Wilhelm
Gustloff Hospital ship
Launched 5 May 1937
On 7 May 1937, The German Condor Legion Fighter Group, equipped
with
Heinkel
He 51 biplanes, arrived in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's
forces in the Spanish Civil War.
Z4
Richard Beitzen Destroyer
Commissioned 13 May 1937
Latona
Hospital ship
Commissioned 16 May 1937
M2
Minesweeper
Launched 20 May 1937
On 21 May 1937, As one of the reprisals for the attempted
assassination of Italian viceroy Rodolfo Graziani, a detachment
of Italian troops massacres the entire community of Debre
Libanos, killing 297 monks and 23 laymen.
Volkswagen
was founded on 28 May 1937 as the Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung
des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH (Society for the preparation
of the German People's Car, abbreviated to Gezuvor) by the
National Socialist Deutsche Arbeitsfront (German Labour Front).
The purpose was production of a vehicle that could hold two
adults and three children and be able to reach a top speed
of the least 100 km/h and cost around the same price as a
motorcycle at that time. The prototype would become known
as the KdF-Wagen and would be one of the first for wind tunnel
testing. By 1939 only 30 Volkswagen KdF-Wagens would be built
before the factory would be converted to produce military
vehicles to assist the German Military. This vehicle was designed
by Ferdinand Porsche's consulting firm, and the company was
backed by the support of Adolf
Hitler
On 29 May 1937, The Kriegsmarine pocket battleship
Deutschland
was bombed by Spanish Republican aircraft off the Spanish
coast. Thirty one German sailors were killed and 101 were
injured.
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The Second Great War.
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The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
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