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Wolverhampton
and World War II
War is Declared
Just over twenty
years after the 'war to end all wars' finished Britain found itself
at war with Germany again.

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Express
and Star, 2nd September 1939
When war was
declared in September 1939 the citizens of Wolverhampton and the
surrounding areas reflected the views of many British citizens at
the time: they were ready to take on the German government.


Extract
from Express and Star, 4th September 1939
The general
attitude of the people was " Now we are in it, we must play
our part in securing victory".



Extract
from Express and Star, 4th September 1939
As with
the start of the First World War it did not take long before the
recruitment
posters began to appear.

Extract
from Express and Star, 12th September 1939
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