1939 in Liechtenstein

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Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	History of Liechtenstein List of years in Liechtenstein

The following is a list of events from the year 1939 in Liechtenstein .

Incumbents

• Prince: Franz Joseph II
• Prime Minister: Josef Hoop (Progressive Citizens' Party)
  • Third Josef Hoop cabinet
• 21st Landtag (until April)
• 22nd Landtag (from April)

Events

• January:
  • 18 January – Proportional representation is introduced unanimously to Liechtenstein. ^[1]
  • 24 January – The Liechtenstein Loyalty Association (HVL) forms; a nonpartisan organisation intended to counter the activities of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL). ^[2]
• February:
  • 12 February – The 1939 Liechtenstein local elections take place; the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) wins eight mayoral mandates while to the Patriotic Union (VU) wins three. ^[3]
• March:
  • 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 take place. ^[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, and 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]

Deaths

• 19 April – Andreas Kieber, 94, solider (b. 1844)
• 7 August – Basil Vogt, 60, politician (b. 1878)

See also

• 1939 in Switzerland

References

1. "Parties in Liechtenstein 1921-1943". Prince and People: Liechtenstein Civics (in German). 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
2. Marxer, Wilfried (31 December 2011). "Heimattreue Vereinigung Liechtenstein". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
3. "Die Gemeindewahlen". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 14 February 1939. p. 1. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
4. "Prince Franz Josef II visits Adolf Hitler in Berlin". Liechtenstein Institute (in German). 27 March 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
5. Geiger, Peter (31 December 2011). "Hitler, Adolf". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
6. Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Stille Wahl". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
7. Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Anschlussputsch". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
8. "Ninety-Five Per Cent of Voters in Liechtenstein Reject Union with Nazis". Lawrence Journal-World . 3 April 1939. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
9. Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Stille Wahl". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
10. Wanger, Harald (31 December 2011). "Liechtenstein, Franz Josef II". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
11. Marxer, Roland (31 December 2011). "Neutralität". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
12. Vogt, Alfred (31 December 2011). "Landesversorgung". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2025.