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15 April 1943
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
8 of 9 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Russell Is.
First of 2 airfields is completed on Banika I. TUNISIA-18 Army Group: Gen Bradley assumes command of U.S. II Corps, replacing Lt Gen George S. Patton, Jr., who returns to his previous task of preparing for invasion of Sicily.
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Finland officially rejects Soviet terms for peace.
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Heavy RAF raid on Stuttgart.
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UK Parliament
International Relations After the War (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1943-04-15: "International Relations After the War."
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 19 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-04-15, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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European Theater
THOR mission records show at least 12 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the European Theater on 1943-04-15, flown by RAF. Targets included FRANCE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 73 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-04-15, flown by USAAF 9th Air Force, RAF, USAAF 12th Air Force.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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