| In Berlin... The German government issues a
statement claiming that all organized fighting in Poland has ended. It
states "The Polish Army of a million men has been defeated,
captured, or routed. No single Polish active or reserve division escaped
this fate. Only fractions of individual groups were able to avoid
immediate destruction by fleeing into the swamps of eastern Poland. They
succumbed there to Soviet troops. Of the entire Polish army only an
insignificant remainder still is fighting at hopeless positions in
Warsaw, in Modlin and on the Hela Peninsula."
In Germany... Wireless sets are confiscated from all Jews.
On the Western Front... German forces are reported to be
counterattacking with no success.
In Rome... Mussolini restates the Italian intention to remain
neutral unless attacked, following a policy to "strengthen our army
in preparation for any eventualities and support every possible peace
effort while working in silence." He also suggests that the
"liquidation" of Poland presents an opportunity for a European
peace settlement.
In Poland... In Warsaw, food supplies are running out although
the determination to resist remains among the Polish garrison surrounded
in the city.
In the North Atlantic... Two Finnish steamers carrying
cellulose are sunk by German submarine forces.
In Panama... American states agree to a 300-mile (480 km)
neutral zone off the coast of the the Americas.
In Tokyo... Admiral Nomura becomes foreign minister in General Abe's recently appointed government. Between now and their fall in January 1940, some conciliatory moves are made toward the United States. These are not reciprocated and this strengthens the beliefs and standing of the more bellicose Japanese politicians.
In Britain... Sigmund Freud, the famed Austrian psychoanalyst,
dies at 83 years of age.
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