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1940 – Himmler orders the construction of Auschwitz concentration camp. 1942 – The 1st convoys of Japanese detainees arrived at the Tanforan detention center south of San Francisco. The assembly center remained in operation for 169 days after which detainees were transferred to relocation camps. Most of the Tanforan detainees were transferred to Abraham, Utah. 1944 – During the night (April 27-28), 3 American LST landing craft, conducting an invasion exercise (Exercise “Tiger”), are torpedoed by German E-boats in Lyme Bay. A total of 638 troops are killed. This incident is kept secret for fear of damaging Anglo-American relations. 1944 – US troops occupy the main airstrip at Hollandia, New Guinea. 1945 – Forces of US 5th Army liberate Genoa, which is already substantially controlled by Italian partisan forces. 1945 – Italian partisans captured Mussolini. 1945 – US forces capture Baguio, on Luzon. Fighting continues in the Bicol Peninsula. 1945 – A squadron of 3 cruisers and 6 destroyers, commanded by Admiral Berkey, make a preparatory bombardment of targets in the Tarakan area in the northeast of the island of Borneo.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 11:12:41 +0000

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