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Neapolitans complete their uprising and free Naples from German military occupation.
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ITALY DECLARS WAR ON GERMANY
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Churchill appoints Lord Louis Mountbatten the commander of South East Asia Command.
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The Germans conquer the island of Kos.
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Corsica is liberated by Free French forces.
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The Allies cross Italy's Volturno Line.
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The Naval Battle of Vella Lavella completes the second phase of Operation Cartwheel.
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98 American civilian prisoners were executed on Wake Island.
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United States VII Corps arrives in European Theater.
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Operation Cartwheel begins a bombing campaign against Rabaul.
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Italy declares war on Germany.
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The Third Moscow Conference convened.
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The German War Office contracts the Mittelwerk to produce 12,000 V-2 rockets.
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The Red Army takes Dnipropetrovsk.
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Troops replace striking London dockworkers.
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Heavy rains in Italy slow the Allied advance south of Rome.
