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19 Jun 1943

Weather data for 19 Jun 1943

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Rabaul, New Britain and departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Main Article | Tabular Record of Movement | CPC]
RAF bombers attacked the Schneider armaments factory at Le Creusot, France. ww2dbase [TH]

Italy

The Italian Minister of Transport, Vittorio Cini, openly criticised Benito Mussolini during a Cabinet meeting. Normally Cini would have been arrested inmmediately and faced a firing squad; but Mussolini had already seen the red light and had tried to put out peace soundings to Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary. ww2dbase [Main Article | AC]

Pacific Ocean

USS Gunnel sank Japanese cargo ship Tokiwa Maru in the East China Sea, hitting her with 1 of 6 torpedoes fired She also claimed 1 torpedo hit (of 2 fired) on a Japanese destroyer, but the sinking was not confirmed. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]

Photo(s) dated 19 Jun 1943

Three soldiers manning US Army 90th Coast Artillery

USS Cisco during trials, off northeastern United States, 19 Jun 1943, photo 1 of 4

USS Cisco during trials, off northeastern United States, 19 Jun 1943, photo 2 of 4

USS Cisco during trials, off northeastern United States, 19 Jun 1943, photo 3 of 4

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19 Jun 1943 Interactive Map

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