March 11th, 1939 (SATURDAY)
GERMANY: A correspondent from the British 'Practical Motorist' magazine takes a spin in the new 'Volkswagen'. More....
Chancellor Adolf Hitler drafts a secret order calling on Czechs to submit to military occupation without resistance.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Artur von Syss-Inquart, the Austrian lawyer, visits the Slovakian Cabinet in Bratislava and induces them to declare their independence. More...
To preserve internal peace, President Emil Hacha declares marshal law.
U.S.A.: The USAAC issues Air Corps Proposal Number 39-640 for a medium bomber with a bomb load of 3,000 pounds (1,361 kg) a range of 2,000 miles (3,219 km) and a top speed over 300 mph (483 km/h). Burnelli, Consolidated, Douglas, Martin, North American Aviation (NAA), Boeing-Stearman and Vought-Sikorsky all enter designs. The Martin Model 179 will be the winner and turned into the B-26 Marauder.