Today in World War II History—July 16, 1943
Sunday, July 16, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

Commandos of Australian 2/3rd Independent Company north of Orodubi (between Mubo and Salamaua), New Guinea, 29 July 1943 (Australian War Memorial: 127976)
80 Years Ago—July 16, 1943: Australians advance from Wau, New Guinea, toward Salamaua.
Generaloberst Walter Model, commander of German 9th Army, assumes second role in command of 2nd Panzer Army after the Gestapo arrests Generaloberst Rudolf Schmidt.
Britain announces plan to remodel secondary schools (ages 11-15) into grammar, modern, and technical tiers.