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Today in World War II History—October 9, 1943

Monday, October 9, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
B-17F Flying Fortress bomber of the US 94th Bombardment Group bombing Focke-Wulf aircraft factory, Marienburg, Germany, 9 October 1943 (US National Archives: 208-YE-7)

B-17F Flying Fortress bomber of the US 94th Bombardment Group bombing Focke-Wulf aircraft factory, Marienburg, Germany, 9 October 1943 (US National Archives: 208-YE-7)

80 Years Ago—Oct. 9, 1943: US Eighth Air Force based in England sends 378 B-17 and B-24 bombers to bomb Marienburg, Anklam, Danzig, and Gdynia—their longest mission to date, which allows them to surprise the Germans.

Peak day of the rescue of the Danish Jews: 1,400 arrive in Sweden.

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