Posted on 01/03/2012 4:47:36 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson














http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/03.htm
January 3rd, 1942
GERMANY: U-488 is laid down. (Dave Shirlaw)
MALAYA: General Wavell is appointed to command the ABDA command with orders to hold the Malay Barrier.
Lt-Col. Arthur Edward Cumming (1896-1971), 12th Frontier Force Regt., led, despite wounds, two daring actions to cover a British withdrawal. (Victoria Cross)
U.S.A.: Washington: Chiang Kai-shek is appointed C-in-C of Allied forces in China, and General Sir Archibald Wavell is made Supreme Commander of the disparate Allied Forces in South-east Asia. ABDACOM (American-British-Dutch-Australian Command).
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