1 May 1937
- Remy Van Lierde began his training as a pilot. ww2dbase [Remy Van Lierde | CPC]
- Dunkerque was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Dunkerque | CPC]
- Adolf Hitler declared that all German children were to be raised as loyal Nazi Germans. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | CPC]
- Japanese destroyer Kashi was transferred to the Manchukuo Navy and was renamed Haiwei. She would serve as Manchukuo's flag ship. ww2dbase [Kashi | CPC]
- Rudolf Höss' fourth child Hans-Rudolf Jürgen was born. ww2dbase [Rudolf Höss | CPC]
- Károly Beregfy was made the deputy chief of the Supply Bureau of the Hungarian Ministry of Defense. ww2dbase [Károly Beregfy | CPC]
- HMS Acasta arrived at HM Dockyard, Devonport in Plymouth, England, United Kingdom and began a period of refitting. ww2dbase [Acasta | Plymouth, England | CPC]
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