1 Nov 1938 | World War II Database

1 Nov 1938

German newspaper Kinzigwacht declared the town of Gelnhausen, Germany Judenfrei, "Free of Jews", after the town's synagogue closed its doors and the Jews forced to moved out. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | CPC]
Quintin Brand was promoted to the rank of air commodore while commanding the No. 12 Group. ww2dbase [Quintin Brand | CPC]
Wilhelm Keitel was promoted to the rank of Generaloberst. ww2dbase [Wilhelm Keitel | CPC]
The trial of the Partido Obrero de Unification Marxista (POUM) leaders in Barcelona, Spain was completed; two of the defendants were acquitted but four others were sentenced to imprisonment. The revolutionary anti-Stalinist Marxist POUM was formed in 1935 as the result of the merger of the Workers and Peasants Bloc (BOC), led by Joaquin Maurin, and Izquierda Comunista (Left Communist Party), led by Andres Nin. ww2dbase [AC]

Russia

Viktor Abakumov was named the head of the 2nd Section of the 2nd Department of the GUGB of the Soviet NKVD. ww2dbase [Viktor Abakumov | CPC]

United Kingdom

Stephen Beattie was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. ww2dbase [Stephen Beattie | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 1 Nov 1938

Sargo underway during her trials off Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States, 1 Nov 1938, photo 1 of 3

Sargo underway during her trials off Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States, 1 Nov 1938, photo 2 of 3

Sargo underway during her trials off Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States, 1 Nov 1938, photo 3 of 3

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

Did you enjoy this article? Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you.

Share this article with your friends:

Facebook
Reddit
Twitter