1 Mar 1938
- William Halsey was promoted to the rank of rear admiral. ww2dbase [William Halsey | CPC]
- Korechika Anami was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. ww2dbase [Korechika Anami | CPC]
- Lieutenant General Kenzo Kitano was named the chief of staff of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea. ww2dbase [CPC]
- 40,000 ZB vz. 24 rifles, T-26 tanks, and 76mm French-made artillery pieces departed aboard French freighter Gravelines from Murmansk, Russia for deployment in the Spanish Civil War. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | ZB vz. 24 | Murmansk | CPC]

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