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August 21st, 1939 (MONDAY)

UNITED KINGDOM:
Chamberlain reaches London early in the morning, having travelled overnight from Scotland.
British Intelligence suggests that Field Marshal Hermann Göring , founder of the Gestapo and head of the Luftwaffe should come to London for discussions.

GERMANY:
Hitler receives a letter from Stalin announcing his willingness to receive Ribbentrop on August 23.

Pocket battleship Graf Spee leaves Wilhelmshaven for the South Atlantic. (Alex Gordon)

U.S.S.R.:
Drax and Doumenc decide to dispense with Polish permission and on the responsibility of their own governments allow Soviet forces to enter Poland. Marshal Voroshilov (knowing of Ribbentrop's impending arrival) postpones indefinitely any continuation of Anglo-French-Soviet talks.

Khalkin-Gol: 6th Tank and 8th Motorised Armour brigades envelope the Japanese flank and occupy the area in the rear of the Japanese forces active south of the Khailstyn-Gol River. Southern group infantry units drive a deep wedge into the Japanese main defensive zone, destroying his close-in tactical reserves and capturing several artillery positions. Red Air Force bombers make 256 sorties and drop 90 tons of bombs.

VATICAN CITY: The Pope appeals for world peace.

U.S.A.: Strong sends memo to Chief of Staff reminding him that a final decision on Philippine defenses needed to be made.  No action was taken.

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