1 Mar 1932
  • Ma Zhanshan was made the Minister of War of the Japanese-sponsored puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China. ww2dbase [Ma Zhanshan | CPC]
China
  • Former Chinese Emperor Puyi was declared Chief Executive Datong of the puppet state of Manchukuo in northeastern China. ww2dbase [Puyi | CPC]
  • Chinese troops launched a counterattack at Shanghai, China, but it failed to break Japanese lines. ww2dbase [First Battle of Shanghai | Shanghai | CPC]

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