01 Jan 1922
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Quintin Brand was promoted to the rank of squadron leader.
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04 Jan 1922
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Joseph Rochefort was transferred out of battleship USS Connecticut and was assigned to destroyer USS Stansbury.
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10 Jan 1922
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Marcel-Bruno Gensoul was promoted to the rank of capitaine de frégate.
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25 Jan 1922
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Raymond Baxter, future Battle of Britain pilot and later a famous television presenter and writer, was born at Ilford, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
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06 Feb 1922
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The Naval Armament Limitation Treaty was signed.
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06 Feb 1922
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The reign of Pope Pius XI commenced in the Vatican City.
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08 Feb 1922
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Yoshijiro Umezu was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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14 Feb 1922
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Douglas MacArthur married Louise Cromwell Brooks at the Cromwell family estate in Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
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22 Feb 1922
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The United Kingdom granted independence to Egypt, but occupation forces remained.
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28 Feb 1922
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The United Kingdom formally accepted the independence of Egypt.
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28 Feb 1922
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Princess Mary, The Princess Royal, married Viscount Lascelles at Westminster Abbey, London, England, United Kingdom. The Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future Queen Elizabeth) was one of the bridesmaids.
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10 Mar 1922
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Indian Independence leader Mohandas Gandhi was arrested on a charge of sedition after calling for a Campaign of Civil Disobedience.
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12 Mar 1922
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Azerbaijan became a member state of the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic.
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18 Mar 1922
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Mohandas Gandhi was sentenced to six years in prison (he was to be released in Feb 1924 on health grounds).
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20 Mar 1922
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The US Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, USS Langley.
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01 Apr 1922
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William Manchester was born.
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01 Apr 1922
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Vice Admiral Kiyohiro Ijichi was named the chief of staff of Vice Admiral Kesataro Kawahara (Ryojun Military Port, northeastern China).
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03 Apr 1922
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Joseph Stalin was appointed the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party.
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06 Apr 1922
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Edmund Herring married Mary Ranken Lyle.
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08 Apr 1922
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General Erich von Falkenhayn, the former Chief of the German General Staff between 1914 and 1916, died at Schloss Lindstedt near Potsdam, Germany.
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10 Apr 1922
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Representatives from 34 countries convened at Genoa Conference to discuss post-WW1 economy.
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12 Apr 1922
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Mutsu hosted the Prince of Wales and his aide Lieutenant Louis Mountbatten.
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18 Apr 1922
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S-33 was commissioned into service.
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19 Apr 1922
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Future German fighter ace, Erich Hartmann (352 victories), was born at Weissach in Wüttemberg, Germany.
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21 Apr 1922
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Nagara was commissioned into service.
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10 May 1922
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Miles Browning married Cathalene Isabella Parka, stepdaughter of Vice Admiral Clark H. Woodward.
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11 May 1922
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USS S-31 was commissioned into service with Lieutenant William A. Heard in command.
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27 May 1922
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Joseph Rochefort was transferred out of destroyer USS Stansbury and was assigned to cruiser USS Charleston.
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31 May 1922
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Joseph Rochefort was assigned to tanker Cuyama.
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01 Jun 1922
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Kichisaburo Nomura was promoted to the rank of rear admiral.
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06 Jun 1922
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In the Soviet Union, the Main Administration for Literary and Publishing Affairs (generally known as Glavlit) was formally established with the role of preventing anything from being published that undermined state secrecy, encouraged sedition, inspired national or religious fanaticism or moral degeneration.
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10 Jun 1922
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The keel of Naka was laid down by Mitsubishi-owned Yokohama Dock Company in Yokohama, Japan.
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15 Jun 1922
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S-33 was decommissioned from service.
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16 Jun 1922
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Henry A. Berliner demonstrated a helicopter of his own design at College Park, Maryland, United States, before a US Navy delegation.
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26 Jun 1922
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Tenryu departed Inchon, Korea for Lushunkou, northeastern China.
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01 Jul 1922
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The incomplete battle-cruisers USS Lexington and USS Saratoga were authorised for commissioning as aircraft carriers, expanding greatly the US Navys seaborne air power beyond the still experimental USS Langley.
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01 Jul 1922
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Clarence Tinker was certified a pilot.
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04 Jul 1922
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Tenryu arrived at Lushunkou, northeastern China.
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04 Jul 1922
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German fighter ace Lothar von Richthofen (brother of the famous Manfred) was killed in a flying accident at Fühlsbüttel, Hamburg, Germany when the engine of his converted L.V.G. CVI failed as he came in to land.
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07 Jul 1922
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In the Soviet Union, the OO (Special Department, a military intelligence service) was divided into two departments, the OO for military counterintelligence and the KRO (Counterintelligence Department) for domestic counterintelligence.
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12 Jul 1922
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S-34 was commissioned into service.
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20 Jul 1922
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Hiroaki Abe became the commanding officer of destroyer Ushio.
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29 Jul 1922
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A secret clause was added to the Russo-German Treaty of Rapallo, allowing German troops to train with heavy weapons, something disallowed by the Versailles Treaty, in Soviet territory.
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04 Aug 1922
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The keel of Duguay-Trouin was laid down at Arsenal de Brest, France.
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05 Aug 1922
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Adelaide was commissioned into service.
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05 Aug 1922
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Heinrich Himmler graduated from Universität München (Munich University) with an agriculture degree.
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17 Aug 1922
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USS S-35 was commissioned into service with Lieutenant T. E. Short in command.
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25 Aug 1922
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Prince Josias married Duchess Altburg, daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich August II of Oldenburg, in Rastede, Germany.
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26 Aug 1922
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The French dreadnought Paris was lost when she foundered after hitting a rock in Quiberon Bay southeast of Lorient, France.
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28 Aug 1922
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Mutsu and other ships of Japanese Navy Battleship Division 1 participated on a parade of force along the eastern coast of Russia.
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29 Aug 1922
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Tenryu departed Kure, Japan for eastern Russia.
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31 Aug 1922
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Georgy Zhukov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the first time.
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08 Sep 1922
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Hikokichi Ijuin succeeded Isaburo Yamagata as the Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China.
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10 Sep 1922
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Tenryu arrived at Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan.
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12 Sep 1922
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The House of Bishops of the U.S. Protestant Episcopal Church voted 36-27 to delete the word "obey" from the vows of their denomination's official marriage service.
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15 Sep 1922
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Natori was commissioned into service.
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15 Sep 1922
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With the capture of Izmir in western Anatolia by Turkish troops, the British and French forces stationed at Chanak further north up the coast, guarding the Dardanelles neutral zone, were threatened with being attacked. The British Cabinet made a decision to hold firm against any Turkish act of aggression.
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16 Sep 1922
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In the absence of Foreign Secretary Lord Curzon, certain British Cabinet ministers issued a communiqué threatening the Ottoman Empire with a declaration of war by Britain and the Dominions (who, in fact, rejected becoming involved) on the grounds that the Ottoman Empire had violated the Treaty of Sèvres.
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18 Sep 1922
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British Foreign Secretary Lord Curzon departed for Paris, France to smooth things over with the Pro-Turkish French Prime Minister Raymond Paincaré who had decided to withdraw the French contingent at Chanak, western Anatolia.
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19 Sep 1922
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Roderick Carr was promoted to the rank of flying officer in the British Royal Air Force.
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20 Sep 1922
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British Foreign Secretary Lord Curzon held several angry meetings with French Prime Minister Raymond Paincaré regarding the Chanak Crisis, finally reaching an agreement to negotiate an armistice with the Turks.
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27 Sep 1922
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Eighteen Naval Aircraft Factory PT (Patrol Torpedo) aircraft were deployed by the US Navy in the first full-scale torpedo practice off the Virginia capes in eastern United States; three battleships manoeuvred in open water during the 25-minute exercise during which eight hits were scored.
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01 Oct 1922
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Pierre Barjot was promoted to the rank of ensign.
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04 Oct 1922
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USS S-31 was decommissioned from service while receiving engine alterations at the Electric Boat Company yards in New London, Connecticut, United States.
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12 Oct 1922
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Ioannis Metaxas found the Freethinkers' Party in Greece.
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17 Oct 1922
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Lieutenant V. C. Griffin flying a Vought VE-7SF aircraft made the first take-off from an American aircraft carrier (USS Langley).
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19 Oct 1922
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A rebellion by Conservative Party Members of Parliament at the Carlton Club in London, England, United Kingdom resulted in a decision to end the Coalition government of Lloyd George. The Prime Minister, who had already lost the support of his influential Foreign Minister, Lord Curzon, was forced to resign, never to return as a major figure in party politics.
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20 Oct 1922
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Lieutenant H. R. Harris made the first parachute jump from a crippled aircraft, jumping from a Loening monoplane over North Dayton, Ohio, United States, at a height of around 2,000 feet.
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25 Oct 1922
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S-34 was decommissioned from service.
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25 Oct 1922
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USS S-35 was decommissioned from service at Groton, Connecticut, United States for engine enhancement work by the Electric Boat Company.
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28 Oct 1922
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Four columns of National Fascist Party paramilitary personnel, as known as the Blackshirts, marched into Rome. As a result, King Vittorio Emanuele handed over political power to Benito Mussolini.
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04 Nov 1922
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Omar Bradley was reverted to the permanent rank of captain.
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05 Nov 1922
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Roberts Dunstan was born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
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06 Nov 1922
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Iwane Matsui was attached to the Kwangtung Army as the head of the Harbin Special Services Agency in northeastern China.
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06 Nov 1922
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Kenkichi Ueda was attached to the training branch of the Japanese Army.
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10 Nov 1922
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Kinu was commissioned into service.
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10 Nov 1922
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Captain Morio Matsudaira was named the commanding officer of both battlesihp Settsu and battlecruiser Ibuki.
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10 Nov 1922
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Rear Admiral Chikateru Takasaki was named the chief of staff of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea.
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15 Nov 1922
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A General election in the United Kingdom (the first since the establishment of the Irish Free State) saw the Conservative Party returned to Government. However (for the first time) a divided Liberal Party was beaten into third place by the Labour Party.
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24 Nov 1922
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General Shinnosuke Kikuchi was named the commanding officer of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea, relieving Jiro Oba.
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29 Nov 1922
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Hiroshi Nemoto graduated from the Japanese Army War College.
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30 Nov 1922
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Masafumi Arima completed studies at the advanced gunnery school.
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01 Dec 1922
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Chuichi Nagumo was assigned to the Navy Ministry.
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01 Dec 1922
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The Japanese-controlled Ryojun Military Port (previously known as Port Arthur; now Lushunkou, Liaoning Province, China), Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China was decommissioned from service.
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01 Dec 1922
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Prince Hiroyasu was promoted to the rank of admiral.
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01 Dec 1922
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Captain Hajime Matsushita was named the commanding officer of Tenryu.
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01 Dec 1922
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history
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Masafumi Arima was assigned to destroyer Ashi.
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01 Dec 1922
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history
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Admiral Saburo Hyakutake was named the commanding officer of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea.
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04 Dec 1922
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Lorraine's year-long refitting was completed.
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10 Dec 1922
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Vice Admiral Kesataro Kawahara stepped down as the commanding officer of the Ryojun Military Port (previously known as Port Arthur; now Lushunkou, Liaoning Province, China), Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China.
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14 Dec 1922
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"Toc H" (the British alphabetic letter abbreviation for "Talbot House") was chartered. A Christian fellowship which originated in 1915 in Belgium under Anglican chaplain P.T.B. Clayton, M.C., its various branches minister through a variety of Christian social services.
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15 Dec 1922
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The Fascist Grand Council of Italy created the Milizia Volontaria Sicurezza Nazionale (National Security Volunteer Militia).
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18 Dec 1922
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Mariya Dolina was born.
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22 Dec 1922
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history
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Joseph Rochefort was promoted to the rank of lieutenant (junior grade).
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27 Dec 1922
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history
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Light carrier Hosho was commissioned into service.
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28 Dec 1922
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history
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The keel of Rodney was laid down by the firm Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom.
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