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History on the 9th of January

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09 Jan 1911 WW2 Marcel-Bruno Gensoul was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. 
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09 Jan 1916 WW2 On the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey the last British ammunition dumps were blown up following the successful evacuation of the expeditionary force. 
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09 Jan 1917 WW1 Begin of Battle of Khadairi Bend
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09 Jan 1919 WW2 Mildred Tuttle was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, United States. 
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09 Jan 1919 WW2 The German Workers Party was founded by a watchmaker, Anton Drexler (a former member of the Fatherland Party set up in 1917). In Sep 1919 a former soldier by the name of Adolf Hitler would enroll as member No.555 (enrollments began with No. 501). 
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09 Jan 1919 WW2 Serious incidents of fighting occurred in the streets of Berlin, Germany, between the Freikorps and the Leibknecht's Spartacists. The forces of the left were defeated. 
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09 Jan 1932 WW2 General Nobuyuki Abe was named the commanding officer of the Taiwan Army. 
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09 Jan 1938 WW2 USS Marblehead departed Qingdao, Shandong Province, China for Yantai to the southwest. 
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09 Jan 1938 WW2 HMS Suffolk departed Qingdao, Shandong Province, China for the British colony of Weihaiwei to the east. 
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09 Jan 1939 WW2 Italian Royal Decree No. 70 was issued to make Italian Libya within the metropolitan territory of Italy, thus lifting the region's status from a mere colony to a part of the Italian Empire. 
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09 Jan 1940 WW2 German bombers sank three Allied merchantmen in the North Sea. 
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09 Jan 1940 WW2 British submarine Starfish attacked German minesweeper M-7 off Helgoland, but the torpedoes misfired. M-7 counterattacked with depth charges for hours, causing damage. At 1820 hours, Lieutenant Thomas Turner of Starfish ordered the submarine to surface and surrendered. This loss led to the Royal Navy's decision to suspend submarine operations in Belgoland Bight. 
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09 Jan 1940 WW2 German submarine U-19 torpedoed and sank Norwegian merchant vessel Manx northeast of Scotland at 0221 hours; only six men survived. 
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09 Jan 1940 WW2 British liner SS Dunbar Castle hit a naval mine and sank off Ramsgate in southeastern England, United Kingdom. 9 were killed immediately, including the captain. Chief Officer Herbert Robinson of Dunbar Castle was later awarded the Order of the British Empire for evacuating 189 survivors. 
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09 Jan 1940 WW2 HMS Hermes began a period of refitting in Britain. 
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09 Jan 1941 WW2 Australian 6th Division and British 7th Armoured Division completed the encirclement of Tobruk, Libya. 25,000 Italian troops were now trapped. 
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09 Jan 1941 WW2 British submarine HMS Pandora sank Italian ships Palma and Valdivagna off Cape Carbonara, Sardinia, Italy. 
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09 Jan 1941 WW2 British submarine HMS Parthian sank Italian ship Carlo Martinolich off Calabria, Italy. 
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09 Jan 1941 WW2 Italian destroyers Ascari, Carabiniere, Folgore, and Fulmine shelled Greek positions on the Albanian coast at Porto Palmermo. 
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09 Jan 1941 WW2 German submarine U-105 sank British ship Bassano 300 miles south of Iceland at 1814 hours; 1 was killed and 56 survived. 
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09 Jan 1941 WW2 The Avro Lancaster heavy bomber took flight for the first time. 
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09 Jan 1941 WW2 Mr. Harry Hopkins, President Roosevelt's personal envoy, arrived in England, United Kingdom. 
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09 Jan 1941 WW2 Adolf Hitler and his top military leaders completed the two-day conference at Hitler's residence of Berghof in München-Oberbayern, Germany. 
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09 Jan 1941 WW2 Escort duties for the British Excess convoy was passed from Force H (from Gibraltar) to the Mediterranean Fleet (from Alexandria, Egypt); most of Force H turned back for Gibraltar at nightfall, but cruiser HMS Bonaventure and destroyers HMS Hereward, HMS Jaguar, HMS Hasty, and HMS Hero would remain with the convoy. On the same day, 12 Italian C.200 fighter-bombers attempted to attack Malta; 4 were shot down by defending Hurricane fighters of No. 261 Squadron RAF. 
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09 Jan 1941 WW2 US Navy transport William Ward Burrows arrived at Wake Island with the first group of 80 civilian workers who would start to excavate the channel between Wilkes and Wake Islands. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 At 1500 hours, the main offensive against Bataan defences at the Philippine Islands began, spearheaded by 6,500 men of the newly arrived and inexperienced 65th Infantry Brigade (which replaced the veteran Japanese 48th Division); the first attacks at the Abucay-Mauban defensive line were repelled by US-Filipino troops. Meanwhile, US Marines from Batteries A and C of 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment who remained on Bataan under naval control were integrated into a naval battalion for ground combat. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 HMS Indomitable was joined by Australian destroyers Nestor, Nizan, and Napier off Cape Guardafui in eastern Africa. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 USS Pollack sank Japanese freighter Teian Maru at night off Japan with one or two torpedoes fired. A torpedo was also fired at an escorting destroyer, but that torpedo missed. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 British destroyer HMS Vimiera struck a mine and sank in the Thames estuary in southern England, United Kingdom; 96 were killed, 14 survived. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 Japanese submarine I-65 damaged a tanker and sank Dutch freighter Benkoeln in the Java Sea; 101 survived. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 Japanese submarine I-58 sank Dutch ship Camphuijs in the Java Sea. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 British submarine HMS Triumph struck a mine and sank off Milos, Greece, killing all 59 aboard. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 German submarine U-568 was attacked by a British Sunderland aircraft 70 miles northwest of Mersa Matruh, Egypt and suffered minor damage. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 Dispersed ships of ALlied convoy QP-4 began to arrive in Allied waters. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 An Australian Hudson bomber conducted a reconnaissance mission from Kavieng, New Ireland over Truk, Caroline Islands; it was the longest RAAF flight to date. The crew of the Hudson spotted a large invasion fleet being prepared at Truk. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 Japanese troops began to fall back from Changsha, Hunan Province, China. A section of the evacuation was ambushed by Chinese troops at Luoyang River, causing heavy casualties. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 A transport of 1,005 Jews departed from Theresienstadt Concentration Camp in occupied Czechoslovakia for locations in Eastern Europe. Most of them were sent to Riga, Latvia. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 In Germany, 31 French officers were transferred from the Oflag IV-C prisoners of war camp at Colditz Castle to Oflag IV-D at Elsterhorst. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 I-68 arrived at Kure, Japan and received repairs. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 Kaga departed Iwakuni, Japan. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 Nachi departed Davao, Philippine Islands. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 Soviet 3rd and 4th Shock Armies attacked German defenses south of Demyansk, Russia, making advances but suffering heavy casualties. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 In Leningrad, Russia the Soviet Naval Staff issued orders directing the fleet and shipyards to concentrate their efforts towards overhauling and repairing Soviet submarines (some of which were being employed as power-station generators for the besieged city) in order to prepare for a spring offensive in the Baltic Sea. Submarine crews and other specialists were recalled from the front (where many were fighting ashore) to assist in the preparation of some thirty submarines for the campaign. In Apr 1942 the submarines would be divided up into three groups by Brigade Commander A. M. Stetsenko according to their sea fitness. The first group, consisting of the most experienced Captains, such as Y. P. Afanasev, S. P. Lisin, and G. Ya. Osopov, was expected to have ten submarines ready to sail by the end of May 1942 with another seven nearing completion of their overhauls; the second group was scheduled to be ready by Aug 1942 and the third by the autumn. 
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09 Jan 1942 WW2 HMS Eagle completed her refit at Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. 
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09 Jan 1943 WW2 USS Gar reported hitting a Japanese ship with two of three torpedoes fired, causing damage. 
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09 Jan 1943 WW2 Douglas MacArthur arrived at Brisbane, Australia. 
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09 Jan 1943 WW2 George Kenney arrived at Brisbane, Australia. 
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09 Jan 1943 WW2 In the early afternoon, Czech prisoner Georg Zahradka or Zacharatka escaped from Auschwitz I concentration camp, but was captured by midnight near watchtower 26. He was executed on 14 Jan 1943. 
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09 Jan 1943 WW2 German SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler visited Warsaw, Poland, and ordered that 8,000 Jewish inhabitants be deported from the ghetto. 
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09 Jan 1943 WW2 Commandeered for USAAF service as the C-69, the Lockheed Model L-049 Constellation aircraft made its first flight from Burbank, California, United States to nearby Muroc Army Air Field. 
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09 Jan 1943 WW2 Submarine Seahorse was launched at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, sponsored by the wife of Chester C. Smith. 
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09 Jan 1944 WW2 The Countess Ciano managed to escape northern Italy to Switzerland, where she was interned. 
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09 Jan 1944 WW2 Submarine Hawkbill was launched, sponsored by the wife of the submarine's future commanding officer F. Worth Scanland, Jr. 
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09 Jan 1944 WW2 Prime Minister Hideki Tojo authorized the plans for Operation U-Go against northeastern India. 
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09 Jan 1944 WW2 16 TBF and 24 SBD aircraft from Piva Airfield on Bougainville, escorted by fighters, attacked Tobera Airfield in New Britain. 1 Japanese aircraft was destroyed on the ground, while the US lost 1 SBD aircraft and 3 fighters. 
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09 Jan 1944 WW2 Indian 5th Division captured the coastal port city of Maungdaw, Burma, but the attack on Donbaik was halted by the Japanese. 
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09 Jan 1944 WW2 The "Maestrale" naval infantry battalion of the Italian Navy mutinied against its superiors. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 The US Sixth Army invaded Luzon Island, Philippine Islands. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 British troops entered Thebes, Greece. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 USS Mississippi was damaged by Japanese special attack aircraft at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 HMAS Australia was damaged by Japanese special attack aircraft at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 USS Colorado was damaged by friendly fire at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippine Islands. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 Heinz Guderian visited Adolf Hitler to personally request reinforcements for the Eastern Front. The two would get into a large argument. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 Light carrier Ryuho, sailing with Japanese convoy HI-87, came under air attack off Taiwan and claimed to have enaged 12 US TBF aircraft and shot down 1. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 ShCh-307 attacked a merchant ship southwest of Liepaja, Latvia; both torpedoes missed, and ShCh-307 was subjected to depth charging by German auxiliary patrol vessel V 317. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 US Third Army attacked towards Houffalize, Belgium, on the southern flank of the Ardennes bulge. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 Indian 19th Division captured Shwebo, Burma. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 Dong Zhao completed his studies at the Army War College and was named the commanding officer of the 38th Army. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 USS Sennet received minor repairs at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, US Territory of Hawaii. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 15 SB2C, 6 TBM, and 7 F6F aircraft from USS Ticonderoga attacked their secondary target Heito Airfield in southern Taiwan (the primary target, Toyohara Arfield in the Taichu area, was covered in clouds), damaging the facilities at the loss of a SB2C aircraft of Air Group 80 crewed by Lieutenant Palmer and Aviation Radioman's Mate Third Class Adelbert Ring. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 USS Columbia was struck by a special attack aircraft off the Philippine Islands, killing 24 and wounding 97. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 USS Luce arrived off Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Islands. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 US Navy Task Force 38 attacked airfields on the Japanese-held Chinese island of Taiwan. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 39 USAAF B-29 bombers from Sichuan Province, China dropped 293 tons of bombs on Kirun (now Keelung), Taiwan. 
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09 Jan 1945 WW2 Henry Heimlich accepted a volunteer mission; he would not find out until later that he was destined for the interior of China. 
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09 Jan 1946 WW2 William Leahy informed Harry Truman that Truman's disbanding of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) had been handled in a "disgraceful way", for that the overly-rapid schedule had caused the US to lose sources of intelligence across the world. 
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09 Jan 1947 WW2 Bunker Hill was decommissioned from service. 
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09 Jan 1947 WW2 Essex was decommissioned from service. 
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09 Jan 1947 WW2 USS Ticonderoga was placed in the Reserve Fleet at Bremerton, Washington, United States. 
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09 Jan 1947 WW2 USS Alabama was decommissioned from service at Naval Station Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington, United States. 
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