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Japanese cruiser Mikuma anchored in Kagoshima Harbor, 12 Apr 1939.	German Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, German Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, Lithuanian General Stasys Rastykis, Hans von Tschammer und Osten, and others at Hotel Kaiserhof in celebration of Adolf Hitler's birthday, Berlin, Germany, 21 Apr 1939

USS Ellet anchored in Hudson River during the Presidential Naval Review, New York, United States, 27 Apr 1939; note motion picture screen rigged over her stern depth charge racks and New Jersey in background	Cruiser St. Louis on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, 28 Apr 1939.

USS Ellet anchored in the Hudson River, New York, United States, 30 Apr 1939; note Palisade Amusement Park in New Jersey in background	Adolf Hitler inspecting the Westwall fortifications on western Germany, May 1939; also present were Erhard Milch, Heinrich Himmler, and Wilhelm Keitel

Cruiser St. Louis moored at Pier 7 at the Naval Operating Base in Norfolk, Virginia, United States 19 May 1939 prior to her commissioning ceremony.	Rear Admiral Russell Willson relieving Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz as Commander US Navy Battleship Division One aboard USS Arizona, San Pedro, California, United States, 26 May 1939

DH.95 Flamingo aircraft G-AFUE during route proving flights with Jersey Airways, over Portelet Bay, Jersey, Jun 1939; note Portelet Tower in center of photograph; seen in 10 Aug 1939 issue of Flight magazine	French cruiser La Motte-Picquet (only stern visible), USS Chaumont, and Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni at Shanghai, China, late May or early Jun 1939

French cruiser La Motte-Picquet at Shanghai, China, late May or early Jun 1939; note HMS Birmingham ahead of La Motte-Picquet, USS Chaumont aft of La Motte-Picquet	Japanese soldiers in Mongolia Area, China, 1939; note captured Soviet DP machine gun

Japanese troops celebrating with captured Soviet vehicles, Battle of Khalkhin Gol, Mongolia Area, China, 1939	Scharnhorst (left of photograph) and Gneisenau (right) in port, Germany, circa late spring or early summer 1939

Soviet BT-5 tank crew surrendering to Japanese troops, Mongolia Area, China, 1939	USS Augusta at Shanghai, China, late May or early Jun 1939; note Japanese armored cruiser Izumo in far background

Launching of Shokaku from the second construction slip of Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 1430 hours on 1 Jun 1939	High school teacher Koichiro Toyama toasted by former students including War Minister Seishiro Itagaki (first from left) and Naval Minister Mitsumasa Yonai (first on right), Tokyo, Japan, 3 Jun 1939

German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Estonian Foreign Minister Karl Selter, Berlin, Germany, 7 Jun 1939	German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop signing non-aggression treaties with his Latvian and Estonian counterparts Vilhelms Munters and Karl Selter, Berlin, Germany, 7 Jun 1939