Air Operations, CBI

11th Medium Bomb Group B-25s attack the airfield at Lashio, Burma and warehouses in the city.

Air Operations, Europe

Soviet aircraft raid Berlin again and also Königsberg, Danzig and Stettin during a night attack.

• 12 Bostons to Ostend and 6 to Comines power station; 2 Mosquitos to Pont-à-Vendin power station
• All targets are bombed
• 1 Boston and 1 Mosquito are lost

Destroyer HMS Eridge towed into Alexandria after she was severely damaged by an Italian torpedo boat, August 29 1942.

Destroyer HMS Eridge

Air Operations, Libya

During the night, 12th Medium Bomb Group B-25s attack an Axis landing ground, and USAMEAF B-24s attack the harbor at Tobruk.

Air Operations, Mediterranean

USAMEAF B-24s are sent to attack an Axis convoy at sea, but fail to make contact and return to base with their bombs.

Air Operations, New Guinea

5th Air Force B-25s and P-400s attack the airfield at Buna and P-40s attack the supply dump at Milne Bay.

Eastern Front

With supporting artillery fire, the XLVIII Panzer Corps launches its attack southwest of Stalingrad. Shumilov's 64th Army is surprised by the new attack and breaks, Hoth's panzers advancing 20 miles to Gavrilovka at the end of the day. The IV Corps attempts to pin the 64th Army frontally, but Shumilov extricates his army, withdrawing toward Stalingrad to avoid isolation south of the city.

As the battle on the approaches intensifies, Zhukov arrives to coordinate the attacks of the armies on the Don-Volga land bridge. After consultation with the Stalingrad Front command, Zhukov informs Stalin that the 66th, 1st Guards and 24th Armies will be unable to counterattack until September 6. Stalin orders Zhukov to begin the offensive as soon as possible but accepts September 6.

Guadalcanal

22 G4M 'Bettys' escorted by 22 A6M Zeros arrive just before noon for a bombing raid. Warned by coastwatchers, 10 VMF-223 F4Fs and 14 67th Figher Squadron P-400s are in the air. The Japanese arrive at high altitude making the P-400s are useless. By the time the F4Fs reach altitude the airfield has already been bombed. 2 more F4Fs are damaged and there are more holes in the runway. The Americans claim to have shot down 4 bombers and 4 Zeros, but only 1 Betty is confirmed. Now only 8 F4Fs are operational and the P-400s are not any use in protecting airfield.

Japanese bombing and strafing attacks on afternoon of August 29, 1942 inflicted heavy damage and caused many fires on Henderson Field. Efforts to save this F4F Wildcat were to no avail. This photo was taken the following day.

Japanese Air Attack on Guadalcanal

29 August 1942. A 1st Tank Bn M2A4 provides support to infantry Marines.

Tank Support for US Marines

The transport William Ward Burroughs (AP-6) arrives off Lunga Point to unload supplies and Marine Air Group 23 ground crew and spare parts. The Japanese are sending destroyers for another attempt to land reinforcements. They are warned of American ships in the vicinity, a cruiser, 2 transports and 2 destroyers. Tanaka decides to come ahead. All operational dive bombers are launched just after midnight, as 7 Japanese destroyers come into Taivu Point to land troops. The planes do not find the ships, but the Japanese see them and land troops quickly, then withdraw without shelling the American ships in the sound.

New Guinea

The Japanese land more reinforcements, about 750 men, at Milne Bay. Fighting continues along the track over the Owen Stanley Range.

Pacific

The Australian destroyer HMAS Arunta sinks the Japanese submarine RO-33 10 miles southeast of Port Moresby, New Guinea.