23 Oct 1939
- HMS Edinburgh departed Rosyth, Scotland, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- British light cruiser HMS Orion and Canadian destroyer HMCS Saguenay intercepted German tanker Emmy Friedrich; Emmy Friedrich's crew scuttled the ship to avoid capture. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Life Magazine published 15 of war time photographs of Warsaw, Poland taken by Julien Bryan. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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