28 May 1938
- Adolf Hitler ordered the military to prepare for an invasion of Czechoslovakia and ordered the mobilization of 96 divisions; the preparation was to complete by 2 Oct 1938. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Ousted Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg, who had been under house arrest since 12 Mar 1938, was moved to the Gestapo headquarters in Vienna, occupied Austria. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Japanese bombers attacked Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, killing 750 and wounding 1,350. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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