3 Jun 1938
- Seishiro Itagaki was appointed the War Minister of Japan. ww2dbase [Seishiro Itagaki | CPC]
- Ludwig Beck sent a message to German Army chief Walther von Brauchitsch, noting his concern that an invasion of Czechoslovakia would trigger military reaction by the western powers, which would spell doom for Germany. ww2dbase [Munich Conference and the Annexation of Sudetenland | Ludwig Beck | Walther von Brauchitsch | CPC]
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