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Today in World War II History—September 7, 1943

Thursday, September 7, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
Wedding of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, with Joseph Cotten as best man, Santa Monica, CA, 7 September 1943 (International News Photo, public domain via Wikipedia)

Wedding of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, with Joseph Cotten as best man, Santa Monica, CA, 7 September 1943 (International News Photo, public domain via Wikipedia)

80 Years Ago—Sept. 7, 1943: German 17th Army begins evacuating the Kuban bridgehead in southern Russia as the Soviets advance.

Off Salerno, Italy, sub HMS Shakespeare sinks Italian sub Velella, the last Italian sub lost to enemy action; all others will surrender to the Allies the following day.

Actor Orson Welles marries actress Rita Hayworth.

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