Today in World War II History—October 23, 1943

Shoulder patch of the US First Army, WWII

80 Years Ago—Oct. 23, 1943: US First Army under Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley takes operational control of US Army forces in England.

In Singapore, the provisional government of India (affiliated with Japanese) under Subhas Chandra Bose declares war on US and UK.

Mohandas Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose at the meeting of the Indian National Congress, Haripura, India, 1938 (public domain via WW2 Database)

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