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28 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.
7 sourced entries for this date.
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Entries
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New Britain
Gen Krueger releases reserve- 5th Marines, reinf-to Gen Rupertus. 1st Marines reduces prepared enemy trail block about 1,000 yards E of the airfield. Japanese attack on Arawe beachhead is repulsed.
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USSR
Soviet forces take Korostyshev, important position E of Zhitomir.
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In Burma, Chinese troops have some success against the Japanese.
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China-Burma-India Theater
THOR mission records show at least 48 Allied sorties (6 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-12-28, flown by RAF, USAAF 14th Air Force, USAAF 10th 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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Mediterranean Theater
THOR mission records show at least 554 Allied sorties (23 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-12-28, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th 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 147 Allied sorties (27 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-12-28, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 13th 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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