Today in World War II History—December 15, 1943
Friday, December 15, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—Dec. 15, 1943: US Army lands at Arawe, New Britain, in Bismarck Archipelago, with the first use of a beach landing party for coordination with landing control officers.
Headquarters Allied 21 Army Group forms the Joint Planning Committee to coordinate ground, naval, and air planning for Operation Overlord (D-day).
US Navy approves commissioning of its first 22 Black officers; 36 will be commissioned by the end of the war.
Movie premiere of Madame Curie, starring Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon.