Air Operations, BismarcksV Bomber Command B-17s attack airfields and shipping in the Rabaul area. [ | ]Air Operations, EuropeBOMBER COMMANDDaylight Ops:
Air Operations, New Guinea3rd Light Bomb Group A-20s attack Japanese Army bases at 5 locations in the Owen Stanley Mountains and 1 B-25 attacks the airfield at Buna and Sanananda. In another operation, V Fighter Command P-40s attack antiaircraft installations, barges and buildings at Buna and Salamaua and targets in the Owen Stanley Mountains. [ | ]Air Operations, North AfricaUS and British bombers raid Benghazi. [ | ]Eastern FrontBitter fighting in Stalingrad continues as the Luftwaffe pounds the city. After a week of bitter fighting the Germans take the Stalingrad grain silo.
The Luftwaffe is again active over Stalingrad, while the ground forces fight for every yard of the rubble-strewn city. [ | ]MadagascarThe East African Brigade and artillery break through a well-defended road block at Mahitsy, a few miles west of Tananarive. [ | ]United States, LogisticsPlans are approved for shipping US war supplies to the Russians through Iran. Vichy FranceVichy announces the execution of 70 hostages in Bordeaux in reprisal for acts of sabotage bringing the number to 186 for the week. [ | ] |
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