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• RAF bombers attacked Frankfurt, Germany, killing 948 and leaving 120,000 homeless. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | CPC]
• Döme Sztójay formed a new government in Hungary. ww2dbase [Döme Sztójay | CPC]
• Japanese troops crossed the Burmes-Indian border into the Indian state of Manipur and attacked Sangshak from the north. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | CPC]
• USS Mingo fired six torpedoes at a Japanese freighter; all missed. ww2dbase [Mingo | CPC]
• USS Tunny detected a large Japanese convoy near Toagel Mlungui Pass in the Palau Islands. She fired six torpedoes toward 2 transports and observed hits on both. She then fired four torpedoes toward an escorting destroyer, scoring no hits, before diving. She endured a 4-hour counterattack which consisted of 87 depth charges. Later in the day she surfaced and observed debris and an oil slick. ww2dbase [Tunny | CPC]
• 15 American commandos landed in Italy with the mission to sabotage the La Spezia-Genoa railway. ww2dbase [CPC]
• William Slim met with Orde Wingate. ww2dbase [William Slim | CPC]

• One US Marine Corps PBJ bomber attacked Rabaul, New Britain at 2200 hours. 4 Japanese A6M fighters rose to intercept, shooting down the PBJ bomber. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 3 | Tobera, New Britain | CPC]

• Chinese and Canadian representatives signed a pact of mutual aid at Ottawa, Canada. ww2dbase [Ottawa, Ontario | CPC]

• While in China, Milton Miles was promoted to the war time rank of rear admiral (lower half), thus becoming the highest ranked US Navy officer in China. ww2dbase [Milton Miles | CPC]

• Shokaku arrived at Lingga, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Shokaku | Lingga | CPC]

• General Alexander ceased the frontal attacks at Cassino, Italy. ww2dbase [Battle of Monte Cassino | Cassino, Lazio | TH]
• Four Italian motor torpedo boats attacked the Allied beachhead at Anzio, Italy before dawn, causing no damage and losing two boats. ww2dbase [Battle of Anzio | Anzio, Lazio | CPC]

• USS Alabama departed Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Alabama | Majuro | CPC]

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