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29 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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Burma

Continuing attack to clear Tarung R line, Ch 38th Div eliminates another Japanese strongpoint and forces enemy to break into small groups.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Italy

15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army’s Br 10 Corps area, 9th Commando makes seaborne raid just N of Garigliano R mouth to secure information for future operations.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
New Britain

1st Marines secures main objective, the airfield, at Cape Gloucester with singular ease. 5th Marines arrives to reinforce beachhead and make wide sweep inland toward airfield to block enemy withdrawal.

Source US Army CMH chronology (opens external site)
Control of the Andaman Islands is handed over to Azad Hind by the Japanese.

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

THOR mission records show at least 14 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-12-29, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, RAF. Targets included CHINA, 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 310 Allied sorties (18 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-12-29, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, GREECE.

Source US Air Force THOR (opens external site)

THOR is a secondary compilation with known gaps, not a complete record.
Pacific Theater

THOR mission records show at least 153 Allied sorties (25 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-12-29, 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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29 December 1943

Entries

Continuing attack to clear Tarung R line, Ch 38th Div eliminates another Japanese strongpoint and forces enemy to break into small groups.

15th Army Group: In U.S. Fifth Army’s Br 10 Corps area, 9th Commando makes seaborne raid just N of Garigliano R mouth to secure information for future operations.

1st Marines secures main objective, the airfield, at Cape Gloucester with singular ease. 5th Marines arrives to reinforce beachhead and make wide sweep inland toward airfield to block enemy withdrawal.

Control of the Andaman Islands is handed over to Azad Hind by the Japanese.

THOR mission records show at least 14 Allied sorties (2 recorded unit missions) in the China-Burma-India Theater on 1943-12-29, flown by USAAF 14th Air Force, RAF. Targets included CHINA, BURMA.

THOR mission records show at least 310 Allied sorties (18 recorded unit missions) in the Mediterranean Theater on 1943-12-29, flown by USAAF 12th Air Force, USAAF 15th Air Force, RAF. Targets included ITALY, GREECE.

THOR mission records show at least 153 Allied sorties (25 recorded unit missions) in the Pacific Theater on 1943-12-29, flown by USAAF 7th Air Force, USAAF 5th Air Force, USAAF 13th Air Force.

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