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The RAF bombs Cologne, the Rhineland, and the Gennevilliers works near Paris
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26262 |
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Japanase troops land at Bougainville and on the Admiralty Islands
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26263 |
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Japanese aircraft bomb parts of Madras
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26264 |
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2000th air raid on Malta
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26265 |
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General Wainwright escapes to Corregidor, while General King surrenders Bataan
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26266 |
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Japanese aircraft bomb Trincomalee
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26267 |
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Japanese troops land on Cebu (Philippines)
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26268 |
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Japanese troops land on Billiton (Indonesia)
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26269 |
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A new government is formed with Filoff as Premier and Foreign Minister
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26270 |
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Corregidor is attacked by Japanese ships and aircraft
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