24 May 1937
- The Soviet Central Committee decided to place the arrested Marshal Mikhail Nikolaievich Tukhachevsky (the former First Deputy Commissar of Defence) and seven other Military Commanders on trial, accused of plotting an army conspiracy to overthrow Stalin. ww2dbase [AC]
- Spanish Republican aircraft dropped bombs on German torpedo boat Albatros at Palma at the Spanish island of Mallorca, causing no damage. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | Albatros | Palma, Islas Baleares | CPC]
- Garland entered drydocks at Sheerness, England, United Kingdom for a scheduled overhaul. ww2dbase [Garland | Sheerness, England | CPC]
- Clifton Cates was detached from Headquarters Marine Corps. ww2dbase [Clifton Cates | CPC]
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