1 Oct 1937
- Kapitän zur See Theodor Burchardi took command of cruiser Köln. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Erwin Rommel was promoted to the rank of Oberst. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Largo Caballero was removed from the leadership of the UGT (Union General de Trabajadores, or "Socialist Trades Union") in Spain. ww2dbase [AC]
- Maximilian von Weichs was made the commanding officer of German 13th Corps. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward was named the commanding officer of New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, United States. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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