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Churchill declares that "it now seems very likely that we and our allies cannot lose this war ... except through our own fault", a conclusion supported by the entry of the United States and the Soviet Union into the fight
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German submarine U-587 sunk with all hands in the North Atlantic
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26123 |
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Part of the AIF (Australian Imperial Force) returns to Australia
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Australian General Blamey is appointed Commander-in-Chief of Allied Land Forces in the area under General MacArthur
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President Quezon of the Philippines reachs Australia
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Operation Chariot: The attack on St. Nazaire. British forces destroy the dock gates at St. Nazaire to prevent German battleships using the port.
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26127 |
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British publish their proposals for changes to the Indian Constitution in which India is to be granted full Dominion status after the war
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26128 |
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German navy fails to intercept a Murmansk convoy
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German submarine U-585 sunk with all hands after hitting a mine off Murmansk
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Pacific War Council established in Washington
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