of the Statute of Westminster in 1931, Canada had gained legislative independence from Great Britain. As a result, when Great Britain declared war on September 1, 1939, Canada was not automatically a part of that declaration. The Canadian parliament debated the issue, and a formal state of war was declared by Canada on September 10, 1939.
In 1939, Canada waited a week to declare war on Germany to show independence from Great Britain. When Britain declared war on Germany in 1914, Canada was automatically included as part of the "British Empire". Thanks largely to the efforts and success of Canada's troops in WWI at places like Vimy Ridge, Canada began to consider herself an independent nation rather than simply a "Dominion".
World War I:When Great Britain declared war on Germany on August 4th, 1914 Canada's status as subservient to Great Britain meant that it too was now at war.World War II:Britain declared war on Germany after the German invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939. Canada followed suit, one week after Great Britain, on the tenth of the month.
The independent British Commonwealth countries, except for the Irish Free State (as it was then), stood by Britain. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa all declared war on Germany in September 1939.
England declared war with Germany in September 1939.
While the start of the war is generally held to be September 1st 1939, with the German invasion of Poland, it was on September 3rd 1939, that England; Scotland; Wales; Northern Ireland; France; Canada and Australia officially declared war on Germany. The official German surrender was signed at Rheims in France on May, 7th 1945.
September 1st 1939 Germany declared war on Poland. To honour the treaty between Poland, France and UK, France and UK declared war on Germany.