2 Feb 1943




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- Ettore Bastico stepped down as the Governor-General of Italian Libya, succeeded by Giovanni Messe. ww2dbase [Giovanni Messe | CPC]
- USS Tunny made radar contact with a ship off Hong Kong at 2130 hours. ww2dbase [Tunny | CPC]
- USS Runner attacked and claimed the sinking of a Japanese transport in the western Pacific; she reported 6 torpedoes expended and 4 hits. ww2dbase [Runner (Gato-class) | CPC]
- USS Nicholas departed the Guadalcanal area bound for Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides for repairs to her guns. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]
- Repair ship Akashi completed the repair work for transport Sanyo Maru and began repairing destroyers Akizuki and Hatsukaze at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Akashi | Truk | CPC]
- Irako supplied food to seaplane tender Sanyo Maru at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Irako | Truk | CPC]
- Alpino Bagnolini began a period of repairs at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France to address the problems discovered during trials on 31 Jan 1943. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]
- Captain Shinzaburo Hase was named the commanding officer of Settsu. ww2dbase [Settsu | CPC]
- The construction of Graf Zeppelin was stopped at Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland). ww2dbase [Graf Zeppelin | Szczecin | CPC]
- The last of the German Sixth Army surrendered in Stalingrad, Russia. On the same day, a German reconnaissance aircraft was dispatched to fly over Stalingrad, confirming that all fighting had ceased. ww2dbase [Battle of Stalingrad | Stalingrad | TH]
- USS Whale arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Midway Bases | Whale | Midway | CPC]




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