WW2 War Diary for Friday, February 26, 1943:
Africa
Tunisia – Operation Ochsenkopf (‘Oxhead’): Germans launch multi-pronged counter-offensive and attempt to encircle Medjez.
Sea War
Channel: German E-boats attack convoy in Lyme Bay (South England).
Air War
Germany: 278 RAF bombers attacking Nuremberg and dropping 749t of bombs.