Diary October 2, 1943

10-1943, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1943 / 1 minute of reading

German tank unit equipped with Panzer III 1943 — German tank unit equipped with Panzer III moving into the new defence line Rudnia-Kritschev west of Smolensk.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, October 2, 1943:

Eastern Front

Central Sector: Great Russian Smolensk offensive grinds to a stop, midway between that city and Vitebsk-Orsha.

Mediterranean

Italy: 5th US Army captures Benevento, northeast of Naples.

Sea War

Mediterranean: Royal Marine Commandos, supported by tanks, make surprise night landing at Termoli, north of Manfredonia; commander of German garrison, Major Rou, captured in bed.
T-5 acoustic torpedoes employed by U-boats off Algeria and Salerno: US destroyers Bristol and Buck sunk.
Baltic: German shipping comes under increasing attack from Russian torpedo planes.

Pacific

New Guinea: Australians capture Finschhafen.

Air War

Germany: 240 RAF bombers attacking Hagen and dropping 1,103t of bombs. 273 RAF bombers attacking Munich and dropping 958t of bombs.

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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.