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Today in World War II History—March 9, 1943

Thursday, March 9, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
US Army Air Forces Recruitment Poster, WWII

US Army Air Forces Recruitment Poster, WWII

80 Years Ago—Mar. 9, 1943: US Eighth Air Force Central Medical Establishment in Britain recommends 25-mission combat tour for bomber crewmen and 200 hours or 50 missions for fighter pilots.

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel returns to Germany for sick leave & to plead for a decreased bridgehead in North Africa; Col. Gen. Jürgin von Arnim succeeds him over Army Group Africa, but this is kept secret.

In lieu of Mardi Gras, New Orleans holds Carnival Day Bond Drive for 25,000 people, sells $1 million in bonds. (Read more: “World War II War Bonds”)

In neutral Portuguese Goa in India, British SOE agents damage German freighter Ehrenfels, which was transmitting sailing times to U-boats (ship is scuttled).

British poster, World War II

British poster, World War II

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