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• RAF bombers attacked Elberfeld in the Ruhr region of Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | TH]
• American submarine USS Tinosa fired 12 torpedoes at an enemy target. 11 of them failed to explode. ww2dbase [Tinosa | CPC]
• At dawn, USS Snook attacked a six-ship Japanese convoy in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, damaging one tanker with 2 of 4 torpedoes fired. ww2dbase [Snook | CPC]
• Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein flew the Bf 110 nightfighter for the first time, discovered technical issues, and returned to flying his usual Ju 88 aircraft, in which he shot down four British Lancaster bombers. His victories now stood at 35. ww2dbase [Heinrich | CPC]
• USS Sunfish ended her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Sunfish (Gato-class) | CPC]
• Francis Tuker was mentioned in dispatches. ww2dbase [Francis Tuker | CPC]

• USS Harder damaged a Japanese transport off Japan, hitting her with 1 of 7 torpedoes. ww2dbase [Harder | CPC]

• The Tamazato Prisoners of War Camp in eastern Taiwan was closed after less than three months in operation; on the same day, Taihoku Prisoners of War Camp No. 5 near Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan was opened. ww2dbase [CPC]

• Submarine Caiman was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, United States. ww2dbase [Electric Boat Company | Caiman | Groton, Connecticut | CPC]

24 Jun 1943 Interactive Map