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- Axis forces stiffened resistance on the approaches to Tunis, Tunisia. ww2dbase [Second Battle of El Alamein | AC]
- German forces in Tunisia counterattacked, capturing 286 men from the British 11th Brigade. ww2dbase [Advance into Tunisia | CPC]
- Arthur Coningham was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. ww2dbase [Arthur Coningham | CPC]
- Germans occupied naval base at Toulon; French Navy scuttled warships to avoid German capture. ww2dbase [Toulon Military Port | Scuttling of the French Fleet | Toulon, Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur | TH]
- André Marquis was captured by the Germans. ww2dbase [André Marquis | Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | CPC]
- Dupleix received extensive damage as her own crew set off demolition charges to prevent German capture as the Germans entered Toulon, France. ww2dbase [Toulon Military Port | Dupleix | Toulon, Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur | CPC]
- Jean de Vienne was scuttled at Toulon, France. ww2dbase [Toulon Military Port | Jean de Vienne | Toulon, Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur | CPC]
- Marseillaise was scuttled by her own crew at Toulon, France. ww2dbase [Toulon Military Port | Marseillaise | Toulon, Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur | CPC]
- Foch was scuttled at Toulon, France. ww2dbase [Foch | Toulon Military Port | Toulon, Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur | CPC]
- Colbert was scuttled at Toulon, France to prevent German capture. ww2dbase [Toulon Military Port | Colbert | Toulon, Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur | CPC]
- Algérie was scuttled at Toulon, France. ww2dbase [Toulon Military Port | Algérie | Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | CPC]
- Destroyer USS Shaw departed Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides bound for Guadalcanal. ww2dbase [Shaw | Segund Channel, Espirtu Santo | DS]
- Commanded by General Erich von Manstein, the German Armeegruppe Don was formed in southern Russia in order to relieve the trapped German 6th Army at Stalingrad, Russia. ww2dbase [Battle of Stalingrad | TH]
- USS S-31 arrived at San Diego, California, United States to provide submarine training services at the West Coast Sound School. ww2dbase [S-31 | San Diego, California | CPC]
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