On 1 April 1939, The Spanish Civil War comes to an end when
the last of the Republican forces surrender.
On 1 April 1939, At the launching ceremony of Kriegsmarine
battleship
Tirpitz,
Adolf
Hitler gave a fervent speech that was so extreme that
it was decided at the last minute that it wouldn't be broadcast
to foreign countries in fear of talks of war provocation.
The broadcast to the United States of America was cut off
midway, leading to mistaken rumors that Adolf
Hitler was assassinated during the speech.
Tirpitz
Battleship
Launched 1 April 1939
Z26
Destroyer
Laid down 1 April 1939
Adolf
Hitler on 3 April 1939, orders the Wehrmacht General Staff
to start planning for Fall Weiss, the codename for the invasion
of Poland.
On 7 April 1939, Italy invades Albania; King Zog flees.
On 11 April 1939, Hungary leaves the League of Nations.
T12
Torpedo boat
Launched 12 April 1939
On 14 April 1939, At a meeting in Paris, French Foreign Minister
Georges Bonnet meets with Soviet Ambassador Jakob Suritz,
and suggests that a peace front comprising France, the Soviet
Union, Great Britain, Poland and Romania would deter Germany
from war.
Admiral
Hipper Heavy cruiser
Commissioned 25 April 1939
M14
Minesweeper
Launched 25 April 1939
28 April 1939 In a speech before the Reichstag, Adolf
Hitler renounces the Anglo-German Naval Agreement and
the German–Polish Non-Aggression Pact. Finally, addressing
United States of America President Franklin Roosevelt's letter
of 14 April 1939, in which Franklin Roosevelt requested Germany
to guarantee the borders of 31 nations, Adolf
Hitler noted the result of the subsequent survey that
revealed most of the nations Poland excluded responded that
they were not at all threatened by Germany.
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