16 Sep 1938
China

China
- Japanese troops captured the city of Shang, Hubei Province, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | Shang, Hubei | CPC]
- The forerunner of the modern day Volkswagen car company was renamed to Volkswagenwerk GmbH. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Neville Chamberlain departed Germany and returned to London, England, United Kingdom. In the evening, he held a cabinet meeting to discuss the German demands on Czechoslovakia. ww2dbase [Munich Conference and the Annexation of Sudetenland | London, England | CPC]


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