Diary August 5, 1943

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

German tanks awaiting the Russian offensive near Belgorod.

WW2 War Diary for Thursday, August 5, 1943:

Eastern Front

Southern Sector: Orel and Belgorod taken by Russians.

Mediterranean

Sicily: British troops take Catania.

Pacific

Solomons: Americans capture Munda Airfield (New Georgia).

Home Fronts

USSR: 120-gun ‘Victory Salute’ fired in Moscow at midnight to celebrate liberation of Orel.

Politics

Sweden: Government revokes agreement permitting passage of German troops and munitions along her railways.

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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.