8 Aug 1932
China
China
- General Nobuyoshi Muto succeeded Mannosuke Yamaoka as the Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Nobuyoshi Muto succeeded Shigeru Honjo as the commanding officer of the Japanese Kwantung Army in northeastern China. Kuniaki Koiso was named as Muto's chief of staff. ww2dbase [Kuniaki Koiso | CPC]
- Hiroshi Nemoto arrived in Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Hiroshi Nemoto | Shanghai | CPC]
- Prince Morimasa was made a field marshal. ww2dbase [Morimasa | CPC]
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