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The appointment of Lord Louis Mountbatten as Chief of Combined Operations, effective from 18 March, is announced
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26275 |
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Admiral Somerville is appointed Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Fleet
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26276 |
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German submarine U-85 sunk with all hands off Cape Hatteras
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26277 |
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German submarine U-252 sunk with all hands off Iceland
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26278 |
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A new government is formed in Vichy France with Petain as Chief of State and Laval as Chief of Government
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26279 |
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The French Resistance attack the German HQ at Arras
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26280 |
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United States aircraft bomb Cherbourg
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26281 |
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Order placed for 500 A-36A dive bombers based on the Mustang
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26282 |
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Congress Party turns down Cripps Mission's offer of post-war Dominion status
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26283 |
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Boston bombers of the RAF carry out a daylight raid on the port of Le Havre.
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26284 |