31 Oct 1938
- Cruiser Köln began five months of repairs and refitting at Kiel, Germany. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Poland noted to the Germans that Danzig was to remain independent, and that Poland was not interested in signing the Anti-Comintern Pact. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Lieutenant-General Alan Brooke took over command of the newly created Anti-Aircraft Corps with responsibility for inspection, training and discipline, while the actual operational control was vested in the Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command, Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, since the handling of the air defences demanded the closest co-operation between fighter pilots, guns and searchlights. ww2dbase [Main Article | AC]
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