Events in the year 1939 in Germany.

1939
in
Germany

Decades:
See also:Other events of 1939
History of Germany  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

National level

Head of State and Chancellor

Events

  • 23 January – "Dutch War Scare": Admiral Wilhelm Canaris of the Abwehr leaks misinformation to the effect that Germany plans to invade the Netherlands in February, with the aim of using Dutch airfields to launch a strategic bombing offensive against Britain. The "Dutch War Scare" leads to a major change in British policies towards Europe.
  • 27 January – Adolf Hitler orders Plan Z, a 5-year naval expansion programme intended to provide for a huge German fleet capable of crushing the Royal Navy by 1944. The Kriegsmarine is given the first priority on the allotment of German economic resources.
 
Hitler's prophecy speech in the Reichstag, 30 January 1939
 
Signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact

Births

Deaths

 
Philipp Scheidemann

References

  1. ^ "Letters of Note: Life unworthy of life". www.lettersofnote.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2022.