1 Apr 1936
- The Division of Aviation was established at Headquarters, US Marine Corps under the command of Colonel Road E . Rowell, the former head of the Marine Aviation Section. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Wolfgang Falck was assigned to the 5th group of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen", based at Jüterbog-Damm, Germany. He was placed in charge of furthering the training of new pilots assigned to the unit. ww2dbase [Wolfgang Falck | Jüterbog-Damm | CPC]
- Karl-Otto Koch stepped down as the commandant of Columbia Concentration Camp in Berlin, Germany. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Karl-Otto Koch | Berlin | CPC]
- Japan Air Transport's Fukuoka-Naha-Taihoku air route began, transporting passengers between southern Japan, Okinawa, and Taiwan. ww2dbase [Matsuyama Airfield | Taihoku | CPC]
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