5 Jan 1939
- Kiichiro Hiranuma became the 35th Prime Minister of Japan. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Adolf Hitler met Polish Foreign Minister Józef Beck at Berchtesgaden in southern Germany and, in a friendly manner, mentioned that Danzig was German, and it was in his interest to one day see it return within German borders. ww2dbase [The Danzig Crisis | CPC]
- Hachiro Arita stepped down as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. ww2dbase [Hachiro Arita | CPC]
- Prince Jean was formally styled Hereditary Grand Duke. ww2dbase [Jean | ]
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