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 | 1943-11-07 | 1943-11-08 | Koromokina Lagoon | Marines defend the left flank of the Bougainville landing force against a Japanese counter invasion of 750 troops brought down 'the slot' in troop destroyers. The failed assault cost 377 killed. 17 marines were killed in the defence. | Read about 'Koromokina Lagoon' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Koromokina Lagoon' |
| 1943-11-06 | Recapture of Kiev | Soviet Red Army recaptures Kiev. Before withdrawing, the Germans destroy most of the city's ancient buildings. | Read about 'Recapture of Kiev' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Recapture of Kiev' | |
| 1943-11-03 | Wilhelmshafen Harbor | 500 aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshafen harbor in Germany. | Read about 'Wilhelmshafen Harbor ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wilhelmshafen Harbor ' | |
| 1943-11-03 | 1943-11-04 | Erntefest Massacre | The Trawniki and Poniatowa labor camps were surrounded by SS and police units. Jews were then taken out of the camps in groups and shot in nearby pits dug for this purpose. At of the two days 42,000 jews had been murdered. | Read about 'Erntefest Massacre' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Erntefest Massacre' |
| 1943-11-01 | 1943-11-02 | Empress Augusta Bay | The naval battle was a result of Allied landings on nearby Bougainville in the first action in the Bougainville campaign of World War II | Read about 'Empress Augusta Bay' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Empress Augusta Bay' |
| 1943-11-01 | USS Borie & U-405 | USS Borrie engages and sinks U-405. This engagement was unique in modern Naval terms. Borrie rammed the U-boat and engaged her crew with small arms fire. USS Borrie sunk the next day from battle damage. | Read about 'USS Borie & U-405' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Borie & U-405' | |
| 1943-11-01 | Cape Torokina | At 0710 troops from the 9th and 3rd regiments of the 3rd Marine Division assaulted Cape Torokina along a 8km front. The 270 Japanese troops from the 23rd division were virtually annihilated in the attack. | Read about 'Cape Torokina' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cape Torokina' | |
| 1943-10-22 | Kassel Bombed | RAF conducts an air raid on the city of 236,000 people, killing 10,000, rendering 150,000 homeless. Second firestorm raid in Germany. | Read about 'Kassel Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kassel Bombed' | |
| 1943-08-25 | Bairoko Harbor Falls | US Marines force Japanese troops to abandon their positions around Bairoko Harbour. | Read about 'Bairoko Harbor Falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bairoko Harbor Falls' | |
| 1943-08-17 | SchweinfurtRegensburg | Heavy damage inflicted on the Regensburg target, but at catastrophic loss of 60 bombers lost and many more damaged beyond repair. As a result, the 8th AF was unable to follow up immediately with a second attack that might have crippled German industry. | Read about 'SchweinfurtRegensburg' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'SchweinfurtRegensburg' |
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