27 Apr 1939
  • The British government introduced a national conscription policy for 20 and 21-year-old males. ww2dbase [CPC]
  • The British Air Ministry awarded the largest-ever order for a US-built fighter aircraft with an order for 524 Tomahawk fighters. ww2dbase [P-40 Warhawk | AC]
China
  • Japanese troops counterattacked against the Chinese offensive at Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China, engaging in combat south and southeast of the city. ww2dbase [Battle of Nanchang | Nanchang, Jiangxi | CPC]
Czechoslovakia
  • Alois Eliás was named the prime minister of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. ww2dbase [CPC]
Russia
  • Viktor Abakumov was named the head of the UNKVD Directorate of Rostov Oblast, Russia. ww2dbase [Viktor Abakumov | Rostov | CPC]
United States Photo(s) dated 27 Apr 1939
Akagi in Sukumo Bay, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, 27 Apr 1939Kirishima and Akagi in Tsukumo Bay, Japan, 27 Apr 1939USS Ellet (foreground) and USS Benham (background) anchored in the Hudson River during the Presidential Naval Review, New York, United States, 27 Apr 1939; note George Washington Bridge in backgroundUSS Ellet anchored in Hudson River during the Presidential Naval Review, New York, United States, 27 Apr 1939; note motion picture screen rigged over her stern depth charge racks and New Jersey in background
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