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    1939 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1939. 1939 (MCMXXXIX)...
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  • The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten Best Picture-nominated films that year include classics in multiple...
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    Campaign, Polish Campaign, War of Poland of 1939, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland...
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    World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two major alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers...
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    The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). An adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy...
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  • Europe at War 1939–1945: No Simple Victory is a history book about World War II in Europe, written by the English historian Norman Davies and first published...
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    1939 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in September 1939: 1:40 AM: At...
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    non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union and invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, launching World War II in Europe. In alliance with Italy and other Axis...
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    Guerre 1939–1945 (English: War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the Croix de Guerre created on 26 September 1939 to honour...
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    boulevards, Warsaw was bombed and besieged at the start of World War II in 1939. Much of the historic city was destroyed and its diverse population decimated...
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