In North Africa, German troops sieze Tobruk. Allied forces land in North Africa. British troops capture Tobruk. Russians counterattack in Stalingrad. The Japanese lose the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.
Japanese troops retreat across the Yangtze River in China.
The Allies land in Italy. Italy signs an armistice with the Allies in secret. U.S. marines invade Tarawa and Makin in the Pacific. The Allies meet in Cairo, Egypt. Japanese troops cross into India.