Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff for Security by Himmler in Poland
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1939 in Germany — Page 10
Explore 416 historical events and records for Germany in 1939.
Historical records for Germany in 1939
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Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Luftflotte IV in Poland
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Luftflotte IV in Poland
Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff, IV Corps during the invasion of Poland. Appointed Chief of Staff of the Sixthteenth Army
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Sixteenth Army
Colonel
Appointed Colonel
Commander of Army Group C
Appointed Commander of Army Group C to defend the Reich against France
Commander of Army Group C
Appointed Commander of Army Group C to defend the Reich against France
Commander of Army Group North
Appointed Commander of Army Group North for the invasion of Poland
Commander of Army Group North
Appointed Commander of Army Group North for the invasion of Poland
Commander of Army Group South
Appointed Commander of the Army Group South
Commander of Army Group South
Appointed Commander of the Army Group South
Commander of Fourteenth Army
Appointed Commander of the 14th Army during the invasion of Poland
Commander of Fourteenth Army
Appointed Commander of the 14th Army during the invasion of Poland
Commander of HQ
Appointed Commander of Hitler's HQ for the occupation of Prague
Commander of HQ
Appointed Commander of Hitler's personal HQ on the outbreak of war
Commander of Sixteenth Corps
Appointed Commander XIX Panzer Corps
Commander of Totenkopf
Appointed Commander of the Totenkopfe of the Waffen SS
Commander of Totenkopf
Appointed Commander of the Totenkopfe of the Waffen SS
Commission
Appointed Defence Commissioner for Defence District VI
Constitution of Germany
The SD, the Gestapo, and the Criminal Police are unified under one office, the Reich Central Security Office RSHA, which is placed under Heydrichs control
Deputy Fuhrer
Appointed Hitler's successor
Deputy Head of State
Appointed second in succession to the head of State behind Hitler
Economy of Germany
Hitler agrees Speers request to centralize iron & stell distribution via the GBI
Eighth Army
September leads the eighth army into Posen
Euthanasia
Appointed Joint Chief of the Euthanasia Programme by Hitler
FMG
Creates a formation out of the 3rd & 10th Panzer & 2nd & Twentieth motorised Divisions
Freya Radar
Develops German radar equipment used for aircraft detection.
Freya Radar
Freya early-warning radar supports German air defence.
Gauleiter
Appointed Gauleiter of Thuringia
Gestapo
The SD, the Gestapo, and the Criminal Police are unified under one office, the Reich Central Security Office RSHA, which is placed under Heydrichs control
Gestapo
The SD, the Gestapo, and the Criminal Police are unified under one office, the Reich Central Security Office RSHA, which is placed under Heydrichs control
International Agreement at Berlin
Recieves the Czech Foreign Secretary Chvalkovsky & threatens the breakup of Czech. Sets up an independent Ruthenia rather than agree its annexation by Hungary
Invasion of Czech
Leads the invasion of Czech
Invasion of Poland
Commands Lufftflotte 1 which provides most of the air support
Invasion of Poland
Chief of Staff to the Army Group South under General Gerd von Rundstedt
Invasion of Poland
Involved in the Polish campaign
Invasion of Poland
Chief of Staff of IV Corps during the invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland
Helps plan the Invasion of Poland. Brought out of retirement for the invasion of Poland
Invention of Jet Aircraft
Invents the first jet aircraft, the He178
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