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- Werner Mölders returned to Germany from Spain. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- HMS Maori (L24) was commissioned into service with Commander G. N. Brewer in command. ww2dbase [AC]
- Viktor Abakumov was named acting head of the UNKVD Directorate of Rostov Oblast, Russia. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
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