14 Nov 1935
  • After lengthy argument a supplement to the German Citizenship law was published, which laid down that a German with two Jewish grandparents, who was himself an orthodox Jew, or was married to a Jew, or was the offspring of a marriage with a Jew, was Jewish under the law. However all other half or quarter Jews were still German citizens. Those who were considered Jews under this supplement were denied voting rights and forbidden to hold public office, regardless of whether he was a WW1 veteran (who had enjoyed special privileges previously despite being Jewish). ww2dbase [Main Article | AC]
United Kingdom
  • In Great Britain the Conservative Party was returned to power in the General Election with a very large majority of 247 members. Many voters had decided that Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's new Government ought to support the general opinion that sanctions should be imposed on Italy for its acts of aggression. ww2dbase [AC]
United States
  • The Fleet Marine Force units of the US Marine Corps stationed at San Diego, California, United States participated in a two-day exercise with the US Navy fleet on the west coast of the United States. ww2dbase [CPC]

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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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