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 Arctic OceanSoviet submarine K-23 sunk by Kriegsmarine sub chasers Naval operations in Arctic waters Russian FrontAccording to Soviet reckoning, Kharkov offensive commences this date Soviet winter offensive, November 1941 - May 1942 Soviet Southwest Front launches major offensive against Kharkov Soviet winter offensive, November 1941 - May 1942 Black SeaSoviet warships transporting 2250 troops to Sevastopol over three days Crimea campaigns, 1941-1942 Naval operations in the Black Sea Soviet vessel Krasny Flot sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft Naval operations in the Black Sea Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945 Soviet vessel Krasny Moryak sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft Naval operations in the Black Sea Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945 Soviet patrol cutters SKA-0411, SKA-0183, SKA-0611, SKA-0133, SKA-0811, and PK-083 sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft Naval operations in the Black Sea Air operations in the Russo-German War, 1941-1945 GermanyAmerican diplomatic personnel held in Germany depart by train for Portugal for exchange United States: POWs and internees, escapes and rescues Germany: POWs and internees, escapes and rescues Allied-Axis prisoner exchanges NetherlandsGerman raider Stier departs Rotterdam to pass through the English Channel Naval operations in Northwest European waters, 1939-1944 German merchant raiders and their supply ships United KingdomLarge contingent of US 8th Air Force headquarters personnel arrives High Wycombe Eighth Air Force (US) Convoy ON 94 departs Liverpool for Halifax Atlantic convoys Convoy OS 28 departs Liverpool for Freetown Atlantic convoys GibraltarRN minelayer Welshman returns from supply run to Malta Malta besieged, 1940-1942 Malta convoys Naval campaign for Malta, 1940-1942 Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1939-1942 MaltaHeavy air-to-air action as Axis aircraft attack the island Malta besieged, 1940-1942 Air operations during the siege of Malta, 1940-1942 Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1939-1942 Mediterranean SeaNine Ju-52 transports shot down by RAF fighters while ferrying troops to North Africa Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1939-1942 Atlantic OceanBritish vessel Empire Dell sunk by U-124 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 British vessel Llanover sunk by U-124 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 Panamanian vessel Cocle sunk by U-94 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 Greek vessel Mount Parnes sunk by U-124 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 British vessel Cristales sunk by U-124 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 British vessel Bedfordshire sunk by U-558 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 British vessel Nicoya sunk by U-553 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 Norwegian vessel Lise sunk by U-69 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 U-69 Dutch vessel Leto sunk by U-553 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 US vessel Virginia sunk by U-507 The U-Boat war, 1939-1945 Solomon IslandsJapanese repair vessel Shoei Maru sunk by USN submarine S-44 Naval operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific United States submarine war against Japan, 1941-1945 New GuineaAustralian Kanga Force ordered to operate against Lae and Salamaua Japanese landings in New Guinea and the Bismarcks, 1942 French IndochinaAmerican Volunteer Group P-40 fighters attack Japanese airbase at Hanoi and claim fifteen aircraft destroyed Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater American Volunteer Group ChinaYunnan Front: Japanese spearheads advancing from Burma capture Teng-chung Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 Japanese conquest of Burma, 1941-1942 BurmaAllied forces continue withdrawing toward India, mostly unhindered Japanese conquest of Burma, 1941-1942 Following behind enemy withdrawal, Japanese forces reach Kalewa Japanese conquest of Burma, 1941-1942 USAAF B-17 bombers attack Japanese airbase at Myitkyina Japanese conquest of Burma, 1941-1942 Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater Dates are local to the time zone in which the event occurred, but discrepancies and inconsistencies abound throughout the sources, especially when events ocurred shortly before or after midnight. Entries on file for this date: 32
Argyle. Chronology of World War II Brown. Warship Losses of World War Two Browning. US Merchant Vessel Casualties of World War II Carter and Mueller. Combat Chronology, 1941-1945 Cressman. The Official Chronology of the US Navy in World War II Edelheit and Edelheit. A World in Turmoil Foreman. Fighter Command War Diaries (five volumes) Goralski. World War II Almanac, 1931-1945 Hague. The Allied Convoy System Hammel. Air War Europa Hammel. Air War Pacific Hauner. Hitler: A Chronology of His Life and Time Kay. Chronology: New Zealand in the War, 1939-1946 Middlebrook and Everitt. Bomber Command War Diaries Niestle. German U-Boat Losses during World War II Rohwer. Allied Submarine Attacks of World War Two Rohwer. Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two Rohwer. Chronology of the War at Sea Salmaggi and Pallavisini. 2194 Days of War Sommerville. World War II Day by Day Swain. A Chronology of Australian Armed Forces at War, 1939-45 Taylor. Barbarossa to Berlin (two volumes) Williams. Chronology, 1941-1945 Young. Britain's Sea War Various other Chronology volumes also served as sources. Many additional volumes were consulted for specific topics.
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