29 Dec 1943
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean were nominally returned under Indian control, though the Japanese retained heavy influence. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Yahagi was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Yahagi | CPC]
- Light carrier Ryuho arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands. Later on the same day she departed for Japan. ww2dbase [Ryuho | CPC]
- Kamoi departed Padang, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Kamoi | Padang, Sumatra | CPC]
- British RAF dropped 2,000 tons of bombs on Berlin, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Berlin | TH]
- USS Scorpion departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Scorpion | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- Barbers Point Naval Air Station: More of CASU-20 arrived. 19 aircraft (Model F4U), 19 officers and 25 men of Night Fighting Squadron 101 (VF(N)-101) arrived on board. ww2dbase [Barbers Point Naval Air Station | Ewa, Oahu | DS]
29 Dec 1943 Interactive Map
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