1 Oct 1931
- Wilhelm Keitel was promoted to the rank of Oberst. ww2dbase [Wilhelm Keitel | CPC]
- Clifton Cates was promoted to the rank of major. ww2dbase [Clifton Cates | Shanghai | CPC]
- Marcel-Bruno Gensoul was made the chief of the 3rd Maritime Region, based at Toulon, France. ww2dbase [Toulon Military Port | Marcel-Bruno Gensoul | Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | CPC]
- Walther von Brauchitsch was promoted to the rank of major general (generalmajor). ww2dbase [Walther von Brauchitsch | CPC]
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