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Today in World War II History—December 10, 1943

Sunday, December 10, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Canadian 48th Highlanders in drive for Ortona, Italy, 10 December 1943 (public domain via WW2 Database)

Canadian 48th Highlanders in drive for Ortona, Italy, 10 December 1943 (public domain via WW2 Database)

80 Years Ago—Dec. 10, 1943: In Italy, British Eighth Army takes Vino Ridge in drive for Ortona.

Nobel Prizes are awarded but prizes will not be received until 1944: physics to Otto Stern (German, in US), chemistry to Georg von Hevesy (Hungarian, in Sweden, having escaped from Denmark), medicine to Henrik Dam (Danish) & Edward Doisy (US), no literature or peace prizes awarded.

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