10 Nov 1918
- Douglas MacArthur was appointed the commander of the US 42nd Division at the rank of temporary major general. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | CPC]
- Andrew McNaughton was promoted to the rank of brevet brigadier-general. ww2dbase [Andrew McNaughton | CPC]
- Kaiser Wilhelm II, the man blamed for WW1, went into exile in neutral Netherlands. ww2dbase [AC]
- Captain Kosaburo Uchida was named the commanding officer of Settsu. ww2dbase [Settsu | CPC]
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