On September 1st, 1939, Adolph Hitler's Germany Army elements crossed onto neighboring Polish soil in an effort to conquer the sovereign nation. The event forced British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to officially declare the United Kingdom to be at war with Germany. Hitler's forces used a combination of fast-moving armor and quick-reaching airborne tactics to put the hapless Poles into full retreat. This method of warfare was dubbed Blitzkrieg - or "Lightning War" - due to its highly-effective coordinated attacks via land and air. To add to the Poles problems, the Soviet Union, now apparently in a loose alliance with the Germans, launched their own invasion along the east side of the country in hopes of dividing the spoils of war between them. The population of the globe would now watch and await the outcome of these brazen events in Europe - soon to overtake the entire world.