War Diary for Wednesday, November 1, 1939:
Home Fronts
Germany: Flight of world’s first jet aircraft. Heinkel He 178 experimental jet aircraft displayed to senior Luftwaffe officers.
Occupied Countries
Poland: West Poland, from the ‘Corridor’, south to Silesia, incorporated in the Reich. Two new provinces (Reichsgaue) formed.
Western Ukraine (Russian-occupied Poland) incorporated in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Neutrals
Holland: ‘State of siege’ proclaimed in most areas.