February 13th, 1944 (SUNDAY)
UNITED KINGDOM: The Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), an alliance of British, American and French forces responsible for planning and executing Allied activities in Western Europe against the Germans. SHAEF, led by supreme commander Major General Dwight Eisenhower, is the organisation charged with developing Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of north-west Europe. (Jean Beach)
NORTH SEA: Minesweeping trawler HMS Cap d'Antifer sunk by a German Motor Torpedo Boat.
FINLAND: The motion picture "The Flame of New Orleans" is released here. It was released April 25, 1941 in the US. Directed by Rene Clair, the film stars Marlene Dietrich, Bruce Cabot, Mischa Auer and Andy Devine. This period comedy set in 1840 New Orleans, has Dietrich trying to convince her fiancé that she is two different women while being chased by another man. The film was nominated for one technical Academy Award.
U.S.S.R.: Soviet forces liberate Luga, Lyady and Polna, in the north.
PACIFIC OCEAN: Submarine USS Hake sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in the Banda Sea in position 04.37S, 125.26E.
CANADA: Tugs HMCS Pierreville, Lgoanville and Barkerville ordered.
HMC HPC 42, 43, 44 ordered
U.S.A.: USS PC-1548 launched.
USS PGM-19 laid down.