Australian POW, commando Sgt. Leonard Siffleet and Ambonese private H. Pattiwal were murdered by the Japanese.
Their story is an odd one, as they were basically turned over to the Japanese by New Guinea natives who had ambushed them, once again demonstrating that native populations were not universally hostile to the Japanese. They were interrogated and tortured, and then executed under the orders of Vice Admiral Michiaki Kamada. The officer committing the murders had the process photographed. His fate is unknown.
British psyop radio channel Soldatensender Calais, broadcasting on German frequencies, went on the air at 5:57 local time, filling the gap, with British broadcasts, every time Radio Deutschland was off the air due to bombing raids.
The Battle of Finschhaften resulted in an Allied victory
The U.S. Army captured Sant'Angelo in Italy.
The HMS Eclipse was sunk by a mine in the Aegean, resulting on the loss of 119 sailors and 134 soldiers it was carrying
The Japanese destroyer Mochizuki and five merchant ships were sunk southwest of Rabaul by American aircraft.
The U-566 was sunk in the Atlantic by a Vickers Wellington.
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