10 Feb 1944
  • During the night, 15 Soviet bombers attacked German battleship Tirpitz to little effect. ww2dbase [Tirpitz | CPC]
  • The Korsun pocket in Ukraine received a blistering bombardment by Soviet forces as an inducement to surrender. ww2dbase [TH]
  • USS Snook fired four torpedoes at a Japanese patrol craft; all torpedoes missed. ww2dbase [Snook | CPC]
  • Winston Churchill wrote to Harold Alexander, urging him to order the field generals at Anzio, Italy to be more aggressive. ww2dbase [Battle of Anzio | CPC]
  • Cruiser USS Indianapolis and escort USS Bailey departed Majuro bound for Kwajalein. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
  • Destroyers USS Nicholas and USS O’Bannon departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as convoy escorts bound for the Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]
Australian New Guinea
  • 59 SBD dive bombers, 24 TBF torpedo bombers, and 99 fighters attacked Vunakanau Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain. This attack was followed by another attack on Vunakanau Airfield by 24 B-25 bombers escorted by 20 fighters. Finally, a third attack wave with 21 B-24 bombers escorted by 28 fighters which targeted both Vunakanau Airfield and Tobera Airfield. Vunakanau's runways were hit by two 2,000-pound bombs by B-24 bombers. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
Italy
  • The Allies turned over control of southern Italy to the Italian royal government. ww2dbase [TH]
  • German 4.Fallschirmjäger Division, with a Italian parachute regiment within its ranks, arrived at Anzio, Italy. ww2dbase [Anzio, Lazio | CPC]
Japan Marshall Islands
  • Captain Ralph Jennings relieved Captain J. J. Clark as captain of the USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at Majuro; J. J. Clark was promoted to Rear Admiral. ww2dbase [J. J. Clark | Majuro | DS]
New Hebrides Pacific Ocean
  • USS Permit damaged a Japanese cruiser in the Pacific Ocean, hitting her with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired. ww2dbase [Permit | CPC]
  • At the southern edge of the Taiwan Strait, submarine USS Spearfish intercepted a Japanese convoy consisting of one large troop transport, three medium-sized cargo ships, and three escorts. Spearfish fire four torpedoes at the troop transport with two hits. One of the torpedoes that missed went on and struck the cargo ship Tatsuwa Maru. The troop ship sank within minutes while Tatsuwa Maru was only damaged. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Taiwan Strait | DS]
Philippines
  • Patrol Boat No. 102 arrived at Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines at 1440 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi | CPC]
Singapore United States Photo(s) dated 10 Feb 1944
FM-2 Wildcat of USS Card in flight, 10 Feb 1944Field Marshal Rommel inspecting Indian troops in German service, Lacanau Océan, France, 10 Feb 1944; also present were Lieutenant General Günther Krappe and Lieutenant General Hermann Meyer-RabingenWrecked Mikazuki being inspected by USMC personnel, off Cape Gloucester, New Britain, 10 Feb 1944; note radio direction finder antenna

10 Feb 1944 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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