April 3
Air War, Norway
The German battlesiph Tirpitz has been damaged in Altenfiord, Norway, by Royal Navy aircraft flown from the British carriers Victorious and Furious. Tirpitz has been hit 14 times, which means that it will not sail again for several months.

A Swordfish torpedo-bomber returns to HMS Victorious, which took part in an attack on the German battleship Tirpitz

April 4-13
Far East, India
The first stage of the Imphal battle has ended. The Japanese have failed to destroy the Allied defense line. The British IV Corps, now concentrated around Imphal, can turn its attention to the destruction of the Japanese. By April 13, the Japanese have been ejected from Nungshigum, one of the hills commanding the Imphal plain, and their 15th Division is being harried down the road to Ukhrul.

April 5
Eastern Front, Ukraine
The Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front captures Razdelnaya station and cuts the local German forces in two, one of which is forced to withdraw toward Odessa and the other toward Tiraspol.

April 6-11
Far East, Burma
Japanese forces attack the Chindit fortified position at 'White City,' which is subsequently evacuated.

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