21 May 1938
  • Gneisenau was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Gneisenau | CPC]
Germany
  • British Ambassador Nevile Henderson met with German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop twice in Berlin, Germany on this date in regards to the tension over Czechoslovakia. British Foreign Minister Lord Halifax likewise met with German Ambassador Herbert von Dirksen in Berlin, Germany. ww2dbase [Munich Conference and the Annexation of Sudetenland | Berlin | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 21 May 1938
Launching of Hohenfels, Vulkan shipyard, Bremen, Germany, 21 May 1938Merchant ship Hohenfels shortly after launching, Vulkan shipyard, Bremen, Germany, 21 May 1938

21 May 1938 Interactive Map

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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