Nuclear Fission
Confirms uranium fission experimentally with Meitne
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1939 in Austria
Explore 24 historical events and records for Austria in 1939.
Historical records for Austria in 1939
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January
Term Nuclear Fission
Introduces the term nuclear fission while explaining the splitting of uranium nuclei with Lise Meitner.
July
Czech Jewish Emigration Bureau
Extends the Vienna model into the Protectorate.
Prague Emigration Office
Creates a Central Office for Jewish Emigration in Prague.
September
Death of Sigmund Freud
Death of Sigmund Freud. A heavy cigar smoker, Freud endured more than 30 operations during his life due to oral cancer, he prevailes on his doctor and friend Max Schur to assist him in suicide
Health of Sigmund Freud
A heavy cigar smoker, Freud endured more than 30 operations during his life due to oral cancer, he prevailes on his doctor and friend Max Schur to assist him in suicide
Suicide
A heavy cigar smoker, Freud endured more than 30 operations during his life due to oral cancer, he prevailes on his doctor and friend Max Schur to assist him in suicide
Suicide
A heavy cigar smoker, Freud endured more than 30 operations during his life due to oral cancer, he prevailes on his doctor and friend Max Schur to assist him in suicide
Burial
Freuds body is cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in England during a service attended by Austrian refugees, including the author Stefan Zweig
RSHA Created
Moves into the Reich Security Main Office structure.
Security Agencies Consolidated
His work becomes part of the centralized Nazi security bureaucracy.
October
Berlin Deportation Administration
Coordinates forced emigration and emerging deportation policy.
First Mass Deportation Experiment
The failed project becomes an early mass-deportation experiment.
Nisko Deportations
Organizes deportations from Vienna and Moravia toward Nisko.
Reich Emigration Office Leadership
Takes leadership of the Reich Central Office for Jewish Emigration.
Other events (month unknown)
Ghent Appointment
Takes a temporary academic position at the University of Ghent before moving to Ireland.
Invasion of Poland
Appointed Commander of the Luftflotte Four in Poland & the Balkans
Invasion of Poland
Joins in the invasion of Poland after the XVII Army Corps is transferred to Silesia
IVA 4B
Appointed Head of the IVA 4B Nazi Burueau which deals with "Jewish affairs"
IVA 4B
Appointed Head of the IVA 4B Nazi Burueau which deals with "Jewish affairs"
Luftflotte Four
Appointed Commander of the Luftflotte Four in Poland & the Balkans
Moses and Monotheism
Publication of "Moses and Monotheism" (Der Mann Moses und die monotheistische Religion)
Moses and Monotheism" (Der Mann Moses und die monotheistische Religion)
Publication of "Moses and Monotheism" (Der Mann Moses und die monotheistische Religion)
Move to Dublin
Moves to Dublin after receiving an invitation to help establish a new centre for advanced theoretical research in Ireland.
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