14 Apr 1939

Germany
  • The construction of battleship H was ordered. ww2dbase [H | CPC]
  • The construction of battleship J was ordered. ww2dbase [J | CPC]
United States
  • Franklin Roosevelt wrote to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in attempt to maintain peace, asking them to guarantee the borders of 31 countries for at least 10 years. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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