WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 16, 1943: Occupied Territories Yugoslavia: Sixth German offensive against Tito’s Partisans in Bosnia (ends inconclusively, mid-January 1944). Eastern Front Southern Sector: Fierce fighting in […]
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 15, 1943: Mediterranean Italy: British 8th Army captures Campobasso and Vinchiaturo – important road junctions south of Rome and the Gustav Line.
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 14, 1943: Air War Germany – SECOND SCHWEINFURT RAID (‘Black Thursday’): 291 B-17 Fortress bombers despatched; 228 drop 483 t bombs on target. 60
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WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 13, 1943: Politics Italy: Badoglio Government in Southern Italy declares war on Germany. She is not regarded as a full Ally and is classed
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WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 12, 1943: Mediterranean Italy – BATTLE OF VOLTURNO RIVER (October 12-19): Allied land attack followed by sea-borne operation (October 13). Air War Pacific: 350
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WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 11, 1943: Air War Southeast Asia: Japanese bomb Madras (India).
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WW2 War Diary for Sunday, October 10, 1943: Occupied Territories Russia: Hitler orders transfer of all Russian volunteers serving in the Wehrmacht to Western Europe. Air War Germany: 236 USAAF
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 9, 1943: Air War Germany: 8th USAAF raids Gdynia, Anklam an Marienburg with 378 bombers. 457 RAF bombers attacking Hannover and dropping 1,667t of
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WW2 War Diary for Friday, October 8, 1943: Mediterranean Italy: 5th US Army takes Caserta. Sea War Black Sea: 240 German barges, Siebel Ferries, etc. – used in Kuban evacuation
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WW2 War Diary for Thursday, October 7, 1943: Mediterranean Italy: US 5th Army enters Capua, on river Volturno, 32 km north of Naples. Eastern Front Central Sector: Russians capture Nevel,
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WW2 War Diary for Wednesday, October 6, 1943: Sea War Black Sea: 3 Russian destroyers sunk by Stukas. Stalin imposes strict curbs on subsequent operations by Black Sea Fleet. Pacific:
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WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 5, 1943: Air War Eastern Front: Stuka units re-designated Schlachtgeschwader and restricted to low-level night ground-attack duties. Sea War Atlantic: U-boat U-389 sunk by
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WW2 War Diary for Monday, October 4, 1943: Sea War Atlantic: Planes from US carrier Card sink ‘U-tanker’ U-460 and U-boat U-422 and damage U-264 near Azores. Passing convoy escapes
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WW2 War Diary for Sunday, October 3, 1943: Sea War Mediterranean: Operation Eisbaer (‘Polar bear’). Germans land on Kos (Aegean), capturing 1,388 British and 3,145 Italians. Far East China: New
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WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 2, 1943: Eastern Front Central Sector: Great Russian Smolensk offensive grinds to a stop, midway between that city and Vitebsk-Orsha. Mediterranean Italy: 5th US
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