14 Jul 1938
  • LĂ©on Geismar was named the acting Governor-General of French West Africa. ww2dbase [CPC]
Russia
  • Japanese diplomats in Moscow, Russia demanded that Russian troops be removed from Bezymyannaya (Shachaofeng) and Zaozernaya (Changkufeng), west of Lake Khasan and Vladivostok in a contested region on the northeastern Chinese border. The Soviets rejected Japanese demands, citing Japanese violation of the First Convention of Peking of 1860 by occupying Chinese territory. ww2dbase [Battle of Lake Khasan | Moscow | CPC]

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