5 Sep 1937
- Yubari and Destroyer Squadron 5 was ordered to blockade the coast of Guangdong, China. ww2dbase [Yubari | CPC]
- Deng Xihou gave a patriotic speech in Chengdu, Sichuan, China before leading troops to eastern China to engage the Japanese. ww2dbase [Deng Xihou | Chengdu, Sichuan | CPC]
- Ryujo departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Ryujo | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
- Hosho departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Hosho | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
- Spanish Nationalist troops captured the city of Llanes, Spain. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | Llanes, Asturias | CPC]
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