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23 June 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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TROBRIAND Is.
Kiriwina TF (RCT 158, a separate regt, reinf) lands advance elements on Kiriwina I, night 23-24, without opposition.
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American troops land in the Trobriand Islands, close to New Guinea. The American strategy of driving up the Southwest Pacific by "Island Hopping" continues.
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Territory of New Guinea
1943 battle of World War II.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 85 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-06-23, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY, PANTELLARIA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-06-23, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force. Targets included CELEBES ISLANDS, NEW GUINEA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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