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• 21 Nazi leaders were indicted at the first open session of the International Military War Crimes Tribunal in Germany. ww2dbase [Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | CPC]

• The Christian Party was found in Indonesia 15 days after Vice President Mohammad Hatta allowed the formation of opposition parties. ww2dbase [CPC]

• Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Sargent Bay arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, embarked 1,000 officers and men from the Navy, Marines, Army, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine before departing for San Pedro, California. ww2dbase [Sargent Bay | Eniwetok | DS]

• António de Oliveira Salazar retained his seat as the Prime Minister of Portugal in an re-election. ww2dbase [CPC]

• George Marshall stepped down as the Chief of Staff of the US Army. ww2dbase [George Marshall | Washington | CPC]
• USS Ranger departed Hampton Roads, Virginia and resumed her course to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. ww2dbase [Norfolk Navy Yard | Ranger | Norfolk, Virginia | DS]
• Submarine USS Thresher arrived at the Portsmouth Navy Yard at Kittery, Maine where her decommissioning overhaul was begun. ww2dbase [Thresher | Kittery, Maine | DS]

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