Today in World War II History—December 16, 1943

German pillbox on Monte Lungo, Italy, 1943 (US Army Center of Military History)

80 Years Ago—Dec. 16, 1943: US Fifth Army takes Monte Lungo in Italy, almost encircling San Pietro, but the third attack on San Pietro fails.

After a mission to Berlin, the RAF loses 29 Lancaster bombers in landings in England in the fog, the RAF’s worst losses to accidents of the war.

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