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8 November 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 7 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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CBI
Gen Stilwell directs Col Thomas S. Arms, of Y-Force Infantry Training Center, to activate ZEBRA Force Infantry Training Center at Kweilin.
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Italy
15th Army Group: Gen Alexander orders Fifth Army to plan for amphibious operation on W coast.
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Central Oregon
Large scale US military training exercise.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 172 Allied sorties (9 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-11-08, flown by RAF. Targets included ITALY, GREECE.
Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)
THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 17 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-11-08, flown by USAAF 13th 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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8 November in other years 19391940194119421944
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