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Aircraft from HMS Victorious prevent the Tirpitz from attacking Convoy PQ-12
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26143 |
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First overseas deployment of the Spitfire sees fifteen Mk Vbs flown to Malta from HMS Eagle.
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26144 |
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Japanese troops land on Lae and Salamaua, New Guinea
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26145 |
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Japanese troops enter Rangoon (Burma)
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26146 |
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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The British garrison is withdrawn from the Andaman Islands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 |