1939 WWII Timeline

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History

Scharnhorst Battleship
Commissioned 7 January 1939



Otto Ciliax
Takes command of the Battleship Scharnhorst on 7 January 1939 to 23 September 1939



Lützow Heavy cruiser
Launched 7 January 1939



Bismarck Battleship
Launched 14 February 1939



Tirpitz Battleship
Launched 1 April 1939



Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann
Takes command of the Battleship Scharnhorst on 23 September 1939 to 31 March 1942



On 14th October U-47 commanded by Günther Prien attacks a strongly defended naval base of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands and sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak.

Adolf Hitler On 14th December orders (OKW) the supreme command of the German armed forces to prepare a preliminary study of plans for an invasion of Norway



Admiral Graf Spee
Scuttled 17 December 1939



Hans Langsdorff
Commanding the Graf Spee commits suicide on 20th December so as not to disgrace the German Navy.

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