Air Operations, AleutiansThe 11th Air Force sends 6 seperate against Kiska and Little Kiska islands, but many aircraft abort in the face of bad weather. 1 B-24 is downed by antiaircraft fire. [ | ]Air Operations, BismarcksB-24s of the 90th Heavy Bomb Group attack Gasmata. [ | ]Air Operations, CBIBURMA
Air Operations, EuropeBOMBER COMMANDDaylight Ops:
Air Operations, New GuineaV Bomber Command B-17s, B-24s, B-25s, and A-20s attack the port and town areas at Finschhafen. [ | ]Air Operations, SolomonsXIII Bomber Command B-17s and B-24s on armed-reconnaissance missions attack the Kahili airfiled on Bougainville and the Vila airfield on Kolombangara. [ | ]AtlanticThe crew of the German blockade-runner Regensburg immolate themselves when intercepted by HMS Glasgow in the Denmark Strait. There are 6 survivors. [ | ]Diplomatic RelationsStalin is told that the Allied convoys to Murmansk are being suspended because of heavy losses. Increasingly suspicious of Washington and London, Stalin assumes the suspension is motivated by political rather than military considerations. [ | ]North AfricaTUNISIAAfter bitter fighting the 8th Army takes Sejenane. The US II Corps continues efforts to break through the enemy positions astride the El Guettar-Gabès road. The 1st Div secures most of the southern part of Djebel el Mcheltat. After a preparatory artillery bombardment, the 9th Div takes part of Djebel Lettouchi, the eastern spur of Djebel Berda, but cannot hold it or advance elsewhere. The 1st Armored Div's Task Force Benson attacks through the infantry at noon but is soon stopped by enemy fire and mines. A lane is cleared through the mine fiels at a pass between Djebel el Mcheltat and Hill 369 during the night. The 34th Div, to the north, continues futile efforts to reach Fondouk Gap. The Southeast Algerian Command's camel troops occupy Kebili.
The British 8th Army's forward elements make contact with the enemy's new line along Wadi Akarit. The X Corps is ordered to determine whether the Akarit defenses can be carried by an assault with the current forces. The New Zealand Corp, having served its purpose, is abolished. In the British 1st Army area, the V Corps' 46th Div recaptures Sedjenane. [ | ]
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