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    1939 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1939. 1939 (MCMXXXIX)...
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    Campaign, Polish Campaign, War of Poland of 1939, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland...
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  • The year 1939 in film is widely considered the greatest year in film history. The ten Best Picture-nominated films that year include classics in multiple...
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    World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two major alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers...
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  • 1939 Academy Awards may refer to: 11th Academy Awards, the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1939 12th Academy Awards, the 1940 ceremony honoring...
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    the contemporary epic poem Beowulf, was discovered in Derbyshire, England. 1939 – Subhas Chandra Bose formed the All India Forward Bloc, a faction within...
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    1939 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in September 1939: 1:40 AM: At...
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  • Europe at War 1939–1945: No Simple Victory is a history book about World War II in Europe, written by the English historian Norman Davies and first published...
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    boulevards, Warsaw was bombed and besieged at the start of World War II in 1939. Much of the historic city was destroyed and its diverse population decimated...
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    The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). An adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy...
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  • list of the early pre-war films produced in the Philippines from 1912 to 1939. For an A-Z see Category:Philippine films "Pelikula, Atbp.: Pre-War Filipino...
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    The War Medal 1939–1945 is a campaign medal which was instituted by the United Kingdom on 16 August 1945, for award to citizens of the British Commonwealth...
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  • two ships were laid down before the Second World War began in September 1939 and a third was ordered during the war, but their construction was suspended...
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  • Release date Title Notes January 6, 1939 Disbarred January 14, 1939 Zaza January 20, 1939 Ambush January 27, 1939 Paris Honeymoon Boy Trouble Followed...
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    1918 and 6 October 1939. The state was established in the final stage of World War I. The Second Republic ceased to exist in 1939, after Poland was invaded...
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  • 1939 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in August 1939: Prohibition went...
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    The Blockade of Germany (1939–1945), also known as the Economic War, involved operations carried out during World War II by the British Empire and by France...
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  • The 1939 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1938, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City, New York. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago...
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    The 1938–1939 German Expedition to Tibet, a German scientific expedition, took place between April 1938 and August 1939 under the leadership of the German...
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    Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half...
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    Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval...
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    The 1939–1945 Star is a military campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to British and Commonwealth forces for service...
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    Guerre 1939–1945 (English: War Cross 1939–1945) is a French military decoration, a version of the Croix de Guerre created on 26 September 1939 to honour...
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    Stagecoach is a 1939 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his breakthrough role. The screenplay by...
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  • abandoned 1939–40 season would have been the 48th season of The Football League. The kick-off in all divisions took place on Saturday 26 August 1939. On Friday...
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    non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union and invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, launching World War II in Europe. In alliance with Italy and other Axis...
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    forces in the world when World War II broke out in September 1939. By the summer of 1939, the Luftwaffe had twenty-eight Geschwader (wings). The Luftwaffe...
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  • Pictures from 1922, the year the company produced its first feature, until 1939. During these years Columbia emerged from Poverty Row to become one of the...
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    Sergey Evgenyevich Lopatin (Russian: Сергей Евгеньевич Лопатин; 19 March 1939 – 17 January 2004) was a Russian lightweight weightlifter. Trained by his...
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  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1939 romantic drama film starring Robert Donat, Greer Garson and directed by Sam Wood. Based on the 1934 novella of the same name...
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