1 Apr 1920
- The German Workers Party (DAP) was officially renamed the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP). ww2dbase [CPC]
- The last American ground troops sailed from Vladivostock, Russia to the considerable relief of the State Department, leaving only units of the US Navy in the harbour. ww2dbase [AC]
- Settsu entered Kure Naval Arsenal, Japan for reboilering and hull repairing. ww2dbase [Kure Naval Arsenal | Settsu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
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