26 May 1932

China
  • Yoshinori Shirakawa passed away in Shanghai, China from wounds sustained during a bomb blast one month prior. ww2dbase [Yoshinori Shirakawa | Shanghai | CPC]
France
  • The Farman F.220 aircraft took its first flight. ww2dbase [F.220 | CPC]
Korea
  • General Yoshiyuki Kawashima was named the commanding officer of the Japanese Chosen Army in occupied Korea, relieving Senjuro Hayashi. ww2dbase [CPC]



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