28 May 1939
China
China
- A combined Soviet and Mongolian force, having surrounded a two-regiment Japanese force near Nomonhan in Mongolia Area of China days earlier, wiped out the Japanese. ww2dbase [Battle of Khalkhin Gol | Nomonhan, Mongolia | CPC]
- The Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano visited Berlin, Germany where he was given a great reception in his honour by Adolf Hitler. ww2dbase [Galeazzo Ciano | Berlin | AC]
- USS Honolulu departed New York Navy Yard bound for the Pacific. ww2dbase [Honolulu | Brooklyn, New York | DS]
28 May 1939 Interactive Map
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