US Army troops land at Anzio, Italy, while ships are bombed by the Luftwaffe, January 1944 (US Army photo)
70 Years Ago—Jan. 23,
1944: Australians secure
Shaggy Ridge in Finisterre Mountains, New Guinea, securing Huon Peninsula. Off the Anzio landing beaches,
the Luftwaffe sinks British destroyer HMS Janus,
159 killed.