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24 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.
8 of 12 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Italy
15th Army Group: U.S. Fifth Army outlines final plan of attack to begin about 2 December. First phase calls for capture of M. Camino-M. la Difensa-M. Maggiore area, to be preceded on 1 December by capture of Calabritto.
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Makin Atoll
RCT 165, less 3d Bn, leaves for Hawaii. 3d Bn and miscellaneous units are left behind to conduct minor mopping up operations and to support construction forces. Command is turned over to Col Clesen H. Tenney, Garrison Force commander.
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Heavy bombing of Berlin continues.
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Following the American capture of Makin Atoll, USS Liscome Bay was sunk by a torpedo from Japanese submarine I-175, killing 644.
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At the battle of Makin the USS Liscome Bay is torpedoed near Tarawa and sinks, killing 650 men.
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East Africa Theater
THOR mission records show at least 1 Allied sorties (1 recorded unit missions) in the East Africa Theater on 1943-11-24, 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 211 Allied sorties (33 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-11-24, 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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