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Today in World War II History—April 10, 1943

Monday, April 10, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
US poster for the Women’s Land Army, WWII

US poster for the Women’s Land Army, WWII

80 Years Ago—Apr. 10, 1943: US Twelfth Air Force B-17s sink Italian heavy cruiser Trieste at La Maddalena, Sardinia.

British Eighth Army takes port of Sfax, Tunisia.

US Department of Agriculture establishes Women’s Land Army: during WWII, 1.5 million women from non-farming backgrounds will serve on farms.

Bombs from B-17s hitting Italian heavy cruiser Trieste, 10 April 1943 (US Army Air Forces photo)

Bombs from B-17s hitting Italian heavy cruiser Trieste, 10 April 1943 (US Army Air Forces photo)

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