13 Apr 1939
- Cruiser Köln began training in the North Atlantic. ww2dbase [Köln | CPC]
- Soviet ambassador Maxim Litvinov brought offers to London, England, United Kingdom and Paris, France seeking a military alliance between Britain, France, and the Soviet Union to counter potential German military aggression against Poland or Romania. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Fleet tender Adolf Lüderitz was launched at the Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik shipyard in Rostock, Mecklenburg, Germany. ww2dbase [Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik Gmbh | Adolf Lüderitz | Rostock, Mecklenburg | CPC]
- Fleet tender Carl Peters was launched at the Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik shipyard in Rostock, Mecklenburg, Germany. ww2dbase [Neptun Schiffswerft und Maschinenfabrik Gmbh | Carl Peters | Rostock, Mecklenburg | CPC]
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