Diary December 22, 1939

War Diary, 12-1939, Diary WW2, Year 1939 / 1 minute of reading

The French Prime Minister Eduard Daladier plays an unfortunate part. He advocated a policy of détente, signed the Munich Agreement and declared on September 3, 1939 – without the consent of Parliament – war on Germany. After the French defeat in 1940 he will be charged by a show trial.

War Diary WW2 for Friday, December 22, 1939:

Home Fronts

France: Chamber of Deputies votes credits of 304,000,000,000 Francs for the production of armaments in 1940.
Prime Minister Daladier announces the strengthening of the Maginot Line and the completion of new fortifications in northern France and the Jura Mountains.

Sea War

British Ministry of Economic Warfare announces that the Allied Contraband Control has detained 870,000 tons of goods destined for Germany, since September 3.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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