Date: February 10, 1939
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World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end. Date: September 28, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 28 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Nazi Germany Anti-Jewish Laws Close Last Jewish Businesses, July 6, 1939Soviet Invasion of Poland…
Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe. Date: August 31, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 31 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today)…
The Battle of the River Plate is fought off the coast of Uruguay; the first naval battle of World War II. The Kriegsmarine's Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with three Royal Navy cruisers: HMSΒ Ajax, HMNZSΒ Achilles and HMSΒ Exeter. Date: December 13, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 13…
Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister. Date: June 24, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 24 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 19391939 Liechtenstein Putsch: VBDL March on Vaduz, March 24, 1939New York Municipal Airport…
Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises. Date: July 6, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 6 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Heinkel He 100 Sets World Airspeed Record, March 30, 1939HMS Rawalpindi Sunk by…
World War II: German battleship Bismarck is launched. Date: February 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 14 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Norway Claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica, January 14, 1939Germany and Italy Sign Pact of Steel, May…