13 Dec 1944
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- Cruiser Köln's power stations and starboard engine were destroyed by Allied aerial attacks. ww2dbase [Köln | CPC]
- German 7.Armee withdrew to fortified positions on the Westwall on the French-German border. ww2dbase [TH]
- USS Pintado fired ten torepdoes at Japanese Transport No. 106 in the Luzon Strait between Taiwan and the Philippine Islands; she claimed a sinking after observing one torpedo hit, but this kill was not awarded. ww2dbase [Pintado | CPC]
- USS Pompon departed for her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Pompon | CPC]
- Light carrier Ryuho received orders to embark Ohka weapons for delivery to Taiwan and Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Ryuho | CPC]
- USS Bailey arrived at San Diego, California. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
- Destroyer USS Shaw arrived at Humboldt Bay, Hollandia (now Jayapura), New Guinea. ww2dbase [Shaw | Hollandia, New Guinea | DS]
- USS Croaker departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her third war patrol in the Philippines Islands and South China Sea areas. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Croaker | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- Unryu embarked 30 MXY-7 Ohka special attack aircraft at Kure, Japan. ww2dbase [Unryu | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]
- US submarine USS Bergall and Japanese heavy cruiser Myoko engaged in a brief combat south of French Indochina during in which both vessels sustained damage; Myoko was hit by one torpedo (of six fired) on the aft port side while Bergall was damaged by an 8-inch shell that passed through without detonating. ww2dbase [Bergall | South China Sea | CPC]
- USS Preston guarded carriers while the carriers launched strikes against Luzon, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Preston (Fletcher-class) | CPC]
- USS Ticonderoga launched Air Group 80 aircraft for strikes on Japanese positions in northern Luzon, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Ticonderoga | DS]
- In the late afternoon south of Mindoro, Philippine Islands, a special attack aircraft struck light cruiser USS Nashville amidships, killing 133 and wounding 190. Two hours later, another special attack aircraft struck, hitting destroyer USS Haraden. ww2dbase [Nashville | Tokko "Kamikaze" Special Attack Doctrine | Bohol Sea | CPC]
- USS Marcus Island transited Surigao Strait in the Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | CPC]
- Patrol Boat No. 102 arrived at Seletar Naval Base, Singapore at 1848 hours. ww2dbase [Stewart | CPC]
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