Today in history: The Eighth Air Force hits Wilhelmshaven, in 1943

1943: In it's first bomb strike on a German target, the Eighth Air Force dispatched 91 Boeing B-17s and Consolidated B-24s to attack the U-boat pens in Wilhelmshaven.

American Flying Fortresses taxi on their airfield before taking off, somewhere in England on March 22, 1943, for a raid on the German naval base at Wilhelmshaven.

Photo Credit: AP

Also today in history:

1776: Col. Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" — guns that he had moved overland from Fort Ticonderoga — arrived at Cambridge, Massachusetts. From there, Maj. Gen. George Washington deployed them to compel British Lt. Gen. Thomas Gage to evacuate Boston in March.

1869: Tokugawa factionists in Japan established the Ezo Republic in Hokkaido.

1944: The 900-day siege of Leningrad is lifted. Read more about the siege on HistoryNet.com.

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