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Japanese troops land at Rabaul and Kavieng
Australian government appeals for more troops from Great Britain and the United States, fearing a Japanese invasion
Japanese bombers attack Rangoon
Soviet troops achieve a breakthrough between Lake Ilmen and Smolensk