1 Oct 1937 | World War II Database

1 Oct 1937

Kapitän zur See Theodor Burchardi took command of cruiser Köln. ww2dbase [Köln | CPC]
Erwin Rommel was promoted to the rank of Oberst. ww2dbase [Erwin Rommel | CPC]
Largo Caballero was removed from the leadership of the UGT (Union General de Trabajadores, or "Socialist Trades Union") in Spain. ww2dbase [AC]

China

USS Stewart reported Chinese aerial bombs, intended for Japanese warships operating nearby, detonated near the American ship at Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Stewart | Shanghai | CPC]

Germany

Maximilian von Weichs was made the commanding officer of German 13th Corps. ww2dbase [Maximilian von Weichs | CPC]
Kapitänleutnant Dietrich von der Ropp was made the commanding officer of U-12, replacing Hans Pauckstadt. ww2dbase [U-12 | CPC]
Kapitänleutnant Otto Kretschmer was named the commanding officer of U-23, relieving Kapitänleutnant Hans-Günther Looff. ww2dbase [U-23 | CPC]

United States

Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward was named the commanding officer of New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, United States. ww2dbase [New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 1 Oct 1937

Henley at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Oct 1937, photo 1 of 2

Henley at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Oct 1937, photo 2 of 2

1 Oct 1937 Interactive Map

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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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