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 Melitopol.
Air War
Eastern Front: Luftwaffe flies many hundreds of sorties against Dnieper bridgeheads.