11 Jul 1937
  • Units of the Japanese Chosen Army and Kwantung Army, previously ordered to march into China on the first day of the Second Sino-Japanese War, was recalled due to political reasons. ww2dbase [Lugou Bridge Incident and Second Battle of Hebei | CPC]
  • Ya-20 trainer aircraft took its first flight. ww2dbase [UT-2 | CPC]
China
  • The Japanese Army and Japanese Navy agreed on a boundary in China. The Army was placed in charge of conducting the war in northern China, while the Navy would take on central and southern China. The Japanese Navy's air power in China at this time consisted of 80 aircraft aboard carriers Kaga, Ryujo, and Hosho. ww2dbase [Lugou Bridge Incident and Second Battle of Hebei | CPC]
Japan
  • Masafumi Arima was assigned to Cruiser Division 10. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | CPC]



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