10 Aug 1938

China
  • The Namita Detachment of the Japanese 11th Army Group and the Japanese 9th Division attacked Ruichang, Jiangxi, China, defended by the Chinese 3rd Army Company and the Chinese 32nd Army Group. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | Ruichang, Jiangxi | CPC]
  • American gunboat USS Luzon, with US Ambassador Nelson Johnson on board, arrived at Chongqing, China. ww2dbase [Chongqing | CPC]
Germany Japan
  • Minoru Ota was assigned to the Navy General Staff. ww2dbase [Minoru Ota | CPC]
Singapore
  • Passenger-cargo ship Tilawa suffered extensive superficial damage in a collision with Dutch liner Nieuw Zeeland off King’s Dock, Singapore. ww2dbase [Tilawa | DS]
Photo(s) dated 10 Aug 1938
HMS York at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 10 Aug 1938

10 Aug 1938 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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