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On September 17, 1942, several major events unfolded during World War II:
• Manhattan Project Appointment: Colonel Leslie R. Groves was appointed Director of the Manhattan Engineer District, taking charge of the top-secret U.S. project to build the atomic bomb.
• The Laconia Order: German Admiral Karl Dönitz issued the "Laconia Order" (Laconia Fall), which explicitly forbade German U-boat commanders from rescuing survivors of torpedoed enemy ships. This order came in response to Allied air attacks on U-boats that had been attempting to rescue survivors from the RMS Laconia.
• Auschwitz Deportation: A transport train carrying 1,048 Belgian Jews arrived at Auschwitz from the Mechelen transit camp; more than 700 were immediately gassed.
• Soviet Wartime Labor: The Soviet government introduced compulsory labor measures for teenagers aged 14 to 17 to help sustain the wartime economy.
• Norway's Criminal Code: Vidkun Quisling's collaborationist government in Norway officially reintroduced the death penalty into the Norwegian criminal code.
• Battle of Stalingrad & World War II: Fighting intensified in the Battle of Stalingrad, and Japanese forces continued operations in New Guinea.
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