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• The last gassing at the Hartheim Castle in Austria for the euthanasia program took place. ww2dbase [CPC]
• USS Gar delivered 35 tons of supplies to an American position near Duriagaos Inlet, Luzon, Philippine Islands and picked up intelligence documents. ww2dbase [Gar | CPC]
• USS Guitarro departed Fremantle, Australia for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Guitarro | CPC]
• Adolf Hitler held a meeting with top German military commanders at the Adlerhorst headquarters in Wetterau, Germany, stressing the importance of the upcoming Ardennes Offensive. ww2dbase [Battle of the Bulge | CPC]
• USS Astoria set sail for the Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Astoria (Cleveland-class) | CPC]
• Kurt Fricke stepped down as the commanding officer of Naval Group Command South. ww2dbase [Kurt Frike | CPC]

• 16 fighter-bombers of US 14th Air Force attacked Tianhe Airfield in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. ww2dbase [Tianhe Airfield | CPC]

• USS Shamrock Bay departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Shamrock Bay | CPC]

• USS Preston guarded carriers while the carriers launched strikes against Luzon, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Preston (Fletcher-class) | CPC]

• USS Skipjack arrived at Midway Atoll. ww2dbase [Midway Bases | Skipjack | CPC]

11 Dec 1944 Interactive Map