Diary May 6, 1943

05-1943, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1943 / 1 minute of reading / By Kretaner

Axis aircraft are still active. British convoy caught during deployment for the final British offensive in Tunisia. Note M3 Grant tank of 7th Arnoured Division on transporter.

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 defences, in Medjez-el-Bab sector; Axis forces stunned by 600-gun preparatory barrage and cease-less daylight bombing raids.

Pacific

New Guinea: Australian troops capture Mubo.

Air War

Eastern Front: Russian bombers raid German troop concentrations and railways in Novgorod and Bryansk-Orel areas and the Ukraine (repeated May 7); fierce air battles.

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Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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