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Appointed General of the Artillery
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1939 in Germany
Explore 416 historical events and records for Germany in 1939.
Historical records for Germany in 1939
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January
Reform of Royal Succession
Jews have to add the name Israel to their signature
Jewish Emigration
Hermann Goering Appoints Reinhard Heydrich as Head of Jewish Emigration
Jewish Emigration
Hermann Goering Appoints Reinhard Heydrich as Head of Jewish Emigration
President of Germany
Appointed President of the Reichsbank
Final Solution
Prior to the beginning of World War II, during a speech (the six year anniversary of his accession to power), Hitler foretold the coming Holocaust of European Jewry
Foreign Policy Statement at Berlin
Makes a speech praising the Italian Government & its leader Mussolini
Holocaust
Prior to the beginning of World War II, during a speech (the six year anniversary of his accession to power), Hitler foretold the coming Holocaust of European Jewry
Dismissal
Schacht is dismissed as President of the Reichsbank
Dismissal
Schacht is dismissed as President of the Reichsbank
Recieves the Czech Foreign Secretary Chvalkovsky & threatens the breakup of Czech
Recieves the Czech Foreign Secretary Chvalkovsky & threatens the breakup of Czech
Reform of Labour Service
All women under 25 are required to do 1 year labour service
February
Fission Energy Interpretation
With Otto Frisch, explains uranium fission and estimates the large energy release using mass-energy equivalence.
Visit to Berlin
The Slovak leader Tuka visits Hitler & "lays the future of my people in your hands"
German Labour Front (DAF)
Now working for the DAF, Porsche built a new Volkswagen factory at Fallersleben, at a huge cost which was partly met by raiding the DAF's accumulated assets and misappropriating the dues paid by DAF members.
German Labour Front (DAF)
The DAF and KdF's most ambitious program was the "people's car," the Volkswagen, originally a project undertaken at Hitler's request by the car-maker Ferdinand Porsche.
German Labour Front (DAF)
The Volkswagen was sold to German workers on an installment plan, and the first models appeared in February 1939
German Labour Front (DAF)
The party, he said, had taken over where private industry had failed, because of the "short-sightedness, malevolence, profiteering and stupidity" of the business class.
German Labour Front (DAF)
When the German car industry was unable to meet Hitler's demand that the Volkswagen be sold at 1,000 Reichsmarks or less, the project was taken over by the DAF. This brought Ley's old socialist tendencies back into prominence.
German Labour Front (DAF)
Working for the DAF, Porsche built a new Volkswagen factory at Fallersleben, at a huge cost partly met by raiding the DAF's accumulated assets and misappropriating the dues paid by DAF members
Volkswagen
Brought Ley's socialist tendencies back into prominence. The party he said had taken over where private industry had failed, because of the "short-sightedness, malevolence, profiteering and stupidity" of the business class
Volkswagen
The DAF and KDF's most ambitious program is the "people's car," the Volkswagen, originally a project undertaken at Hitler's request by Ferdinand Porsche
Volkswagen
The Volkswagen is sold to German workers on an installment plan, the first models appear in February 1939
Volkswagen
When the German car industry is unable to meet Hitler's demand that the Volkswagen be sold at 1,000 Reichsmarks or less, the project is taken over by the DAF
Volkswagen
Working for the DAF, Porsche built a new Volkswagen factory at Fallersleben, at a huge cost partly met by raiding the DAF's accumulated assets and misappropriating the dues paid by DAF members
March
Czech President Hacha dismisses the Ruthenian Government from office
The Czech President Hacha dismisses the Ruthenian Government from office
Czech President Hacha dismisses the Slovak Government from office
The Czech President Hacha dismisses the Slovak Government from office
Invasion of Bohemia
Hitler's government began the occupation of the remainder of Czechoslovakia during the period from 10 to 16 March.
Invasion of Bohemia
The remainder of Czechoslovakia is occupied, 10-16 March
Invasion of Czech
Allied appeasement ends when Germany occupies the remainder of Czech, Bohemia-Moravia
Invasion of Czech
Hitler's occupation of the remainder of the Czech lands ended the policy of Allied appeasement described in the source records.
Independence of Germany
Slovakia proclaims its independence
Independence of Slovakia
Slovakia proclaims its independence
Invasion of Slovakia
Announces Hungarian troop movements on the Slovak-Hungarian border
Rule of Slovakia
Hitler advises Jozef Tiso to declare Slovakias independence in order to prevent its partition by Hungary and Poland
Capture of Ostrava
German troops occupy Ostrava while Hacha visits Hitler in an attempt to save Czech
Hacha is forced to sign a communique placing Czech people in the
Hacha is forced to sign a communique placing "Czech people in the hands of the Fuhrer"
Hacha is forced to sign a communique placing Czech people in the
Hacha is forced to sign a communique placing "Czech people in the hands of the Fuhrer"
Independence of Germany
Visited by Tiso & Durcansky, Hitler demands the separation of Slovakia from Czech
Independence of Germany
When Slovak deputies meet Tiso reads out a declaration of independence
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