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22 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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Italy

15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army’s VI Corps area, 133d Inf of 34th Div takes road junction S of S. Angelo d’Alife, from which enemy rear guards have withdrawn, and prepares to attack the town.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Mediterranean

Gen Eisenhower is notified that the Fifteenth Air Force will be established under his command, effective 1 November.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
POA

I MAC directs 2d Para Bn of 1st Mar Para Regt, FMF, to land at Voza (Choiseul I), night of 27 October, to conduct diversionary raid and, if feasible, establish permanent base there.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 27 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-10-22, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA.

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 77 Allied sorties (31 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-10-22, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA, GREECE.

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 100 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-10-22, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 14th 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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22 October 1943

Entries

15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army’s VI Corps area, 133d Inf of 34th Div takes road junction S of S. Angelo d’Alife, from which enemy rear guards have withdrawn, and prepares to attack the town.

Gen Eisenhower is notified that the Fifteenth Air Force will be established under his command, effective 1 November.

I MAC directs 2d Para Bn of 1st Mar Para Regt, FMF, to land at Voza (Choiseul I), night of 27 October, to conduct diversionary raid and, if feasible, establish permanent base there.

THOR mission records show at least 27 Allied sorties (4 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-10-22, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force. Targets included BURMA.

THOR mission records show at least 77 Allied sorties (31 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-10-22, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA, GREECE.

THOR mission records show at least 100 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-10-22, flown by USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force.

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