23 Dec 1942
Alaska
Alaska
- Bob Hope agreed to entertain US airmen in Alaska; it was the first of the traditional Christmas shows. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Satoru Anabuki, flying Ki-43 fighter "Fubuki", shot down an aircraft over Burma, his eighth victory. After dark, he shot down a Blenheim aircraft over Magwe, Burma, increasing his score to nine. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Hubert Lanz was awarded Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Tatsuta Maru arrived at Manila, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | Tabular Record of Movement | CPC]
- Erich von Manstein's troops began to withdraw to Kotelnikovo, Russia where they started their offensive. ww2dbase [Main Article | TH]
- German 10th Panzer Division took back American and British territorial gains in Tunisia made on the previous day. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Submarine Rock was laid down by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Wisconsin, United States. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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