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4 September 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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POA

V Amphibious Corps (VAC), under command of Maj Gen Holland M. Smith, USMC, is created to train and control troops for amphibious landings in Central Pacific.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
USSR

Red Army blocks last rail exit from Kharkov with capture of rail junction of Merefa, S of the city.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Soviet Union declares war on Bulgaria.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
The 503rd Parachute Regiment under American General Douglas MacArthur lands and occupies Nadzab, just west of the port city of Lae in northeastern New Guinea. Lae falls into Australian hands and Australian troops take Salamaua.

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China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 51 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-09-04, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

THOR mission records show at least 60 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-09-04, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

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 88 Allied sorties (12 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-09-04, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, 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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Entries

V Amphibious Corps (VAC), under command of Maj Gen Holland M. Smith, USMC, is created to train and control troops for amphibious landings in Central Pacific.

Red Army blocks last rail exit from Kharkov with capture of rail junction of Merefa, S of the city.

Soviet Union declares war on Bulgaria.

The 503rd Parachute Regiment under American General Douglas MacArthur lands and occupies Nadzab, just west of the port city of Lae in northeastern New Guinea. Lae falls into Australian hands and Australian troops take Salamaua.

THOR mission records show at least 51 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-09-04, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 60 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-09-04, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

THOR mission records show at least 88 Allied sorties (12 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-09-04, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force.

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