German liner captain sinks his ship rather than surrender
Whilst a Royal Navy warship, and a neutral US warship, looked on, a German liner was scuttled…
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Hitler renames warship to avoid national embarrassment
Hitler ordered the renaming of the German warship Deutschland on this day, fearing the loss of…
1940 Winter Olympics, set to be held in Germany, cancelled
On this day, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the 1940 Winter Olympics…
Hitler: “The fate of the Reich depends only upon me.”
Adolf Hitler gathered 200 of his commanding generals on this day to convince his most senior…
Hitler flies in new personal aircraft
On this day, German chancellor Adolf Hitler flew for the first time in his new personal…
Gestapo arrest 184 Polish professors and lecturers, and halt all secondary and higher education in Poland
On this day, 184 professors, lecturers and doctors from various Polish universities were…
German Chief of the General Staff considers removing Hitler from power
The commander of all German land forces, General Franz Halder, today considered overthrowing…
Germany and Italy agree to South Tyrol resettlements
Germany and Italy today agreed to offer people living in the Italian province of South Tyrol a…
Germany and Estonia agree resettlement of Baltic Germans
The governments of Germany and Estonia today settled on an agreement which allows Germans…
British Prime Minister rejects Hitler’s offer of peace
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain today rejected an offer of peace from Adolf Hitler.…