1 Nov 1938: Austrian part of Swiss-Austria Mission became part of West German Mission (remainder became the Swiss Mission). Nine missionaries in Austria were now in West German Mission: Elders Dwayne D. Ward, Leonard J. Bingham, Leland B. Blatter, Whitney D. Hammond, Elmer E. Stettler, Rao K. Parker, Horace G. Moser, William L. Warner, and Vernon C. Sorenson.
Evacuation of missionaries to the states in Sep 1939 due to the war in Europe.