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12 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 10 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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New Britain
Japanese withdraw their carrier aircraft from Rabaul. Rabaul no longer presents a serious threat to Allied forces.
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POA
Southern Attack Force for GALVANIC completes rehearsal off New Hebrides.
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East Africa Theater
THOR mission records show at least 32 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1943-11-12, 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 118 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-11-12, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, 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 38 Allied sorties (9 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-11-12, flown by USAAF 13th Air Force, USAAF 5th 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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