The British Admiralty announced the loss of the destroyer
HMS Blean which was sunk on the
11
December 1942 by the Kriegsmarine
U-443.
North Africa. Tunis raided by, Allied by aircraft, enemy raid
on Bone.
In the Mediterranean. Large-scale Allied air attack on Crete
by night, Palermo also bombed.
Russian Front. Veliki Luki on the Central front and Elista,
South of Stalingrad, occupied by Soviet ground forces.
In Australasia. United States of America dive bombers raided
Japanese headquarters on Guadalcanal.
Twelfth Air Force. General Cannon becomes Commanding General,
XII Bomber Command. Colonel Peter S Rask takes command of
XII A Support Command. B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers
hit harbour at Tunis, while B-26 Marauder medium bombers hit
marshalling yard. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers on mission
against shipping near La Goulette abort due to weather. Fighters
escort bomber missions and C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft
transport runs and carry out routine patrols.
Ninth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24
Liberator heavy bombers strike harbour at Tunis, hitting turning
basin, area just South West of it, and nearby rail junction.
A few of the aircraft bomb South West and Southeast coast
of Sicily.
Tenth Air Force. 6 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers attack railroad bridge near Myitnge,
claiming several hits on the target. The nearby airfield is
also bombed.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24
Liberator heavy bombers and B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers
bomb airfields at Rabaul, Gasmata, and Lae, and attack shipping
at Rabaul.
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January
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
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