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30 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.

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CBI

Chiang Kai-shek again agrees to CHAMPION while inspecting Chinese troops at Ramgarh.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Gilbert IS.

2d Tank Bn scouts reconnoiter Abaiang and Marakei Atolls, N of Tarawa, finding but 5 Japanese, on former.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Italy

15th Army Group: In preparation for Operation RAINCOAT-U.S. Fifth Army’s first phase of assault against Winter Line aimed at capture of Camino hill mass-diversions are begun to deceive enemy.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
In Malaya, Japanese introduce Government Notification No. 41, encouraging families to grow their own food crops and vegetables.

Source Wikipedia (opens external site)
China-Burma-India Theater

THOR mission records show at least 52 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-11-30, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, RAF. Targets included BURMA.

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 108 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-11-30, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

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 72 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1943-11-30, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 8th 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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30 November 1943

Entries

Chiang Kai-shek again agrees to CHAMPION while inspecting Chinese troops at Ramgarh.

2d Tank Bn scouts reconnoiter Abaiang and Marakei Atolls, N of Tarawa, finding but 5 Japanese, on former.

15th Army Group: In preparation for Operation RAINCOAT-U.S. Fifth Army’s first phase of assault against Winter Line aimed at capture of Camino hill mass-diversions are begun to deceive enemy.

In Malaya, Japanese introduce Government Notification No. 41, encouraging families to grow their own food crops and vegetables.

THOR mission records show at least 52 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-11-30, flown by USAAF 10th Air Force, RAF. Targets included BURMA.

THOR mission records show at least 108 Allied sorties (8 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-11-30, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included ITALY.

THOR mission records show at least 72 Allied sorties (5 recorded unit missions) in the Theater not recorded on 1943-11-30, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 8th Air Force.

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