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Military Moments:
North Carolina and the Second World War
The following timeline, prepared by Tom Belton, curator of military history at the North Carolina Museum of History, contains many of the decisive events of World War II and other happenings related to North Carolina's role in the conflict.
1939
| Dates of events specific to North Carolina are marked with * and are in bold. |
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| September 1 |
Germany invades Poland. World War II begins. |
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September 3 |
Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. |
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