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• Frank Fletcher was born. ww2dbase [Frank Fletcher | CPC]

• Hirohito, Prince Michi, was born in Aoyama Palace in Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Showa | Tokyo | CPC]

29 Apr 1901 Interactive Map

• Robert Greim was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords medal. ww2dbase [Robert von Greim | CPC]

• USS Arizona arrived at New York City, New York, United States. ww2dbase [Arizona | New York | CPC]

• Sendai was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Sendai | CPC]

• Clifton Cates stepped down as the commanding officer of the Marine Detachment aboard USS California. ww2dbase [Clifton Cates | CPC]

• Yoshinori Shirakawa was seriously wounded by a bomb planted by Korean nationalist Yun Bong-gil at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China; Shirakawa would die of his wounds a month later. ww2dbase [Yoshinori Shirakawa | Shanghai | CPC]
• Kichisaburo Nomura was blinded in the right eye by an attack by Korean nationalist Yun Bong-gil at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Kichisaburo Nomura | Shanghai | CPC]
• Kenkichi Ueda lost his left leg to a bomb planted by Korean nationalist Yun Bong-gil at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Kenkichi Ueda | Shanghai | CPC]
• Yun Bong-gil detonated a bomb at Hongkou Park (now Lu Xun Park) in Shanghai, China, killing General Yoshinori Shirakawa and Government Chancellor Kawabata Sadaji. He failed to get away and was arrested. ww2dbase [Yun Bong-gil | Shanghai | CPC]

29 Apr 1932 Interactive Map

• In Germany the Verkehrsministeriuin (Ministry of Communications) was established by Adolf Hitler as a cover for a new air ministry. This was later renamed the Reichsluftfahrtministerium and to be headed by Hermann Göring as Reichskommisar for air, with Erhard Milch as his deputy. ww2dbase [AC]

• Kuniaki Koiso was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class and the Order of the Golden Kite, 2nd Class. ww2dbase [Kuniaki Koiso | CPC]

• Prince Hiroyasu was awarde Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum. ww2dbase [Hiroyasu | CPC]
• Kichisaburo Nomura was awarded the Order of the Golden Kite Second Class. ww2dbase [Kichisaburo Nomura | CPC]
• Kenkichi Ueda was awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (1st Class) and Order of the Golden Kite 3rd Class. ww2dbase [Kenkichi Ueda | CPC]

• HMS Acasta began a period of refitting at HM Dockyard, Devonport in Plymouth, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Acasta | Plymouth, England | CPC]

• The US Marine Corps' Fleet Marine Force units on the west coast of the United States began their participation in the landing operations of US Fleet Problem XVI and in the establishment of a base at Midway. ww2dbase [CPC]

29 Apr 1935 Interactive Map

• In a speech to local party district leaders Adolf Hitler explained that only one political party was needed in a society united with one will. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | AC]

• Tetsuzo Iwamoto shot down several Chinese fighters in combat. ww2dbase [Tetsuzo Iwamoto | CPC]

• Japanese aircraft attacked Wuhan, Hubei, China; Chinese fighters shot down 21 Japanese aircraft at cost of only 12 aircraft lost. ww2dbase [Battle of Wuhan | Wuhan, Hubei | CPC]
• Mao Yingchu, flying an I-15bis fighter, engaged Japanese A5M fighters over Hankou, Hubei Province, China. His aircraft spun out of control, taking him out of the combat zone; he was able to regain control at the altitude of 1,000 feet. ww2dbase [Mao Yingchu | Hankou, Hubei | CPC]
• Zhu Jiaxun, flying an I-15bis fighter, claimed a Japanese G3M bomber southeast of Wuchang, Hubei Province, China. ww2dbase [Zhu Jiaxun | Wuchang, Hubei | CPC]
• Cen Zeliu, flying an I-15bis fighter, shot down a Japanese G3M bomber over Hankou, Hubei Province, China. ww2dbase [Cen Zeliu | Hankou, Hubei | CPC]

• Admiral Hipper was commissioned into German Navy service. ww2dbase [Admiral Hipper | CPC]

• USS Astoria arrived at Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [Astoria (New Orleans-class) | Shanghai | CPC]

• US Army Deputy Chief of Staff Brigadier General George Marshall boarded USS Nashville to attend the Pan American Defense Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ww2dbase [George Marshall | Nashville | DS]

• British submarine HMS Unity collided with Norwegian freighter Atle Jarl in the harbor of Blyth, England in foggy weather at 1730 hours. Unity sank within 5 minutes, killing 4. Lieutenant John Low and Able Seaman Henry Miller were posthumously awarded the George Cross for their self-sacrifice while helping fellow comrades in their escape. ww2dbase [CPC]
• British destroyers HMS Kelly, HMS Maori, and HMS Imperial and French destroyer Bison departed Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom to evacuate British troops at Namsos, Norway; they were escorted by cruisers and other destroyers. ww2dbase [Invasion of Denmark and Norway | Kelly | CPC]

• The work on carrier Graf Zeppelin was stopped. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werke Kiel | Graf Zeppelin | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | CPC]

• Hisao Tani was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun 1st Class. ww2dbase [Hisao Tani | CPC]
• Korechika Anami was awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, first class. ww2dbase [Korechika Anami | CPC]

• King Haakon VII and the Norwegian government evacuated to Tromsø, Norway via British cruiser HMS Glasgow. ww2dbase [Haakon VII | Tromsø, Troms og Finnmark | TH]
• Troops of the German 196th Division marched out of the Gudbrandsdal Valley in Norway and linked up with German troops near Trondheim, threatening to surround the British 15th Brigade. ww2dbase [Invasion of Denmark and Norway | CPC]

• The US Department of State ended its investigation on the 5 Sep 1939 incident during which British personnel forcefully boarded Filipino Don Isidro at Port Said, Egypt and removed German engineers. Although the Americans did not receive a satisfactory explanation from the British, they assumed that "similar instances will not be permitted to occur in the future." ww2dbase [Washington | CPC]

29 Apr 1940 Interactive Map

• Allied resistance on mainland Greece ended at 0530 hours when 8,000 British, New Zealand, Australian, Greek, and Yugoslavian troops surrendered at Kalamata, Greece. On the same day, British intelligence picked up positive information about the German invasion of Crete; in response, most British troopships at Suda Bay in Crete were dispatched to Alexandria, Egypt to prevent being attacked by German aircraft. ww2dbase [Balkans Campaign | TH]
• Charles Lindbergh resigned from the US Army reserves. ww2dbase [CPC]
• Overnight, German bombers attacked Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, damaging cruiser HMS Trinidad and sinking auxiliary patrol vessel Pessac. ww2dbase [Battle of Britain | CPC]
• German bombers attacked Allied defenses at Tobruk, Libya as well as its harbor, sinking HMS Chakla. ww2dbase [Siege of Tobruk | CPC]
• Indian 20th Infantry Brigade arrived at Basra, Iraq from Bombay, India. ww2dbase [Campaigns in the Middle East | CPC]

• In Algiers, Algeria, during a tour of North Africa, the head of Commissariat général de l’éducation générale et aux sports (CGEGS) Jean Borotra unveiled a new oath for Vichy French and colonial athletes. ww2dbase [Algiers | CPC]

• German submarine U-75 hit British passenger liner City of Nagpur 500 miles west of Ireland with 4 torpedoes between 0230 and 0600 hours, ultimately sinking her and killing 16; 452 survivors were picked up by destroyer HMS Hurricane. ww2dbase [CPC]
• 10 miles off the coast of England, United Kingdom in the North Sea, German motor torpedo boats sank British ship Ambrose Fleming, killing 11. ww2dbase [North Sea | CPC]

• Morosini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0744 hours for trials, returning at 1650 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

• Shen Jinding (Shen Ching-ting), the Chinese ambassador to Panama, was given the concurrent role of ambassador to Honduras. He would remain in Panama City and would never set up an embassy in Honduras. ww2dbase [Panama City | CPC]

• The British Admiralty issued a request for six C-3 Liberty hulls to be converted to fighter aircraft carriers. Five of these (HMS Archer, Avenger, Biter, Dasher and Tracker) would enter service in 1943 equipped with Martlet and Swordfish aircraft. ww2dbase [AC]

• German submarine U-108 pursued US tanker Mobiloil from 0900 hours to 1645 hours, finally sinking her 400 kilometers north to Puerto Rico with the sixth torpedo expended in this effort; all 53 aboard survived. ww2dbase [Second Happy Time | CPC]
• Japanese Special Naval Landing Force departed Rabaul, New Britain aboard transports for the invasion of the RAAF seaplane base at Tulagi, Solomon Islands. On the same day, other transports at Rabaul embarked equipment necessary to build a new base at Port Moresby, Australian Papua. In Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, Joseph Rochefort's cryptanalytic team intercepted a radio message from Isoroku Yamamoto to Shigeyoshi Inoue regarding Operation MO, in which Yamamoto made mention of northern Australia, thus giving Rochefort confidence regarding the hypothesis that Operation MO's target was Port Moresby. ww2dbase [Battle of Coral Sea | CPC]
• The Tenderloo chemical works in Belgium was destroyed by a resistance group, killing over 250 people. ww2dbase [TH]
• The rate of German retaliatory executions of Belgians was reported to be 25 to 30 per month. ww2dbase [TH]
• Soviet forces launched a counter offensive near Kursk, Russia. ww2dbase [CPC]
• British sailing vessel Terpsithea struck a mine (laid by German submarine U-562 on 13 Apr 1942) in Famagusta Bay, Cyprus in the evening; as British tug Alliance approached the damaged sail for rescue, she also hit a mine at 1945 hours and sank, killing 3. ww2dbase [CPC]
• Lansdowne was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Lansdowne | CPC]
• Admiral Ernest King established the South Pacific Amphibious Force composed primarily of the 1st Marine Division. ww2dbase [CPC]
• German submarine U-66 sank Panamanian tanker Harry G. Seidel 50 miles west of Grenada; 2 were killed, 48 survived. ww2dbase [Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico Campaigns | CPC]
• 4 minesweepers departed from the close escort force of Allied convoy QP-11 off northern Russia; later on the same day, the convoy was spotted by a German Ju 88 aircraft. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | CPC]

• Comandante Cappellini sighted an illuminated fishing vessel in the Atlantic Ocean at 2318 hours; the Italian submarine turned away to avoid detection. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | CPC]

• Harold George passed away from injuries sustained during a ground accident at Batchelor Field, Northern Territory, Australia several days earlier. ww2dbase [Harold George | Batchelor, Northern Territory | CPC]

• In the morning, Three US B-28 bombers attacked Rabaul, New Britain, destroying five Zero fighters on the ground and damaged four more. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
• Tenryu departed Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Tenryu | Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]

• Japanese 18th Infantry Division captured Kyaukse, Burma just south of Mandalay. To the west, Japanese 33rd Infantry Division pursued the Anglo-Indian withdraw across the Irrawaddy River toward India. To the north, 100 kilometers south of the border with China, Japanese 56th Infantry Division captured Lashio midday. ww2dbase [Invasion of Burma | CPC]

• 88 British bombers (73 Wellington, 9 Hampden, 6 Stirling) attacked the Gnome et Rhône aircraft engine factory near Paris, France; one building was destroyed and three buildings damaged at the cost of 3 bombers destroyed. ww2dbase [Bombing of Cities in France and Low Countries | Paris | CPC]

• USS St. Louis departed Bora Bora bound for San Francisco, California escorting transport SS President Coolidge carrying President Manuel Quezon of the Philippines from Australia to the United States. ww2dbase [St. Louis | Bora Bora, Society Islands | DS]

• Nachi was made the flagship of Vice Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya of the 5th Fleet. She departed Yokosuka, Japan later in the day. ww2dbase [Nachi | Yokosuka, Kanagawa | CPC]

• Kamoi departed Jabor, Marshall Islands. ww2dbase [Kamoi | Jabor | CPC]

• USS S-44 continued her war patrol after her crew repaired the failing port engine. ww2dbase [S-44 | CPC]

• Japanese troops landed at Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippine Islands. To the north at the island of Luzon, minesweeper USS Finch was damaged by Japanese air attacks. A large scale artillery and aerial bombardment was conducted at the island of Corregidor at the tip of Bataan Peninsula, Luzon. ww2dbase [Invasion of the Philippine Islands | CPC]

• Naka entered the drydock at Keppel Harbour, Singapore. ww2dbase [Naka | Singapore | CPC]

• USS Ranger and Augusta continue with their aircraft ferrying assignment and depart Port of Spain, Trinidad bound for Africa’s Gold Coast. ww2dbase [Augusta | Ranger | Port of Spain | DS]

• German bombers attacked Norwich, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Battle of Britain | Norwich, England | CPC]
• USS Wasp arrived at Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, completing Operation Calendar. ww2dbase [Wasp (Wasp-class) | Glasgow, Scotland | CPC]

29 Apr 1942 Interactive Map

• Starting at midnight, German submarines U-650, U-375, U-386, U-528, and U-532 attacked Allied convoy ONS 5 in the North Atlantic. They scored no hits until around 1200 hours when US freighter McKeesport sunk by a torpedo from U-528; three attacking submarines were damaged during the attacks and were forced to return to base to receive repairs. Upon learning the attacks, the British Admiralty dispatched additional destroyers to reinforce the escort force. ww2dbase [Black May | CPC]
• USS Scorpion sank a Japanese patrol vessel by gunfire. ww2dbase [Scorpion | CPC]
• The keel of submarine Becuna was laid down. ww2dbase [Becuna | CPC]
• Nobutake Kondo was promoted to the rank of admiral. ww2dbase [Nobutake Kondo | CPC]

• Yugure arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yugure | Truk | CPC]

• Adolf Hitler met with French Prime Minister Pierre Laval and Italian Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Giuseppe Bastianini at Berghof ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | Pierre Laval | Berchtesgaden, München-Oberbayern | CPC]
• The keel of U-1233 was laid down at the Deutsche Werft yard in Hamburg, Germany. ww2dbase [Deutsche Werft Hamburg | U-1233 | Hamburg | CPC]

• Kamikaze departed Ominato, Aomori Prefecture, Japan for patrols in the Soya Strait area. ww2dbase [Kamikaze | Ominato, Aomori | CPC]

• Soviet counterintelligence agency GUKR SMERSH named its chiefs in each military front, with A. A. Avseevich to the Northwestern Front, G. S. Bolotin-Balyasny to the Volkhov Front, I. P. Konovalov to the Southern Front, S. F. Kozhevnikov to the Leningrad Front, N. G. Kravchenko to the Bryansk Front, A. P. Misyurev to the Kalinin Front, F. G. Petrov to the Southwestern Front, K. L. Prokhorenko to the Voronezh Front, V. P. Rogov to the Western Front, and I. T. Rusak to the Karelian Front. ww2dbase [CPC]
• Viktor Abakumov was summoned to Joseph Stalin's office to consider GUKR SMERSH deputies; at the same meeting, Abakumov was named the deputy commissar of the NKO, reporting directly to Stalin. ww2dbase [Viktor Abakumov | CPC]

• German troops fell back to Lake Garaet Anchkel west of Bizerte, Tunisia; "Grado" Battalion of the "San Marco" naval infantry regiment of Italian Navy served as rearguard. ww2dbase [Conclusion of the Desert War | CPC]

• After much experimentation an "Upkeep" bomb drop was successfully carried out at Reculver in southeastern Britain. By this time several of the new Lancaster bombers modified for dam attacks had been delivered to the squadron's base, RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire. ww2dbase [Dambuster Raid | Reculver, England | AC]

• Joseph Stilwell and Claire Chennault arrived in Washington DC, United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Stilwell | Washington | CPC]

29 Apr 1943 Interactive Map

• USS Tunny departed Brisbane, Australia for her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Tunny | CPC]
• USS Parche attacked a Japanese convoy south of Taiwan and damaged one transport with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired. ww2dbase [Parche | CPC]
• The resupply convoy escorted by USS Nicholas split with one section taking supplies to Aitape, New Guinea while the remaining ships steamed on toward Hollandia, New Guinea. ww2dbase [Nicholas | DS]

• USS New Mexico arrived at Sydney, Australia. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Sydney, New South Wales | CPC]

• H Force of US 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), under the command of Colonel Charles Hunter, departed toward the Kumon Mountain Range in Burma. Joseph Stilwell opted not to inform Louis Mountbatten regarding this offensive toward Myitkyina, Burma in fear of a possible failure that would make him appear incapable in front of the British. ww2dbase [Battle of Myitkyina | Joseph Stilwell | Charles Hunter | CPC]

• USS Yorktown (Essex-class) launched a raid on Japanese forces in the Truk lagoon (Chuuk), Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Truk | DS]

• The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Berlin, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Berlin | DS]

• After dark, Japanese troops launched a counterattack at Kohima, India. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]

• Light carrier Ryuho departed Kure, Japan for Iwakuni, Japan. ww2dbase [Ryuho | Kure, Hiroshima | CPC]

• Tanikaze began escorting a convoy from Saipan, Mariana Islands to Tawi-Tawi, Philippine Islands. ww2dbase [Tanikaze | Saipan | CPC]

• As part of US Navy Carrier Task Force 58, USS Portland screened carriers launching strikes against Truk in the Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Palau Islands and Ulithi Islands Campaigns | Portland | DS]
• Submarine USS Bang sighted a Japanese convoy northwest of Luzon in South China Sea and sank cargo ship Takegawa Maru and tanker Nittatsu Maru while also damaging cargo ship Yashima Maru. Parche and Tinosa also attacked. Tinosa was officially credited with no ships sunk but recorded torpedo hits on three ships with one believed to be sunk. ww2dbase [Tinosa | Parche | Bang | South China Sea | DS]

• Australian Prime Minister John Curtin arrived in London, England, United Kingdom for the Imperial Conference. ww2dbase [John Curtin | London, England | TH]
• In England, United Kingdom, Dwight Eisenhower cabled Washington DC, United States, telling Marshall that he was pondering the notion of firing George Patton because "he simply does not keep his mouth shut", referring to the 25 Apr 1944 incident in which Patton spoke of his vision of a post-war world that, after being mis-quoted by a reporter, created another public relations row for Eisenhower's headquarters. ww2dbase [Dwight Eisenhower | England | CPC]

• USS Barbero was commissioned into service with Lieutenant Commander Irvin S. Hartman in command. ww2dbase [Barbero | CPC]

29 Apr 1944 Interactive Map

• The bodies of Mussolini and Petacci were taken to Milan, Italy and hung upside down for public display at the spot where partisans had been executed earlier. ww2dbase [Benito Mussolini | TH]
• The Soviet Union set up a provisional government in Vienna, Austria. ww2dbase [Battle of Vienna | CPC]
• Japanese B5N torpedo bombers from Truk, Caroline Islands attacked Manus, Admiralty Islands; they launched torpedoes at floating docks, which were misidentified as carriers. ww2dbase [CPC]
• Japanese transport Kumikawa Maru hit a mine laid by Australian aircraft and became damaged off Balikpapan, Borneo. ww2dbase [CPC]
• Eva Braun changed her legal name to Eva Hitler after marrying Adolf Hitler. ww2dbase [Eva Braun | CPC]
• USS Macabi departed New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. ww2dbase [Macabi | CPC]
• USS Cero sank a Japanese tanker south of Japan, hitting her with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired. ww2dbase [Cero | CPC]
• Friedrich Stephan was made the commanding officer of 104th Jäger Division, relieving Hartwig von Ludwiger. ww2dbase [Hartwig von Ludwiger | CPC]
• Hartwig von Ludwiger was made the commanding officer of 21st Mountain Corps. ww2dbase [Hartwig von Ludwiger | CPC]
• HMS Cumberland bombarded Car Island and Port Blair of the Nicobar Islands. ww2dbase [Cumberland | DS]

• [incorrectly given as 27 Apr 1945 by some sources] Acting on a reconnaissance report stating two US aircraft carriers were in Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands, the Japanese executed an aerial torpedo attack consisting of two (some sources 3) Nakajima B5N2 “Kate” bombers. The targets were actually floating drydocks USS ABSD-2 and ABSD-4 and each was struck with one torpedo, causing minimal damage to the docks. USS ABSD-4 had three ships in dock at the time, including a seaplane tender that was docked for emergency repairs and thus had not offloaded her ammunition. None of the ships in dock were damaged in the attack and all were returned to service. ww2dbase [B5N | ABSD-2 | Manus, Admiralty Islands | DS]

• The two-prong assault by Indian 17th Division on Pegu, Burma was repulsed. ww2dbase [Battle of Rangoon | Pegu | CPC]

• Adolf Hitler married Eva Braun in his bunker in Berlin, Germany, and began dictating his final political testament and will. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | Berlin | TH]
• British Second Army crossed the Elbe River at Hamburg, Germany. ww2dbase [Hamburg | TH]
• US troops arrived at the outskirts of München, Germay. To the west, French First Army captured Freidrichshafen. ww2dbase [Southern Germany Campaign | TH, CPC]
• SS-Untersturmführer Heinrich Wicker became the final commandant of Dachau Concentration Camp in southern Germany, replacing Johannes Otto, who had been in that role for less than one day. Wicker would share the same fate as his predecessor, as American troops of the 3rd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, US 45th Infantry Division, commanded by Colonel Felix Sparks, would enter Dachau Concentration Camp on this day. Brigadier General Henning Linden of 222nd Infantry Regiment, US 42nd Infantry Division accepted the formal surrender from Wicker. Men of US 157th and 122nd Infantry Regiments were accused of executing a number of German SS prisoners of war, in the camp and in the nearby hamlet of Weßling, before a colonel intervened. ww2dbase [Discovery of Concentration Camps and the Holocaust | Dachau Concentration Camp | Dachau, München-Oberbayern | CPC]
• In the afternoon, Colonel Nicolaus von Below and other three adjutant officers departed Adolf Hitler's bunker in Berlin, Germany. ww2dbase [Battle of Berlin | Berlin | CPC]
• US tanks arrived at Oberammergau air test facility in southern Germany. Aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt was captured along with a P.1101 prototype jet aircraft. ww2dbase [CPC]
• The British 2nd Army captured Lauenburg, just south of Hamburg, in Germany, thus trapping all German forces in Denmark and securing the Baltic Ports. When Soviet forces arrived at Lubeck and Wismar not long afterwards they found British and Canadian paratroopers waiting for them. Bernard Montgomery had thereby, not only denied Joseph Stalin the opportunity to seize Denmark, but had also kept the Soviet Navy locked within the Baltic Sea. ww2dbase [Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein | AC]
• Martin Gottfried Weiss was captured by Corporal Henry Senger of US 292nd Field Artillery Observation Battalion in München (Munich), Germany. ww2dbase [Nuremberg Trials and Other Trials Against Germany | Martin Gottfried Weiss | München, München-Oberbayern | CPC]

• USS Ray arrived at Apra Harbor, Guam, Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Ray | Apra Harbor | CPC]
• USS Sterlet departed Midway for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Midway Bases | Sterlet | Midway | CPC]

• USS Sea Robin arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her second war patrol. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Sea Robin | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
• Gato-class submarine USS Silversides arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. ww2dbase [Silversides | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]

• British Eighth and US Fifth Armies linked up near Padua, Italy, which had just been liberated by Italian partisans who surrounded the 5,000-strong German garrison. Later in the day, German Colonel General Heinrich von Vietinghoff surrendered Axis forces in northern Italy. ww2dbase [Operation Grapeshot and Operation Roast | TH, CPC]
• German 148th Division, Italian 4th Alpine Division "Monte Rosa", Italian 3rd Marine Division "San Marco", and German 29th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division (Italian troops) surrendered to Brazilian General Mascarenhas de Moraes near Parma, Italy. ww2dbase [Battles of Collecchio and Fornovo di Taro | Parma, Emilia-Romagna | CPC]

• USS Marcus Island departed Okinawa, Japan. ww2dbase [Marcus Island | Okinawa | CPC]
• USS New Mexico departed Okinawa, Japan waters. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Okinawa | CPC]

• Two British RAF Lancaster bombers conducted the first Operation Manna sortie, delivering food to Dutch civilians. ww2dbase [Operations Manna, Chowhound, and Faust | CPC]

• Between Okinawa and Iwo Jima, Lt(jg) Donald Davis flying a TBM-3 Avenger with Composite Squadron VC-92 from USS Tulagi attacked Japanese submarine I-44 running on the surface with six Kaitens on her deck. Davis dropped one depth charge and one Mark 24 FIDO acoustic homing torpedo that exploded against the crash-diving submarine’s hull. I-44 was lost with all 130 hands plus four Kaiten pilots. ww2dbase [TBF Avenger | Mark XXIV | DS]

• Allied convoy RA-66 departed the Kola Inlet near Murmansk, Russia. ww2dbase [Arctic Convoys | Murmansk | CPC]

• The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a leaflet dropping mission (nickels) to 16 cities in the Netherlands, France, and Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Bombing of Cities in France and Low Countries | RAF Thurleigh | Thurleigh, England | DS]

29 Apr 1945 Interactive Map

• Apogon was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Apogon | CPC]

• 28 former Japanese leaders were indicted as war criminals at Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Tokyo Trial and Other Trials Against Japan | Tokyo | CPC]

• The trial against Albert Forster ended. ww2dbase [Albert Forster | CPC]

• Production of Avro York aircraft ceased. ww2dbase [York | England | AC]

• USS Wasp arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Boston, Massachusetts | CPC]

• USS Cassin Young was decommissioned for the final time. ww2dbase [Cassin Young | CPC]

• Shigeru Yoshida was awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum. ww2dbase [Shigeru Yoshida | CPC]

• USS Wasp departed Boston, Massachusetts, United States for the Fixwex C exercise in the Bahamas. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Boston, Massachusetts | CPC]

• The Chilean Navy sold the ex-Nashville to Canadian interests for scrap. ww2dbase [Nashville | DS]

• Yahachi Tanabe passed away. ww2dbase [Yahachi Tanabe | CPC]