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Today in World War II History—April 23, 1943

Sunday, April 23, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Norfolk House, St. James's Square, London, September 2017 (Photo: Sarah Sundin)

Norfolk House, St. James’s Square, London, September 2017 (Photo: Sarah Sundin)

80 Years Ago—Apr. 23, 1943: US II Corps launches final drive in Tunisia, aiming for Mateur and Bizerte.

Allied Combined Chiefs of Staff establishes COSSAC (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander) for planning the invasion of western Europe (D-day), under Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick Morgan, based at Norfolk House in London.

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