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Albanian refugees, Kukës County, Albania, 19 Apr 1939	Edward Rydz-Smigly, Janusz Gluchowski, and Mieczysław Ryś-Trojanowski inspecting Polish troops, 19 Apr 1939; note Browning wz. 1928 automatic rifle in foreground

Porter off Yorktown, Virginia, United States, 19 Apr 1939	Nikolai Reek meeting Adolf Hitler in Germany, 20 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	Akagi in Sukumo Bay, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, 27 Apr 1939

Kirishima and Akagi in Tsukumo Bay, Japan, 27 Apr 1939	USS Ellet (foreground) and USS Benham (background) anchored in the Hudson River during the Presidential Naval Review, New York, United States, 27 Apr 1939; note George Washington Bridge in background

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	USS Ellet underway during the Presidential Naval Review, Hudson River, United States, 27 Apr 1939; note the city of New York in background

Carrier Hiryu running speed trials off Tateyama, Chiba, Japan, 28 Apr 1939	Cruiser St. Louis on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, 28 Apr 1939.

Sargo-class submarine USS Saury, three weeks after her commissioning, arriving at The Battery in New York City for the 1939 World’s Fair, 29 Apr 1939.	USS Reuben James underway, 29 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

Zhang Linfu recuperating from combat wounds during Battle of Nanchang, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, mid-1939	Italian troops in Spain, 4 Mar 1939

King Carol II of Romania and his son Prince Mihai inspecting, Romania, 10 May 1939	USS Quincy (foreground) and USS Tuscaloosa (background) preparing to enter the Strait of Magellan from the Atlantic Ocean, 14 May 1939