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16 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.
5 of 8 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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CBI
Adm Mountbatten activates his new command, SEAC, and takes over operational control from CinC India.
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Italy
15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army’s VI Corps area, 36th Div moves forward to relieve 3d Div in Mignano Gap. In Br Eighth Army area, 5 Corps is ordered to attack toward general line Ortona-Lanciano on 20 November.
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Japanese submarine sinks surfaced submarine near Truk.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 206 Allied sorties (10 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-11-16, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included GREECE, 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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16 November in other years 19391940194119421944
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