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• The Jewish ghetto at Tarnów, Poland was closed and its residents deported; Amon Göth was placed in charge of the deportation. ww2dbase [Amon Göth | CPC]
• John Basilone arrived in New York, New York, United States. ww2dbase [John Basilone | CPC]
• USS Pollack sank Japanese cargo ship Tagonoura Maru off Japan with two of four toropedoes fired. ww2dbase [Pollack | CPC]
• Hauptmann Heinrich Höfer of the German Kampfgeschwader 55 wing was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. ww2dbase [CPC]

• Nine RAAF Catalina aircraft based at Cairns, Queensland, Australia attacked Vunakanau Airfield, Lakunai Airfield, and Rapopo Airfield at Rabaul, New Britain, causing no damage and suffering no damage. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]

• Naka departed Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Naka | Truk | CPC]

• The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against the aircraft facilities at Romilly, France. ww2dbase [RAF Thurleigh | Bombing of Cities in France and Low Countries | Romilly | DS]

• Robert von Greim was mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht radio report. ww2dbase [Robert von Greim | CPC]

• The new Italian government signed a secret armistice with the Allies. Immediately after, Operation Baytown, the invasion of the Italian mainland, was launched across the Strait of Messina, with British and Canadian troops of British XIII Corps landing at Reggio Calabria without opposition. ww2dbase [Operation Avalanche | TH, CPC]

• The personnel of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-214 were transported to Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. ww2dbase [Espiritu Santo | CPC]

• Eleanor Roosevelt departed Auckland, New Zealand for Australia. ww2dbase [Eleanor Roosevelt | Auckland | CPC]

• Japanese aircraft spotted USS Permit and attacked with bombs off Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; USS Permit escaped unscathed. ww2dbase [Permit | CPC]
• Gato-class submarine USS Silversides departed her patrol are south of Truk and made for Brisbane, Australia. ww2dbase [Silversides | DS]

• USS Whale departed Midway Atoll. ww2dbase [Whale | Midway Bases | Midway | CPC]

3 Sep 1943 Interactive Map