15 Nov 1934
- Captain Chuichi Nagumo was named the commanding officer of the battleship Yamashiro. ww2dbase [Yamashiro | CPC]
- Isoroku Yamamoto was promoted to the rank of vice admiral. ww2dbase [Isoroku Yamamoto | CPC]
- Hiroaki Abe was transferred out of Japanese Navy Destroyer Division 23. ww2dbase [Hiroaki Abe | CPC]
- Chuichi Nagumo was named the commanding officer of battleship Yamashiro. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | CPC]
- Captain Masanao Tanba was made the commanding officer of Kamoi. ww2dbase [Kamoi | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Kichijiro Hamada succeeded Vice Admiral Yurikazu Edahara as the commanding officer of the Ryojun Military Port (previously known as Port Arthur; now Lushunkou, Liaoning Province, China), Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China. ww2dbase [Ryojun Guard District | Lushunkou, Liaoning | CPC]
- Captain Kasuke Abe was named the commanding officer of Naka. ww2dbase [Naka | CPC]
- Captain Sueaki Kasuga was named the commanding officer of Tenryu. ww2dbase [Tenryu | CPC]
- Masafumi Arima was transferred out of Cruiser Division 7. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | CPC]
- Captain Marquis Teruhisa Komatsu was named the commanding officer of Nachi. ww2dbase [Nachi | CPC]
- Chiaki Matsuda was assigned to the second division of the Naval General Staff. ww2dbase [Chiaki Matsuda | Tokyo | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Seizaburo Kobayashi was named the commanding officer of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea. ww2dbase [Chinkai Guard District | Chinkai, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Hiroshi Ono was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
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