Diary August 13, 1943

08-1943, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1943 / 1 minute of reading

A Heinkel He 111 releasing an 765kg torpedo. The bomber was capable to carrying two of these weapons, each with a 440lb warhead and and effective running range of about 1,000 yd.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, August 13, 1943:

Sea War

Mediterranean: Convoy MKS.21 attacked by He 111 torpedo planes of KG 26. Germans claim devastating results, but only 2 ships actually damaged.
Arctic: U-boat group Dachs (‘Badger’) lays mines in Kara Sea. (U-639 lost, August 28.)

Eastern Front

Central Sector: Left wing of ‘Kalinin Front’ attack northeast of Smolensk.

Air War

Germany: B-24 Liberator bombers from North African bases carry out surprise attack on Messerschmitt works at Wiener Neustadt – first Allied attack on Austrian target.
Pacific: B-24 Liberators raid Balikpapan oil installations (Borneo).

Mediterranean

Sicily: British troops capture Randazzo, vital road junction, southwest of Messina.

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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.