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- Vice Admiral Shigeru Fukudome was named the commanding officer of the Japanese 10th Area Fleet while still holding command of the 1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet; Rear Admiral Bunji Asakura was named his chief of staff. On the same day, the Japanese Navy 13th Air Fleet was transferred from the Southwest Area Fleet to become part of the 10th Area Fleet; it brought in the strength of two air flotillas and seven air groups. ww2dbase [Shigeru Fukudome | CPC]
- USS Hawkbill departed Fremantle, Australia for her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Hawkbill | CPC]
- Maximilian von Weichs was awarded Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. ww2dbase [Maximilian von Weichs | CPC]
- Oberleutnant zur See Walter Käding stepped down as the acting commanding officer of U-56. ww2dbase [U-56 | CPC]
- USS Marcus Island arrived at Ulithi, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Ulithi | CPC]
- The first Allied supply convoy from Ledo, India to successfully cross the Burmese-Chinese border on 29 Jan 1945 arrived in Kunming Airfield, Yunnan Province, China. ww2dbase [Kunming Airfield | Kunming, Yunnan | CPC]
- The RSHA transported approximately 1,200 Jews from Theresienstadt Concentration Camp in occupied Czechoslovakia to Switzerland. ww2dbase [Theresienstadt Concentration Camp | Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | TerezÃn, Cechy | CPC]
- Violette Szabo was executed at Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany. ww2dbase [Violette Szabo | Ravensbrück Concentration Camp | Ravensbrück, Mark Brandenburg | AC]
- USS Proteus departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Proteus | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- Submarine I-369 arrived at Yokosuka, Japan. ww2dbase [I-369 | Yokosuka, Kanagawa | CPC]
- Landing ship No. 120 was completed and was transferred to the Japanese Army. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | CPC]
- Kobi Naval Air Group was transferred to Takao Guard District in southern Taiwan. ww2dbase [Takao Guard District | Takao | CPC]




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