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| Chief of Staff Gamelin, Maurice Gustave | |
| Sep Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces |
| Commander in Chief Darlan, Jean Francois | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Communist Party Daladier, Edouard | |
| 26th Sep Paris Bans the Communist Party in both France & its colonies |
| Diplomacy Daladier, Edouard | |
| 6th Oct Paris In a French TV broadcast Daladier dismisses Hitler's offer of peace |
| 19th Oct A pact of mutual assistance is signed between Turkey, France & Britain |
| Invasion of Germany Daladier, Edouard | |
| 7th Sep Saar France enters the Saar but does not advance further than a few miles |
| Invasion of Germany Hitler, Adolf | |
| 7th Sep Saar France crosses into the Saar but only advances a few miles |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Daladier, Edouard | |
| 13th Sep Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Minister of State Chautemps, Camille | |
| Appointed Minister of State, 2nd term |
| Mobilization Gamelin, Maurice Gustave | |
| 12th Sep Abbeville Advises the Anglo-French War Council it should distract Germany's invasion of Poland |
| Pact Mutual Assistance Daladier, Edouard | |
| 19th Oct A pact of mutual assistance is signed between Turkey, France & Britain |
| War Cabinet Daladier, Edouard | |
| 13th Sep Paris The French follow Britain's example & set up a War Cabinet |