19 Oct 1939

Pacific Ocean
  • American gunboat Erie arrived off Manzanillo, Mexico on neutrality patrol to monitor movements of German freighter Havelland. ww2dbase [CPC]
Poland
  • Western Poland was incorporated into the Großdeutsches Reich, but not Germany itself, as the General Government. ww2dbase [TH, CPC]
Photo(s) dated 19 Oct 1939
Men of British 4th Royal Tank Regiment and Matilda I tank at a farm, Acq, France, 19 Oct 1939Men of British 4th Royal Tank Regiment and Matilda I tanks, Acq, France, 19 Oct 1939

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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