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Battle of Kharkov: Manstein recaptures Kharkov, defeating much larger Soviet forces. Soviets forced to retreat back to the Northern Donets river.
German submarine U-653 sunk with all hands in the North Atlantic
American naval forces in the South Pacific become the 3rd Fleet under Admiral William "Bull" Halsey