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10 July 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.
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New Georgia Is.
Maj Gen Oscar W. Griswold, CG XIV Corps, is ordered to New Georgia.
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New Guinea
U.S. forces from Nassau Bay effect junction with Aus 3d Div troops at Buigap Creek, cutting Japanese communications between Mubo and Salamaua.
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Operation Husky (the Allied invasion of Sicily) begins.
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Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, begins.
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Allied invasion of Sicily
Le Azioni Navali in Mediterraneo Dal 1° aprile 1941 all'8 settembre 1943.
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Allied invasion of Sicily
The U.S. Seventh Army consisted initially of three infantry divisions, organized under II Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Omar Bradley.
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Allied invasion of Sicily
Forgotten Battles: Italy's War of Liberation, 1943-1945.
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