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Today in World War II History—December 16, 1943

Saturday, December 16, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
German pillbox on Monte Lungo, Italy, 1943 (US Army Center of Military History)

German pillbox on Monte Lungo, Italy, 1943 (US Army Center of Military History)

80 Years Ago—Dec. 16, 1943: US Fifth Army takes Monte Lungo in Italy, almost encircling San Pietro, but the third attack on San Pietro fails.

After a mission to Berlin, the RAF loses 29 Lancaster bombers in landings in England in the fog, the RAF’s worst losses to accidents of the war.

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