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• Shokaku arrived at Singapore, the new advance base for decisive operations. ww2dbase [Shokaku | CPC]

• More than 200 US aircraft attacked Rabaul, New Britain. The Japanese launched about 50 fighters in defense. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]

• USS Columbia arrived at Nissan, Green Islands to support the landings. ww2dbase [Columbia | Nissan, Green Islands | CPC]

• Irako departed Truk, Caroline Islands for Yokosuka, Japan as a part of convoy No. 4213. ww2dbase [Irako | Truk | CPC]

• Barbers Point Naval Air Station: Thirty aircraft (Model F6F-3) and 45 officers of Night Fighting Squadron 76 (VF(N)-76) departed. Air Group 2 arrived on board. ww2dbase [Barbers Point Naval Air Station | Ewa, Oahu | DS]

• Americans stopped a German counter attack at Anzio, Italy. ww2dbase [Battle of Anzio | Anzio, Lazio | TH]
• The monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy was given advance warning of the aerial bombing to come. ww2dbase [Battle of Monte Cassino | Cassino, Lazio | CPC]

• Lucien Lippert, commanding officer of SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien, was killed in action at the village of Novo-Buda central Ukraine. ww2dbase [Lucien Lippert | Novo-Buda, Donets'ka | CPC]
• Léon Degrelle was made the commanding officer of SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien upon the combat death of his predecessor Lucien Lippert in Ukraine. ww2dbase [Léon Degrelle | Donets'ka | CPC]

• USS Guitarro departed Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States for Chicago, Illinois, United States. ww2dbase [Guitarro | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | CPC]

13 Feb 1944 Interactive Map