9 May 1936

China
  • Chiang Kaishek proclaimed that Japan was waging war in China without a declaration of war. ww2dbase [Chiang Kaishek | CPC]
Ethiopia
  • Italy annexed Ethiopia and formed the colony of Italian East Africa by combining Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Italian Somaliland. In Italy, King Vittorio Emanuele III took on the additional title as the Emperor of Ethiopia. ww2dbase [Vittorio Emanuele III | CPC]
Italy
  • Benito Mussolini disbanded the Blackshirt legions in Italy. ww2dbase [CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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