13 Jan 1944




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- US Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr. received the "Report to the Secretary on the Acquiescence of this Government in the Murder of the Jews", exposing US State Department's efforts to avoid directly helping Jewish refugees. ww2dbase [Report to the Secretary on the Acquiescence of this Government in the Murder of the Jews | CPC]
- John Basilone was assigned to the 21st Infantry Regiment of the newly formed but not yet activated US 5th Marine Division. ww2dbase [John Basilone | CPC]
- Submarine USS Tinosa took on extra fuel at Exmouth Gulf, Australia and also drilled on how to land Australian commandos onto Borneo. ww2dbase [Tinosa | Exmouth Gulf | DS]
- Destroyer USS Saufley arrived off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands and patrolled offshore. ww2dbase [Saufley | Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands | DS]
- Irako supplied food to transport Heian Maru at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Irako | Truk | CPC]
- Patrol Boat No. 102 arrived at Palau, Caroline Islands at 0940 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | Palau | CPC]
- Yolande Beekman was captured by German Gestapo agents in France. ww2dbase [Yolande Beekman | CPC]
- 25 RAF Mosquito aircraft attacked Essen, Duisburg, Aachen, and Koblenz in Germany; 1 aircraft was lost. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Essen | CPC]
- Allied troops captured the high ground north of Cervaro, Italy. ww2dbase [Advance to the Gustav Line | Cervaro, Lazio | CPC]
- Commander Junio Valerio Borghese was arrested in connection with the recent mutiny of the "Maestrale" naval infantry battalion of the Italian Navy. ww2dbase [Junio Valerio Borghese | CPC]
- Landing ship No. 127 was launched. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | CPC]
- The Central Headquarters of the Partisan Movement (TsShPD) in the Soviet Union was disbanded. ww2dbase [Moscow | CPC]
- Escort carrier USS Bogue and her escorts departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for New York. ww2dbase [Norfolk Navy Yard | Bogue | Norfolk, Virginia | DS]




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