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British forces make stand on Slim
Sunday, January 4, 1942 www.onwar.com
Indian battalion on the marchIn Malaya... The 11th Indian division prepares to stand at the River Slim but is suffering losses from heavy Japanese air attacks, as the new Japanese air bases in Thailand become operational.
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January 4th, 1941
UNITED KINGDOM: de Gaulle demands the immediate release of Muselier.
Corvette HMS Larkspur commissioned. (DS)
ÉIRE: Dublin and some adjoining areas are bombed by the Luftwaffe.
GERMANY:
U-72 commissioned.
U-595, U-596 laid down.
U-203 launched. (DS)
ALBANIA: Greek forces launch a drive westwards, towards Valona.
NORTH AFRICA: Wavell orders British forces to advance into Cyrenaica, to exploit their victory against the Italians. 7th Armoured Division under General Creagh detours around Bardia and marches toward Tobruk.
CANADA: Destroyers HMCS Micmac and Nootka ordered from Halifax Shipyards Ltd. (DS)
U.S.A.: The German-born actress Marlene Dietrich becomes a naturalised US citizen.