29 Mar 1939
- British destroyer HMS Punjabi (F21) was commissioned into service with Commander J. T. Lean in command. ww2dbase [AC]
- Emden began operating as a fishery protection ship in the North Atlantic. ww2dbase [Emden | CPC]
- Japanese 6th Division captured Wuning, Jiangxi Province, China. ww2dbase [Battle of Nanchang | Wuning, Jiangxi | CPC]
- The besieged Republican garrison in Valencia, Spain surrender to the Nationalists, ending all hostilities in the country. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | AC]
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