The Office of Price Administration banned pleasure driving in seventeen Eastern U.S. states, with the ban to commence at noon the following Thursday.
It also limited the amount of fuel oil that could be used by schools, churches, stores, theaters and other non-residential establishments.
German Admiral Erich Raeder tendered his resignation after a difficult meeting with Hitler over the Battle of the Barents Sea, which Raeder had not informed Hitler about. Hitler actually learned about the battle in the foreign press.
Raeder was promoted on January 30 and put in a ceremonial post, but effectively his service was over. He was captured by the Red Army towards the end of the war, which is surprising given that he was not serving and theoretically could have attempted to evade them. He was sentenced to life in prison at Nuremberg, which surprised him, as he expected to be sentenced to death. He was released in 1955 due to ill health and died in 1960.
Nisei serving in the U.S. Army began to accompany U.S. and Australian troops in New Guinea.
The Red Army continued to advance in the Caucasus, U.S. Troops were pushed off of the summit of Jeb el Azzaq in Tunisia, and the Free French took Oum-el-Arnaeb.
Marian Anderson sang at the dedication of a mural for the Department of the Interior. Present were vocalists from the U.S. Navy, and JrROTC cadets who participated.
