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Today in World War II History—March 23, 1943

US armor near El Guettar, Tunisia, 23 March 1943 (US Army Center of Military History)

US armor near El Guettar, Tunisia, 23 March 1943 (US Army Center of Military History)

80 Years Ago—Mar. 23, 1943: In heaviest air raid to date, RAF drops 2000 tons of bombs on Dortmund, Germany.

At El Guettar in Tunisia, US 1st Infantry Division manages to defeat German armor (10th Panzer Division).

In a free election in occupied Denmark, the 4 main democratic parties win 139 seats in the Folketing (lower house of parliament), 3 minor parties win 7, and the Danish Nazi Party only wins 3 seats (89.5% turnout).

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