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1 October 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.
7 of 11 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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USSR
During first week of the month, 3 Soviet army groups apply strong pressure against enemy’s line along Dnieper bend and succeed in establishing small bridgeheads in vicinity of Kiev, Kremenchug, and Dniepropetrovsk.
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22/23: An air raid on Kassel causes a seven-day firestorm.
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Atlantic Ocean
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War.
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Allied invasion of Italy
Of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards at the town hall in Naples, 1 October 1943.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 28 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-10-01, 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.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 46 Allied sorties (32 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-10-01, 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.
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1 October in other years 19391940194119421944
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