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Today in World War II History—January 29, 1943

Sunday, January 29, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Recruitment poster for US Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, WWII

Recruitment poster for US Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, WWII

80 Years Ago—Jan. 29, 1943: Soviets drive southwest on the Voronezh front toward Kharkov.

Australian paratroopers land at Wau, New Guinea.

Maj. Ruth Cheney Streeter is named the first director of the US Marine Corps Women’s Reserve.

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