28 Oct 1938
France
France
- Latécoère 298 seaplanes officially entered service with the French Naval Air Arm. ww2dbase [Latécoère 298 | CPC]
- Germany expelled 15,000 to 17,000 Jews of Polish origin across the Polish border. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | CPC]
- Fleet escort ship F3 was decommissioned for conversion into a fleet tender. ww2dbase [F3 | CPC]
- Fleet escort ship F6 was decommissioned from service for conversion into a fleet tender. ww2dbase [F6 | CPC]
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