Diary September 3, 1943

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

Heavy 128-mm twin anti-aircraft guns on Flak towers at Berlin Zoo.

WW2 War Diary for Friday, September 3, 1942:

Air War

Germany: 295 Avro Lancaster bombers raid Berlin (20 lost, 906t bombs dropped).

Home Fronts

Germany: One million women and children leave Berlin during or soon after the 3 big RAF raids of late August – early September.

Sea War

Mediterranean – INVASION OF CALABRIA (South Italy): 13th Corps (British 8th Army) crosses from Sicily to Reggio di Calabria preceded by 900-gun barrage (Operation Baytown).

Politics

Italy: Allied-Italian Armistice Terms signed secretly at Cassibile in Sicily (not made public till September 8).

About The Author

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.