24 Sep 1938
  • German Army chief Walther von Brauchitsch married Charlotte Rueffer. ww2dbase [Walther von Brauchitsch | CPC]
  • As Neville Chamberlain departed Bad Godesberg, Germany to return to London, England, United Kingdom, Adolf Hitler promised him that the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia would be the last German territorial demand in Europe. In France, the French government rejected the latest German demands; the French military partially mobilized in preparation for war. ww2dbase [Munich Conference and the Annexation of Sudetenland | CPC]
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  • Ancon was launched at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. She was sponsored by the wife of Secretary of War Harry Woodring. ww2dbase [Ancon | Quincy, Massachusetts | CPC]

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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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