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20 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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New Britain
Japanese force moving against Arawe beachhead reaches Pulie R, east of Arawe.
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Pacific
At a planning conference at Port Moresby, attended by representatives of S Pacific and SWPA, it is decided that S Pacific will plan to invade Green Is.
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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 331 Allied sorties (14 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-12-20, flown by USAAF 15th Air Force, USAAF 12th Air Force. Targets included GREECE, 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 135 Allied sorties (31 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-12-20, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th 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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