05-1943

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 11, 1943: Sea War Pacific – Operation Landcrab: Americans land on Attu (Aleutian Islands). Japanese garrison withdraws to strong defensive positions and fights to […]

WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 10, 1943: Africa Tunisia: British 6th Armoured Division races across base of Cap Bon to outskirts of Hammamet, trapping German forces.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 9, 1943: Secret War Air War Western Europe: Luftwaffe defectors land new Ju 88 night-fighter at Aberdeen.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 8, 1943: Occupied Territories Poland: Mordechai Anielewicz, 25-year-old commander of Jewish fighters in Warsaw, and 80 others blown up and killed by SS troops

WW2 War Diary for Friday, May 7, 1943: Africa Tunisia: British occupy Tunis. Americans take Bizerta. Air War Britain: Fighter-bomber raid on Great Yarmouth: there are 4 day and 1

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, May 6, 1943: Africa Tunisia: FINAL BRITISH OFFENSIVE. 1st Army, reinforced with 7th Armoured and 4th Indian Divisions from 8th Army, smashes through Medjerda Valley

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, May 5, 1943: Africa Tunisia: British infantry recapture Djebel Bou Aoukaz, south of Tunis. Air War Germany: 495 RAF bombers attacking Dortmund and dropping 1,436t

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, May 4, 1943: Air War Western Europe: P-47 Thunderbolts escort B-17 Fortress bombers during raid on automobile factory in Antwerp. Eastern Front Southern Sector: Hitler

WW2 War Diary for Monday, May 3, 1943: Africa Tunisia: American and French troops capture Mateur. Sea War Britain: Carrier Ark Royal (II) laid down at Birkenhead (launched 1950). Air

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, May 2, 1943: Air War Britain: 68 Dornier bombers (5 lost) lay mines off estuaries of Thames and Humber in 3 night missions during May.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, May 1, 1943: Home Fronts Britain: Dover shelled for 75 minutes. Africa Tunisia: US heavy artillery begins 3-day bombardment of Mateur, west of Tunis. Sea