30 Aug 1944
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- USS Portland rejoins Cruiser Division 4 under Rear Admiral Jesse Oldendorf at Purvis Bay, Nggela Islands, Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Portland | Purvis Bay, Nggela Islands | DS]
- German troops withdrew from Bulgaria. ww2dbase [Bulgaria Switched Sides | TH]
- Lieutenant-General Renya Mutaguchi was relieved of command of the Japanese 15th Army in Burma and replaced by Lieutenant-General Shihachi Katamura from 54th Division. Major-General Shigesaburo Miyazaki from 31st Division took over as the Commander of 54th Division. ww2dbase [AC]
- USS Pollack again bombarded the Japanese phosphate plant at Fais Island, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Pollack | Fais | CPC]
- Joseph Stilwell departed Kandy, Ceylon for Delhi, India to meet with Patrick Hurley. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | Kandy | CPC]
- Slovakian resistance fighters captured Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia. ww2dbase [Slovak National Uprising | Banská Bystrica | CPC]
- While at port at Stettin, Germany, submarine U-869 lost one crew member to British bombing when several bombs hit the barracks where the crew was bunked. ww2dbase [U-869 | Stettin, Pommern | CPC]
- Canadian armored units attacked Pesaro, Italy, but they were beaten back, losing 32 of 50 tanks in the process. ww2dbase [Gothic Line Offensive | Pesaro, Marche | TH]
- The Italian motor torpedo boat base Base West was moved from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France to Sanremo, Italy. ww2dbase [Sanremo, Liguria | CPC]
- After dark, USS Redfin picked up the 8 survivors of USS Flier from Mantangula Island, Palawan Province, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Flier | Mantangula, Palawan | CPC]
- Kamoi arrived at Singapore after a successful trial run after her conversion to an oiler. ww2dbase [Kamoi | Singapore | CPC]
- Irako departed Takao (now Kaohsiung), Taiwan for Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Irako | Takao | CPC]
- USS Ticonderoga departed Norfolk, Virginia, United States at 1407 hours for the Panama Canal. ww2dbase [Ticonderoga | Portsmouth, Virginia | DS]




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