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Tuesday, 17 March 1942 - Lorient
Britain introduces rationing of fuels and electricity.
Hugh Dalton MP, President of the Board of Trade, announces a 25% cut in the British clothes ration.
The first 3 American Kittyhawk squadrons begin operations in Australia.
Douglas MacArthur arrives in Australia.
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Wednesday, 18 March 1942 - Lorient
The first A4 rocket explodes on Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany, during a combustion chamber test.
Louis Mountbatten is appointed as the British Chief of Combined Operations.
Douglas MacArthur officially accepts the position of the Supreme Commander of Southwest Pacific Area, while still aboard a train traveling for Melbourne, Australia.
US President Franklin Roosevelt signs an Executive Order for the establishment of the War Relocation Authority, which will lead to the internment of Japanese-Americans during WW2.