Helmuth Günther Guddat Hübener, age 17, was executed by Germany for his role in a youthful German resistance group.
Hübener is unusual not only for his age, but for his religion. He was a Mormon, a religion that was not common in Germany. Moreover, the German LDS themselves had not come to a position on the repression of the Jews. By and large it seems the majority of them were not supportive of the Nazi's repression of the Jews, but Hübener had the bad luck of his local branch having a handful who were, and he was even apparently expelled from the religion by a local figure prior to his execution. In contrast, all the members of his small anti-Nazi group were also Mormons, and also youths.
The Battle of Santa Cruz Islands concluded with the Japanese winning a tactical victory while the US won the strategic victory, the latter being the more important of the two. Japanese losses were high, and the result was that the Japanese lost the ability to obtain victory in the Pacific before superior US production would come to bear.
The Australians took Goodenough Island off of New Guinea.
The island would be developed into an air base.
The defense of Outpost Snipe came to a successful British conclusion.
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