Chronology of World War II
Marines capture airfield at Cape Gloucester
Thursday, December 30, 1943 www.onwar.com

In the Bismarck Archipelago... On New Britain, the US marine division captures the Japanese airfield at Cape Gloucester. 

On the Eastern Front... Soviet forces capture Kazatin, near Berdichev, in the advance west of Kiev.


This chronological study of the Second World War provides a comprehensive day-by-day account of WWII. While focused on the military history of the war, with an emphasis on the battles and campaigns fought, the timeline includes social and political history as well. Some Holocaust related events are already recorded and additional updates are pending. In so far as possible, the images included in this presentation are pictures from the given days. Additional information and images are welcome through the feedback form found on the index.