Today in World War II History—Nov. 17, 1943

Australian soldiers from the 2/48th Battalion around Sattelberg, New Guinea, 17 November 1943 (Australian War Memorial #060601)

75 Years Ago—Nov. 17, 1943: Australians launch assault on Sattelberg, New Guinea.

First US Fifteenth Air Force heavy bomber group transfers to Italy from North Africa.

Patch of the US Fifteenth Air Force, WWII