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Today in World War II History—October 27, 1942

Thursday, October 27, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
US Navy Day poster, 1942 (Bureau of Naval Personnel)

US Navy Day poster, 1942 (Bureau of Naval Personnel)

80 Years Ago—Oct. 27, 1942: Germans secure Caucasus Mountains.

Germans order liquidation of last major ghetto in Ukraine, at Pinsk.

Actor Clark Gable is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army Air Forces after completing Officer Candidate School.

US celebrates Navy Day.

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