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10 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.
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Italy
15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army area, Allied air attacks are stepped up in preparation for next phase of offensive, which is to begin on 15th. Br 10 Corps takes responsibility for M. la Difensa from 142d Inf of 36th Div, VI Corps.
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Mediterranean
CCS directive calling for unified command-Mediterranean Theater of Operations (Allied)-in the Mediterranean becomes effective, although Mediterranean Allied Air Forces has not yet been activated.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 7 Allied sorties (3 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-12-10, flown by RAF, 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 134 Allied sorties (7 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-12-10, 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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10 December in other years 19391940194119421944
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