24 Jun 1936
- German Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg drew up Case Green as a hypothetical campaign against Czechoslovakia. ww2dbase [Werner von Blomberg | CPC]
- Albatros departed Spanish waters to escort light cruisers Köln and Leipzig on their return journey to Germany; Möwe replaced Albatros as the flagship of 2nd Torpedo Boat Half-Flotilla. ww2dbase [Köln | Leipzig | Möwe | Albatros | CPC]
- U-27 was launched at Bremen, Germany. ww2dbase [U-27 | Bremen, Weser-Ems | CPC]
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