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The Second Sino-Japanese War, which began in July 1937, was a brutal conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. This war was part of a broader Japanese campaign for dominance in East Asia, and it saw numerous atrocities and immense suffering for the Chinese population. The Japanese military, employing superior technology... Continue Reading →
The German Decree on the Utilization of Jewish Property, issued on December 3, 1938, marked a significant escalation in the Nazi regime's systematic campaign against Jews in Germany. This decree was part of a broader set of anti-Semitic laws and regulations that emerged during the Third Reich, designed to disenfranchise and economically cripple the Jewish... Continue Reading →
President Franklin Roosevelt confers with the American Ambassadors to Italy, William Phillips (l) and Germany, Hugh Wilson. November 29, 1938. https://historydiaries.blog/2023/11/29/world-war-ii-diary-tuesday-november-29-1938/?page_id=1737
The decision in the AVRO Master Tournament at the Amstelhotel Amsterdam falls on 27 November 1938, or rather the decision does not fall because the game ends in draw and thus they end right away. Left: Paul Keres and the American Reuben Fine. https://historydiaries.blog/2023/11/27/world-war-ii-diary-sunday-november-27-1938/?page_id=1598
Police mugshot of Frank Sinatra following his arrest in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey on 26 November 1938 on charges of seduction and adultery. The case was dismissed in court in January 1939. https://historydiaries.blog/2023/11/26/world-war-ii-diary-saturday-november-26-1938/?page_id=1527
The Battle of the Ebro ended in a decisive Nationalist victory, as the last men of the Republican 35th International Division recrossed the Ebro River at Flix and the battle ended. Insurgents enter Ribbaroja, ending Spain’s Battle of the Ebro. The three months of fighting cost 100,000 combined casualties. The Battle of the Ebro (Spanish:... Continue Reading →
Photograph: All Jewish children in Nazi Germany were expelled from public schools by the Reich Ministry of Education on 15 November 1938.Remember to scroll to the bottom and read all the daily entries from The history Diaries https://historydiaries.blog/2023/11/15/world-war-ii-diary-tuesday-november-15-1938/?page_id=708
Make sure that you are scrolling to the bottom and reading the three other daily entries from History Diaries! https://historydiaries.blog/2023/11/13/world-war-ii-diary-sunday-november-13-1938/?page_id=563
The issuance of the Decree on the Elimination of Jews from Economic Life in Germany, on November 12, 1938, marked a significant turning point in the history of the Jewish people during the Nazi regime. This decree, which was part of the broader framework of anti-Semitic policies enacted by Adolf Hitler's government, had far-reaching consequences... Continue Reading →
On October 30, 1938, a seemingly innocuous Sunday evening radio broadcast sparked nationwide panic, forever etching the name Orson Welles into the annals of broadcasting history. The program? A dramatic retelling of H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi novel, "The War of the Worlds". The result? A profound testament to the power of media, the nature of... Continue Reading →
Throughout the 1930s, Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime in Germany pursued an aggressive foreign policy that sought to revise the post-World War I settlement, as established by the Treaty of Versailles. Among Hitler's many objectives was the annexation of the Sudetenland, a region in Czechoslovakia with a significant ethnic German population. In 1938, the situation escalated... Continue Reading →
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