11 Dec 1944

- The last gassing at the Hartheim Castle in Austria for the euthanasia program took place. ww2dbase [CPC]
- USS Gar delivered 35 tons of supplies to an American position near Duriagaos Inlet, Luzon, Philippine Islands and picked up intelligence documents. ww2dbase [Gar | CPC]
- USS Guitarro departed Fremantle, Australia for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Guitarro | CPC]
- Adolf Hitler held a meeting with top German military commanders at the Adlerhorst headquarters in Wetterau, Germany, stressing the importance of the upcoming Ardennes Offensive. ww2dbase [Battle of the Bulge | CPC]
- USS Astoria set sail for the Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Astoria (Cleveland-class) | CPC]
- Kurt Fricke stepped down as the commanding officer of Naval Group Command South. ww2dbase [Kurt Frike | CPC]
- After sundown, German destroyers Z35, Z36, and Z43 and torpedo boat T28 began laying a new minefield off the Estonian coast, planning to deploy 68 mines each. Torpedo boat T23 provided escort for the group. ww2dbase [Z35 | Z36 | Z43 | T23 | T28 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
- 16 fighter-bombers of US 14th Air Force attacked Tianhe Airfield in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. ww2dbase [Tianhe Airfield | Guangzhou, Guangdong | CPC]
- USS Shamrock Bay departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [Shamrock Bay | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- USS Preston guarded carriers while the carriers launched strikes against Luzon, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Preston (Fletcher-class) | CPC]
- USS Skipjack arrived at Midway Atoll. ww2dbase [Midway Bases | Skipjack | Midway | CPC]


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