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• Tirpitz departed Bogen near Narvik, Norway for refitting at Fættenfjord/Lofjord near Trondheim. ww2dbase [Tirpitz | CPC]
• Operation Lightfoot was launched by the British in Egypt, attempting to penetrate the extensive Axis minefield with a major offensive. ww2dbase [Second Battle of El Alamein | CPC]
• Allied convoy UCF 1, containing troops and equipment for the invasion of French North Africa, departed Chesapeake Bay, United States. ww2dbase [Operation Torch | CPC]
• Amidst heavy mortar and artillery barrages, Japanese tanks attempted to cross the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; while some successfully crossed, all were eventually driven back by US Marines. ww2dbase [Guadalcanal Campaign | CPC]
• German submarine U-333 arrived at La Pallice, France. ww2dbase [CPC]
• USS Nicholas was redirected from Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides to Nouméa, New Caledonia. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]

• 7 US B-17 Flying Fortress bombers launched from Port Moresby, Australian Papua at 0145 hours, followed by another 7 shortly after. As they reached Rabaul, New Britain, ,most of them conducted conventional bombing against Simpson Harbor while 3 of them skip-bombed; the skip-bombing damaged 2 submarine chasers. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]

• Auschwitz-bound prisoners in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Germany staged a revolt that resulted in failure. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp | Oranienburg, Mark Brandenburg | CPC]

• RAF bombers attacked Genoa and Turin, Italy. ww2dbase [Bombing of Rome, Naples, and Other Cities | TH]

• Kamikaze departed Hokkaido, Japan for operations in the Attu, Aleutian Islands area. ww2dbase [Kamikaze | Hokkaido | CPC]

• USS Enterprise and USS South Dakota arrived at Nouméa, New Caledonia. ww2dbase [Enterprise | Nouméa | CPC]

• Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt arrived in London, England, United Kingdom for a three-week visit as guest of King George VI. ww2dbase [Eleanor Roosevelt | London, England | CPC]

• USS S-28 arrived at San Diego, California, United States. ww2dbase [S-28 | San Diego, California | CPC]

• USS Pollack arrived at Midway Atoll, refueled, and departed for her fourth war patrol in the Truk, Caroline Islands area. ww2dbase [Pollack | Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]

23 Oct 1942 Interactive Map