2 Oct 1937
China

China
- Japanese 2nd Brigade of the Chahar Expeditionary Force attacked Gouxian, Shanxi, China, defended by Chinese 19th Army. ww2dbase [Battle of Shanxi | Gouxian, Shanxi | CPC]
- Japanese aircraft sank Chinese gunboat Chuyou at Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Shanghai | Jiangyin, Jiangsu | CPC]
- The PZInz 130 prototype amphibious tank was delivered to the Polish Army. ww2dbase [PZInz 130 | CPC]
- Cruiser Nashville was launched with the daughters of the president of a newspaper from Nashville, Tennessee as sponsors. ww2dbase [Nashville | Camden, New Jersey | DS]


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