Today in World War II History—December 16, 1943
Saturday, December 16, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—Dec. 16, 1943: US Fifth Army takes Monte Lungo in Italy, almost encircling San Pietro, but the third attack on San Pietro fails.
After a mission to Berlin, the RAF loses 29 Lancaster bombers in landings in England in the fog, the RAF’s worst losses to accidents of the war.