5 Oct 1938
  • Japanese troops captured Ruoxi, Jiangxi, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | CPC]
  • Edvard Beneš stepped down as the President of Czechoslovakia. ww2dbase [Edvard Beneš | CPC]
  • Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld was awarded the Luftwaffe Pilot's Badget. ww2dbase [Egmont | CPC]
Germany Photo(s) dated 5 Oct 1938
A Sudeten German woman crying in misery as she gave the Nazi Party salute while two others saluted with happiness, Cheb, Czechoslovakia, 5 Oct 1938

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