Year 1943

WW2 War Diary for Sunday, July 4, 1943: Occupied Territories Poland – GENERAL SIKORSKI KILLED: Polish Prime Minister in Exile and C-in-C killed in air crash near Gibraltar (engine failure); […]

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, July 3, 1943: Air War Germany: RAF night raid on Cologne by 589 bombers (1,808t bombs); Humboldt-Deutz works (U-boat accumulators) seriously damaged.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, July 2, 1943: Air War Mediterranean: B-24 Liberator bombers drop 200t bombs on 3 airfields in South Italy; German aircraft make unsuccessful ‘air-to-air’ bombing runs

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, July 1, 1943: Sea War Atlantic: U-boat groups driven from Bay of Biscay (July 1 – August 2); 9 sunk, 20 damaged (and forced to

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