1 Sep 1938
- General Franz Halder was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the German Army (Oberkommando des Heeres), succeeding General Ludwig Beck. He was the first Catholic to be assigned this position. ww2dbase [Franz Halder | AC]
- M1 was commissioned into service under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Hans Bartels. ww2dbase [M1 | CPC]
- Masafumi Arima stepped down as the commanding officer of converted seaplane tender Kamikawa Maru and was made a commanding officer of Sasebo Naval Air Corps in Japan. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]

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