08-1943

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 11, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: German forces in Kharkov face threat of encirclement; Poltava-Kharkov railway cut in 3 places, west of city. Sea […]

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 10, 1943: Air War Germany: First of 2 massive RAF night raids on Nuremberg in August; total of 3,444t bombs dropped for the loss

WW2 War Diary for Monday, August 9, 1943: Air War Germany: RAF night raids on Mannheim and Ludwigshafen.

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 8, 1943: Home Fronts Italy: Mussolini imprisoned. Mediterranean Sicily: Allies occupy 5 towns.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, August 7, 1943: Eastern Front Central sector: Russian ‘West’ and ‘Bryansk Fronts’ (army groups) attack strong German defences east of Smolensk. Northern sector: 2,133 members

WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 6, 1943: Mediterranean Sicily: Troina, near Mt Etna, falls to Americans after 5 days’ heavy fighting. Sea War Pacific – Battle of Vella Gulf

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, August 5, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector: Orel and Belgorod taken by Russians. Mediterranean Sicily: British troops take Catania. Pacific Solomons: Americans capture Munda Airfield

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, August 4, 1943: Air War Mediterranean: B-17 Fortress bomb Naples harbour and factories; Cathedral and Royal Palace also hit. 150 killed, 228 injured.

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, August 3, 1943: Mediterranean Sicily: Canadians capture Agira. Patton slaps hospitalized soldier (similar incident on August 10); he later apologizes. Sea War Atlantic: 150 US

WW2 War Diary for Monday, August 2, 1943: Mediterranean Sicily: British and Canadians oust Germans from hill-top strongholds of Centuripe and Regalbuto; Gerbini airfield complex captured. Politics Portugal: Italian Ambassador

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, August 1, 1943: Air War Eastern Europe: 164 B-24 Liberator bombers (56 lost) make low-level attack on Ploesti Oilfields, Rumania (Operation Tidal Wave). Mediterranean: 25