1938 in the United Kingdom

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1938 in the United Kingdom
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1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1938th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 938th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1930s decade.

Events in the year 1938 in Germany.

The following events occurred in September 1938:

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