21 Sep 1939
Germany

Germany
- The work on light cruiser N ceased at Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. ww2dbase [Kriegsmarinewerft | N | Wilhelmshaven, Weser-Ems | CPC]
- 60,000 survivors of the Polish Southern Army surrendered at Tomaszov and Zamosz, Poland. ww2dbase [Invasion of Poland | TH]
- Reinhard Heydrich authorized the formation of Jewish ghettos in Poland, each governed by a Judenrat (Jewish Council); the ghettos were to be formed in large Polish cities with access to major railroads. He also authorized the formation of Einsatzgruppen. ww2dbase [Reinhard Heydrich | CPC]
- Julien Bryan departed Warsaw, Poland. ww2dbase [Julien Bryan | Warsaw | CPC]
- Romanian Prime Minister Armand Calinescu was assassinated by fascists for his sympathetic treatment of Poles. ww2dbase [AC]
- President Franklin Roosevelt told the US Congress that the United States should relax its neutrality laws to enable its arms manufacturers to sell to belligerent countries. ww2dbase [Franklin Roosevelt | Washington | AC]


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