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• HMS Black Swan and HMS Stonecrop sank German submarine U-124 in the Atlantic Ocean. ww2dbase [CPC]
• The Italian Semovente 105/25 tank destroyer design entered production. ww2dbase [Semovente 105/25 | CPC]
• USS S-31 crossed the equator in the Pacific Ocean. ww2dbase [S-31 | CPC]
• USS Gar ended her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Gar | CPC]
• Near El Guettar, Tunisia, US 9th Infantry Division was moved to attack Hill 772; its original objective of Hill 369 was now left to US 1st Infantry Division to capture. ww2dbase [Battle of El Guettar | CPC]
• Destroyer Yukikaze made a troop transport run to Rekata, Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Yukikaze | CPC]
• Hauptmann Philipp Müller of the German Kampfgeschwader 55 wing was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. ww2dbase [CPC]
• After temporary repairs to her battle damage, USS Salt Lake City and USS Bailey departed Dutch Harbor, Alaska bound for Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California. ww2dbase [Salt Lake City | Bailey | DS]

• While at sea, Zuikaku and Zuiho launched aircraft to reinforce Rabaul in New Britain (dive bombers and torpedo bombers), Buin in Bougainville (dive bombers), and Kavieng in New Ireland (torpedo bombers). ww2dbase [Zuiho | Zuikaku | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]

• In the later afternoon, USS Tunny made radar contact with Japanese transport Toyo Maru Number 2 off Alet Island, Caroline Islands. She fired three torpedoes at the distance of 880 meters and observed a hit on the transport before diving to avoid attack by the escorting Momo-class destroyer; depth charges caused minor damage. ww2dbase [Tunny | Alet | CPC]

• Robert von Greim was awarded Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross medal. ww2dbase [Robert von Greim | CPC]

• Destroyer USS Shaw exited Drydock No. 1 and shifted to Berth B-22 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ww2dbase [Shaw | Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]

• Allied bombers conducted raids across Italy, hitting Messina, Crotone, Villa San Giovanni, Naples, Augusta, and Palermo. Some of the missions were aborted due to cloud cover. ww2dbase [Bombing of Rome, Naples, and Other Cities | CPC]

• After a tender refit, destroyer USS Saufley departed Efate, New Hebrides as part of Task Force 19 for exercises with Task Force 15. ww2dbase [Saufley | Efate | DS]

• The Tamazato Prisoners of War Camp in eastern Taiwan was opened for the purpose of showing Red Cross representatives a model camp. ww2dbase [CPC]

• USS Alabama departed the United States for Britain. ww2dbase [Alabama | CPC]
• USS Ranger departed the Boston Navy Yard bound for Argentia, Newfoundland. ww2dbase [Boston Navy Yard | Ranger | Boston, Massachusetts | DS]

2 Apr 1943 Interactive Map