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Today in World War II History—February 8, 1943

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Raising the flag at US Naval Training Center, Hunter College, Bronx, NY, 8 Feb 1943 (US National Archives: 80-G-23753)

Raising the flag at US Naval Training Center, Hunter College, Bronx, NY, 8 Feb 1943 (US National Archives: 80-G-23753)

80 Years Ago—Feb. 8, 1943: First Chindit Raid begins: Brig. Orde Wingate’s Chindits (British and Indian troops) leave Imphal, India, to raid Japanese supply lines in Burma.

Soviets launch an offensive in Ukraine and take Kursk.

USS Hunter, the US Navy Training School for WAVES at Hunter College, opens in the Bronx, NY.

Brigadier Orde Wingate, leader of the Chindits (US Army Center of Military History)

Brigadier Orde Wingate, leader of the Chindits (US Army Center of Military History)

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