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12 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.

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Entries

  1. Italy

    15th Army Group: U.S. Fifth Army begins assault crossing of the Volturno on 40-mile front during night 12-13. Operations in VI Corps sector start at midnight with feint on left flank by 1st Bn of 15th Inf, 3d Div.

    Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)

  5. Mediterranean Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 46 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-10-12, flown by RAF. Targets included ITALY.

    Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

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

  6. Pacific Theater

    THOR mission records show at least 158 Allied sorties (21 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-10-12, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 13th 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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