27 Apr 1939
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- The British government introduced a national conscription policy for 20 and 21-year-old males. ww2dbase [CPC]
- The British Air Ministry awarded the largest-ever order for a US-built fighter aircraft with an order for 524 Tomahawk fighters. ww2dbase [P-40 Warhawk | AC]
- Japanese troops counterattacked against the Chinese offensive at Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China, engaging in combat south and southeast of the city. ww2dbase [Battle of Nanchang | Nanchang, Jiangxi | CPC]
- Alois Eliás was named the prime minister of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Viktor Abakumov was named the head of the UNKVD Directorate of Rostov Oblast, Russia. ww2dbase [Viktor Abakumov | Rostov | CPC]
- Tambor-class submarine Thresher was laid down at the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. ww2dbase [Electric Boat Company | Thresher | Groton, Connecticut | DS]
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