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20 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.
6 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Japan
Japanese order strong force of carrier planes to Rabaul to augment land-based air strength and delay Allied progress while main perimeter defenses of Japan are being strengthened.
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New Guinea
Aus 26th Brig arrives by sea to reinforce Aus 9th Div at Finschhafen, where enemy attacks continue.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 55 Allied sorties (10 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-10-20, 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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East Africa Theater
THOR mission records show at least 39 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1943-10-20, flown by RAF. Targets included an unrecorded target country.
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 62 Allied sorties (23 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-10-20, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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