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23 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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Entries

Italy

15th Army Group: U.S. Fifth Army begins general advance. Br 10 Corps, making main effort, attacks toward Nocera-Pagani Pass on left with 46th Div; 56th drives northward on Salerno- S. Severino road.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
New Guinea

Continuing S toward Finschhafen, Aus 20th Brig takes airfield and reaches Bumi R, where Japanese are firmly established.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
USSR

Red Army troops push through Poltava toward Kremenchug.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
UK Parliament

War Situation (House of Lords)

Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1943-09-23: "War Situation."

Source Hansard (UK Parliament) (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-09-23, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included 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 19 Allied sorties (32 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-09-23, 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 34 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-09-23, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th 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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23 September 1943

Entries

15th Army Group: U.S. Fifth Army begins general advance. Br 10 Corps, making main effort, attacks toward Nocera-Pagani Pass on left with 46th Div; 56th drives northward on Salerno- S. Severino road.

Continuing S toward Finschhafen, Aus 20th Brig takes airfield and reaches Bumi R, where Japanese are firmly established.

Red Army troops push through Poltava toward Kremenchug.

War Situation (House of Lords)

THOR mission records show at least 4 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-09-23, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 19 Allied sorties (32 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-09-23, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

THOR mission records show at least 34 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-09-23, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force.

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