17 Dec 1939 Canada
  • The Governments of Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada signed the Air Training Agreement (Riverdale Agreement) in Ottowa, Ontario, Canada, thereby establishing the creation of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan (joined further by facilities in South Africa, Southern Rhodesia and the United States) for the joint training of military air crews. ww2dbase [Ottowa, Ontario | AC]
Germany
  • Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" was operational at Jever, Germany. ww2dbase [Jever | CPC]
Uruguay Photo(s) dated 17 Dec 1939
Finnish soldier dragging a box of ammunition on the eastern side of the Kollaa River, Russia, 17 Dec 1939Soviet T-26 M1937 tank east of the Kollaa River in northern Russia, 17 Dec 1939Admiral Graf Spee burning at River Plate just off Montevideo, Uruguay, 17 Dec 1939

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