January 2, 1937 - Palanga, Lithuania
Large work crews reported for the first time to the Blohm Und Voss building site to the south of the current docks. The first order of business is the building of the mole that will protect the new drydock, the sinking of caissons around the docksite itself, and the laying of railway track down to the dock location. Once the caissons are sunk, the leaks plugged, and the water pumped out, the concrete of the dock itself can be poured and the locks and pumps installed, along with the supporting buildings, cranes, and facilities. The railway will make the delivery of construction supplies easier, and in the future will support the docks operations.
January 6, 1937 - Berlin
The Luftwaffe has placed an order for 60 Heinkel He-100A fighters, to be equipped with DB-601N engines, 15mm MG-151 and 7.92mm MG-17 machineguns, and other standard Luftwaffe equipment. The order is a relief for Heinkel, with orders for it's He-111 bomber shrinking from the Luftwaffe.
January 9, 1937 - Augsburg
First flight of the BFW Bf-109 V24, a follow-on to the V22 and V23 that flew last year but fitted with the BD-601N engine, along with extended, folding wings and an arrestor hook behind the tail wheel. According to sources at BFW, V24 was intended to have a DB-601E like V22, but Daimler-Benz was unable to deliver the engine in time so an available DB-601N was substituted.