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26 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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International Conferences

First part of SEXTANT ends at Cairo after inconclusive discussions concerning OVERLORD and possible expansion of operations in the Mediterranean.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Tarawa Atoll

2d Bn of 6th Marines reaches Buariki, last relatively large island of atoll, and prepares to attack enemy forces believed to be there.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Apamama Atoll

VAC scouts are recalled as Apamama landing force arrives and begins organizing defenses of the atoll.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
The Cairo Conference ("Sextant") ends; Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang Kai-shek complete the Cairo Declaration, which deals with the overall strategic plan against Japan.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
The Red Army offensive in the Ukraine continues.

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China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 45 Allied sorties (9 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-11-26, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

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 620 Allied sorties (68 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-11-26, 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.
Theater not recorded

THOR mission records show at least 36 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1943-11-26, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.

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26 November 1943

Entries

First part of SEXTANT ends at Cairo after inconclusive discussions concerning OVERLORD and possible expansion of operations in the Mediterranean.

2d Bn of 6th Marines reaches Buariki, last relatively large island of atoll, and prepares to attack enemy forces believed to be there.

VAC scouts are recalled as Apamama landing force arrives and begins organizing defenses of the atoll.

The Cairo Conference ("Sextant") ends; Roosevelt, Churchill, and Chiang Kai-shek complete the Cairo Declaration, which deals with the overall strategic plan against Japan.

The Red Army offensive in the Ukraine continues.

THOR mission records show at least 45 Allied sorties (9 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-11-26, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, USAAF 14th Air Force. Targets included BURMA, CHINA.

THOR mission records show at least 620 Allied sorties (68 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-11-26, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, GREECE.

THOR mission records show at least 36 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1943-11-26, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force. Targets included UNKNOWN OR NOT INDICATED.

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