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• Dietrich Bonhoeffer was arrested for being part of an attempt on Hitler's life. ww2dbase [Dietrich Bonhoeffer | TH]
• Axis forces fell back from Wadi Akarit towards Enfidaville, Tunisia as the British Eighth Army began linking up with US II Corps. ww2dbase [Battle of Wadi Akarit | TH]
• British pressure in southeastern Tunisia caused Axis forces to begin falling back from the El Guettar region. ww2dbase [Battle of El Guettar | CPC]
• Captured French torpedo boats Bombarde, La Pomone, and L'Iphigénie, been in Italian service since Dec 1942, were transferred on loan to the German Navy. ww2dbase [CPC]
• USS Helena (St. Louis-class) joined the cruiser group with USS Honolulu, USS Nashville, and USS St. Louis while the cruiser group was on station in the Solomon Islands. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Nashville | St. Louis | Honolulu | Helena (St. Louis-class) | Walden Ainsworth | DS]

• George Kenney arrived at Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [George Kenney | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]

• USS Salt Lake City and USS Bailey arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. ww2dbase [Mare Island Navy Yard | Salt Lake City | Bailey | Vallejo, California | DS]
• Submarine USS Narwhal arrived at San Diego, California. All of Narwhal's torpedoes were removed except those in the tubes and the torpedo racks in the forward torpedo room were replaced with 120 temporary bunks. ww2dbase [Narwhal | San Diego, California | DS]

• Barbers Point Naval Air Station: British Torpedo Squadrons commenced night flying. ww2dbase [Barbers Point Naval Air Station | Ewa, Oahu | DS]

• Yugure arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yugure | Truk | CPC]

• USS Whale arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Whale | Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]
• USS Permit departed Midway Atoll, starting her eighth war patrol. ww2dbase [Permit | Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]
• USS Wahoo arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Wahoo | Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]
• Gato-class submarine USS Silversides departed Johnson Island bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ww2dbase [Silversides | Johnson Island | DS]

• Naka arrived at Hashirajima, Japan. ww2dbase [Naka | Hashirajima, Yamaguchi | CPC]

• Alpino Bagnolini sighted an aircraft in the Atlantic Ocean at 1337 hours; she submerged to avoid detection. At 1541 hours, she sighted a periscope, and the Italian submarine turned away. At 1703 hours, she sighted another aircraft, and again submerged. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | CPC]

• When a company of the British 5th East Yorkshire Regiment had to withdraw temporarily behind the crest of a hill in southern Tunisia, Private Eric Anderson, a stretcher-bearer, went forward alone through heavy fire to rescue the wounded. Three times he brought in wounded comrades, and was rendering first aid to a fourth when he was mortally wounded. For this gallant deed on the field of battle, Private Anderson would be awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. ww2dbase [AC]

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