01-1943

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 31, 1943: Eastern Front Stalingrad: Paulus surrenders at Univermag dept store; capitulation of German forces in south pocket. Air War Mediterranean: B-24 Liberators bomb […]

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 30, 1943: Air War Germany – FIRST ALLIED DAYLIGHT BOMBING RAIDS ON BERLIN: 6 RAF Mosquito bombers (1 lost) attack in 2 waves –

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 28, 1943: Air War Western Europe: 2 Belgian fighter pilots of RAF drop Belgian flags over centre of Brussels.

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 27, 1943: Eastern Front Stalingrad: Russians begin final assault on two large German ‘pockets’ in ruined city. Africa Egypt: Churchill arrives in Cairo for

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 26, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Russians retake Voronezh. Secret War Britain: Franciscus Johannes Winter, 40-year-old Belgian, executed at Wandsworth, London. He is the

WW2 War Diary for Monday, January 25, 1943: Eastern Front Stalin issues Order of the Day: in 2 months Red Army has routed 102 enemy divisions and advanced 402 km.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 24, 1943: Eastern Front Stalingrad: Hitler wires Paulus: ‘Surrender is forbidden . . . 6th Army will hold their positions to the last man

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 23, 1943: Africa Western Desert: BRITISH 8TH ARMY CAPTURES TRIPOLI. Sea War Pacific: Cruisers Nashville and Helena, ‘Cactus Striking Force’ and planes from carrier

WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 22, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Salsk rail junction, southwest of Stalingrad, stormed by Russian armour. Sea War Mediterranean: Force K bombards Rommel’s retreating

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 21, 1943: Eastern Front Stalingrad: Russians capture Gumrak airfield. This is a virtual death-blow to the German airlift. From now on all supplies must

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 20, 1943: Air War Britain – Daylight German fighter-bomber raid on London: 28 fighter-bombers (3 lost) and 50 escort fighters (6 lost) carry out

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 19, 1943: Africa Western Desert: British 8th Army occupies Homs. Tunisia: German tanks launch diversionary attack through Ousseltia Valley, but are held by French

WW2 War Diary for Monday, January 18, 1943: Eastern Front SIEGE OF LENINGRAD: after week-long battle, GERMAN ENCIRCLEMENT PARTIALLY BROKEN by recapture of Schluesselburg and Sinyavino and link-up of Leningrad

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, January 17, 1943: Air War Britain – Luftwaffe ‘reprisal’ raid on London (night January 17-18): 118 aircraft (6 lost) attack in 2 waves. Bombs fall

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 16, 1943: Africa Western Desert: British 8th Army and Free French forces, advancing from South Libya, join forces. Air War Germany – First RAF

WW2 War Diary for Friday, January 15, 1943: Pacific Solomons: Final US ground offensive begins on Guadalcanal. Africa Western Desert: British 8th Army push west from Buerat. Sea War Mediterranean:

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, January 14, 1943: Politics CASABLANCA CONFERENCE (January 14-25): Churchill and Roosevelt demand ‘Unconditional surrender’ of Germany, Italy and Japan. Defeat of U-boats to receive top

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, January 13, 1943: Africa Tunisia: Germans move out of Pont du Fahs, south of Medjez and capture ‘Two Tree Hill’. Eastern Front Fourth Battle of

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, January 12, 1943: Air War Mediterranean: B-17 Fortress wreck buildings and aircraft on Castel Benito airfield, near Tripoli, while escorting P-38 Lightnings rout 20 defending