Diary October 5, 1943

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

Fw 190 G of Schlachtgeschwader 2 'Immelmann' — Fw 190 F and G like here of Schlachtgeschwader 2 ‘Immelmann’ take over from mid 1943 increasingly the task of the Stukas in the close-support role for the ground forces at the Eastern Front.

WW2 War Diary for Tuesday, October 5, 1943:

Air War

Eastern Front: Stuka units re-designated Schlachtgeschwader and restricted to low-level night ground-attack duties.

Sea War

Atlantic: U-boat U-389 sunk by RAF B-24 Liberator with depth-charges.
Pacific: 6 carriers of TF 14 launch massive air strikes against Wake Island (26 aircraft lost).

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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.

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