16 Dec 1942
- Soviet troops launched an offensive towards Rostov-on-Don, Russia hoping to cut off German troops in the Caucasus, defeating Italian units on the Don River. ww2dbase [Caucasus Campaign | TH]
- Overnight and into the next morning, men of US 1st Infantry Division raided Maknassy, Tunisia, taking 21 German prisoners. ww2dbase [Advance into Tunisia | CPC]
- Hoe was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Hoe | CPC]
- Tenryu departed with supplies and troops onboard for Madang, Australian New Guinea. ww2dbase [Tenryu | CPC]
- USS Flying Fish arrived at Brisbane, Australia, ending her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Flying Fish | Brisbane, Queensland | CPC]
- USS Finback departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her third war patrol. The first phase of this war patrol would be to escort a carrier force rather than to hunt for enemy shipping. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Finback | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- Light carrier Ryuho entered the drydock at Yokosuka, Japan for repairs. ww2dbase [Yokosuka Naval Arsenal | Ryuho | Yokosuka, Kanagawa | CPC]
- After dark, USS Sunfish laid mines at the entrance of Iseno Imi off Japan. ww2dbase [Sunfish (Gato-class) | CPC]
16 Dec 1942 Interactive Map
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