03 Jan 1932
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Japanese troops captured Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, China.
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04 Jan 1932
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Japanese troops captured Shanhai Gate of the Great Wall in Hebei Province, China.
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07 Jan 1932
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The United States criticized the Japanese aggression against China.
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07 Jan 1932
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Cruiser Köln began to perform gunnery drills and training operations in the North Atlantic.
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07 Jan 1932
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Governor Zhang Jinghui of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, with support from the Japanese declared the secession of Heilongjiang from China to join the puppet state of Manchukuo.
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07 Jan 1932
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German Chancellor Heinrich Brüning met with Adolf Hitler regarding the upcoming re-election and President Paul von Hindenburg's old age. Brüning attempted to convince Hitler that they should convince the Reichstag to cancel the election and keep Hindenburg in power, but Hitler secretly considered to challenge Hindenburg in the election.
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09 Jan 1932
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General Nobuyuki Abe was named the commanding officer of the Taiwan Army.
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10 Jan 1932
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German Chancellor Heinrich Brüning met with Adolf Hitler again regarding the upcoming re-election and President Paul von Hindenburg's old age. Brüning continued to argue for keeping Hindenburg in power without an election, and he still failed to recruit Hitler to his cause.
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11 Jan 1932
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Mannosuke Yamaoka succeeded Seiji Tsukamoto as the Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China.
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11 Jan 1932
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history
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Vice Admiral Akira Goto was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
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19 Jan 1932
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history
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Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler travelled to Munich, Germany together; en route, Goebbels attempted to convince Adolf Hitler to run for the office of the President of Germany.
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20 Jan 1932
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Japan demanded China to dissolve anti-Japanese organizations and pay compensation for losses incurred due to Chinese boycotts of Japanese goods.
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25 Jan 1932
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history
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The forces of Ma Zhanshan and Ding Chao attacked the collaborationist forces of Xi Qia in Heilongjiang Province, China.
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28 Jan 1932
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The First Battle of Shanghai began in China.
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28 Jan 1932
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Chinese General Ding Chao's troops captured Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China from collaborationist forces.
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29 Jan 1932
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history
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Cruiser Köln completed gunnery drills and training operations.
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29 Jan 1932
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Japanese aircraft attacked the Chapei district of Shanghai, China, causing 1,000 deaths, most of which were civilian.
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01 Feb 1932
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Light carrier Hosho arrived off the mouth of the Yangtze River in China.
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01 Feb 1932
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Japanese carrier Hosho and the Japanese Navy Destroyer Division 3 arrived off Shanghai, China to support the battles in the city. Also on this day, the United Kingdom and the United States demanded Japan to cease the fighting in Shanghai.
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02 Feb 1932
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The International Disarmament Conference began at Geneva, Switzerland, embracing 60 nations including the Soviet Union and the United States. It would prove to be a fruitless attempt to ensure world peace.
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02 Feb 1932
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Prince Hiroyasu was assigned to the Japanese Navy General Staff.
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02 Feb 1932
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history
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Kichisaburo Nomura was made the commanding officer of 3rd Fleet.
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04 Feb 1932
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Japanese troops captured Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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05 Feb 1932
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British firm Vickers and Soviet organization All-Russian Co-operative Society (ARCOS) entered into an agreement for the Soviet military's purchase of eight British Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light Amphibious Tanks.
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05 Feb 1932
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Light carrier Hosho launched aircraft to attack Shanghai, China.
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05 Feb 1932
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history
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Two Japanese bombers and three carrier-borne (Hosho) biplane fighters engaged in dogfights with Chinese Air Force fighters over Shanghai, China.
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07 Feb 1932
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Light carrier Hosho launched aircraft to support ground troops at Shanghai, China.
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07 Feb 1932
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history
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Part of the air groups from Japanese carriers Kaga and Hosho was dispatched to Shanghai, China to support fighting on the ground.
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09 Feb 1932
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Adolf Hitler arrived in Berlin, Germany.
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14 Feb 1932
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history
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Chinese General Ma Zhanshan surrendered to the Japanese in Heilongjiang Province, China.
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15 Feb 1932
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history
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German President Paul von Hindenburg announced his intention to run for another term in the upcoming election.
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15 Feb 1932
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history
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The local Chinese naval commander in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China surrendered his 5 river gunboats to the Japanese.
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16 Feb 1932
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history
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Chuichi Nagumo was named a representative to the Second Geneva Naval Conference.
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18 Feb 1932
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history
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Japan established the puppet nation of Manchukuo in northeastern China.
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19 Feb 1932
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history
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The League of Nations reviewed the facts regarding the Japanese violation of Chinese soverignty, but it would fail to result in any action against Japanese aggression.
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20 Feb 1932
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history
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Pierre Laval stepped down as the Prime Minister of France.
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22 Feb 1932
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history
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Three Japanese carrier-borne (Kaga) bombers, escorted by six fighters, was attacked by Chinese fighters over Shanghai, China; a biplane, piloted by American volunteer Robert Short, shot down one bomber before being shot down himself.
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22 Feb 1932
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history
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Joseph Goebbels announced on Adolf Hitler's behalf that Hitler would run for the office of the President of Germany, challenging incumbent Paul von Hindenburg.
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23 Feb 1932
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history
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Light carrier Hosho launched aircraft to attack airfields near Hangzhou, China.
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25 Feb 1932
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history
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Chuichi Nagumo was assigned to the Japanese Navy investigation board over the First Battle of Shanghai.
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25 Feb 1932
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history
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Yoshinori Shirakawa was named the commanding officer of the Japanese Shanghai Expeditionary Army.
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25 Feb 1932
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history
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Adolf Hitler was named a liaison to Braunschweig, German's legation to the capital city of Berlin, an appointment by which Hitler also gained citizenship of Braunschweig. As citizens of the city of Braunschweig were considered German citizens, the Austrian-born Hitler was now allowed to run for the office of the President of Germany.
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25 Feb 1932
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Captain W. B. Mackenzie was named the commanding officer of HMS Hermes while the ship was at Hong Kong, relieving Captain E. J. G. MacKinnon.
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26 Feb 1932
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history
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Light carrier Hosho launched aircraft to attack airfields near Suzhou, China. Hosho-based fighters claimed 2 kills on this date.
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27 Feb 1932
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history
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Chinese General Ding Chao surrendered to the Japanese in Heilongjiang Province, China.
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29 Feb 1932
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history
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Japanese 11th Infantry Division landed near Liuhe behind Chinese lines in Shanghai, China.
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01 Mar 1932
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history
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Ma Zhanshan was made the Minister of War of the Japanese-sponsored puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China.
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01 Mar 1932
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history
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Former Chinese Emperor Puyi was declared Chief Executive Datong of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China.
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01 Mar 1932
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history
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Chinese troops launched a counterattack at Shanghai, China, but it failed to break Japanese lines.
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02 Mar 1932
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history
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Chinese 19th Route Army indicated that it was running out of supplies and was preparing to withdraw from Shanghai, China.
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02 Mar 1932
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history
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Hiroshi Minami was named the governor-general of Taiwan.
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03 Mar 1932
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history
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Chinese 19th Route Army and the 5th Army withdrew from Shanghai, China.
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04 Mar 1932
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history
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The League of Nations demanded a ceasefire between Japanese and Chinese forces in China.
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06 Mar 1932
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history
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China agreed to the League of Nations demand to stop fighting in and near Shanghai, but Japanese forces continued to attack Chinese positions.
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08 Mar 1932
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history
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Fighting ceased in Shanghai, China, thus ending the First Battle of Shanghai.
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08 Mar 1932
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Zheng Xiaoxu arrived at Xinjing, puppet state of Manchukuo (now Changchun, Jilin Province, China) by train.
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09 Mar 1932
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history
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Zheng Xiaoxu was named the Prime Minister of the puppet state of Manchukuo.
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09 Mar 1932
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history
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Xi Qia was named the Director of Finance of the Japanese-sponsored puppet state of Manchukuo.
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09 Mar 1932
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history
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Puyi was inaugurated as the Chief Executive of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China.
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11 Mar 1932
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history
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James Doolittle set a new world record in air speed.
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13 Mar 1932
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history
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A presidential election took place in Germany; Adolf Hitler received 30.1% of votes while Paul von Hindenburg received 49.6%. Since no one received 50% of votes, a second election would be required.
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14 Mar 1932
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League of Nations representatives arrived in Shanghai, China in an attempt to force the Japanese to negotiate with the Chinese for a ceasefire.
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15 Mar 1932
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history
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Josias was promoted to the rank of SS-Gruppenführer.
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20 Mar 1932
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history
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P-26 Peashooter fighter took its first flight.
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29 Mar 1932
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history
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Xi Qia's forces was defeated by General Li Haiching's Anti-Japanese Army For The Salvation Of the Country at Nong'an, 35 miles from Xinjing, the capital of the Japanese-sponsored puppet state of Manchukuo.
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30 Mar 1932
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history
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Atago was commissioned into service.
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01 Apr 1932
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history
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Erwin Rommel was promoted to the rank of Major.
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01 Apr 1932
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history
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Werner Mölders was promoted to the rank of Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier.
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01 Apr 1932
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history
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Adolf Eichmann joined the Austrian branch of the Nazi Party as member 889 895.
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07 Apr 1932
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history
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Chinese General Ma Zhanshan declared the Heilungkiang Provincial Government in Japanese-occupied Manchuria in northeastern China. He would soon begin to organize what was to become the Northeast Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.
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08 Apr 1932
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history
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Workers at the Teikovo Calico works outside Moscow, Russia began a strike when they heard that their already meagre food ration was to be cut again.
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10 Apr 1932
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history
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A second re-election took place in Germany between Paul von Hindenburg and Adolf Hitler as none of them received the required 50% of votes in the previous election; Hindenburg won presidency after receiving 53% of votes in the second election, while Hitler received 36.8%.
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11 Apr 1932
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In response to the strike held by workers at the Teikovo Calico works outside Moscow, Russia, which was begun on 8 Apr 1932 in response to decreased food rations, a march was organised to a local town to petition the party authorities for food. When one of the strikers delivered an impromptu speech calling for the workers to overthrow the Soviet regime, security troops stormed the mob and arrested ringleaders identified by GPU spies.
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11 Apr 1932
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history
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Major General Yoshishige Shimizu was named the chief of staff of the Taiwan Army.
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12 Apr 1932
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history
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Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein joined the Hitler Youth organization in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
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15 Apr 1932
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history
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The Manchukuoan Armed Forces Act was passed, establishing an army, a navy, and a 200-strong Imperial Guard unit for the Japanese-sponsored puppet state.
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16 Apr 1932
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history
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The strike held by the workers at the Teikovo Calico works outside Moscow, Russia, which was begun on 8 Apr 1932 in response to decreased food rations, was called off having achieved nothing.
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20 Apr 1932
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history
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French Army ordered five prototype vehicles from the design that would later be designated AMR 33.
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25 Apr 1932
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history
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Oswald Mosley's son Michael Mosley was born.
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28 Apr 1932
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history
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USS R-5 set sail for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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29 Apr 1932
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history
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Yoshinori Shirakawa was seriously wounded by a bomb planted by Korean nationalist Yun Bong-gil at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China; Shirakawa would die of his wounds a month later.
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29 Apr 1932
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history
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Kichisaburo Nomura was blinded in the right eye by an attack by Korean nationalist Yun Bong-gil at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China.
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29 Apr 1932
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history
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Kenkichi Ueda lost his left leg to a bomb planted by Korean nationalist Yun Bong-gil at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China.
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29 Apr 1932
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history
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Yun Bong-gil detonated a bomb at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China, killing General Yoshinori Shirakawa and Government Chancellor Kawabata Sadaji. He failed to get away and was arrested.
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02 May 1932
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history
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USS S-31 departed Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands for Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
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02 May 1932
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history
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USS S-35 departed the Philippine Islands for Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii to join the Pacific Fleet.
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05 May 1932
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history
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Japan and China signed the Shanghai Ceasefire Agreement, which made Shanghai off-limits for Chinese troops while it allowed some Japanese units to remain in the city.
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08 May 1932
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history
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Adolf Hitler departed Berlin, Germany.
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14 May 1932
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history
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RELIGIOUS
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Death of John Hughes, 59, Welsh rail official and church worker. During his life, Hughes composed a number of hymns, including CWM RHONDDA, to which the Church today still sings "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah."
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16 May 1932
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history
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Hiroaki Abe was transferred out of Japanese Navy Destroyer Division 1.
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18 May 1932
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history
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Joseph Goebbels arrived in Berlin, Germany.
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21 May 1932
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history
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The Do X aircraft departed New York, United States.
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21 May 1932
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history
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Algérie was launched at Brest, France.
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23 May 1932
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history
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Emperor Showa granted Yoshinori Shirakawa words of encouragement as Shirakawa lay wounded in a hospital in Shanghai, China.
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24 May 1932
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history
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The Do X aircraft arrived in Berlin, Germany, welcomed by 200,000 people.
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25 May 1932
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history
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Yun Bong-gil was convicted of murder for the death of Yoshinori Shirakawa and Kawabata Sadaji in Shanghai, China.
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26 May 1932
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history
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Yoshinori Shirakawa passed away in Shanghai, China from wounds sustained during a bomb blast one month prior.
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26 May 1932
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history
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General Yoshiyuki Kawashima was named the commanding officer of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea, relieving Senjuro Hayashi.
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27 May 1932
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history
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WW2
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Prince Hiroyasu of Fushimi was promoted to the rank of fleet admiral.
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27 May 1932
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history
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WW2
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Kenzo Nakagawa was named the governor-general of Taiwan.
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30 May 1932
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history
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WW2
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German President Paul von Hindenburg met with Adolf Hitler.
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30 May 1932
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history
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WW2
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He Yingqin stepped down as a member of the treasury committee.
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31 May 1932
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history
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WW2
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Takao was commissioned into service.
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01 Jun 1932
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history
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WW2
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Chokai was commissioned into service.
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04 Jun 1932
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history
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WW2
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German Chancellor Franz von Papen dissolved the Reichstag and announced a new election scheduled for 31 Jul 1932.
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05 Jun 1932
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history
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WW2
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German Chancellor Franz von Papen lifted the ban on Nazi Party's SA organization.
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09 Jun 1932
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history
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WW2
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German Chancellor Franz von Papen and Adolf Hitler met for the first time.
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11 Jun 1932
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history
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WW2
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The Bank of Manchukuo Act was passed in the Japanese-sponsored puppet state of Manchukuo, establishing the Central Bank of Manchou in the capital of Xinjing (now Changchun, Jilin Province, China). It was to be formed by merging the existing Bank of the Three Eastern Provinces, the Bank of Jilin, the Bank of Heilongjiang, and the Frontier Bank.
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17 Jun 1932
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history
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WW2
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About 1,000 American WW1 veterans, dubbed the "Bonus Army", gathered before the Capitol building in Washington DC, United States as the US Senate considered a bill that would give them certain benefits.
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18 Jun 1932
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history
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WW2
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Joseph Rochefort received the order to detach from the United States Embassy, effective 4 Oct 1932.
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18 Jun 1932
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history
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Rear Admiral Toyonaka Yamauchi was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
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23 Jun 1932
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history
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WW2
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Tatsuta Maru departed Yokohama, Japan with some of the athletes participating in the 1932 Olympics.
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30 Jun 1932
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history
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WW2
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Tatsuta Maru arrived at Honolulu, US Territory of Hawaii.
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30 Jun 1932
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history
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WW2
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Maya was commissioned into service.
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30 Jun 1932
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history
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WW2
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USS R-5 was decommissioned from service at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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01 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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Tatsuta Maru departed Honolulu, US Territory of Hawaii.
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01 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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The Central Bank of Manchou, established in the previous month by the Japanese-sponsored puppet state of Manchukuo, opened for business.
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02 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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At Chicago, Illinois, United States, Franklin Roosevelt accepted to be the Democratic Party's candidate for the US Presidency.
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06 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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Tatsuta Maru arrived at San Francisco, California, United States.
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07 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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Dupleix was commissioned into service.
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08 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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Tatsuta Maru departed San Francisco, California, United States.
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09 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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Tatsuta Maru arrived at San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, United States and disembarked athletes participating in the 1932 Olympics.
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10 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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Burza was commissioned into service.
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10 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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Clashes between Nazi Party protesters and the police resulted in 18 deaths in Germany.
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17 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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Clashes between Nazi Party protesters, communists, and the police in Hamburg, Germany resulted in 19 killed and 285 wounded.
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20 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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German Chancellor Franz von Papen dissolved the Prussian government.
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27 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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Adolf Hitler spoke to three separate large crowds in the Berlin-Potsdam area in Germany.
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28 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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The Japanese-sponsored puppet state Manchukuo issued its first postage stamps.
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28 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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Major George Patton commanded six battle tanks in the policing operation to disperse demonstrating WW1 veterans in Washington DC, United States.
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28 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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During the Bonus Army march in Washington DC, United States, President Herbert Hoover ordered US Army Chief of Staff General Douglas MacArthur to bring in troops to "surround the affected area and clear it without delay". The resulting confrontation caused one death, which became a public relations disaster for the US Army.
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31 Jul 1932
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history
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WW2
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German national elections ended with Nazi Party members gaining 230 seats, or 38% and the majority, in the Reichstag.
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01 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Quintin Brand was transferred to the Egyptian government as the Director General of Aviation.
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03 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Zhang Jinghui was named the head of the Ministry of Defense of the puppet state of Manchukuo.
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04 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Adolf Hitler arrived in Berlin, Germany.
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05 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Adolf Hitler spoke with Kurt von Schleicher and demanded German Chancellorship.
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07 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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In the Soviet Union, a decree "On Protecting and Strengthening Public (Socialist) Property" made theft a political crime. The decree solemnly declared that State property was "sacred and inviolable" and that thieves were by definition "enemies of the people". The maximum penalty was to be death by shooting; the minimum ten years in a camp.
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08 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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General Nobuyoshi Muto succeeded Mannosuke Yamaoka as the Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China.
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08 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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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.
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08 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Hiroshi Nemoto arrived in Shanghai, China.
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13 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Adolf Hitler spoke with German President Paul von Hindenburg and demanded Chancellorship with the power to dissolve the Reichstag as he saw fit. Hindenburg did not accept the demand.
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25 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Song Ziwen was named the acting chief of the Executive Yuan.
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25 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels traveled from Berlin to Berchtesgaden in München-Oberbayern, Germany.
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26 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Ninghai arrived at Shanghai, China.
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26 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Joseph Goebbels arrived in Berlin, Germany.
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30 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Hermann Göring was elected the president of the German Reichstag.
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31 Aug 1932
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history
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WW2
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Cruiser Bolzano was launched at Genoa, Italy.
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01 Sep 1932
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history
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WW2
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Fregattenkapitän Otto Schniewind took command of cruiser Köln.
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01 Sep 1932
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history
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WW2
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Ninghai was commissioned into service, Captain Gao Xianshen (former commanding officer of Hairong) in command.
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01 Sep 1932
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history
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WW2
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Kenkichi Ueda was attached to the Japanese Army General Staff.
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12 Sep 1932
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history
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WW2
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A new session of the German Reichstag began with Hermann Göring as its president. German Chancellor Franz von Papen attempted to issue the order to dissolve the Reichstag, but Göring pretended to not see him, and instead conducted a vote that effectively made Papen's order to dissolve the Reichstag useless.
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15 Sep 1932
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history
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Ambassador Nobuyoshi Muto and Prime Minister Zheng Xiaoxu signed the Japan-Manchukuo Protocol at the puppet state's capital Xinjing (Changchun, Jilin Province, China).
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17 Sep 1932
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HMS Hermes departed Weihai, Shandong Province, China, a British leased territory for Nagasaki, Japan.
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20 Sep 1932
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Four branches of Methodism in England united to form the Methodist Church of Great Britain and Ireland. These were the Wesleyan Methodists (founded 1784), the Primitive Methodists (1811), the United Methodist Free Churches (1857) and the United Methodists (1907).
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01 Oct 1932
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The keel of the future pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee was laid down.
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01 Oct 1932
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Nikolaus von Falkenhorst was promoted to the rank of Oberst.
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01 Oct 1932
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Wolfgang Falck returned to the German Army from his secret fight pilot training in Russia. His comrades in his regiment were not told of the details of his training.
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01 Oct 1932
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Wernher von Braun, a precocious young Prussian student, was appointed to the German Army Ordnance Department's ballistics section under Captain Walter R. Dornberger, an artillery specialist.
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01 Oct 1932
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Oswald Mosley founded the British Union of Fascists.
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03 Oct 1932
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Japanese luxury ocean liner Hikawa Maru departed Kobe for Seattle, her 13th round trip across the Pacific.
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04 Oct 1932
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Joseph Rochefort and his family boarded passenger ship President Coolidge at Yokohama, Japan, bound for the United States.
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10 Oct 1932
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Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura was named the commanding officer of Yokosuka Naval District.
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18 Oct 1932
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Joseph Rochefort arrived at San Francisco, California, United States via the passenger ship President Coolidge. Instead of reporting to Washington DC, United States as ordered, he would request the US Navy to allow him to see his family in the Los Angeles, California area first.
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28 Oct 1932
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HMS Hermes arrived at Hong Kong.
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01 Nov 1932
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Eva Braun attempted suicide by shooting herself in the chest with her father's pistol.
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06 Nov 1932
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The Nazi Party lost a few seats in the latest Reichstag elections in Germany.
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08 Nov 1932
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected the President of the United States.
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09 Nov 1932
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Tatsuta Maru arrived at San Francisco, California, United States.
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10 Nov 1932
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British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin in a speech said: "The bomber will always get through. The only defence is in offence, which means that you have to kill more women and children than the enemy if you want to save yourselves."
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10 Nov 1932
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The final design for HMS Phaeton was approved.
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11 Nov 1932
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Joseph Goebbels noted in his diary that Nazi Party debts were piling up, and the presses for Nazi Party publications were in danger of being stopped.
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15 Nov 1932
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Hiroaki Abe became the commanding officer of Japanese Navy Destroyer Division 2.
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15 Nov 1932
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Indianapolis was commissioned into service.
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15 Nov 1932
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Captain Minoru Tayui was named the commanding officer of Tenryu.
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15 Nov 1932
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Masafumi Arima was assigned to Battleship Division 3.
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15 Nov 1932
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Vice Admiral Yoshinobu Shishido was named the chief of staff of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea.
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17 Nov 1932
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Franz von Papen resigned as the Chancellor of Germany.
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18 Nov 1932
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Yun Bong-gil was transferred to a prison in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
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18 Nov 1932
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Joseph Rochefort arrived at the Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington DC, United States.
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19 Nov 1932
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German President Paul von Hindenburg met with Adolf Hitler during which Hitler demanded Chancellorship. Hindenburg offered Hitler Chancellorship which had no power to dissolve the Reichstag (thus forcing the Nazi Party to work with rival parties), or the Vice Chancellor position under Franz von Papen.
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21 Nov 1932
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Adolf Hitler again attempted to argue for his appointment as German Chancellor with the power to dissolve the Reichstag; President Paul von Hindenburg again refused to grant him such powers.
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23 Nov 1932
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The construction for Taihoku City Hall began in Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan under the direction of chief engineer Kaoru Ide.
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24 Nov 1932
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The FBI Crime Lab was established in the United States.
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28 Nov 1932
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Japanese luxury ocean liner Hikawa Maru departed Kobe for Seattle, her 14th round trip across the Pacific.
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28 Nov 1932
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HMS Eagle completed a refit at Devonport, England, United Kingdom.
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01 Dec 1932
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Hiroaki Abe was promoted to the rank of captain.
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01 Dec 1932
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Tamon Yamaguchi was promoted to the rank of captain.
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01 Dec 1932
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Mutsu was assigned to Japanese Navy Battleship Division 1.
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01 Dec 1932
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Franz von Papen met with German President Paul von Hindenburg and offered a plan for Germany that was effectively the end of the republic. Hindenburg rejected the plan and offered that given current situation he wished for a coalition government.
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01 Dec 1932
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Nobutake Kongo was named the commanding officer of battleship Kongo.
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01 Dec 1932
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Captain Shigeru Sonoda was named the commanding officer of Naka.
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01 Dec 1932
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Admiral Koichi Shiozawa was named the commanding officer of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea.
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01 Dec 1932
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Rear Admiral Shinji Suzuki was named the Chief of Staff of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan.
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01 Dec 1932
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The construction for HMS Amphion was ordered.
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02 Dec 1932
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German President Paul von Hindenburg named Kurt von Schleicher as the next Chancellor.
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03 Dec 1932
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The former German Defence Minister and recently named German Chancellor General Kurt von Schleicher offered Gregor Strasser (the Organization leader of the NSDAP) the post of vice-chancellor in a coalition government. Hitler, sensing it was a move by Schleicher to split the Nazi Party, ordered Strasser to stop any further negotiations with the Government.
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05 Dec 1932
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Adolf Hitler and Gregor Strasser argued over whether Nazi Party should work with the new German Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher.
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07 Dec 1932
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Adolf Hitler and Gregor Strasser again argued over whether Nazi Party should work with the new German Chancellor Kurt von Schleicher. Reaching no agreement, Hitler would soon purge Strasser and his supporters from the party to consolidate Hitler's position.
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08 Dec 1932
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Cruiser Köln departed German for her first international voyage that would last one year; she would visit the Mediterranean Sea, Alexandria (Egypt), Suez Channel, India, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific, Japan, Qingdao (China), Indonesia, Ceylon, Suez Channel, Greece, Italy, and Spain.
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08 Dec 1932
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Unable to prevent the growing importance of Hitler within the National Revolution he had wanted for Germany, Gregor Strasser abruptly resigned and withdrew almost entirely from politics.
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19 Dec 1932
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Yun Bong-gil was executed in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
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21 Dec 1932
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Wernher von Braun attempted to light a rocket with a four meter long pole at Kummersdorf weapons research center south of Berlin, Germany; the rocket's motor exploded.
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24 Dec 1932
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The keel of battleship Dunkerque was laid down at Brest Navy Yard, France.
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28 Dec 1932
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Väinämöinen was commissioned into service.
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30 Dec 1932
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While in Washington DC, United States, Joseph Rochefort was ordered to travel to Norfolk, Virginia, United States, where he would depart for the west coast of the United States for sea duty aboard USS Maryland.
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31 Dec 1932
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Mineichi Koga was promoted to the rank of rear admiral.
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