06-1943

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 30, 1943: Sea War Pacific – OPERATION CARTWHEEL: Americans begin series of operations aimed at isolating Rabaul (main Japanese stronghold in Southwest Pacific) with […]

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 29, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean: Greek submarine Katsonis torpedoes 3 ships in Aegean during June. Air War Germany: 540 RAF bombers attacking Cologne and

WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 28, 1943: Air War Pacific: Japanese bomb Darwin (Australia). Western Europe: 8th USAAF bombs St Nazaire (France). Mediterranean: 12th USAAF bombs Livorno (Italy).

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 27, 1943: Occupied Territories France: French Resistance attacks Ateliers des Fives locomotive works at Lille.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, June 26, 1943: Air War Germany: 424 RAF bombers attacking Gelsenkirchen and dropping 1,291t of bombs. Occupied Territies Yugoslavia: New Yugoslav Cabinet-in-Exile under Trifunovich. France:

WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 25, 1943: Eastern Front Southern sector: Hitler decides to launch the much-postponed Operation Zitadelle (‘Citadel’) on July 5; repeated delays largely due to problems

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, June 24, 1943: Air War Germany: Heavy RAF night raid on Elberfeld (Ruhr) by 544 bombers dropping 1,663t of bombs. Mediterranean: 9th AF B-24 Liberator

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 23, 1943: Air War Britain: First of 4 night raids on Hull during 1943 (2 raids totally unsuccessful). Germany: 499 RAF bombers attacking Muelheim

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 22, 1943: Neutrals Eire – General Election: De Valera’s Fianna Fail party loses overall majority, but he remains in office.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 21, 1943: Sea War Pacific: Americans land on New Georgia (Solomons). Air War Germany: 705 RAF bombers (44 lost) despatched to Krefeld (Ruhr) and

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 20, 1943: Air War Germany – FIRST ALLIED SHUTTLE RAID: 60 RAF Lancaster bombers raid Zeppelin (radar) works at Friedrichshafen, then fly on to

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, June 19, 1943: Air War Western Europe: RAF night raid on Schneider armament works at Le Creusot. Home Fronts Britain: Horse Racing; Dorothy Paget’s ‘Straight

WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 18, 1943: Home Fronts India: Field Marshal Wavell appointed Viceroy of India.

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, June 17, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean: Force ‘H’ (including reconstructed battleships Valiant and Warspite) transferred from Scapa Flow to Oran and Alexandria in preparation for

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, June 16, 1943: Air War Pacific: 94 Japanese aircraft (93 lost) attack shipping off Guadalcanal. Home Fronts Canada: Mme Chiang Kai-shek addresses Parliament.

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, June 15, 1943: Air War Germany: World’s first jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft – Arado Ar 234 – tested at Rheine, near Munster. 165 RAF

WW2 War Diary for Monday, June 14, 1943: Sea War Atlantic: RAF Coastal Command (and attached Allied squadrons) begins systematic daily patrols to counter new U-boat tactics in Bay of

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, June 13, 1943: Air War Britain: Night raid on Grimsby; many ‘Butterfly’ anti-personnel bombs and incendiaries dropped; 74 killed, 130 injured.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, June 12, 1943: Air War Germany: Devastating RAF night raid on Bochum in the Ruhr. Britain: Heavy night raid on Plymouth (repeated August 11 and

WW2 War Diary for Friday, June 11, 1943: Air War Germany: 200 B-17 Fortress (8 lost) raid Wilhelmshaven. RAF night raid on Duesseldorf (2,000 t by 693 bombers) and Munster.