26 Oct 1939
  • Kurt Fricke was awarded the Memel Medal. ww2dbase [Kurt Frike | CPC]
Czechoslovakia
  • Jozef Tiso was declared the President of Slovakia. ww2dbase [Jozef Tiso | CPC]
Poland United Kingdom
  • In Britain, the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps was established by Royal Warrant. Made up of volunteers between the ages of 30 and 50 years (many veterans from the Great War) their role would be the construction of defences to turn Britain into an impregnable fortress. During the London Blitz this force would assist the civilian services with bomb damage and rescue. ww2dbase [AC]
Photo(s) dated 26 Oct 1939
Hitler Youth members at the inauguration of Gauleiter Arthur Greiser and Minister Wilhelm Frick, Posen, Germany, Oct 1939Hitler Youth members marching during the inauguration of Arthur Greiser and Wilhelm Frick, Posen, Germany, Oct 1939

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