11-1943

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, November 10, 1943: Eastern Front Southern Sector – Battle of Cherkassy: Russian paratroops drop near Cherkassy, south of Dnieper River; and link up with partisans. […]

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, November 9, 1943: Politics USA – UNRRA Agreement: 44 Allied and Associated States establish United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, November 8, 1943: Sea War Atlantic: Abortive combined operation by U-boats and Condor aircraft west of Portugal (night November 8-9). RAF B-17 Fortress from Azores

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, November 7, 1943: Mediterranean Italy: British 8th Army reaches river Sangro.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, November 6, 1943: Eastern Front Southern sector: RUSSIANS CAPTURE KIEV. Sea War Pacific: Japanese reinforcements land on Bougainville. Mediterranean: Troopships Marnix van St Aldegonde and

WW2 War Diary for Friday, November 5, 1943: Sea War Pacific: 6 Japanese cruisers damaged by US carrier planes at Rabaul. Atlantic: Captain Walker’s 2nd Support Group saves Convoy HX.264

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, November 4, 1943: Mediterranean Italy: American troops cross upper Volturno River. Air War Germany: 527 RAF bombers attacking Duesseldorf and dropping 2,234t of bombs.

WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, November 3, 1943: Air War Germany: 500 B-17 Fortress and 100 B-24 Liberator bombers, heavily escorted by P-38 Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt escort-fighters, bomb Wilhelmshaven

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, November 2, 1943: Sea War North Sea: British blockade-runner Master Standfast – 1 of 5 fast boats plying between Hull and Lysekil (Sweden) – captured

WW2 War Diary for Monday, November 1, 1943: Sea War Pacific – Operation Cherry Blossom: AMERICAN MARINES LAND ON BOUGAINVILLE, largest Solomons Island. Warships and carrier planes bombard Buka airfield.