27 Oct 1937
- Republican forces in Spain set fire to their fuel reserves in Gijon, Spain to avoid Nationalist capture. ww2dbase [The Spanish Civil War | CPC]
- Vincenzo Gioberti was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Vincenzo Gioberti | CPC]
- After taking Shanghai North Railway Station in the morning, Japanese troops moved on to launched a small scale attack the Sihang Warehouse on the north bank of the Suzhou River in Shanghai to test Chinese defenses. The Japanese avoided using mortars and other weapons of greater firepower, including aerial bombardment, to avoid hitting the international zone just across the river. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Shanghai | Shanghai | CPC]
- The keel of US battleship USS North Carolina (BB-55) was laid down at New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, United States. ww2dbase [New York Navy Yard | North Carolina | Brooklyn, New York | AC]
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