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June
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The first V1 rockets fall on London (from 13 June)
De Gaulle begins to appoint administrators for the liberated areas of France, sidestepping any other Allied plans
8th Army captures Orvieto
William "Bull" Halsey is relieved as COMSOPAC (USN Commander South Pacific) and is replaced by John H. Newton. Halsey and the 3rd Fleet move to the central Pacific.