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18 Dec - 05 Jan

18 December,

• 1939 (Battle of Heligoland Bight): The RAF lost 12 bombers, while the Luftwaffe lost fighters in this naval/air engagement.

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• 1940 (Operation Barbarossa Planning): Hitler issued Directive No. 21, ordering preparations for the invasion of the Soviet Union.

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• 1941 (Battle of Hong Kong): Japanese forces landed on Hong Kong Island, beginning fierce fighting against Canadian and British troops.

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• 1942 (North Africa & Pacific): The Allied victory at the Battle of El Agheila concluded, and the Japanese cruiser Tenry was sunk by a U.S. submarine.

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• 1944 (Battle of the Bulge & Typhoon Cobra):

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• The US destroyer USS Hull, Spence, and Monaghan sank in a massive typhoon (Cobra) in the Philippines, causing significant loss of life and ships.

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• In the Battle of the Bulge, American forces began to effectively counter the German offensive, utilizing proximity fuzes.

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• B-29 bombers raided Hankou, China.

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