On This Day September 12th 1939

September 12th 1939

The Battle of Lwów begins. The Wehrmacht and the Red Army battle for control of the Polish city.

The Battle of Lwow. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

In Abbeville, France, the Anglo-French Supreme War Council meet for the first time.

In Canada, the Minister of National Revenue, James Lorimer, introduces a new tax of 20% on income in order to increase revenue to pay for the costs of war. There are also tax increases announced on alcohol, tea, coffee and cigarettes.

In Britain, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in England after being evacuated from France. Louis Mountbatten brought them back on board HMS Kelly. The couple stay with Major Edward Dudley 'Fruity' Metcalfe at his country house, Coleman's Hatch, situated in the Ashdown Forest in Sussex. This is their first visit back to Britain since Edward's abdication in 1936.

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