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26 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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ALEUTIAN IS.

U.S. surface force bombards enemy installations at Chichagof Harbor and Holtz Bay, Attu. This is the second naval bombardment of Attu.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
The British finally take "Longstop Hill" in Tunisia, a key position on the breakout road to Tunis.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
SWPA

GHQ issues ELKTON III, superseding two previous ELKTON plans, calling for mutually supporting advances in S Pacific and SWPA toward Rabaul, the whole operation being under the code name CARTWHEEL. TUNISIA-18 Army Group: On U.S.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Grosseto

1943 aerial bombing of a city.

Source Wikidata (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-04-26, 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.
East Africa Theater

THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1943-04-26, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
Pacific Theater

THOR mission records show at least 18 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-04-26, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th 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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26 April 1943

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U.S. surface force bombards enemy installations at Chichagof Harbor and Holtz Bay, Attu. This is the second naval bombardment of Attu.

The British finally take "Longstop Hill" in Tunisia, a key position on the breakout road to Tunis.

GHQ issues ELKTON III, superseding two previous ELKTON plans, calling for mutually supporting advances in S Pacific and SWPA toward Rabaul, the whole operation being under the code name CARTWHEEL. TUNISIA-18 Army Group: On U.S.

1943 aerial bombing of a city.

THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-04-26, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA.

THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1943-04-26, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.

THOR mission records show at least 18 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-04-26, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force.

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