Diary September 27, 1943

09-1943, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1943 / 1 minute of reading

ASW Squid — In use since 1943 the ‘Squid’ was the most deadly weapon against U-boats. The launcher was firing three standard depth charges in the travel direction of the escort ship, where the exact position of the target is still located by the Asdic device.

WW2 War Diary for Monday, September 27, 1943:

Sea War

Atlantic: During series of attacks on 6 convoys (September 27 – October 9) by 21 U-boats only 2 ships are sunk for the loss of 6 U-boats.

Mediterranean

Italy: British 8th Army captures Foggia, with vital airfields and marshalling yards.

Occupied Territories

Greece: Germans occupy Corfu.

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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.

Sea War

Mediterranean

Occupied Territories

About The Author

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