9 Jan 1894
- Ryusaku Yanagimoto was born.
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9 Jan 1895
- Lucian Truscott was born.
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9 Jan 1916
- On the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey the last British ammunition dumps were blown up following the successful evacuation of the expeditionary force.
9 Jan 1919
- Mildred Tuttle was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States.
» In-depth article - The German Workers Party was founded by a watchmaker, Anton Drexler (a former member of the Fatherland Party set up in 1917). In Sep 1919 a former soldier by the name of Adolf Hitler would enroll as member No.555 (enrollments began with No. 501).
- Serious incidents of fighting occurred in the streets of Berlin, Germany, between the Freikorps and the Leibknecht's Spartacists. The forces of the left were defeated.
9 Jan 1932
- General Nobuyuki Abe was named the commanding officer of the Taiwan Army.
9 Jan 1939
- Italian Royal Decree No. 70 was issued to make Italian Libya within the metropolitan territory of Italy, thus lifting the region's status from a mere colony to a part of the Italian Empire.
9 Jan 1940
- Three merchantmen in the North Sea were sunk by German bombers.
- British submarine Starfish attacked German minesweeper M-7 off Helgoland, but the torpedoes misfired. M-7 counterattacked with depth charges for hours, causing damage. At 1820 hours, Lieutenant Thomas Turner of Starfish ordered the submarine to surface and surrendered. This loss led to the Royal Navy's decision to suspend submarine operations in Belgoland Bight.
- British liner SS Dunbar Castle hit a naval mine and sank off Ramsgate in southeastern England, United Kingdom. 9 were killed immediately, including the captain. Chief Officer Herbert Robinson of Dunbar Castle was later awarded the Order of the British Empire for evacuating 189 survivors.
- German submarine U-19 torpedoed and sank Norwegian merchant vessel Manx northeast of Scotland at 0221 hours; only six men survived.
9 Jan 1941
- US Navy transport William Ward Burrows arrived at Wake Island with the first group of 80 civilian workers who would start to excavate the channel between Wilkes and Wake Islands.
- Australian 6th Division and British 7th Armoured Division completed the encirclement of Tobruk, Libya. 25,000 Italian troops were now trapped.
» In-depth article - Escort duties for the British Excess convoy was passed from Force H (from Gibraltar) to the Mediterranean Fleet (from Alexandria, Egypt). Most of Force H turned back for Gibraltar at nightfall, but cruiser HMS Bonaventure and destroyers HMS Hereward, HMS Jaguar, HMS Hasty, and HMS Hero would remain with the convoy.
» In-depth article - British submarine HMS Pandora sank Italian ships Palma and Valdivagna off Cape Carbonara, Sardinia, Italy.
- British submarine HMS Parthian sank Italian ship Carlo Martinolich off Calabria, Italy.
- Italian destroyers Ascari, Carabiniere, Folgore, and Fulmine shelled Greek positions on the Albanian coast at Porto Palmermo.
» In-depth article - German submarine U-105 sank British ship Bassano 300 miles south of Iceland at 1814 hours; 1 was killed and 56 survived.
- The Avro Lancaster heavy bomber took flight for the first time.
» In-depth article - Mr. Harry Hopkins, President Roosevelt's personal envoy, arrived in England, United Kingdom.
- Adolf Hitler and his top military leaders completed the two-day conference at Hitler's residence of Berghof in Bavaria, Germany.
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9 Jan 1942
- At 1500 hours, the main offensive against Bataan defences at the Philippine Islands began, spearheaded by 6,500 men of the newly arrived and inexperienced 65th Infantry Brigade (which replaced the veteran Japanese 48th Division); the first attacks at the Abucay-Mauban defensive line were repelled by US-Filipino troops. Meanwhile, US Marines from Batteries A and C of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment who remained on Bataan under naval control were integrated into a naval battalion for ground combat.
» In-depth article - A transport of 1,005 Jews departed from Theresienstadt Concentration Camp for locations in Eastern Europe. Most of them were sent to Riga, Latvia.
» In-depth article - Soviet 3rd and 4th Shock Armies attacked German defenses south of Demyansk, Russia, making advances but suffering heavy casualties.
» In-depth article - British destroyer HMS Vimiera struck a mine and sank in the Thames estuary in southern England, United Kingdom; 96 were killed, 14 survived.
- Japanese submarine I-65 damaged a tanker and sank Dutch freighter Benkoeln in the Java Sea; 101 survived.
- British submarine HMS Triumph struck a mine and sank off Milos, Greece, killing all 59 aboard.
- German submarine U-568 was attacked by a British Sunderland aircraft 70 miles northwest of Mersa Matruh, Egypt and suffered minor damage.
- Japanese troops began to fall back from Changsha, Hunan Province, China. A section of the evacuation was ambushed by Chinese troops at Luoyang River, causing heavy casualties.
» In-depth article - In Germany, 31 French officers were transferred from the Oflag IV-C prisoners of war camp at Colditz Castle to Oflag IV-D at Elsterhorst.
- I-68 arrived at Kure, Japan and received repairs.
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» Tabular Record of Movement - HMS Indomitable was joined by Australian destroyers Nestor, Nizan, and Napier off Cape Guardafui in eastern Africa.
» In-depth article - USS Pollack sank Japanese freighter Teian Maru at night off Japan with one or two torpedoes fired. A torpedo was also fired at an escorting destroyer, but that torpedo missed.
» In-depth article - Japanese submarine I-58 sank Dutch ship Camphuijs in the Java Sea.
» In-depth article - Historical document written: US Navy Report of Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor, Enclosure E, Commander Battle Force
» In-depth article - Historical document written: US Navy Report of Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor, Enclosure E, Commander Battleships, Battle Force
» In-depth article - Historical document written: US Navy Report of Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor, Enclosure E, USS Worden
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9 Jan 1943
- In the early afternoon, Czech prisoner Georg Zahradka or Zacharatka escaped from Auschwitz I concentration camp, but was captured by midnight near watchtower 26. He was executed on 14 Jan 1943.
» In-depth article - British and Indian troops captured Maungdaw, Burma, but the attack on Donbaik was halted by the Japanese.
- German SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler visited Warsaw, Poland, and ordered that 8,000 Jewish inhabitants be deported from the ghetto.
- Commandeered for USAAF service as the C-69, the Lockheed Model L-049 Constellation aircraft made its first flight from Burbank, California, United States to nearby Muroc Army Air Field.
» In-depth article - USS Gar reported hitting a Japanese ship with two of three torpedoes fired, causing damage.
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9 Jan 1944
- Indian 5th Division captured the coastal port city of Maungdaw, Burma.
» In-depth article - The Countess Ciano managed to escape northern Italy to Switzerland, where she was interned.
- Prime Minister Hideo Tojo authorized the plans for Operation U-Go against northeastern India.
» In-depth article - Submarine Hawkbill was launched, sponsored by the wife of the submarine's future commanding officer F. Worth Scanland, Jr.
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9 Jan 1945
- The US Sixth Army invaded Luzon Island, Philippine Islands.
» In-depth article - British troops entered Thebes, Greece.
- US Third Army attacked towards Houffalize, Belgium, on the southern flank of the Ardennes bulge.
» In-depth article - US Navy Task Force 38 attacked airfields on the Japanese-held Chinese island of Taiwan.
- Heinz Guderian visited Adolf Hitler to personally request reinforcements for the Eastern Front. The two would get into a large argument.
» In-depth article - Indian 19th Division captured Shwebo, Burma.
» In-depth article - Dong Zhao completed his studies at the Army War College and was named the commanding officer of the 38th Army.
» In-depth article - Air Group 80 aircraft from USS Ticonderoga struck Taiwan; 2 men and 1 aircraft were lost.
» In-depth article - USS Mississippi was damaged by Japanese special attack aircraft at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
» In-depth article - HMAS Australia was damaged by Japanese special attack aircraft at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
» In-depth article - USS Colorado was damaged by friendly fire at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
» In-depth article - Light carrier Ryuho, sailing with Japanese convoy HI-87, came under air attack off Taiwan and claimed to have enaged 12 US TBF aircraft and shot down 1.
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» Tabular Record of Movement - USS Sennet received minor repairs at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
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9 Jan 1947
- USS Ticonderoga was placed in the Reserve Fleet at Bremerton, Washington, United States.
» In-depth article - Bunker Hill was decommissioned from service.
» In-depth article - Essex was decommissioned from service.
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9 Jan 1950
- Ma Bufang announced his intention of organizing an anti-Communist insurgency among Chinese Muslims.
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9 Jan 1952
- USS Sea Cat departed Key West, Florida, United States.
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