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9 December 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 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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CBI
Replying to President Roosevelt’s message, Chiang Kai-shek asks for financial assistance and increased air strength.
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USSR
Rail junction of Znamenka falls to Soviet forces.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 42 Allied sorties (10 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-12-09, 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.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 449 Allied sorties (24 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-12-09, 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.
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Pacific Theater
THOR mission records show at least 107 Allied sorties (23 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-12-09, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th 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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9 December in other years 19391940194119421944
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