Today marks the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II. The late edition of the Milwaukee Journal for that day, shown above, carries this AP report:

German troops and warplanes invaded Poland Friday after Nazi annexation of Danzig was proclaimed.

Poland immediately called for aid from Great Britain and France.

Prime Minister Chamberlain announced that Britain and France would fulfill their obligations to Poland unless Germany withdraws immediately.

King George VI signed an order in council for complete British army, navy, and air force mobilization.

The attack was reported to have begun at 9:00 AM local time in Poland, 2:00 AM U.S. central time.  Accordingly, the final edition of the paper shown above was preceded by the Extra edition shown below, which probably hit the streets in the early afternoon.

For more headlines, view our post from the 75th anniversary.