6 Dec 1938
- Werner Mölders was assigned to the 1st Group of the Jagdgeschwader 133. ww2dbase [Werner Mölders | CPC]
- France and Germany signed a pact which purported to guarantee the existing frontiers between the two countries. ww2dbase [AC]
- Seishiro Itagaki, as one of the Five Minister Council under the leadership of Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, declared that the deportation of Jews in Japan, including occupied territories in China and Korea, was prohibited. ww2dbase [Seishiro Itagaki | CPC]
- The K-2 airship took its first flight over Akron, Ohio, United States. ww2dbase [K-Class Airship | Akron, Ohio | DS]
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