1 Oct 1937

- Kapitän zur See Theodor Burchardi took command of cruiser Köln. ww2dbase [Köln | CPC]
- Erwin Rommel was promoted to the rank of Oberst. ww2dbase [Erwin Rommel | CPC]
- Largo Caballero was removed from the leadership of the UGT (Union General de Trabajadores, or "Socialist Trades Union") in Spain. ww2dbase [AC]
- USS Stewart reported Chinese aerial bombs, intended for Japanese warships operating nearby, detonated near the American ship at Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Stewart | Shanghai | CPC]
- Maximilian von Weichs was made the commanding officer of German 13th Corps. ww2dbase [Maximilian von Weichs | CPC]
- Kapitänleutnant Dietrich von der Ropp was made the commanding officer of U-12, replacing Hans Pauckstadt. ww2dbase [U-12 | CPC]
- Kapitänleutnant Otto Kretschmer was named the commanding officer of U-23, relieving Kapitänleutnant Hans-Günther Looff. ww2dbase [U-23 | CPC]
- Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward was named the commanding officer of New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, United States. ww2dbase [New York Navy Yard | Brooklyn, New York | CPC]
- Despite having recently negotiated a 50-year lease, the City of Los Angeles bought the property at Mines Field in Inglewood outright in order to qualify for federal funding through the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The funds were to be used for runway improvements. ww2dbase [Mines Field | Inglewood, California | DS]


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