Battle of the Atlantic
- The US freighter Pipestone County (5102t), en route from Trinidad, BWI, to Boston, is torpedoed by U-576 475 miles off Cape Henry, Virginia. All aboard made it into the ship's four lifeboats.
- The unarmed US freighter San Jacinto (6069t) is torpedoed and shelled by U-201 375 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina with the loss of 14 on board. 169 survivors are picked up two days later by the destroyer Rowan (DD-405).
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]Burma
There is heavy fighting at Hopong in which the Chinese 6th Army is engaged. Elements of the Chinese 49th Army are quickly switched west and engage the enemy in the Mong Pawn-Loilem area near Taunggyi.
[ | ] Princess Elizabeth Reviews the Guards |
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Eastern Front
The German pocket at Demyansk is relieved after being cut off except for air support for two and a half months. This success for air supply will probably contribute to Hitler's decision to attempt it at Stalingrad at the end of the year.
NORTHERN SECTORThe Demyansk pocket is relieved as elements of the relief force link up with the II Corps.
Leonid Govorov is appointed to command the Leningrad Front, while Gen Mikhail Khozin is placed in command of the Volkhov Group.
Russians to Broadcast Propaganda to German Soldiers |
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Gen Golikov, commanding the Bryansk Front, receives orders from the Stavka to assemble a new 48th Army and reinforce the 40th Army in the Kursk and Lgov areas for a counterattack against the northern flank of Army Group South. The Bryansk Front has the 61st, 3rd, 13th and 40th Armies with 23 rifle divisions and 3 tank brigades. Stalin believes the next German offensive will come in the center.
[ | ]France, Politics
Gen Giraud reaches Switzerland after escaping from German captivity. He will return to the unoccupied part of France.
[ | ]Occupied France
20(15?) French hostages are executed at St Nazaire for alleged complicity with the British during Operation Chariot.
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