1 Dec 1926
- Mineichi Koga was promoted to the rank of captain. ww2dbase [Mineichi Koga | CPC]
- Nobutake Kondo was named the chief of staff of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet. ww2dbase [Nobutake Kondo | CPC]
- Captain Kamezaburo Nakamura was named the commanding officer of Naka. ww2dbase [Naka | CPC]
- Prince Hironobu was assigned to battleship Yamashiro. ww2dbase [Hironobu | CPC]
- Masafumi Arima enrolled in the Naval War College. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | CPC]
- Kichisaburo Nomura was promoted to the rank of vice admiral. ww2dbase [Kichisaburo Nomura | CPC]
- Captain Nihei Sezaki was named the commanding officer of Settsu. ww2dbase [Settsu | CPC]
- Chiaki Matsuda entered the Naval War College in Kamiosaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Chiaki Matsuda | Tokyo | CPC]
- Minoru Ota was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. ww2dbase [Minoru Ota | CPC]
- Vice Admiral Naotaro Nagasawa was named the commanding officer of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea; Rear Admiral Sunao Matsuzaki was named the chief of staff. ww2dbase [Chinkai Guard District | Chinkai, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
1 Dec 1926 Interactive Map
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