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Today in World War II History—February 12, 1944

Monday, February 12, 2024 by Sarah Sundin
US troops firing a bazooka near Cassino, Italy (US Army Center of Military History)

US troops firing a bazooka near Cassino, Italy (US Army Center of Military History)

80 Years Ago—Feb. 12, 1944: Allies repel German counterattack at Anzio, but ground has been lost.

First Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy ends in Allied failure.

Adm. Wilhelm Canaris is dismissed as the head of the German Abwehr (military intelligence).

In the Indian Ocean, Japanese submarine I-27 sinks British transport Khedive Ismail—1297 killed, including 77 nurses & Wrens, the 3rd worst Allied shipping disaster and the worst loss of Allied female service personnel of the war. Destroyer HMS Petard then sinks I-27, making Petard the only ship to sink a German, an Italian, and a Japanese submarine in WWII.

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