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Today in World War II History—Mar. 11, 1944

Monday, March 11, 2019 by Sarah Sundin
Patch of the US Fifth Air Force

Patch of the US Fifth Air Force

75 Years Ago—Mar. 11, 1944: US Fifth Air Force begins neutralizing Japanese airfields at Wewak, New Guinea in preparation for April landings at Hollandia.

US Fifteenth Air Force (based in Italy) bombs Toulon, France, sinking German U-boats U-380 and U-410 and several French warships that had been raised by the Germans.

Patch of the US Fifteenth Air Force, WWII

Patch of the US Fifteenth Air Force, WWII

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