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Today in World War II History—December 19, 1943

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Canadian recruiting poster, WWII

Canadian recruiting poster, WWII

80 Years Ago—Dec. 19, 1943: In Kharkov Trials, the first war crimes trials, Soviets execute four Germans for murdering 30,000 civilians in Ukraine.

In Italy, Canadian troops take the gully Torrente Saraceni below Ortona.

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