20 Dec 1944




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- US 83rd Division, as part of the US First Army, was attached to the British 21st Army Group. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Dwight Eisenhower was officially promoted to the rank of General of the Army, a 5-star general rank. ww2dbase [Dwight Eisenhower | CPC]
- Armored elements of German 6.SS-Panzerarmee captured Stavelot, Belgium, capturing the US fuel supply stored there for their own use. ww2dbase [Battle of the Bulge | Stavelot | TH]
- USS Preston guarded carriers while the carriers launched strikes against Luzon, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Preston (Fletcher-class) | CPC]
- After three days and two nights of searching for survivors in the water after Typhoon Cobra, destroyer escort USS Tabberer was relieved of the search by other ships after recovering 55 men from the water. ww2dbase [Hull | Tabberer | Henry Plage | Typhoon Cobra | Philippine Sea | DS]
- Submarine Menhaden was launched at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, sponsored by Miss Mirium R. Johnson. ww2dbase [Menhaden | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | CPC]
- USS Dragonet arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her first war patrol. ww2dbase [Dragonet | Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]




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