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1920

November

15
- The creation of the Free City of DanzigOn 15 November 1920 the Free City of Danzig was proclaimed under League of Nations protection. A German city with Polish rights in its port satisfied no one.

1939

March

21
- German demands on PolandOn 21 March 1939 Ribbentrop renewed to Ambassador Lipski the demand for Danzig and an extraterritorial route across Pomerania, now under time pressure.

April

03
- Key eventFall WeissOn 3 April 1939 the OKW chief Wilhelm Keitel issued the Case White directive. The Wehrmacht was to be ready to attack Poland at any time from 1 September.

July

10
- Chamberlain on DanzigOn 10 July 1939 Chamberlain told the House of Commons that an attempt to seize Danzig threatening Polish independence would trigger the British guarantee.

August

30
- The German ultimatum to PolandHitler demanded that a Polish plenipotentiary come to Berlin by 30 August. At midnight Ribbentrop read Henderson 16 points that were never passed to Poland.

September

01

1945

March

30
- Key eventThe capture of DanzigOn 30 March 1945 the 2nd Belorussian Front and Polish tank crews took Gdańsk. The Main Town lay in ruins, much of it burned after the fighting had ended.