Chronology of World War II
Germans invade island of Leros
Friday, November 12, 1943 www.onwar.com

Photograph of the German invasion of the island of LerosIn the Mediterranean... The German 22nd Infantry Division (General Muller) invade the island of Leros in the Aegean Sea. There is British and Italian resistance.

On the Eastern Front... Soviet forces capture Korostyshev, west of Kiev, and enter the rail center of Zhitomir. This is the last German-held lateral rail line east of the Pripet Marshes.

In the Bismarck Archipelago... The Japanese carrier aircraft stationed at Rabaul on New Britain are withdrawn. Of the 173 planes committed, 121 have been lost, with many pilots.

In Italy... The US 5th Army assault on the Reinhard Line fails to achieve any further progress. The British 56th Division (part of 10th Corps, US 5th Army) is forced to withdraw from some positions on Monte Camino.
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