2–3 March – Josef Hoop and Franz Joseph II travel to Berlin to meet Adolf Hitler and Joachim von Ribbentrop.[4] They were received by Hitler for a 30 minute meeting, but no negotiations occurred.[5]
11 March – Franz Joseph II dissolves the Landtag in agreement with the FBP and VU and calls for early elections.[6]
24 March – The 1939 Liechtenstein putsch takes place; members of the (VDBL) unsuccessfully attempt to provoke a clash with the Liechtenstein government with the aim forcing the country's annexation into Nazi Germany, but most participants are arrested or flee.[7]
The HVL launches a signature campaign reaffirming Liechtenstein's independence, loyalty to the prince, and political alignment towards Switzerland. The campaign receives 2492 votes, representing 95% of Liechtenstein's eligible voters.[2][8]
April:
April 4 – The 1939 Liechtenstein general election takes place; the FBP and VU assign a roughly equal amount of seats in the Landtag from a predetermined list of candidates. No actual voting takes place.[9]
May:Franz Joseph II giving a speech during a homage on 26 May 1939
May 26 – A homage to Franz Joseph II and for Liechtenstein's continued independence is held in Vaduz.[10]
August:
August 30 – Liechtenstein declares its neutrality via Swiss representatives.[11]
September:
September 2 – The Landtag grants Hoop's government extensive powers to micromanage the Liechtenstein economy and apply Swiss war economy laws to Liechtenstein.[12]
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