10 Oct 1938
  • After three days of heavy fighting, the enveloped Japanese 106th Division was largely wiped out by Chinese troops at the Battle of Wanjialing in Jiangxi, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | CPC]
Spain
  • Walter Grabmann shot down a SB-2 bomber over Spain. ww2dbase [Walter Grabmann | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 10 Oct 1938
Hitler being welcomed by a crowd in Sudetenland, recently annexed into German borders, Oct 1938Panzer IV Ausf. A tanks parading in Sudetenland, Germany (annexed from Czechoslovakia), Oct 1938Men of the para-military Sudetendeutsche Freikorps lining up to greet Hitler who was scheduled to arrive shortly, Niemes, Sudetenland, Germany, 10 Oct 1938

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