18 Sep 1939 | World War II Database

18 Sep 1939

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Captain Max Burke DeMott was named the commanding officer of USS Helena, relieving Lieutenant Commander Donald Hendry Johnston. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
Aircraft from HMS Hermes located a German submarine escorted by destroyers Isis and Imogen; the subsequent attack was ineffective. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
When the British merchant ship Kensington Court was torpedoed 70 miles of the Isles of Scilly west of the southwestern tip of England, United Kingdom, two patrolling Sunderland aircraft had the entire crew of thirty-four personnel back on dry land within an hour of the vessel sinking. ww2dbase [Main Article | AC]

Albania

Italy organized the Milizia Fascista Albanese (Albanian Fascist Militia) in occupied Albania. ww2dbase [CPC]

Danzig

Adolf Hitler arrived in Danzig; he would remain in the region for the next week, staying at the Casino Hotel in Zoppot. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

France

Polish cipher experts fled to Paris, France with vital knowledge of the German Enigma code. ww2dbase [Main Article | AC]

Germany

U-40 arrived at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, ending her first war patrol. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

Libya

Italy deployed four Blackshirt divisions to Libya. ww2dbase [CPC]

Poland

A Soviet-German joint victory parade was held in Brest-Litovsk in Eastern Poland (now in Belarus). ww2dbase [Main Article | TH]

United States

USS Helena was commissioned into service with Captain Max B. Demott in command. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 18 Sep 1939

Slovakian General Ferdinand Catlos speaking with German General Erwin Engelbrecht, circa Sep 1939

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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