25 Jan 1943
- Germans evacuated Voronezh and Armavir in southern Russia. ww2dbase [Caucasus Campaign | TH]
- In his Order of the Day, Stalin claimed that Soviet troops had routed 102 enemy divisions in two month's fighting. ww2dbase [Joseph Stalin | TH]
- The US Composite Army-Marine Division made contact with the US Army 25th Army Division near Kokumbona, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Guadalcanal Campaign | CPC]
- Commander Kiyoshi Tomura was made the commanding officer of Tanikaze. ww2dbase [Tanikaze | CPC]
- Repair ship Akashi began repairing light cruiser Nagara at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Akashi | Truk | CPC]
- Italian Air Force Assault Engineer Battalion's composition was defined as having one headquarters company and three companies each with two officers, three non-commissioned officers, and 24 enlisted men. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Tatsuta Maru departed Sasebo, Japan. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Sasebo, Nagasaki | CPC]
- USS Whale damaged Japanese tanker Syoyo Maru between Truk, Caroline Islands and Japan, hitting her with 1 of 3 torpedoes fired. She suffered light damage from the subsequent depth charging. ww2dbase [Whale | CPC]
- USS Wahoo departed waters near Wewak, Australian New Guinea for Palau Islands. ww2dbase [Wahoo | CPC]
- The remnants of the German 6.Armee were split in two pockets, north and south, in Stalingrad, Russia. ww2dbase [Battle of Stalingrad | Stalingrad | TH]
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