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General Yamashita appointed Commander-in-Chief in the Philippines
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26147 |
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The Government of the Dutch East Indies capitulates
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26148 |
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Japanese troops land at Finschhafen, New Guinea
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26149 |
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B-17s bomb shipping and Lae and Salamaua, New Guinea
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26150 |
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General Stillwell is appointed Chief-of-Staff in China
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26151 |
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The British garrison is withdrawn from the Andaman Islands
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26152 |
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Oliver Lyttelton is appointed Minister of Production
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26153 |
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British garrison of the Andaman Islands is withdrawn
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26154 |
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General MacArthur and his family leave Corregidor heading for Mindanao
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26155 |
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German submarine U-133 sunk by a mine with all hands off Salamis
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26156 |