Chronology of World War II

June 1943

Thursday, June 17


Air Operations, Bismarcks

One V Bomber Command B-24 attacks the Cape Gloucester airfield on New Britain.

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Air Operations, CBI

CHINA
  • 23rd Fighter Group P-40s strafe warehouses and a train near Chiochiang and a train near Nanchang.
FRENCH INDOCHINA
  • 23rd Fighter Group P-40s strafe road traffic near Hanoi.
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Air Operations, East Indies

V Bomber Command B-24s attack Boela in the Molucca Islands.

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Air Operations, Europe

RAF BOMBER COMMAND
Evening Ops:
  • 4 Mosquitos are sent to Berlin and 3 to Cologne and the Ruhr without a loss.

French Pilots Fighting on the Russian Front


French Pilots Fighting on the Russian Front
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Air Operations, Gilberts

During the night, 4 VII Bomber Command B-24s based at Funafuti mount individual attacks against targets in Tarawa Atoll at two-hour intervals. These attacks are a diversion for a photo-reconnaissance mission by Funafuti-based B-24s to Mille Atoll and other areas of the Marshall Islands.

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Air Operations, New Guinea

V Bomber Command B-24s attack Sorong and B-25s attack Madang and Salamaua.

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Air Operations, Sicily

IX Bomber Command B-24s attack the airdromes at Biscari and Comiso, putting the latter out of commission.

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Air Operations, Solomons

A VF-26 F4F downs a G4M 'Betty' bomber near over a US Navy convoy near San Cristobal Island at 1100 hours.

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Britain, Policy

The BBC warns civilians to evacuate the vicinity of factories working for Germany. Similar warnings will be broadcast to Belgian, Dutch and Hungarian civilians later.

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China

Gen Stilwell informs Chiang Kai-shek about the decisions made at the Trident Conference relating to the proposed Far East strategy.

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Mediterranean

Over the next week Force 'H', including the reconstructed Valiant and Warspite, is transferred from Scapa Flow to Oran and Alexandria in preparation for Operation HUSKY.

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C-47 Training with a Glider


C-47 Training with a Glider

Pacific

  • The disguised raider Michel sinks another Norwegian ship west of Australia.
  • The US submarine Drum (SS-228) attacks a Japanese convoy sinking the transport Myoko Maru (5087t) about 175 miles east-northeast of Kavieng, New Ireland.
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The Yoma


The <i>Yoma</i>

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