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Today in World War II History—October 13, 1943

US self-propelled 105-mm howitzer on a pontoon treadway bridge at the Volturno River, Italy, 1943 (US Army Center for Military History)

US self-propelled 105-mm howitzer on a pontoon treadway bridge at the Volturno River, Italy, 1943 (US Army Center for Military History)

80 Years Ago—Oct. 13, 1943: US Fifth Army crosses Volturno River in Italy, securing beachhead and the valley.

Italy declares war on Germany.

Muslim-Indian princess Noor Inayat Khan, an SOE agent for the Allies, is arrested by the Gestapo in Paris.

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