21 Jun 1937
- Andres Nin, the leader of the Marxist POUM in Spain, was murdered by Soviet agents. ww2dbase [AC]
- Wolfgang Falck's son Klaus was born. ww2dbase [Wolfgang Falck | CPC]
- Soviet official Valentin Trifonov, a former VCheKa member, was arrested and would be interrogated by members of the GUGB of the Soviet NKVD, including future Soviet counterintelligence chief Viktor Abakumov. ww2dbase [Viktor Abakumov | CPC]
21 Jun 1937 Interactive Map
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