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• Edmund Herring was named the commanding officer of Royal Artillery units within 6th Division of Second Australian Imperial Force; the appointment was made by Major General Thomas Blamey. ww2dbase [Edmund Herring | CPC]

• Japanese troops called off the attack on Changsha, Hunan Province, China after suffering heavy casualties. ww2dbase [First Battle of Changsha | Changsha, Hunan | CPC]

• In a speech at the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany, Adolf Hitler noted that he did not wish to wage war against France and the United Kingdom, and it would not be worth the blood of British, French, and German soldiers for Poland, since it was created unjustly by the Versailles Treaty. He proposed a multi-power conference to achieve peace. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | Berlin | CPC]

• The final Polish forces surrendered near Kock and Lublin after fighting both Germans and Soviets. ww2dbase [Invasion of Poland | TH]

• The Hawker Tornado aircraft took its first flight with test pilot P. G. Lucas at the controls. ww2dbase [Tornado | AC]

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