WORLD WAR II

A CHRONOLOGY

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re­fire and

oppositi9n moderate over tll.r­get, but increase~:;pn return flight; 7 B-1 7' s missing, 1

"'""l"~u·~u'u~; 1 P-38 dive bombing attack IJ.l.J.<~~''u"" and 4 other by Axis fighter; 18

damaged by Axis planes de-fire. One B-24 strayed, 6 probably

from Attu destroyed, and 8 ovE~tt1on1bS Kiska run- damaged. Twenty

rs, an-sa two­

truce, begin­May 4, in the strike while

UMW and Mr. s attempt to

out new wage

B-24's escorted by Spitfires make di­versionary flight along coast near Brest without in­cident.

North Sea: Bri­tish light naval forces sink an en­emy auxiliary vessel and set 2 others on fire near Terschelling; 3 British craft aged .. At night, Dover batteries fire .o:q;'enemy convoy east.;.bound from Boulogne, probably sinking 1 escort vessel.

England: Dover­Folkestone-Deal area shelled at night for about 3 hours; slight dam­age and casualties inflicted:

Holland-France: Ijmuiden steel works raided by 24 escorted Bostons and Venturas and RR workshops at Thionville, by 6 Mosquitos. Six 190's destroyed by Spitfires over Flushing; 4 Spit-

Southern Europe

Sicily: Messina ferry slip bombed by 21 B-24's; hits scored. on port, power station, ferry ter­minal area, and RR yards; heavy fighter opposition encountered and 2 ME-109's dam­aged.

Italy: Twenty­five B-24' s dis­patched to bomb Reggio di Calabria

forced to re-because tar­

obscured by ; 1 bomber

explodes.

Italy: Force of 30 B-24's, dis­patched to attack

o di Calabria, to locate

because of cloud coverage and returns.

Mediterrq.nean: Six DD s, making a sweep S of Maret­imo, are attacked

by enemy aircraft; 1 shot down.

Tunisia: Enemy resistance N of,Jef­na road in Djebel Chouaf area stif­fens; S of the road, Djebel el Ajred occupied by enemy. Axis attack on

· Hill 609 repulsed, with heavy losses for enemy. In Pont du Fahs area, French troops recapture a hill taken by enemy early in day and resist all further attempts by Axis forces to seize it. Small attack in coastal area repulsed by 8th Army units; artillery exchanges on both sides reported.

Allied planes bomb buildings and '"'"'""'·"'"' at Kelibia and Sidi Douad, in­JL.I.·''"''-".16 some damage, and score sev­eral near misses on beached DD; of 4 ME-109' s encountered, 1 damaged. Force of Bostons successfully attacks enemy positions in Sidi Abdullah sec-

. Twelve Spitfires, on shipping rcn in Gulf of Tunis, intercept 23 Axis craft; 8 of these destroyed and 3 dam-aged. . .

Mediterranean:· British convoy N of Benghazi attacked by 12 HE-111's and JU-88's; SS Erinpura (British cargo ship, 5,143 tons) and SS British Trust (British tanker, 8,466 tons) sunk at 32-40 N, 19-53 E; 5 of the attacking planes shot down.

East Atlantic: Allied convoy attack­ed by Axis ss' s and following ships sunk at 07-50 N, 14-14 W: SS City of Singapore (British cargo ship, 6,555 tons), SS Clan MacPherson (British cargo ship, 6,940 tons), and SS Mokambo (British cargo ship, 4,996 tons). Farther west, an independent ship, SS Adelfotis (Greek cargo ship, 5,838 tons), is presumed sunk at 03-32 s, 21-33 w.

fires started. ombers escorted by 24

misses on beached DD in

~n,.;c.;..:._:.;-~;=~ B-17 attacks Reiss pt., , and 7 RAAF A-

s bomb and strafe Green Hill area vicinity of Mubo.

Two B-24's sight and attack 5,000 ton in Manokwari Harbor, SW Dutch

Guinea; direct hit and near miss vessel settling in water. Same s drop incendiaries on Nabire.

SW Dutch New Guinea, bombed RAAF Hudson.

-"-'-'.=!..!."""'-. B-24 on rcn is intercepted Bima airdrome (Soembawa I.) by eros, of which 3 are shot down; sustains some damage. Toeal

in Kei Is. attacked by Hudson.

; B-17 on rcn ove.r Gas­,~;;'"'T;:;t,;:;;;:;~t by 7 enemy fighters,

damaged. Single B-17 bombs '

and 5 RAAF in Mubo area.

Beaufighters at­at Koepang,

4 enemy planes on by strafing; barracks and

aiso strafed. Same target is

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Bulgaria: Col. Aleutian Is.: Kis- Holland: Targets Russia: Germans Atanas Pantev, ka bombed 9 times in Holland attacked claim repulse of Chief of Bulgarian by total of 6 B-24's, by force of 12 Soviet attacks in State Police and a 11 B-25's, 20 P- Venturas and 6 Kuban area; Soviets member of the ex- 38's, and 24 P-40's; Bostons escorted by report failure of treme pro-Ger- hits scored on main fighters; bursts ob- minor enemy at-man group, mur- camp, in radar areE served on power tack S of Balakleya. dered in Sofia. on runway, and on station at,Ijmuiden.

Norway: Two gun positions at Five enemy fighters members of North Head and destroyed during thE Premier Vidkun Gertrude Cove; 3 day; 11 Allied Q.lisling' s state fires started in bombers and 2 police are dis- main camp area anc fighters missing. covered stabbed to heavy smoke ob-death in Oslo. served on North

India: All-India Trade Union Con­gress at Nagpur rejects a resolu­tion urging Gand­hi's unconditional release.

Head; AA fire dam­ages 6 of our bomb ers and 1 fighter.

Aleutian Is.: Belgium: Sixty- Russia: Moscow !Force of 5 B-24's five B-17's raid I:Uillounces fierce ~d 8 P-38' s bombs Ford and General ighting in area NE ~d strafes Holtz Motors plants at of Novorossisk and ~ay and Chicagof Antwerp, dropping claims that serious Harbor, Attu, about 160 tons of asses are inflicted ~coring hits on or HE bombs with good on the enemy.

Southern Europe

Mediterranean: Albacores torp. and set on fire a 1,000-ton enemy ship in Sicilian Ch'a.nnel.

Italy: Twenty­eight B-24's, dis­~atched to attack ~eggio di Calabria, are forced to re­urn because of clouds over target;

AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST THEATER

(Cont'd) ; 2 hit by AA fire; 1 enemy plane

air activity on low scale; out 16 ME-109's make afternoon

aid in Enfidaville sector.

Tunisia: During night, Axis forces w ,,,llucniw from Mateur wl;lich is oc­

ied by U.S. troops in the morning. resistance in N broken and

are pushed back to a line from W end of Garaet Achkel

Mediterranean. W of Tebourba, en­units encountered; they withdraw

of junction of Oued Tine with Te­ourba road. Forces around Pont du

Fahs and in coastal sector continue shelling enemy positions. Severe dust storms restrict visibility.

Bizerta shipping and seaplane instal-lations bombed by 14 B-17's. Eight­

en B-25's escorted by 24 P-40's at­Mabtouha and Protville landing

grounds; area with 12 enemy planes .,.,'""''""'',.. with bombs; 4 planes receive

hits. Force of fighter bombers li:lXLa.c:K~ jetties at Menzel Termime,

a large fire. ground forces near Goubellat

1au;aci~eu by 6 ME-109's.

Tunisia: N of Garaet Achkel, enemy forced to retire as far as junction

and Ferryville roads; French resist attack launched from Cheniti. Mateur bombed and

'"u•::.ut::u during day. NE of Medjes el enemy attacks with armored

Darwin undergoes its 54th t::ll.t::l;'LI.Lc:u in the morning by 21 en­

.LU.<:ou.<u.ll.l bombers escorted by 25-; slight damage results; 32

Spitfire:} destroy 5 enemy and 1 bomber, probably de-

4 fighters, and damage 1 bomber 8 fighters; 14 Spitfires lost, some

of them due to fuel shortage.

Burma: Ground activity on Arakan front is confined to patrol clashes; <:>H.u"'u<v ation generally is unchanged.

Sagaing docks bombed by 8 B-25's, which score hits on ferry slips, tracks, and a barge Nine B-25's, in raid on Myingyan RR station, cause orces. large fire and ex- Single enemy floatplane bombs and plosion. RAF .t:H•en-~st:r::o Mappi, 100 mi. NW of Merauke, heims with Hurri- New Guinea. cane escort attack Akyab, starting fires in target

Maungdaw bombed by 16 Japanese bombers and fight­ers; no damage in­flicted.

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(Cont'd) (Cont'd) near gun positions results; bombs are and in main camp well concentrated area at Chicagof. and both plants re-

West Atlantic: SS ceive direct hits; Panam (Panamanian slight AA fire and tanker, 7,277 tons), 20-30 enemy planes straggler from a encountered; RAF south-bound coastal Spitfires and P-47's convoy from New furnish fighter pro-York, torp. and s tection; 11 enemy at 34-19 N, 76-23 W. fighters destroyed

and 2 damaged; 3 Allied fighters missing. Eleven B-24's and 19 B-17 's supported by P-47's carry out diversionary sweep toward the coast without incident.

Germany: About 600 RAF planes dis patched at night to raid Dortmund; 780 tons of HE and 671 tons of incendiaries dropped, including 222 2-ton and 73 1-ton bombs; attack is well concentrated and highly success­ful; numerous large explosions and fires result; heavy AA fire and many searchlights en­countered; 1 enemy plane destroyed; 30 RAF planes missin 8 others crash.

France-Holland: Abbeville RR center raided by escorted Venturas and power station at The HagLE by Mosquitos.

Russia: Premier Aleutian Is.: Kis- English Channel: Stalin states, in a ka raided 6 timesbyRAF Spitfires and letter for the otal of 6 B-24's, Typhoons attack British press, that 10 B-25's, and 32 Axis shipping off his government -40's; hits scored Dieppe and Cher-wishes to see a in vicinity of radar bourg, damaging 6 strong Poland after revetments, run- vessels and setting the war and toes- ay, AA positions, a 7th on fire; dam-tablish friendly re submarine base, aged vessels in-lations with such and along beach; elude a 2,500-ton government, or to many fires started merchantman and 2 form an alliance on the beach. escorts. for mutual assis- Four attacks on tance against their Attu are made by common enemy, total of 8 B-24's, . Germany. 7 B-25's, and 16

Hungary: Rome P-38' s, which ... ,-;::-,,

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Southern Europe

(Cont'd) (Cont'd) rimskaya, farthest 9 drop bombs in point on the only target area; inter-

between cepting enemy ovorossisk and fighters heavily amanskaya, cap- damage 1 Allied

ured by Red Army plane. Twenty-two orces. Artillery B-24's dispatched xchanges W of o same target; 15 ostov reported. rop bombs, scor-

g hits on building; 7 attack Taranto, scoring hits near uel facilities and

in harbor. Aegean Sea: RAF

fighter planes at­tack several small Axis boats N of Crete; 1 vessel abandoned and others damaged.

Russia: Moscow Italy: Reggio di announces penetra- Calabria bombed by ion of enemy lines 6 RAF Liberators,

in Kuban on 15 mi. which cause fires ront and capture of and explosions.

asny, Cherno-morsky, Zaporo-zhsky, Vesely, Sado

oi, Blagodarny, elekhovsky, Nizh­

e Grechesky, erkhne Adagum, d Neberdjaisk;

ermans report essening of Soviet ttacks i.Tl this sec­

Nazis claim

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1943

(Cont'd) (Cont'd) in area around Djebel el Asoud; -25's; hits scored , and on return, attack Rekata,

repulsed and the feature .,..,,,.,T'T-•on machine shops a fire. occupied by Allied forces. Smaller and main shed re- tain: Single B-24's on rcn

ult SE of Pont du Fahs also re- sult in explosions. enemy off Lolobau I. and · enemy artillery activity in this yards at Alon Gaveiva village in Kimbe Bay, set-

concentrations E of Massi­and NW of Tebourba attacked , once by 12 Hurribombers and by 12 Spitbombers. Total of 33

light and medium bombers carry out 2 raids on Zaghouan with unobserved re sults. Fighter bombers attack jetties at Menzel Temime, starting a good

. During night, Kelibia dock and warehouse also attacked and fires started. Thirty-six P-40's, on ship­

rcn, encounter 15 enemy planes and, in combat, destroy 3. Night of 4/5, roads at Bir Meherga (N of Pont du Fahs) bombed by 28 Wellingtons, which start 3 fires.

Enemy aircraft carry out offensive sorties against our ground forces in Mateur area.

Tunisia: Enemy salients of Djebel '"'·"'a"""" and Djebel Achkel cleared up and Axis counterattacks repulsed by U.S. troops. High ground W of Oued Tine occupied without opposition, but enemy still entrenched S of here, in

Lanserine area. Allied forces JJJULi:>UL.u5 toward Tebourba seize Djebel

Aoukaz, after heavy attack with ·and air support. French en­

co;lllll;er heavily mined area W and SW Pont du Fahs.

With return of good weather, air rations are greatly L."l.tensified. harbor and RR yards bombed by 171 s; many large fires started;

Pakokku also 1 of the latter group on fire; lbc1mt>ed. Buildings va village also attacked. and ground installa- Guinea: Japanese positions at tions at Toungoo SW of Salamaua) under airdrome and tracl!s from Allied troops. and rolling stock in B-24's attack enemy shipping at RR yards severely ewak; medium AK left listing and damaged by U.S. smoking as result of 2 hits and several B-24's. misses; 8 Zeros and 1 floatplane

Indo-China: intercept;. 1 of the Zeros damaged. Haiphong bombed Another force of 6 B-24's raids Babo, 18 B-25's with P-4 Dutch New Guinea, destroying a escort; cement grounded plane and setting barracks plant and dock in- and buildings on fire; 6 hostile float­stallations attacked; planes intercept the returning force ammunition dump over Aroe Is.; 1 shot down and another and warehouses hit, probably destroyed. resulting in explo- Kei Is.: Hudson on rcn attacks enemy

and fires; luggers and barges off Kei Is. yards,

dock installa­also damaged.

Escort planes strae target area.

Hainan I.: Eigh­teen B-24's escort­ed by P-40' s bomb Samah, on S tip of island; shipping, dock installations, and naval fuel stor­age damaged; hits cored on barracks

and runways at air­drome, starting a very large fire.

New Hanover: B-24 on rcn sights and 5 strafes enemy AK off coast.

New Britain: Gasmata and C. Glou­uv.~~·v~ by single B-24; fires re

at former. Guinea: Allied. troops capture

the enemy to withdraw Salamaua.

Timika bombed by 1 RAAF Hudson. Kei Is.: Six B-25's bomb Toeal; 2

large fires result. South Pacific: SS Fingal (Norwegian

ca~g2 ~""'~Y.1s) sunk by SS at

bombers damaged by AA fire. T'ArentyHI~:l:V

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reports that the bomb and strafe in- Russian attacks S Hungarian Govern- stallations at Holtz of Lake Ilmen. ment has refused Bay and Chicagof Hitler's requestto Harbor; AA batter-raise more troops. ies silenced and a /

Yugoslavia: floatplane in Chlcag-Heinrich Rimmler of Harbor destroyed head of the Ger- by strafing. man Gestapo, ar- North Atlantic: rives in Zagreb Large concentration and is received by of U-boats attacks Premier Ante west-bound Allied Pavelitch. convoy, sinking the Germ~: The following vessels at

Berlin radio an- approximately 54-nounces that a cur 00 N, 45'-00 W: SS few had been im- North Britain posed in Sofia for (British cargo ship, 2 days from May 3 4,635 tons); SS while a search is Harperley (British made for the cargo ship, 4,583 murderers of Col. tons); SS West Pantev. Maximus (U.S. car-

U.S.: General go ship, 5,561 tonst Enrique Panaranch SS Wentworth del Castillo, Pre- (British cargo ship, sident of Bolivia, 5,212 tons); SS Bris arrives in Wash- tol City (British ington for a visit, cargo ship, 2,864 and signs the tons); SS Harbury United Nations (British cargo ship, Pact. 5,081 tons); SS

Dolius (British car­go ship, 5,507 tons); SS Selvistan (Britisl cargo ship, 5,136 tons); SS Gharinda (British cargo ship, 5,306 tons); SS Bonde (Norwegian cargo ship, 1, 570 tons). Two other vessels from the convoy are overdue and presumed sunk: SS West Madaket (U.S. cargo ship, 5,565 tons) and SS Lorient (British cargo ship, 4, 737 tons).

Aleutian Is.: Five North Sea: Three attacks on Kiska enemy AA ships are carried out by damaged N of Texel total of 36 P-40's, during attack by which score hits in RAF Mustangs. main camp area, among buildings at

Russia: Fierce Sicily: Marsala fighting in Kuban heavily bombed by continues; Russians 21. B-17' s escorted report repulse of 5 by 20 P-38's; hits severe enemy and near misses counterattacks scored on 6 Siebel aimed particularly ferries and on 2

, . c. a~,,~ecapture of merchant ships, ;'" :tfP,9rrdjaisk and ~ of which probably

Little Kiska, and on .• ;.guri·.~±I;lp~enlent.ai .. ~~· ..

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}1\ ,i '{·;J A~agum; Germans 1s sunk and other s} .. ; .~~ repulse of set on fire. Hits

Soviet attacks also scored on 2

Gerl~ud9 .. C0ve. :· ·., Attu is'tanget for:'·, ··;c. ,

q attacks. by total

. (Cont' d) · ... "" ... •::. ··· scoring hits and near misses on large Eig~f~X:~~}s ~~~b .· merchant ship and on several sm.all Myingyan RR yards;

oats; large fires and explosions tracks and sheds ollow. Bursts also observed in bar- damaged and turn­racks, oil storage and loading areas, table destroyed. RR and near power house. Galaat el Ande yards at Pyinmana less landing ground (N of Tunis) bomb- and Prome heavily ed byd12 B-26's. Protville lan~ng bombed by B-24's; groun bombed first by 18 B-25 s with several big fires escort of 22 P-40's, which destroy started at first tar-about 25 aircraft of 75-100 parked on get, and large ex­ield; second raid made by 24 Hurri- plosion caused at ombers and Spitbombers with Spit- Prome. Prome al-ire escort. Enemy troop concentra- so attacked by ions and strongholds onE slopes of Wellingtons, which, jebel Bou Aoukaz attacked by 6 during night, start

missions of A-20's, DB-7's, and B-25' fires in target area. 1 explosion and 2 fires observed; 21 Eight B-25's, raid­

lanes damaged by AA fire. P-40's at ing Alon set 2 tack Nabeul harbor, scoring hits and wareho~es on fire. ear misses on shore and road bridge

and on medium-sized ship; hits and ear misses on another ship start firES. ight of 5/6, Bisleys and Leos attack 1 Aouina, La Sebala, and Ariana air-

dromes; many fires started at each. Mediterranean: Large merchant

vessel off Cape San Vito explodes and disappears. as result of attack by 27

-17 s escorted by 21 P-38's. Six B-25's with P-38 escort attack enemy onvoy of 3 ships W of Marettimo I.; 1 unk, 1 damaged, and 1left in flames. -40's score hits on 1 large ship and ink a small one in Gulf of Tunis. ttyhawks sink 1 small ship and de-

troy 1 enemy plane. Eighteen B-26's scorted by 11 P-38's score 3 direct 'ts on beached ship off Cape Zebib. ixB-25's escorted by 17 P-38's, on

anti-shipping sweep, encounter 6 SM-82' s with strong fighter protection; 6 M-82's and 3 fighters destroyed. East Atlantic: S~S Holmbury (British argo ship, 4,556 tons) presumed sunk y SS near coast of Liberia.

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Tunisia: American units in Mateur Burma: Japanese Solomon Is.: Munda heavily bombed 6 sector.force enemy toward Bizerta; offer determined and strafed during the morning by force forces advancing E of Oued Tine meet resistance to Britis of 19 SBD1s, 18 TBF's, and 40 fighters; stiff resistance, especially in Djebel attempt to drive numerous fires and explosions result; Makna sector. Djebel Lanserinc oc- them out of road 1 TBF shot down and 1 F4F missing. cupied by British units during night. area W of Buthe- Vella Lavella :t;P~,a strafed by 8 British troops launch strong attack NE daung; fighting con- . ~3§*1\ ~d7(f'EJ~1fs the afternoon, from Medjes el Bab and in afternoon W,~~~~ainf}. \Wl~AY}~Q!searc,'flrg:· ·•j _ oots down an ente.r Massicault and advance slightly., · .. gl. ~. , ~ . .e. ~t~\i< ~. :~.. ifu. r m. __ Y''il~.atp~a.zr 'fJJ!l'f ,. New Georgia NE. French attack toward Zaghouan ~· t~~t\1\ffiijl~.l> att,-·~, f.;'~o,B-24 s •ib.3:lte ru.ght harassing at­and progress, despite severe opposi- ':,aq~dj~iS~ b?U.s·.c tac"ks on Kahili, Fauro I., and Ballale tion. he'a · bombers: I., hitting searchlight area at the first.

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of 14 B-24's, 13 B- ag::linst their posi-25's, and ·12 P-38's; tions in Kuban and hits scored in vici- in Lake limen nity of gun positions sector. at Holtz Bay and Chicagof Harbor and on or near runway.

Two P-38's bomb sod hut at Rat I. and strafe the area.

(Cont'd) medium-sized ships at center of N docks. One P-38 is missing. Night of 6/7, Malta: based planes attack Marsala, starting several fires. Twenty-eight B-17 's with escort of 23 P-38' s bomb Trapani, damaging docks, refueling units, naval base, RR yards, and oil storage unit; en­tire area left in flames. About 15 enemy planes intel'-cept; 1 destroyed,

1 probably, and 1 damaged. During night, Trapani a­gain attacked, by RAF Wellingtons.

Favignana I.: Docks and shipping in harbor attacked by 36 B-25's es­corted by 35 P-38's, which score near misses on 2 merchant vessels and hits on dock installations; 1 es­cort plane missing.

Italy: Two missions, of 26 B-24' s and 25 B-24' s, respectively, at­tack Reggio di Calabria; hits scored on 2 mer­chant ships, of which 1 explodes; fires started. Heavy, intense AA fire damages sever al Allied aircraft; of intercepting en­emy planes, 1 is destroyed and 1 damaged.

Poland: Person- Aleutian Is.: Six English Channel: Russia: Fighting Sicily: Trapani nel of the Polish P-40 s set out to Six RAF Spitfires continues in Kuban and Marsala bombed Embassy have left attack Kiska, but attack a large ene- area. Soviets re- [by RAF Wellingtons Moscow for are forced to jetti- my vessel off port occupation of a as diversion for Ashkhabad because son their bombs Ushant, damaging it village W of Rostov; mine-laying mis-of. the areak in when unfavorable England: During artillery exchanges sions by Malta-diplomatic rela- weather prevents - the day and night qf · .0-!:1 Volkhov front, based aircraft. tions over there- them from locating 7/8,.17 eJtemy '~ ':' 1¥p. slight gains SW Marettimo I.: ported murder of target. - planes fly.: over (:1. ;opt\Velikye Luki Wellingtons alsoat-10,000 Polish. - ·. . _. · • _. -'~- i.. ~:St ~~11~, SJ!S.:c .. , ,:r:~ere Red Army tack this island.

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Allies operat~C~~!':lest aerial of- 7 ~~~~·~:~ ~,) JD:~r!jll ~~~:)up of isolated fensive of African campaign in support ing raid, score hits enemjii.P. k Bobdubi area inpro-of ground .forces, constantly attacking and near misses on gress. A i atrol near Duali meets enemy troops and shipping. Sixty A- concentration and heavy enemy mortar and MG fire. 20·s and 20 DB-7's attack Axis at flotation plants; 5 Large hostile party N of Komiatum sue

. Bordj Frendj; 48 P-40's attack enemy B-24's, in second cessfully ambushed. concentrations near Mohammedia; 22 attack,. cause large In support of ground operations in light bombers attack Djebel Achour; explosion and 2 , Mubo area, 3 A-20's bomb and strafe light and medium bombers attack fires at smelter enemy positions on Green Hill. B-24 troops N of Ma~sicault; these raids plant, and damage bombs airdrome at Madang, and 2 inflict severe damage on Axis forces, RR tracks and adja- others attack Finschafen. destroying equipment, personnel, and cent small building Babo, Dutch New Guinea, attacked aircraft. Missions over enemy for- Myohaung RR during early morning by 5 RAAF Cata-ward areas carried out by 139 Spit- junction bombed by iinas; fires visibile for 70 mi. started fires, which destroy 10 enemy planes 8 B-25's, which in building and runway areas; grounded and damage 3. score hits on ware- planes strafed. Five B-24's effectively

Light and medium bombers attack houses, tracks, and raid Manokwari, causing 3 heavY ex-Furna, starting 22 fires. Traffic on yards, and start a losions and 5 large fires; NW part of Cheylus and Mohammedia roads at- large fire. Seven town severely damaged. tacked by 72 P-40's with good results. B -25's score hits N.E.I.: Fires started on Dilli air-Hurri-bombers, ~itfires, A-20's, on tracks andre- drome, Timor, by 3 attacking B-25's. DB-7's, and B-25 s constantly attack taining walls at Six Beaufighters raid Taberfane, Aroe enemy at St. Cyprien, Massicault, Sedaw; limited visi- Is., destroying 9 beached floatplanes Djedeida, and Djebel Achour. bility restricts and a lugger; 1 Beaufighter missing. Mediterranean: Nineteen B-26's with further observation Toeal, Kei Is., attacked by planes whic -38 escort attack 4 Siebel ferries and of results. P-40's raided Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea. escort ships SW of Marettimo; 3 sunk strafe wagons at d near misses scored on rest on res Kamaing and enemy

scort planes attack convoy of 7 Siebel positions at Wawarg; erries and 7 small boats; 3 ferries large fire started

and 4 boats sunk. Three hits and at latter. several near misses scored on a eached ship off Cape Zebib by force

:of 31 B-26's escorted by 21 P-38's; of intercepting enemy aircraft, 1 de-stroyed; 1 of our planes lost and 2

issing. Force of 15 B-25's withes-ort of 35 P-38' s attacks Axis con-oy W of Marettimo, blowing up 1

Siebel ferry and scoring near misses n 2 others. Escort then strafes air-rome near Ras el Djebel, destroying

2 enemy planes on ground. Twelve . -40's damage a beached ship E of

Cape Fortass and 12 others attack a aval vessel near Cape Zebib, leaving

· it in flames. RAF planes attack 2 talian DD' s off Tunis; 1 blown up ahd other set on fire.

South Atlantic: SS Samuel Jordan irkwood (U.S. cargo ship, 7,176

ons) sunk by SS at 15-00 S, 07,.00 W.

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7 Tunisia: InN sector, U.S. troops ress forward; capturing Ferryville,

they move SE and encounter strong opposition just S of Lake Bizerta. Other forces advance toward Bizerta, which they enter in the late afternoon. Enemy troops E and SE of Mateur and E of Oued Tine offer determined re­sistance ail day. U.S. infantryunits capture high ground W of Chougui. British armored forces on Med'es el

roops force British troops unsuccessfully attack Green Hill o withdraw from in Mubo area. Patrol sk!;rmishes occur qthedaung to n~w • in J:?:~bd,upi and Marl~p"i:i~~· areas. ~-i]<iqn __ so:;,a~6'j+t~7_. ; \ T<~e.e:,RAA.F A-2.0. ;s,i J.:P.-_. §,Ppport of at-1:, .· •• '.; -~- "' ~ ;, tac~g g:roup.d forcE;\~, ~o~~ and strafe B. 11f J?"~z,a ~t- ;,: en6fri.~ .RO~it~onp Of" ~§~ill. , Madang

tb.lYl~ ;. tfbbrrlbtid 15y 6 B-24 sand 7 B-17 s; ex-o rs wi escort plosions and large fires result in dis­f 12 fighters; dam- persal area and among fuel dumps. ge unknown. Sin le B-1 7 raids ·

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Englana", !.~}S.;I roops occupy seve- Favignana I.: Wales; 4 of tFlet~ne- ral inhabited locali- Island bombed by my planes destroy- ties. force of Welling-ed. tons.

East Atlantic: SS Laconikos (Greek cargo ship, 3,803 tons) sunk by SS at 41-40 N, 18-13 W.

England: Six GAF planes fly over SE England during early morning, 3 of them reaching the Greater London area; 2 destroyed and another probabl~ destroyed by Spit-fires.

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Russia: Germans reportviolenthand-o-hand fighting in

Kuban and repulse of Soviet attacks. Berlin announces local engagements on central Donets, S of Ore!, and W of Velikye Luki. So-viets announce se-vere air attacks on Bryansk, Poltava, Kirovo, Belgorod, Zmiev, Putivi, Dorogobuzh, and Uspensk.

Pantelleria I.: B-25' s make 33 sorties against in-stallations on is-land; many fires started; building hit; 3 aircraft de-stroyed on ground. Light and fighter bombers attack Pantelleria landing ground, scoring hits on buildings, fuel storage, han-gars, and aircraft; many fires started in target area .

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Bab-Tunis road advance, occupying Nine B-25's bomb' i~~E.!J( •. , , airdrome at Koepang, La Mprnaghia and ~t. Cyprien. In RR bridge over Mu Trmott. for 5 Dutch B-25's, afternoon, they reach Le Bardo en- R.; 3 .hits scored on whicn<st~ : s in barracks and radio trance to Tunis and enter the city. bridge and 2 on W station areas: · Two enemy fighters Sixth Armd,' Div. halts at La approach. Toungoo intercept force of 5 RAAF Hudsons Mohammedia preparatory to moving RR yards heavilr near Dobo, Aroe Is., destroying 1 of the SE down the .coast road. bombed by B-24 s, Hudsons. French troops capture Pont du Fahs which damage build

and move NE. IIi coastal sector, New ings, tracks, and Zealand troops continue advance to- rolling stock, and ward Saouai, encountering stiff Axis start several fires. opposition; progress hampered by Six hits scored on most extensive minefields yet en- Myitnge bridge and countered. Enemy increases mortar hits and near miss­and artillery fire in this area. es on approaches by

Allied planes continue to pound Axis mission of 8 B-25's. troops and equipment; road junction Six P-40's. Six·P-near Lake Bizerta and trucks on T 40's, attacking ene-Bizerta road attacked by total of 48 A- my positions at 20's; 14 fires started at latter; 8 Hkangpu (N of Allied aircraft damaged by AA fire. Myitkyina), start 2 El Aouina airdrome and road to Tunis large fires. just S of Djebel Ressas bombed by 48 China: Kanchow P-40's which score hits on planes, attacked by 2 waves hangars, and MT; 4 enemy aircraft of enemy bombers; destroyed on ground. Twelve B-25's damage unknown. start 2 fires in raid on enemy trucks Ilidian Ocean: SS near DjebelAmar. U.S. planes bomb Berakit (Dutch car­Kelibia with good results. Following go ship, 6,608 tons) break-through of First Army, light, presumed sunk by medium, and fighter bombers exert SS at 03-40 N, 75-constant pressure on enemy withdraw- 20 E. ing along roads in Tunis area. During night, W ellingtons attack Soliman, Grombalia, and Kelibia; large fires started, and violent explosion caused at Kelibia.

P-40' s raid docks and shipping at Tunis; several small boats straied, 1 yacht sunk, and 2 tugs set on fire. Medium, light, and fighter bombers concentrate on enemy troops and ship­ping in Tunis area, destroying 1 ship and setting another on fire; many small craft believed sunk or damaged.

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'TUnisia~ Allied troops clearing up Burma: British Solomon Is.: Force of 19 SED's 8 enemy in Tunis and Bizerta areas; pa.:. troops complete covered by 8 P- 40's attacks enemy trols reach La Goulette. Troops in withdrawal from shipping near Gizo I., hitting an enemy_. Protville pocket surrender; enemy re Buthedaung and es- DD at Gizo anchorage with a half-ton sistance is disorganized and he aban- tablish themselves bomb and scoring near misses on 2 dons· entire Marsa Peninsula. Tebour W of Mayu Ridge other DD' s, 1 off Shelter I. and another ba and Djedeida occupied and enemy from Hinthaya area off Apanga I. IIi cooperation with air cleared from areaS of Medjerda R. N to Ngakyedahk. forces, PT-boats attack Japanese ship-as far as Djebel Amar. Axis troops Seven B-24's ping in Ferguson Passage, inflicting fight stubbor:nly at Hammam Lif to bomb Mahlwagon some damage on enemy vessels.· Japa-hold open th_e.line of retreat to Cape roundhouse and nese losses during entire operationare: Bon Peninsula; British armored units yards, scoring 15 3 DD's badly damaged, 1 of which ispr reach Crete ville where confused fight- hits on roundho~e ~ ,l;>,abJy: sunk and ~ot~) beached, and ~ ing takes place. ,. .· · ~5J;n-..Tcfrdsi'i, '' 4thDD slightly~. . Three TBF s

Farther s, armored forces push fo~~ ;;1ul'lC,B\ &~rilage irl:;~}l, "1anct"3.2 F4U's :t\cimb straie Munda. ~~ •.<1: ·;., .. -~' • ' /;.:' .·~ ~~\ '' \ '!. .-~ ~-·· ,

ward t~ Ain el ~sker; enemy troops V~ fl.i~t~~ '.~2 ilJlJt~.., t)N~J",J?titain:;, E: · 17 s bomb re-make f1ghting w1thdrawal from b Q'ep,tfii .s d'e~"' ·vetmemt area at Vunakanau airdrome, Depienne-Pont duFahs line. French,, ·'Strayed; very in- B.abaul. Other B-17's, operating sing-

a 1 attack coastal are S of C. Gazelle

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Russia: The Russian Govern-ment agrees to suggestion of the Union of Polish Patriots Ln the ,.

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France: RAF Russia: Red AriDJ Mustangs operate in Kuban continues against RR and its attacks, which other targets in N Nazis attempt to France. check with counter-

attacks. Soviets re port local fighting S of Balakleya and repulse of enemy counterattacks. in LisiChansk area: fighting is increas-ing along middle and upper Donets.

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(Cont'd) bombers attack Porto Empedocle; hits scored on in­dustrial buildings and RR and near power station and barracks.

Sardinia: Night o 8/9, Villacidro, Elmas, Decimoman nu, and Monserrato airdromes bombed by force of Well­ingtons; fires started in target areas.

Pantelleria I.: Island again pound:. ed by Allied planes: over 120 Bostons, Baltimores, and B-25's damage runways, MT, bridge, and jetty, causing large fires and explosions.

Sicily: Palermo attacked in heav-iest raid to date in this theater; 124 B-17's, 54 B-26's, 36 B-25's, and 154 P-38's bomb docks industrial, and commercial areas of town, dropping 500 tons of bombs

AFRICA AND MIDDLE THEATER

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC ' PACIFIC THEATERS

(Cont'd) (Cont'd) ont'd) opposition at Moghrane, and occupy damages 5 ba:rge!S"i~J;j~~o;a.st of New Britain, Zaghouan; enemy cleared from W bombers. area, and beached supply ship 11 slopes of Djebel Zaghouan and as far Natkayaing siding SW of Ubili. E as Medine. Axis artillery fire on S bombed by B-25's, Guinea: Force of 9 B-25's, 8 front increases. which damage ~~~~~:6"-...:::..:-and 16 P-38's attacks

Kelibia bombarded by 3 British DD's tracks and locomo- my shipping in Madang harbor, leav-during night. tives. Six B-25's, a small loaded troop transport and

Allied planes carry out constant, in raid on Kyaukse AK burning and sinking; about heavy-scale. attacks on Axis landing yards, st£rt enemy fighters intercept, 1 of which grounds and on MT on roads in Cape fires in station and shot down and 2 damaged; another Bon.Peninsula. Force of Hurribomb- a warehouse. fighter destroyed on the ground. ers. and Spitbombers attacks enemy spans of Loilaw flight, same planes bomb and troops, emplacements, trucks, and destroyed by villages in vicinity of Madang landing grounds in Protville area with P-4 s; Nanyaseik Saidor. good results; hits also scored on and Kamaing straf- Timika, Dutch New Guinea, bombed merchant ship, 4 Siebel ferries, a ed by 2 P-40's on 2 RAAF Hudsons. barge, and a motor launch. Spitfires, rcn, with unknown Kei Is.: Langgoer Airfield bombed by in 14 missions over Cape Bon and results; Sinthe 3 RAAF Hudsons. Tunis areas, strille roads, emplace- bridge unsuccess-ments, trucks,.tanks, and ships; 17 fully attacked by 6 trucks destroyed and many damaged; B-24's. 12. aircraft destroyed on ground and 8 China: Force of damaged; .Eighteen B-25's withes- 10 B-25's, 18 B-cort of 19 P-40'8 attack RR and high- 24's, and 24 P-40's, ways near Korba with good results. Kweilin and Docks near Thonara damaged by 12 , attacks bomb-carrying p:.4o' s escorted by 13 and White P-40 fighters. Six B-26's with P-38 air bases at escort bomb Small merchant ship, · buildings which is believed .sunk. Escort scores demo-near misses .on trawler SW of mo. RAF planes, attacking shipping off Cape Bon, sink 1 ship and damage 2. . .

Force of fighter bombers and Balti-mores attacks shipping, sinking 1 lfn"'Tn"t;

motor vessel and damaging 3; of ene­my planes encountered, 8 destroyed and 3 dimaged.

EaSt Atlantic: ss Kanbe (British cargo ship, 6,244 tons} presumed sunk by SS off Liberian coast.

Tunisia: General Klauser uncondi­tionally surrenders to 1st U.S. Armd.

· . ail German forces between Lake Bizerta and Porto Farino. Axis

· t:r:oops stili hold high ground S of mam Lif and desperate fighting con­ti:riues. Creteville abandoned by en~my and occupied by British forces; armored units, with heavy artillery support break through Axis defense in afternoon and reach area SE of Potin­ville .. ·Resistance in Cheylus area stiffens; enemy artillery checks ad­vance of French forces. Axis holds positionS on S front, opposing Eighth Army with heavy enemy mortar and machine gun fire. 1!l'i

Allied planes pound enemy targe~ Cape Bon Peninsula and shipping iri. surrounding waters. Nine JU-52's near Menzel Temime attacked; 1

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::; with excellent re-sults: ship at dock explodes, fires start in center of city and in RR yards, other hits cause fires and ex-plosions in docks area and army hqs; of about 40 enemy aircraft encounter-ed, 16 are destroy-ed and 7 damaged; very heavy AA fire damages 54 Allied planes. Palermo again attacked, during night, by 24 Wellingtons, which score hits near RR yard and docks; over 4,000 lbs. of bombs also dropped on Milo airdrome with unobserved re sults. Forty-four B-24's carry out successful raid on Messina, scQring hits on ferry slip, locomotive round-house, RR track, and harbor targets; 1 ship left smoking and large explosion observed at ferry slip; 1 enemy plane destroyed and 7 damaged. RAF heavy bombers at-tack same target, night of 9/10.

Malta-based fighter bombers make daylight raici on Licata, scoring hits on RR bridge · and among RR in-· stallations. Bomb-ers from Malta, night of 9/10, at-tack Marsala RR station and Gela airdrome; fires st~rted at both places.

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General Giraud's IAilied convoy., east- continue pressure During morning, note of April 27 to [bound tb the British on Nazis troops in 124 sorties carried General de Gaulle sles, attacked by Kuban sector, and out by light and is made public; it U-boats at approxi- report repulse of medium bombers proposes the for- mately 42-00 N, an enemy counter- against Pantelleria mation of a coun- p6-00 W and the attack. Local en- landing ground, in cil of department allowing vessels gagements report- 3d day of concen-heads and gover- ~unk: SS Grado ed S of Balakleya trated pounding; nors with a small (Norwegian cargo and in Sievsk area. hits scored on executive commit- ~hip, 3,082 tons); ~oscow announces buildings and gas tee headed by ~S Antigone (British heavy air raids on dump; bombs burst themselves, and r-oargo ship, 4,545 RR junctions and on bridge, jetty, provides for a pro- ons). stations at Kiev, and ~T, resulting visional govern- Bryansk, Orel, in large fires. A-ment to be set up Zmiev, and Uspensl bout 100 bombers, under the Treve- and on traffic and largely B-25' s, at-neue Law of 1872 communications tack island during when France is throughout Nazi- afternoon; hits freed. held territory. scored on bar-

racks, docks, and artillery installa-tions, resulting in· large fires.

Sicily: ~lo air-drome bombed by 45 B-17's escort-ed by 23 P-38's, which destroy 8-12 aircraft on ground; large fires and ex-plosions caused; 1 escort plane de-strayed and 2 bombers damaged by AA fire. Forty-six B-17's withes-cart of 47 P-38's start many fires in raid on Borizzo airdrome; of about 20 enemy aircraft encountered, 2 de-strayed, 2 probablY, and 1 damaged. ~alta-based planes attack Biscari air-drome, scoring hits on airdrome and in dispersal areas. British na-val planes attack Porto E mpedocle, scoring hits near power station. ~alta-based bomb-

;·\) ers make night raid on ~arsala; bursts near RR station and

' along RR tracks '' result in fires. . ' -'~ ,,

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Tunisia: Soliman captured by 26th Burm ~JoJ~L/{ ,3~~1 · During the morning, Armd. Brig. which pushes 20 mi. NE activity o~r'aM~~· -f~~ 8 SBD's and 18 TBF's of the town. Units farther S occupy· front confined to ~ es ' 8 fighters, failing to lo,. Grombalia and advance toward patrolling. cate $ hipping in Blackett Strait, Hammamet in drive to cut off Cape Pyawbe RR june- attacks Munda, bombing gun emplace-Bon Peninsula. Enemy positions at tion bombed by 9 ments, runway, and revetments; at. Hammamet and Nabeul abandoned. B-25's; track and least 3 hits believed scored on gun em-Contact made with French left flank in warehouses dam-, lacements. During the afternoon, 6 Cheylus area; French are established aged, Eight B-25 s, SBD' s and 6 TBF' s covered by 21 on a general line from slopes of in raid on Ywatawg, 4U's searching for enemy shipping Zaghouan to Cheylus, and make slow demolish engine off w ~oast of Kolombangara without progress against strong enemy re- sheds and damage success, bomb Vangavanga, SW sistance in this sector. Axis counter- tracks, sidings, and olombangara. attack S of Zaghouan repulsed. rolling stock; large New Britain: c. Gloucester airdromE

Allied aircraft continue to hammer explo,sion results. ombed by 7 B-25's. B-24 attacks enemy positions and personnel. P- P-40 s attack Kwitu, apanese barges on S shore of Kimbe 40's carry out 56 sorties over Cape leaving en~ire town ay. Bon area, attacking MT; another grmp ablaze; 2 f1res New Guinea: Enemy barge hideouts of 16 P-40's damages roads, jetties, started at Seniku; in Labu Lagoon, SW Lae, attacked by 6 and MT in same area. Four Spitfires 10 buildings de- -20's. Single B-24's attack Salamaua successfully attack MT near Aissa; 26 stroyed and fires and roads in Finschafen area; several Hurribombers damage MT near Kef t~rted at N,anyaseik arge buildings near runway at Sala-Rorab, on Gulf of Tunis. E1ght P-40 s, on maua destroyed.

British DD sinks small fishing ves- strafing mission, Milne Bay ineffectively raided by 2 sel and 3 small coastal boats. destroy 4 locomo- enemy planes.

Algeria: Axis aircraft bomb tives, 3 riverboats, Aroe Is.: Two RAAF Beaufighters Djidjelli, causing some casualties several RR cars, 5 strafe and sink 2 motor boats off the and damage to roads and signal trucks, and many roe Is. communications. troops throughout Tanimbar Is.: Saumlakki bombed by

battle area. RAF ingle RAAF Hudson. aircraft make night raid on Prome RR station and sidings; 3 fires started, of which 1 is visible for 50 mi.

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U.S.: Prfm~ ·~ ·1,; ;,;,.1\'lJ~ua.>Kfs,~··~ , ·. .France: ::R.;,F. ~ Russia: RedArm:i Pantelleria I.: ~Tnister Churchill Allied trodPsj f'ov'-c ~ighters attack ~hip- forces attack in Force of 20 P-40' s ~rrives in Wash- ered by naval sur- ping· off Calais :and Kuban on smaller attacks Pantelleria ngton, accompa- face force, land at rolling stock in scale. Russians harbor, starting

lnied by Field Mar- Massacre Bay and !Normandy. claim repulse of 3 fires on docks. ~hal Sir Archibald at W arm of Holtz England: Eighteen enemy attacks in Medium and light IP. Wavell, Lord Bay, Attu. Main FW-190's raidGreat Lisichansk area bombers attack Leathers, War landings are effect- Yarmouth during and slight gains on landing craft and E Transport Min- ed at 1530 W, iol- daylight, damaging Kalinin front. Ene- boats in harbor, ister, and Averill lowing landing of property and inflict- my shells Soviet scoring hit-s and Harriman, U.S. scouting parties at ing some casualties; positions on Lenin- near misses; fires lend-lease ex- Blind Cove on N 2 of the attacking grad front. and large explo-pediter. side of W arm of planes destroyed, sions caused; 1 en-

Holtz Bay. another damaged. emy plane destroy-Two B-24's bomb At night, 6 Axis ed.

Chicagof Harbor, planes are over the Sicily: Marsala but dense fog over E coast of England. severely damaged Attu prevents other in raid by 100 B-air missions from 17's, 54 B-26's, locating target. To and 36 B-25's es-tal of 11 B-25's and corted by over 100 7 B-24's, returning P-38's; 435 tons from Attu, bomb of bombs dropped; Kiska; results for hits scored on the most part un- warehouses, docks, observed, but hits RR yards, hangar noted on runway and repair shops and in main camp. at seaplane base,

and in city; smoke visible from Tuni­sian coast. Enemy aircraft attempt interception; 15 de­stroyed, 3 probablj and 2 damaged. Same target attack ed at night by 22 Wellingtons, which score hits in har­bor area and start a large fire.

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Force of 48 B-24's bombs Cata­nia harbor; ammu­nition ship blown up, tanker and an-. other ship set on fire; mole destroy­ed and whole docks area left in flames; 2 enemy planes de­stroyed for loss of 1 Allied plane. Malta-based bomb­ers attack Porto Empedocle; bursts observed near power house and RR station; fires started.

AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST THEATER

Tunisia: British armored forces push up coast from Hammamet to Nabeul and Beni Aichoun; other units driveS to BouFicha, forcing Axis troops to abandon it. Enemy resis­tance S of Bou Ficha continues, halt­ing advance of Eighth Army by anti­tank screen and preventing junction of First and Eighth Armies. Infantry patrols make circuit of Cape Bon Peninsula, encountering little enemy opposition although small pockets in hills W of Grombalia continue to re­sist. French forces continue pressure on enemy in Zaghouan area; all Axis

between Zaghouan and Saouaf surrender unconditionally to French commanders.

Total of 130 light and medium bomb- Jscore!a ers attacks Korba bridge, Kelibia area, Menzel Temime and El landing grounds, inflicting consider­able damage. Four missions by P-40's, 64 sorties, damage MT, docks,

, and buildings in battle area; installations also damaged in 2

raids by 9 B-25's each. Light and medium bombers make 2 raids on gun

itions S of St. Marie du Zit, while 20's carry out 4 missions on enemy

concentrations between Zaghouan and St. Marie du Zit.

Algeria: Force of about 12 ]U-88's operates in Djidjelli area; 3 rl,,,t,.nvo•n

Indian Ocean: SS Tinhow (British cargo, ship, 5,232 tons) sunk by SS at 25-15 S, 33-30 E.

South Atlantic: SS Nailsea Meadow (British cargo ship, 4,962 tons) sunk

SS at 32-05 S, 29-10 E.

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early morn­and 2 others

result from attack, of 2d un<DOf;erve<11

in the morning, 13 SBD's, 1 8 P-40's covered by 16 F4U's at­Rekata Bay, bombing AA positions

strafing the area; 1 floa.tplane set on fire.

New Britain: In a coordinated attack on Rabaul airdromes, 2 B-24's bomb

1.u.<J"'-''"v and 6 B-17 's raid Vuna.kanau; latter, large fires visible for 60

and 6 small fires, possibly burning result. Single B-17's raid

1 uuuuw~ area at Arawe and runway at . Gloucester. New Guinea: Seven A-20's attack en­

barge hideouts in Labu Lagoon. enemy bombers attack Merauke,

Jl;ct.w:>Jlli~ some damage. Timor: Dilli and Koepang at­night by 2 and 3 Dutch B-25's,

, bombs in target area at fires; at Koepang, runway

station are bombed with

1 ~~~~E~· illoyne of 3 enemy floatplanes IU attacks Allied convoy

. Wessel; an intercepting Beau­shoots iown 1 of the floatplanes.

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Pitched battles in enemy positions 570 RAF planes at- report intensive one Wellingtons Sofia between the . hE..ve been neutra- tack Duisburg at shelling of Nazi make night raid troops and police, lized by naval bom- night, dropping positions in Kuban on Naples; several on one side, and bardment, U.S. 1,462 tons of bombs bridgehead and fires started but members of the troops on Attu ad- with very good re- lively fighting in heavy smoke "patriotic front", vance inland from sults; 35 RAF plane~ Lisichansk area. screen prevents on the other, are landing points, de- missing. Artillery exchanges accurate observa-reported from spite stubborn ene- , England: Two W of Rostov re- tion of results. Berne. my resistance and groups of FW-190's,ported. Aegean Sea: RAF

Uruguay: continued heavyfog. totalling 25 p~anes, long-range fight-Uruguayan Govern Ten B-24's, 12 B- attack Lowestoft ers sink small en-ment suspends re- 25's, and 24 P-38's during daylight, ., emy vessel and lations with Vichy. participate in 7 at- causing property damage 5 others

U.S.: President tacks on Attu, dur- damage and casual- off coast of Greece. Benes of Czecho- ing which many hits ties. Direct hits scored slovakia confers are scored on or North Sea: A on quay buildings with President near AA battery on 2,500-ton enemy· on Syres I. Roosevelt in Wash W arm of Holtz vessel is torp. and ington. Bay, in area SE of probably surik off

President Roose- runway, and near Norway by RAF velt nominates targets at point Hampdens.

!Anthony J. Drexel between Holtz Bay East Atlantic: !Biddle., Jr., as Aih and Chicagof Ha Axis SS's attack bassador to the bor; area also stragglers from an Czechoslovakian strafed; heavy AA east-bound Allied Government in fire damages 5 of convoy with the fol-London. our planes and 1 lowing results: SS

P-38 is shot down. Fort Concord F4F's also attack (British cargo ship, Attu.destroying 4 7,138 tons) sunk at barges in Chicagof 45-15 N, 27-20 W; Harbor. SS Brand (Norwe-

gian cargo ship, 4,819 tons) pre­sumed sunk at 47-08 N, 24-13 W; SS Sandanger (Norwe­gian tanker, 9,432 tons) sunk at 46-00 N, 21-00 W.

Aleutian Is.: France: Force of Russia: Russians Pantelleria I.: Little change occUIS 88 B-17's supported report shelling en- British cruiser and in troop positions by RAF Spitfires emy in Kuban; 2 DD's bombard on Attu, due to ad- raids Avions Potez Nazis claim re- harbor at Pantel-verse weather and factory at Meaulte pulse of Soviet at- leria in early enemy resistance. with excellent re- tacks in this area. morning; 20 broad­Allied surface sults, completely Artillery exchanges sides fired into tar­force neutralizes covering the target W of Rostov report- get area; shore bat enemy batteries at with about 219 tons ed; both sides re- teries ineffectively Holtz Bay, enabling of bombs; photo- port shart engage- attempt retaliation. our artillery to graphs show factory ments in Lisichansk Sicily: Augusta move up from the buildings extensive- sector. bombed by total of beach and openfire. ly damaged; slight 53 B-24's; hits Force of about 150 AA fire and 20-30 scored on 20 motor Japanese lands be- fighters encounter- vessels and among hind our line on ed; 3 B-17's and 5 seaplanes, andnear Holtz Bay; 9 F4F's Spitfires lost; misses on liner; strafe the barges bombers destroy 11 moles, oil storage loaded with troops enemy fighters, pro tanks and coal yarc:S and Japanese ashore.bably destroy 3, damaged; large

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Tunisia; Axis troops on Enfidaville front offer determined resistance throughout day, launching counter­attacks against Eighth Army forces; 26th Armd Brig. advances 3 mi. S of Bou Ficha. Force of 54 Bostons, Baltimores, and B-25's pounds enemy gun positions S of Bou Ficha, after which Eighth Army launches heavy artillery attack; Axis troops ask for terms. General Von Arnim, Axis commander-in-chief in Tunisia, cap­tured on Cape Bon Peninsula in after­noon.

Algeria: Algiers bombed by 7 JU-88 s, sinking SS Dorset Coast (British cargo ship, 646 tons) in harbor; 5 ene my planes destroyed.

Tunisia: Final enemy resistance campaign is con­

as General Messe accepts of unconditional surrender to Army.

· During night, 30-35 enemy =F=attack Algiers; no damage

.u.u.u"'""'" as bombs fall N of city; 6 planes destroyed.

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the early morn-report enemy ad- Ballale and 1 vance in Kawnan is started at the area, 6 mi. N of fires, probably Sumprabum. burning aircraft, at Kahili. Later

Five B-24's, at- in the morning, 12 TBF's,and 12 SED's tacking Bassein, covered by 24 fighters raid Munda,. cause heavy de- AA positions, runway, andre-struction along ri- vetment areas. At night, Allied ver front and much units successfully bombard Vila and damage in town Munda simultaneously. area. Mandalay RR New Britain: Single B-17' s bomb yards bombed by 9 dromes at Gasmata and C. Gloucester; B-25's; fires start- latter is also bombed by 1 RAAF ed; shed and rol- Catalina. ling stock destroy- New Guinea: Forward units of our ed. Five P-40's troops occupy enemy-held positions on attack Kamaing, de- obdubi Ridge. Japanese party N of stroying 5 buildings ambushed by Allied forces. believed to be sup- Seven B-25's bomb and strafe air-ply dumps and a drome and nearby installations at truck depot. Sinthe Finschafen, destroying several build-bridg,e damaged by Salamaua bombed by 1 B-24. B-24 s; Nsopzup Is.: Four B-24's bomb bridge and area fires started damaged by P-40's; · Myitnge bridge un-successfully attack-ed by B-25's. Six P-40's attack Kaw-nan and Sumprabum, starting several fires.

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Burma: British Solomon Is.: Single B-24's make si- 13 forces set up on attacks on Kahili ine running from and Ballale during early morning.

Bawli Bazaar (near Early in the afternoon, Allied fighters Indian border) SW intercept 25 Zeros over the Russell Is., along Naaf R. to shooting down 17 of them and probably Nhila and then to destroying 2 others; 5 U.S. fighters ' Bardeit. lost .

Thazi RR yards New Britain: Two B-17's bomb bombed by 9 B-25's, Vunakanau airdrome and another raids which damage cars, Lakunai airdrome, Rabaul, before dawn. tracks, and adja- Total of 13 B-25's and 8 Beaufighters, cent buildings; 10 in 2 attacks, bomb and strafe Gasmata Japanese planes at- airdrome and bivouac areas

to intercept; 2 enemy bombers and 1 fighter on the destroyed, 2 pro- ground and hitting barges and AA posi­bably, and 2 dam- tions. Single B-17's on rcn attack air-

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Bay, on In coordination between E and with Meaulte raid

' ' arms, and on tip 31 B-17 s protect-point between ed by P-47's drop

Bay and Chic about 73 tons of . Eight bombs on St. Orner

s bomb Little airfield with good scoring 3 results; slight AA

among fire, but no fighter , and 4 B-24's, opposition, encount­

lre,route!d from Attu ered. ,u~::~.;a.'~"'" offweather, During the day,

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RAF Mitchells raid Boulogne, Bostons attack Cherbourg, and Typhoons raid Abbeville; fighters escort the bombers.

Germany; At night, RAF dis­patches about 440 planes to Bochum; bombs dropped in­clude 64 2-ton and 129 1-ton bombs; attack well concen­trated on center of town; 24 RAF planes missing, another crashes.

Nine mosquitos raid Berlin at night, dropping 7 tons of bombs; 1 missing.

Czechoslovakia: More than 150 RAF planes make night raid on Skoda works at Pilsen; 9 British planes missing.

England: During the night, 16 GAF planes are over East Anglia, inflict­ing considerable damage and some casualties at Chelmsford; 1 crash lands.

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(Cont'd) Liberators bomb Messina ferry

lterrrtin:'ll· fires and bomb bursts ob­served in target area .

Sardinia: force of 1-7 B-17 60 B-25's, 36 B-26' s escorted by over 200 P-38's bombs Cagliari, dropping 443 tons of bombs; RR dock facilities, U­boat base, naval berths gas and chemical works, and oil tanks dam­aged and many large fires 1 ship blown up several set on fire. Enemy planes op­pose attack; 9 de­stroyed, 6 proba­bly, and 5 dam­aged; 18 B-17's damaged by AA fire. Same tar­attacked during

by 23 Well­ingtons, which score hits near

, at GSC , naval arse­

and dock area. Italy: Night of

13/14, factory and trains near

attacked Mosquitos.

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(Cent' d) Vengeances make

eavy attacks on enemy installations in Maungdaw area.

ock and RR mstal­lations at Martaban severely damaged y B-24's; large xplosions observed

Considerable dam­ge also inflicted on lectric power

station at Moulmein.

t raid on ewak, causing explosion and fires,

ossibly from burning aircraft. Boram irdrome bombed at night by 3 B-24's; everallarge fires and 2 explosions re­ult. Single rcn B-'24's raid Finschafen irdrome, a wreck off Lae, and village ear Madang. Two enemy bombers ineffectively raid crt Moresby airdrome at night. An nsuccessful night attack on Dobodura irfield is made by 3 enemy bombers. In Dutch New Guinea, 3 enemy panes omb and strafe Mappi, 100 mi. NW of

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: Malta-based fighter bombers Comiso; bursts observed in of airdrome. Palermo bombed,

of 14/15, by 20 Wellingtons, start fires in dock and industria

Sardinia: Olbia bombed by 54 B-25's orted by 87 P-38's, which score

on 6 ships, 3 of which are reported and the others seriously damaged; fires and explosions caused.

P-38's attack RR tunnel SW of , intersection at Sassari, and

ll<~.rnoL<.;rc"' at Alghero; 12 aircraft on 4 seaplanes in water de­

'""~"""''"'rl at latter. Fourteen P-38' s 1a.cl:.a.I.;!Ul1~ Porto Torres and Alghero

hits on a ship. Factory at Abba damaged in raid by P-38's.

Ital_y: Civitavecchia bombed by 46 17 s which score hits on several

in harbor, on fuel storage facili-a.rid on ammunition dump which is

seen to explode. Malta-based Mosquitos attack Gallipoli, damaging ship beside quay and RR yards, rolling stock, and buildings.

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Solomon Is.: Six B-17's raid Kahili dawn, .scoring 2 hits

strip. Four TBF's, accompa-2 flare planes, attack Japanese

·-···r . .-···o at Tonolei Harbor at night; 2 on an AK cause it to explode. At t the same time, 3 B-17's attack

and 2 raid Ballale, causing fires --~-"'~"'"'"'J"'"' at each. Four Japanese

(bclmiJeJ~s carry out night raid on Guadal­setting an ammunition dump on

; intercepting P-38's destroy 1 and obably another.

Myitkyina. New Britain: In a coordinated attack bombed by 9 Gasmata, 13 B-25's and 10 Beaufighters

S, which SCOre and thoroughly Straie the T"flr.r ~171PI

on boat, docks, installations, and and buildings straying jetty and buildings and ., .. ~, .. ~u.,1

of jetty; large AA positions. Gasmata L straied by B-visible for 40 17, which also bombs buildings at Ubili started. and dump area at C. Gloucester. B-24

on rcn bombs Unea I. {Witu Is.). At night, Vunakanau airdrome, Rabaul, is attacked by 4 B-24's followed by 6 B.-17's; explosions and fires result in run­way and revetment areas.

New Guinea: Patrol clashes in moun­tains SVV ofBobdubi increase.

B-24 on rcn bombs bridge over Kumul R. (NE coast), scoring near misses. Another raids building area at Fins­chafen.

'l'wenty enemy bombers escorted by 25 fighters bomb Oro Bay and Port Harvey, destroying a bitumen dump and a gas- · oline barge; 43 intercepting Allied fighters destroy 9 enemy fighters and 7 bombers, probably destroy another fighter and 5 bombers; 1 Allied fighter shot down and another crash lands. Enemy bomber on rcn is shot down in Buna area shortly before the raid on Bay. Enemy bombers drop 8 ·bombs on Morobe at night.

In Dutch New Guinea, single B-24 Timika airdrome.

N.E.I.: Timor: Penfoei and Dilli air­dromes bombed by 2 Dutch B-25's each; fire started at the former.

Coral Sea: SS Centaur (Australian hospital ship, 3,222 tons) torp and sunk at 20-17S, 154-05 E.

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Sicily: Trapani attacked during night --nfWellingtons; fires started near

station and barracks; heavy ex­believed to be result of hit on

observed; 3 Wellingtons

Malta-based aircraft attack and station buildings near

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Algeria: Bone Burma: Levies Wake I.: Navy comq. reports raid on Tunisia: General 15 f:l,ttacked by enemy "ntercept a flank- Wake I. by force of B-24' s; results un- piraud deposes f:l.ircraft during ling movement by observed due to bad weather; 22 Zeros ~idi Moucef Pasha ~ight; only minor ~nemy troops 6 mi. intercept, of which 2 are destroyed and ~s Bey of Tunis anc fia.lnage and no lw of Suinprabum. !:lllother probably destroyed. jputs in his place

asualties result. Lashio bombed by Solomon Is.: Seven TBF's bomb enemySidi Lamine Bey. East Atlantic: ~ B-24's; possible shipping in Tonolei Harbor during the Germany: The

~S Maroussio !hits scored on bar- night; direct hits scored on a 3,000-ton Mohne Dam, which (Greek cargo ship, acks, power station AK, causing explosion and fires on it. !carries electric '±,669 tons) sunk by f:l.nd market, where Kahili airdrome also attacked at night, power to the Ruhr ~S 300 mi. SW of S arge explosion and by~ B-17's followed by 2 B-24's, while ~dustries, and the pf Freetown. ire results; in- single B-24's raid Ballale and Munda. Eder Dam, which

~ccurate, meager New Britain: Gasmata airdrome · operates several iAA fire encountered raided by 5 B-25's and the building area"'ower stations and fn ' ' ' ft"' ID-24 s make sue- by 1 B-24. Single B-17 s attack dump controls water in essful attack on area at C. Gloucester and enemy barges he Weser and ~avoy industrial in Kimbe Bay. Four fli?hts of allied Fulda Rivers, are f:l,rea, damaging planes, totalling 6 B-17 s, 14 B-25's, !vitally necessary ~uildings of a tin and 8 RAAF Beaufighters, set out to at- o the industrial

ompany. Sedaw tack Japanese convoy off S coast of New system of W land Alon bombed by Britian, but are unable to locate the Germany, connect-tB-25's; 6 B-25's vessels; the Beaufighters strafe an SS ing the Ruhr with ta.ttack Naba RR 60 mi. S of Gasmata; 1 of 2 enemy Berlin, the Baltic, J;lridge, but bombs Hoighters attempting to intercept the B- and N Germany. fall S of target, 17' s is shot down. 7 of the B-25' s en- The water supply hitting RR tracks. counter 2 enemy bombers and 10 fighter*or the canal RAF planes make 40 mi. NE of C. Ward Hunt and destroy system will be 73 sorties against 1 enemy fighter. Five enemy fighters ruinously de-Myingyan, attack Allied rcn plane near Talasea; creased, severely Meiktila, and 2 enemy fighters shot down and another crippling the trans Kangaung; 4 damaged. Six B-24's make night attack portation of all grounded planes on Vunakanau airdrome, Rabaul. kinds of heavy in-probably destroyed New Guine~ Ten A-20's attack Lae, dustrial products at latter. strafing grounded enemy aircraft and and renderL'Ilg use-

China: Kunming installations· several fires started. less long stretches · attacked by 36 Single RAAF Catalina bombs Simbang of the Ems-

Japanese twin- Village near Finschafen. Dortmund andElbe engine heavy bom- Allied positions SW of Bobdubi heavily Oder Canals. bers with escort of attacked in early morning by 9 enemy 40 Zeros; our bombers and 15 fighters, followed by 45 fighters attack en- dive bombers. Force of 20 hostile bom· emy planes, shoot- bers and 14 fighters oombs Wau area ing down 15 and about the same time. No damage re-probably de- ported from either raid. Enemy planes straying lO more. twice raid Port Moresby in the evening:

2 flights of 2 bombers each attack, hit­ting the runway and damaging a ground­ed plane; intercepting Allied fighter destroys .1 of the first group and AA

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Sunderland; 1 de- ~ · strayed, 2 damaged Another enemy plane is destroyed over England dur-ing daylight.

North Atlantic: SS Irish Oak (Brit­ish cargo ship, 5,589 tons) sunk by SS at 48-03 N, 27-56 w.

16 Aleutian Is.: Germany: In a Russia: Nazi ~ the Holtz Bay highly successful counterattacks in area, Attu, Allied night operation, 19 Kuban area con-jtroops have re- RAF Lancasters tinue and appear to ~uced the W arm escorted by Mos- have stopped the lof the bay and are quitos drop 9,000- Red Army in its !now fighting along lb. mines on Mohne, drive toward 1.-idge between the Eder, and Serpe Novorossisk. Ger-~ and W arms. Dams, breaching mans report re-tu.s. troops at the first 2 and dam:.. pulse of Soviet !Massacre Bay con- aging the crown of attacks S of inue to clear the last; flood Sukhinichi. Moscow

!valleys between waters from the announces bombing !Massacre Bay .and Mohne Dam spread of Bryansk; IE arm of Holtz Bay as far as Dortmund Kremenchug, and tmd to advance and from the Eder Dnepropetrovsk by ~lowly toward the Dam, as far as Soviet Air Force; pass. Ground op- Kassel; severe fires and explosions lo>rations supported damage results started at Bryansk. by naval bombard- throughout the Ruhr, ~ent of enemy ~here electric and positions. · ~ansportation

Japanese instal- ~ystems are com­ations at E arm pletely disrupted;

pf Holtz Bay and ~ British planes at Chicagof Har- !missing from the bor successfully pperation. bombed and France; RAF strafed, in 2 at- medium bombers tacks, br total of ~scorted by fighters 12 P-38 s and 2 'tnake daylight raids B-24's; 2 fighters on 2 airfields in-r\ffi damaged by AA f<.rance. fire. Three flights England: Four of F4F' s are ac- roups of enemy tive in support of lanes, totalling ground operations ~bout 17, operate in Holtz Bay area. over SE coast, 6 of Six B-25' s, falling them penetrating to locate Attu tar- the London area at gets, bomb main P,ight; 3 destroyed, camp and sub- probably de-marine base at ~troyed. Kiska on return trip.

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Italy: Twenty-one Wellingtons make night raid on seaplane base at Lido di Roma; many bursts observed among aircraft, and hangar left .in flames. Malta-based fighters attack shipping and communications inS and W Italy.

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Algeria: Twelve JU-88's attack Bone at night; 4 enemy planes de­stroyed.

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(Cont'd) Nabir,e, Dutchi~~'fGuinea, bombed by

~ B-24 s; large on fire st~rted and bivouac and dump areas damaged; 1 of 3 enemy fighters attempting to inter­cept the returning planes over Lahg,;;~ goer~ Kei Is., is shot down. ,_

Burma: Small de- New Ireland: Kavieng airdrome bomb-· tachments of Britished by 1 B-24. troops raid jetty New Britain: Airdromes at Gasmata area at Maungdaw, and c;. Gloucester attacked by single night of 16/17; B-17 s. enemy forces resist New Guinea: RAAF Catalina bombs vigorously. Finschafen area during early morning,

RR installations and B-24 attacks Kumul R. Bridge near throughout Burma Madang. Total of 7 B-25's, in 2at­heavily bombed; 9 tacks, bomb and strafe Lae airdrome, B-25's destroy starting large fires, 1 in hangar area; track and rolling 1 B-25 missing. stock at Zigon and N.E.I.: Kendari airdrome, Celebes, cause fires and ex- is target for 6 B-24' s, which cause ex­plosions in ware- plosions and fires in dispersal areas. houses and storage areas; 9 more B-25's damage rolling stock at Moksgyon, cause explosions and fires at Wetlet, ~d damage 2 build-ings at Magyizauk. Six B-25's make pombing sweep on R.R' s from Shwebo o Ywataung, start­

ing fires in yards at Wetlet. .

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"''"'"'"' 17 Aleutian Is.: U.S. France: Eighty Russia: Soviets Sicily: RAF planes from Malta score

positions along B-17's drop ap- . claim repulse of. hits on tank landing craft filled with idge between E proximately 200 strong enemy at- roops at Augusta, starting a fire.

Fwd W arms of tons of bombs on ack. NE of . Porto Empedocles attacked during night Holtz Bay, Attu, Axis submarine INovorossisk, andre- by naval aircraft, scoring hits on power P.old, despite base at Keroman, port artillery ex- station, RR, and buildings; fires ~trong Japanese securing many hits hanges W of Rostov ~tarted at first objective.

ounterattack, and in target area; ~d in Lisichansk Sardinia: Night of 17/18, Alghero urther Allied at- moderate AA fire l;l.rea. Nazis report bombed by 16 Wellingtons; bursts ob­acks clear all of and strong fighter tsuccessful attacks served in town and port areas; many ~oltz Bay, forcing opposition encount- near Velikye Luki. fires started. the enemy to with- ered; 4 B-17's mis-draw from E arm sing; 27 enemy toward Chicagof. fighters destroyed, , Our southern for<m 6 probably de-are making pro- strayed, 16 damage:l ress toward · IAt the same time 38

!Holtz Bay- B-17' s raid Lor-!Massacre Bay ient, dropping over !Pass. 90 tons of bombs on

Weather pro- power station, lhibits all air op- Which is severely lerations. damaged; moderate

North Atlantic: gunfire, but strong lJ-boat attacks fighter opposition west-bound Allied i.s met until with­~onvoy, sinking the dra;val, .when 3S Aymeric (Bri- All1ed f1ghters sup-tish cargo ship, port th; bombers; 5,196 tons) at 59- 2 B-17 s lost; 20 05 N, 41-05 w. jenemy planes de-

~royed, 2 probably ~estroyed, 13 dam-

Jl.~~rst USAAF raid on Boraeaux is made by 34 B-24's, which drop 171 tons of bombs, severely damaging docks and shipping installations; little opposition from gun: [and fighters is met; 1 B-24 missing; 1 enemy fighter prob­ably destroyed.

Holland: Five B-26 s dispatched to ~omb power house ~t Ijmuiden and a ~imilar force to at-ack power house

fit Haarlem; details pf the raids unre­ported.

England: During he night, 4 flights of Axis planes, otalling 38, raid

points in SE and SW ~ England, includifig t:.·•':l;

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THEATER ASIATIC

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BritaL11: Six B-25' s bomb ua.:>ula.LcqLJt·u in the coal , causing explosions in supply miners' strike.

and dispersal areas. Other at-on Gasmata are made by 2 B-1 7' s

uu.uucJ.u1,.,,.1aJ.J.u 1 RAAF Catalina, operating singly;

attacking air­craft and AA fire destroys 2 more.

South Atlantic: SS Northmoor (British cargo <:>ll.!JJ l"'a H<oJ.u

4,392 tons) sunk by ,..,,,,""' SS at 28-27 S, 32-34 E.

enemy bomber destroyed on the ound. Single Allied rcn bombers raid

C. Gloucester airfield. New Guinea: Single B-1 7 makes night

attack on dock area at Finschafen and Lae airdrome.

Wau receives its 9th enemy raid; 200 ombs dropped by force of 22 bombers scorted by 21 fighters; slight damage

results. N.E.I.: Force of 3 RAAF Hudsons and Dutch B-25' s bombs building area of

, 30 mi. SE of Dilli, Timor. Other attacks on Timor are made by single Dutch B-25's, which bomb Penfoei

Dilli airdromes; fires result at the . Six RAAF Beaufighters strafe

orne at Langgoer, Kei Is., destroy-3 enemy fighters on the ground.

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casualties inflicted t the latter, where and possiply 3 of

the. attackers are shot down.

North Sea: Escorted Beaufight­ers attack enemy convoy off Dutch

cast, torpedoing large ships, dam­

ging a smaller essel, and setting escorts on fire. is convoy is at­

eked off Frisian . by Harripdens, 2

f which are mis­ing; 2 ships be­ieved damaged.

Aleutian Is.: Russia: Nazis .s. troops have claim slight gains eached high ridge and Poi.x attacked b in Kuban. Soviets n E side of E arm 12 Bostons and 8 report heavy artil-f Holtz Bay, Attu, yphoons, respec- lery barrage in dare pat~olling tively; 5 Typhoons Lisichansk area and

owards Chicagof. issing. rcn activity around assacre Bay land England: London Sievsk. Berlin an­

force, proceed- ttacked at night by nounces successful g toward E arm 2 GAF planes, 1 of air attack on

f Holtz Bay, hich is shot down. military objectives !ears t.he pass near Leningrad. uring the after-·oon, thus stablishing con-' act between the orthern and

southe:m landing orces. Japanese ppear to be con-entrating in hicagof area to ake a last stand. Six B-24's, pre-ented by weather rom attacking Attu omb Kiska, start-g large fire in ertrude Cove amp area; beache essel believed set n fire. Two P-O's on patrol trafe barges in iska area; strong

fire slightly amages 1 of the -40's.

Southern Europe

Pantelleria I.: Harbor and airfield attacked by 42 B-26's and 42 B-25's with escort of 88 P-38's, which score hits on docks, jetties, shore instal­lations, a Siebel ferry, and coastal guns; par ked aircraft and barracks also damaged and fires started.

Sicily: Thirty-eight B-17's escorted by 24 P-38's bomb Trapani, scoring hits among 6 ships in harbor, 1 of which explodes; bursts observed in town, harbor, dock area, and RR yardsj about 50 Axis planes intercept, 6 of which are destroyed. Malta-based planes attack factories, RR instal­lations, and communications in Sicily, setting locomotives near Caltanissetta on fire.

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Mediterranean: Burma: Prome Solomon Is.: Six hostile bombers U.S.: United 18 c·onvoy east-bound R yards bombed make ineffective night raid on Allied Nations Food Con-from Gibraltar at- y 7 B-24's; ware- positions in Russell Is. and on Guadal- ference opens in tacked by Axis ouse, tracks, and canol. Hot Springs, Vir-SS's at 36-35 N, 01 uildings in town New Britian: Two B-24's bomb ginia, with repre-01 E: 1 ship is destroyed; llarge Vunakanau airdrome, Rabaul, but haze sentatives from 45 damaged but makes fire, visible for 40 obscures results. Early morning at- nations attending. port; SS Empire mi., started W of tack on Gasmata airdrome is made by Chile: Chilean Eve (British cargo target, Installation 6 Beauforts, which bomb runway, dump, government severs ship, 6,979 tons) f Burma Oil Co. at d dispersal areas and strafe the diplomatic and con sunk. hauk severly dam- camp. Single B-17's also bomb sular relations wi

ged as result of Gasmata; 1 of the rcn planes strafes Vichy, Hungary, aid by 8 B-25's; argets along the coast. B-24 on rcn Bulgaria, and il tanks hit and ombs buildings at Lorengau, Admir- Rumania. ires started; 1 of 2 alty Is., C. Gloucester airfield, and Bolivia: Govern-

. tercepting Zeros buildings at Arawe; 2 enemy floatplanes ment of Bolivia hot down. Build- attacked over New Hanover I., 1 of which issues a decree ngs damaged and is damaged. At night, Catalina bombs establishing ires started at dispersal areas at C. Gloucester. censorship of all

inbu by 2 waves of New Guinea: Force of 25 enemy communications, -24's; inaccurate, ighters bombs and strafes Wau air- national and inter-eager AA fire en- ield in morning, damaging a grounded national.

ountered. Total of lane. In the evening, 9 hostile bombers 6 B-24's bomb carry out lOth raid on Oro Bay, without hayetmyo; many causing damage; AA fire destroys 1 en­

ires, believed to be emy plane. il, result. Five South Pacific: SS H.M. Storey (U.S. -25's make unsuc- tanker, 10,763 tons) sunk by SS at essful attack on approximately 17-20 S, 173-30 E. anywa. RAF ambers attack nemy supply con-entration near aungup and ware­ouses at Satyogya. ellingtons make

ight raid on aungup, starting everal fires.

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19 Aleutian Is.: Germany: Sub~ . - . Russf~ /j F&nfl±rg.i,~ . icily: Milo airdrome bombed by 24 Two U.S. rifle marine building near Novorossisk B-17's with escort of 36 P-38's; field companies from yards at Kiel appears to be on a well covered and many fires started; the southern land- again heavily at- larger scale, with about 50 enemy planes attack Allied ing force on Attu tacked by USAAF: both sides report- formations; 10 Axis aircraft destroyed, set out at mid- about 100 unescort- ing attacks and 7 probably, and 4 damaged; 4 P-38's night 18/19 to ed B-17's drop ap- counterthrusts. missing. s · e Massacre proximately 230 Soviets report rcn Sardinia: Twen!f-four B-24's es-elz B tons of bombs with raids in force W of corted by 25 P-38 s bomb Milis air-

B.ay-Sarana a6Y05 fair results; mod- Rostov and in Izyum drome, scoring hits on buildings and r1dge ~d by .o. erate g'unfire and sector. aircraft; 6-8 fires started; 1 ME-109 W are m pos1hon fighter opposition destroyed. Villacidro airdrome at-to ad~ance down encountered; 6 B- tacked by 23 B-25's with escort of 23 t~e ndge. M~ 17's missing; 48 P-38's; area containing about 50 parked f1re temporar1ly enemy planes de- aircraft well covered with bombs; checks our ad-_ . stroyed, 7 probably bursts observed in barracks area and vance on the r1ght, 21 damaged, fuel dump; enemy aircraft 3 times at-but by 1510 W the Fifty-five other ack Allied planes, and 6 of these de-E shoulder o~ B-1 7' s bomb naval stroyed. Monserrato and Elmas air-Sarana Pass 1s installations at ldromes, Cagliari harbor, and town of cleared of the en- Flensburg, using Quarto attacked b1 43 B-26' s heavily emy, except for about 134 tons of &scorted by P-40 s; results obscured isolated groups bombs; bursts re- by weather; of intercepting aircraft, ll above the fog sult on installations destroyed. Night of 19/20, 9 Welling-line. Other and entire target is ons bomb Villacidro airdrome and 10, Allied units. at- later enveloped in Decimomannu airdrome; both landing tacking from.E to smoke; moderate !grounds covered with hits and many W, are moppmg up AA fire and a few Wires started. these groups. On fighters oppose the the left, U.S. attack· 12 enemy troops advancing planes' destroyed 4 on W side of pass probably 14 dam'-gain limited artil- aged. ' lery observation Six RAF planes into Sarana area. dispatched to raid By 2240 W, the Berlin at night. Massacre-Sarana En~land: During Pass is in Allied ttie mght, 10 GAF hands. Advance planes are over SE units of the north- England, 3 or 4 ern landing force, penetrating to Len­advancing slowly don; 1 lands at along E and W Manston and is be-ridges and lieved lost. Chicagof Valley, have reached point 2,500 yards from Chicagof Harbor.

Total of 11 B-25's and 6 B-24's, in 3 attacks, bomb enemy positions on ridge N of Sarana Bay and instal­lations near Chicagof Harbor.

West Atlantic: SS Angelus (Canadian cargo ship, 390 tons) sunk by SS at 38-27 N, 63-47 W. . ::

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Burma: Magwe attacked twice by total of 17 B-24' s; hits scored on ............ ~ ... ,e,u and in­stallations; large fires started in jetty and dock area; 1 large ex­plosion observed. Four B-25's dam­age workshops and buildings at Singu; 10 B-25's cause 2 large fires at Lanywa. Pyaye oil installations and Thayetmyo

line terminus are targets for mission of 8 B-24's; all bombs

in target area start huge . Several started in oil at Padaukkan

force of 5 B-

area.

Solomon Is.: During the night, emy planes bomb Guadalcanal, causing light damage and some casualties; in­tercepting P-38' s destroy 2 of the at­tacking bombers.

New Britain: Single B-17 attacks Gasmata in the morning, bombing AA positions; 3 B-24's bomb the airdrome in the afternoon; a 3d attack is made by 1 B-24, which bombs the runway. B-17 on rcn raids supply dump area at C. Gloucester.

New Guinea: Four enemy bombers at­tack runway at Milne Bay, dropping 10 bombs; only slight damage results. Twelve hostile planes strafe Douglas Harbor (S of C.Ward Hunt), destroying small Allied vessel and slightly dam­aging another. Dobodura airdrome ):wice raided in the evening by single en­emy planes; damage is slight. In Port Moresby area, enemy planes drop 6 bombs near Rorona at night.

N.E.I.: Timor: Six RAAF Beaufighter strafe Penfoei airdrome at Koepang from low altitude, destroying 2 bombers and damaging another bomber and 1 fighter on the ground; 3 Beaufighters lost. Same target is attacked shortly afterwards by 6 B-24's; fires started among buildings; 8 enemy fighters at­tempt to intercept, 3 ,of which are shot down and 2 others probably destroyed.

addresses a joint session of Congress and promises that Great Britain will fight against Japan until Japan is destroyed.

President Benes makes a speech in New York, reiter­ating that the Czechoslovakian and Polish cr""""''"n.J

ments should seek a post-war Central European confederation with the approval of Russia.

OPA bans pleasure driving in 12 eastern states, beginning May 20; because of gasoline short­age.

Aleutian Is.: On Attu, Japanese

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Sarana Pass, Allied forces are on high ground overlooking the pass, their right flank clearing high ground at the entrance to the pass and their left moving down · the ridge toward the pass. N landing.force con­tinues to patrol toward Chicagof. Enemy is estab lishing positions in Chicagof Valley, Chicagof Harbor, and on N side of Lake Nicholas.

Kiska twice at­tacked by total.of 16 P-40's; 1st mission scores hits on beach S of submarine base and in main camp and strafes barges; 2d group bombs through , complete overcast

"R\JL'sS;i@n~ ~~:.::::;:~~~~:.:_· Nine P-40' s strafe gu I'='LllJ!.'"'"'"'J.Jllt:JllL<> near airdrome. Five

bomb dock area with unob­results. : Malta-based fighter bomljlers omiso, starting a fire within

airdrome area. RAF heavy bomb make night raid on Messina, scoring hits near ferry berths and in RR yards.

Sardinia: Villacidro airdrome b by 24 B-25's with escort of 23 P-38's; area containing many parked aircraft well covered with bombs, and 3 planes destroyed; 10-12 enemy planes inter-cept; 7 of these destroyed, 1 probably,

3 damaged. Twenty-three B-26's orted by 32 P-40' s attack

P-''"'-'·'rHuHLa.l·. uru airdrome, scoring hits uu.I<UlJu.• target area and on dis­

,~,,~c·~" aircraft; of 16 intercepting Axis lanes, 6 destroyed and 2 damaged.

Formation of 7 ME-323's encountered; all shot down. Both airdromes attacked during night by Wellingtons; 3 aircraft, LLUUillE!."' and oil drums at

Decimomannu set on fire; many fires started at Villacidro but results not accurately observed.

Alghero airdrome bombed by 24 B- . 25's escorted by 19 P-38's; bursts ob­served on shelters, hangars, runway, and among 20-30 grounded planes. Escort strafes 2 seaplanes in Porto Conte harbor. Twelve P-38's bomb docks in Gulf of Aranci, and score hits on RR and· highway bridges near Perfugas; 10 P-38's attack dam and barracks at Sassari, strafe trucks and barracks at Bonnanaro, and trains at Chilivani; 14 others bomb Macomer RR junction, causing fire and large ex­plosion. Milis airdrome, and barracks and administration buildings bombed and strafed; hangers set on fire and 12 parked aircraft destroyed.

Italy: Grosseto airdrome bombed by 54 B-17's; target area and 35 grounded planes covered with bursts, and many fires started. Reggio di Calabria at­tacked, night of 20/21•, by RAF heavy bombers; several fires started.

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SS Benakat ·(Dutch tanker 4, 763 tons) ......... , ........ ,_.c..J.v•.•"' sunk by SS at 06-05S, l2-56W.

Britain: Vunakanau airdrome, ~<"<"""· ... , c.•_•c.'-'"'"" during early morning

's and 7 B- '1 7 's, respectively; and other small fires started in

areas and a searchlight de­AA fire encountered by

......... 1., ... ,.,,· 1 of the B-24's is missing. 4 B-17's, in 2 flights bomb dis­

areas at Gasmata, starting 1 fire causing an explosion, possibly from

ammunition dump. During the night, Beauforts bomb and strafe Gasmata

h'nnm'<>v and camp, starting fires; a 9th is missing. Single B-24's at­

... u.u.u..J.J.'E•" and new runway at C. ll.Tl•ouc:es1ter and an RAAF Catalina

at night, starting a large fire.

1 .h'~;;m;G;fium1· ~e~a: Force of 170 Japanese lr Allied patrols in vicinity of

WNW of Salamaua); en-"' ... '"""'""'"' at point about 8 mi. W of

p.;>a.J.a..Lua.•= ·result in withdrawal of Allied during the evening, but enemy

'""''T"'"" 50-60 casualties, while Allied are light.

Japanese positions along the Francisco (inland from Salamaua) bombed and

l,::h•<>f,,rl by 6 A-20's. One of 3 B-25's coastal area from Lae to

"""'"'"'"'"o strafes barges S of Finschafen, f'-'""·""· .. '5 an explosion; the 3, on return

raid Salamaua area. Ten enemy off Alexishafen attacked during by 3 B-25's; 5 left sinking and

to beach; 3 other barges F>strmrF>rl off C. Cretin (S of Finschafen)

-25's on rcn strafe trails in vJ.LOliu•v of Nusen Village (28 mi. NW

Finschafen), and 1 RAAF Catalina strafes Finschafen at night. Nine

fighters intercept 2 B-24' s searching Wau area; .2 enemy fighters shot down, 1 probably destroyed, and 2 damaged .

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21 Aleutian Is.: Germany: USAAF Russia: Fighting Pantelleria I.: Seventeen P-40's, Units of the south- continues heavy at- NE of Novorossisk bomb and strafe Pantelleria airdrome ern force on Attu acks on Axis ports, decreases; artil- and village NNW of Valenza, destroy­move through . ombing Emden lery exchanges re- ing a gun position; bombs dropped a-. Chicagof-Massacr and Wilhelmshaven. ported. Russians mong quays and in town of Pantelleria. Sarana Pass and Forty'-five B-17's announce concen- Malta: Enemy aircraft attack Malta attack toward rop about 111 tons trated shelling of for first time since December; about 36 Chicagof. Main ef of bombs on ship- enemy positions at planes; FW-190's, ME-109's, and born-fort is on the left, ards at Emden; re- Sievsk and artil- ers, take part; Malta-based fighters where our troops sults believed fairly Iery exchanges on intercept formation, shooting down 2 advance 2,000 good, although Volkhov and Kalinin Axis planes and damaging several; 4 yards. During the isibility is restrict ronts. Allied planes destroyed on ground at afternoon, strong d by haze; mod- Halfar airdrome. . enemy position at rate AA fire and Sicily: Castelvetrano airdrome bomb-highest point in trong fighter op- ed by 44 B-1 7' s with escort of 35 P-Sarana-Chicagof osition met; GAF 38's, which score hits on hangars, re-Pass, after hold- osses are 31 plane pair shops, and dispersal areas, de-ing out for 48 hou estroyed; 6 prob- stroying 3 ME-323 s on the ground; 3 falls to U.S. force bly; 6 damaged; 5 ires started and gun battery hit. About Northern force at- -17's lost. 5 enemy planes attack Allied aircraft; tacks strong enem Ten minutes after 7 Axis fighters shot down. Forty-one positions half way he Emden raid 78 -17's escorted by 39 P-38's bomb up the Holtz- -17's attack Sciacca airdrome, damaging hangar and Chicagof Pass. ilhelmshaven, ausing 2 fires and 1 explosion. RAF

Three flights of ropping approx- edium bombers make night raid on planes, consisting ·mately 193 tons of essina, damaging ferry control build-of 6 P-38's and 1 ombs; heavy smoke ings, RR station and yards; fires B-24 each, make creen and haze tarted among oil tanks and near power low-level bombing amper observation tation. Seventeen Wellingtons attack and strafing at- ut results believed astelvetrano, Sciacca, Milo, and tacks on enemy ood; strong AA fire orizzo airdromes during night; han-positions in d fighter opposi- ars and buildings hit and many fires Chicagof area, de- ion encountered; started. stroying all of 7 enemy planes Sardinia: Seven grounded aircraft set Chicagof Village_ estroyed, 5 prob- n fire at Decimomannu airdrome as except the church bly destroyed, 17 esult of heavy raid by 46 B-26' s es-and 1 other build- amaged; 7 B-17's orted by 39 P-40's; of 19 Axis planes ing and setting a missing. opposing attack, 4 are destroyed and 2

el or ammunition At night, 4 RAF damaged, for loss of 2 Allied bombers. ump on fire. Two lanes dispatched to illacidro airdrome bombed by 48 B-

other missions, ttack Berlin. 5'8 with escort of 45 P-38's; 3 parked otalling 6 B-24's England: Total of ircraft explode and 3 others are set on

d 6 B-25's, bombll enemy planes, in fire; power plant near Iglesias set on ain camp at flights, attack fire and train strafed. Attack opposed iska after weathe over and London by 15-20 Axis planes, 6 of which are de-revents them fro uring the night; 1 destroyed, 1 probably, and 4 damaged. ttacking Attu; hits shot down. Italy: San Giovanni harbor attacked by elieved scored in English Channel: 1 B-24's, which score hits on ferry ubmarine base ritish planes at- lip and breakwater; burst observed rea. ack Axis shipping ear large merchant ship. Twenty-nine

ff Cherbourg dlir- -24's attack Reggio di Calabria, caus-·ng the night, seri- ing serious damage to ferry slip, RR usly damaging a erminal, and area N of town. Ten of ,000-ton vessel intercepting enemy planes shot down. d siLking 2 armed Greece: RAF bombers attack harbor

rawlers. t Melos I.; bursts observed near fuel anks and jetties.

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India: Six RAF New Britain: Four B-17' s bomb Hurricanes engage Vuna.kanau and Rapopo airdromes, a group of Japanese Rabual, before dawn,: starting fires and ighters near Cox's causing explosions; 2 other B-1.7's which

Bazaar, destroying set out to attack Rabaul are missing. 1 and damaging Attack on Gasmata by 6 B-24's results another. in fires in fuel dump area; 15 enemy

Burma: Chauk fighters attempt to intercept, of which 3 ~orkshops almost are shot down and another probably ~ntirely destroyed destroyed. Gasmata also attacked in the jby force of 9 B-25' s; afternoon by 1 B-17 and at night by 1 ~5 Japanese planes RAAF Catalina. ~ngage Allied for- New Guinea: In support of ground oper itiJ.ation and, in en- ations, 4 Beaufighters strafe enemy­~uing combat, 5 are occupied villages W of Salamaua. TwelvE destroyed, 3 prob- P-38' s over Salamaua are attacked by ably, and 6 damaged; 15-20 enemy fighters; 6 enemy planes 1 B-25 shot down. destroyed, 5 probably destroyed, and 2

damaged; P-38' s return safely. Build­ings at Finschafen bombed by B-24 on rcn.

Nabire airdrome, Dutch New Guinea, bombed by 3 B-24's; explosions result in stores area.

Tanimbar Is.: Saumlakki attacked by 3 Dutch B-25's; 1 B-25 shot down by in­ense AA fire. Austra1ia: At night, 3 enemy planes

over Exmouth Gulf drop 9 bombs which lfall in the water.

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22 Aleutian Is.: At 0730 W, our south­ern forces on Attu cross Sarana Valley and 3 com­panies gain foot­hold on nose at right of entrance to Sarana-Chicagof Pass. Mopping up of the position in progress. Japa­nese are withdraw ing to a position about 3,000 yards S of Chicagof Har­bor. Northern forces continue to advance slowly in Holtz-Chicagof Pass area.

Force of 12-15 twin-engined en­emy planes in­effectively attack 2 U.S. naval vessels with tor­pedoes and straf­ing;AAfire destroys 1 of the attacking planes.

No air missions flown because of bad weather.

East Atlantic: S Alpera (British argo ship, 1, 777 ons) presumed unk by aircraft 15 i; WSW of C.

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Russia: Nazis Sicily: Borizzo airdrome bombed by claim repulse of 23 B-17's with escort of 36 P-38's; Russian attacks N ea covered with bombs and many of Lisichansk and ires started; 50 axis planes intercept, SW of Sukhinichi, 6 of which are destroyed, 2 probably, after heavy fighting d 2 damaged. Force of 37 P-38's at close quarters. carries out diversionary raid, dam-Moscow announces ing 3 enemy planes for loss of 1 P-33. heavy enemy air Malta-based fighter bombers make day-attack on Kursk; light raids on Gela and Ponte Olivo; some damage and ursts observed on airdrome and near casualties reported; uildings; 1 enemy plane destroyed and destruction of 44 2 damaged. Night of 22/23, intruder enemy planes lanes from Malta attack wireless claimed. · station and camp ·at Melilli, starting at

Pozzallo. Large building at San Catalcb explodes and bursts into flames as result of attack by Malta-based aircraft.

Italy: RAF heavy bombers attack San Giovanni, night of 22/23; bursts ob­served on RR sidings near ferry berths.

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India: Chittagong airdrome bombed by 20 Army 99's ~d 11 Oscars, which destroy 2 grounded aircraft and damage 7; te le­graphic communi;.. cations br9ken · down, rlinways cratered, and a few casualties inflicted; formation inter­cepted by 19 Hurri­canes, which de­stroy 7 Japanese planes, 2 probably, 9-Ild damage 6 for loss of 2 Hurri­canes.

Burma: Kanbalu engine sheds bom­~ed by 11 B-25's sheds and RR cars ~estroyed; 1 fire [believed to be oil, started. Another ~ission of B-25' s ~ttacks Kanbalu, ~estroying ware­~ouses and RR cars ~d damaging fstation and tracks. lfi.AF planes make ~7 sorties against fenemy positions ~d transportation ·lin Arakan area. ~ight of 22/23, fsingle B-24's bomb IAkyab, Taungup, !Rangoon, and !Kyangin with un­~own results; pther single bom­pers start fires at frame RR yards.

Bay of Bengal: [I'Wo B-24 s, on ~hipping sweep, ~amage and prob­~bly destroy enemy ~hip at 14-57 N, ~6-30 E.

New Britain: Gasmata 'airdr.dtii~ and ...... , ..•.. j

Arawe bombed by single B-17 during afternoon.

Nevi Guinea: Six B-24's attack Kaimana, bombing town and shipping in the harbor; 500-ton enemy vessel de­stroyed and fires started in wharf area; returning force strafes launches off the Kei Is., sinking 2 ofthem.

Eight enemy planes bomb Kainantu (88 mi. WNW' of Lae) at noon; slight damage results. ·

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Russia: The 22 Presidium of the Executive Com­mittee of the Third International pub­lishes a decree for its own dissolution and ·calls on the branches of the Comintern to ceasE their duties wider present regulatio:ri1 and concentrate on the defeat of German fascism and its associates.

U.S.: Nearly 4~ CIO United Workers Rubber Union members strike in Akron, 0., as protest a­gainst a decision of the NWLB, giving them an,in­crease of 3~ an · hour instead of the 8~ they had re­quested.

Office of Defense Transportation decrees a 40% cut in truck, bus, and taxi mileage in 13 eastern states, and curtails delivery of flowers, liquor, and soft drinks, estimating that 20,000 barrels of gas aline will be saved daily.

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Germany: In the Russia: Russians ttu, U.S. troops eaviest rafd of the report severe bomb ave completed ar, 724 RAF · ing, night o£23/24,

mopping up of lanes drop 2,042 of RR junctions and enemy forces in ons of bombs on stations of Roslavl Sarana Valley and ortmund in a (ol,'l Smolensk-on nose of ridge ight attack; 11 4- B'ryansk RR), Yelny between Chicagof on and 313 2-ton and Spask-and Sarana Valley. ombs included· in Demyansk; large ex Advance elements he load; attack is plosions observed of our forces are ighly successful atfirst target, within 1,000 yards ith the bombs well among trains and of Lake Cories in concentrated on ammunition duinps. Chicagof Valley. · arget; fires other Allied units spread over a very make gains along large area; 38 Bri­ridges E and W of ish planes missing; Chicagof Valley. 1 JU-88 destroyed. Our northern Belgium: Coke troops continue to ovens at Zeebrugge fight for the Holtz are target for day­Bay-Chicagof Pas ight attack byes­Ground operations corted Venturas. are still suppprted England: Total of by our naval 29 GAF planes at-ves~els. ack Bournemouth,

Sixteen Japanese Hastings, and twin-engined bom- Bexhill during the b tt t t day, damaging ers a emp ? homes and shops at

attack our posr- he first· 5 enemy ions on Attu, but lanes d~stroyed.

are intercepted by t night about 20 6 P-38' s which Axis p~es operate force them to over Tyne-Tees 'ettison their ombs; 5 enemy, siderable residen­ombers definitely ial damage at

shot down and 7 Sunderland· 2 de-others probably de stroyed, 1 damaged. stroyed; 1 P-38 de English Channel: stroyed. Escorted Whirl-

Aleutian Is.: U.S. roops capture en­my strongpoint on

side of Chicagof alley, Attu, dur­g morning. ostile forces have een cleared from

inds attack enemy shipping off the Channel Is., dam­ging a 1,000-ton essel and an

armed trawler. At ight, Albacores

sink 2 E-boats and ossibly a 3d.

oth~ige~ 9~., IT~ ~ ~c~gp';f, :Y~Jlgy*o !Z\ otrJ.t;4QO .ya;rds g~ F;,J;t.

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Pantelleria I.: Total of 73 B-25' s and B-26's escorted by 28 P-40's bomb· antelleria; hits scored on a merchant hip and several small boats; airdrome

covered with bombs; huts and gun em­lacements damaged. During night, is­

land again attacked, by 22 Wellingtons; ires started in harbor. Lampedusa I.: Malta-based fighters ttack island; bursts observed on air­rome. Sicily: RAF medium bombers make ight raid on Messina, scoring hits on

yards and on buildings near oil torage; 7 fires started. Sardinia: Carloforte harbor attacked y 25 P-38' s; bombs dropped in town

and on docks; 3 small boats sunk. elve P-38' s attack Iglesias mine

works, scoring hits in target area.

Pantelleria L: Airdromes attacked Y 11 P-38' s, which cover target area

with bombs. P-40' s, attacking same arget, score hits on hangars and build­

ings. Sicily: Malta-based aircraft attack atania, dropping 11 tons of explosive

on RR sidings. Sardinia: La Maddalena heavily bom­

ed by 50 B-17's, which score hits and ear misses on 2 motor vessels, and et naval base on fire. Fifty escorted

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Algeria: jidjelli attacked, ight of 23/24, by

enemy bombers; ·

Burma: RAF New HebriM§;''~~le 12~n~1fiy:~~e at-Th!iheinis attack a"CKs Espiritu Sarita atlf~t; - (bombs eu, starting fires all into the sea. . '--·lJ..., / . .

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ater and electric supply temporarily cut off and tele­phone line's dam­aged.

mong buUdings and Solomon Is.: F1_ve B~24 s '•<""" Kah1ll oiling. stock; other and Ballale, scormg h1ts on bo h run-6rmations attack ways. Same force attacks 1 of 3 enemy argets on Akyab I. AK's sighted in Ballale area, with,unob-

served results. Force of 14 B-17 sand an unreported number of B-24' s heavily raids Kahili and shoreline from Buin to Tonolei during the night. Total of 10 B-17's, dispersed because of weather, bomb Kahili, Shortland Harbor area, Ballale, Munda, and Rekata, causing bursts on all targets. Three Japanese planes unsuccessfully raid Guadalcanal at night.

. Deputies votes con fidence in Premier Mustafa Nahas Pasha at the con­clusion of a 5-day debate on charges that he had used his position to ob­tain personal benefits.

New Ireland-New Britain: Kavieng air­drome attacked before dawn by 4 B-17' s and 1 B-24, which score near miss on a medium AK in the harbor; 1 of the re­turning B-17' s bombs Ubili. Another B-17 bombs Ubili and strafes Arawe, and an RAAF Catalina makes low-level bombing attack on old runway area at C. Gloucester. Gasmata airdrome bom­bed at dawn by 1 B-24 and in the after­noon, by 4 others; 10 enemy fighters in­tercept the 2d attack; of which 2 are shot down.

New Guinea: Enemy installations in Salamaua area bombed and strafed in coordinated attack by 4 RAAF Beau­fighters and 5 RAAF A-20's. Finschaien bombed at noon by 1 B-24 and at night by 1 RAAF Catalina.

Enemy planes raid _airdrome at Mt. Hagen (108 mi. WSW of Madang), causing slight damage.

N.E.I.: Timor: Dilli and Penfoei air­. dromes attacked at night by 2 Dutch B-25's each; large explosion and fires result at the former.

South Pacific: SS Stanvac Manila (Panamanian tanker, 10,169 tons) sunk by SS at 23-45 S, 166-30 E.

U.S. PT tenderJ Niagara, torp. E of C. Surville, San Cristobal I., and sub- · sequently abandoned.

Algeria: Night of Burma: Japanese New Britain: Total of 6 B-17's· and 4/25, Bone attack- attack stockades W 5 B-24 s, in coordinated attacks on Ra-

North Africa: 24 ighting French

d twice by .total of of Kalemyo. aul, raid Vunakanau, Rapopo, and 1 Axis aircraft; Monsoon season • akunai airdromes and Sulphur Creek ome damage and is beginning and eaplane base during early morning, asualties inflicted; weather conditions ausing large fires, 2 of which are visi-eaufighter .inter- greatly hamper le for 100 mi; 3 aircraft observed epts, destroying 3 operations. For- urning; 1 B-17 and 1 B-24 crash on re-d damaging 1. mations of B-25's urn flight. In_ the afternoon, 7 B~25's.

dispatched to 11ttack ttack Gasmata airdrome. RAAF Maymyo and 'Thazi. atalina on rcn attacks C, Gloucester are forced to: :return irdrome a,nd, ene:nly positions in without locating ~11( ci~:rna,ta ~~~ d¥.ing the nigj:J.~. ·

• ' • • 1 • ' " , • • • r - J .. J-..; .. >i '\ '· ' ."~ ' _ '· ·- · . ;r

q in London an­ounces that Gen-ral de Gaulle has ccepted General iraud' s proposal

or a council and ill depart shortly

or Algiers. U.S.: Secretary imson states that

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is concen­in Chicago!

•u---•-~- area; fish­shaped ridge

of the harbor is ied in force.

trd,.,ll.ltol.lL:-i Of Our

ed attack, under difficult weather conditions and above the fog line, along ridge W of Chicagof Valley and by 2100 W our IUnoo:seJ~VE!O southern troops have penetrated enemy defenses on Fishhook Ridge. Japanese, ed for a last stama .• JO.H'll~l.u resist strongly.

Hostile positions IIMi't®.l~lllii{anGJ.l~

Southern Europe

(Cont'd) 17' s bomb Olbia; 1 ship is blown up, set on fire, 3d hit, and near misses

on a 4th; harbor installations, and ammunition dump

· large explosion and fires caused. VE:mafiorta airfield bombed by 3.6

5's with escort of 24 P-38's; about grounded planes believed destroyed seriously damaged; buildings left

Four of intercepting planes arid 8 damaged. Qlbia UULJllU~UI

night by 16 Wellingtons, which large fires, and cause explosion

by another large fire; 1 ship 2 left burning.

cp,.,.,,.,.~"-·f"' B-26' s escorted by 25 in heavy raid on Alghero air­

, damage hangars and set fuel on fire; of 5 enemy planes op­attack, 3 are shot down; 10 sea­strafed at Porto Conte, of which

burning. P-38's and P-40's, l"-"'·"'"n..u.10 Carloforte harbor, sink 4

boats and leave 1 motor vessel Four P-38' s score direct hit

bridge at Arbatax: and strafe tugboat of Cape Carbonara setting it on fire.

RR twmel attacked un~mcce~;s-1 by P-38's; several engaged in combat and 3 ""'''t"""'~rll

IJ.!I;t~ll::ilct.l::i zinc works bombed by 11 P­s, which damage factory buildings RR, cause explosions in barracks, start fire at transformer station.

P-38' s strafe seaplanes at Porto setting 4 planes on fire. Seventeen B-24's attack Reggio

· direct hits scored on ferry large fire and explosion

1'-'"·u<>t::u in RR yards, and tanker in har-set on fire. San Giovanni bombed

25 B-24's, which damage ferry ter­RR tracks, and small shipping.

=-:::;;::,::;n;~= I. : Tar gets on island uu.l',wJu.c day by total of 63

which drop 13,240 lbs. of ; large fires started in town and

tacLrL•ur; small boats damaged; hits scored on docks and airdrome. Six B-25's with Spitfire escort bomb island also, with unobserved results.

Sicily: Messina heavily bombed by 9l3-""17's which, in 4 missions, drop

252 tons of bombs; ferry slips, yards, goods sheds, and warehouse

; fires and explosions result; of in­rcepting enemy aircraft, 13

4 probably, 4 damaged; 1 Allied bomber lost and 20 damaged. Over 40 B-24's bomb same target, damaging ferry slips and RR yards, and causing many fires NW and W of town.

Porto Empedocle heavily raided by 34 escorted B-26's, which score hits on

AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST

THEATER ASIATIC

THEATER

(Cont' d) (Cont d) .·· , .'c;': &/:;:1! get. Five P-40's New Guinea: Five RAAF k-2o~'s sdote attack camp N of direct hits on wrecked enemy shipi()'ff Ka.maing; 4 P-40's Lae; large explosion and fires resulf. bomb ,and strafe Enemy-occupied villages in vicinity of Washawng; starting Finschafen bombed by single Allied rcn· 5 large and several planes. small fires. Morobe area raided during early Monywa attacked by ing by enemy planes; 16 bombs dropped 6 B-25' s which without effect. · destroy buildings N.E.I.: Timor: Two Dutch B-25' s near sawdust mill; bomb Penfoei airdrome, starting fire Pauk bombed by . visible for 30 mi. 4 B ... 25's v;ith un-known results.

dissolution of Comintern will

rtainly ·"pro-a greater de­of trust

the United and con-

l"):lfdjclffi~msuc:cesJ Burma: Fighting Solomon Is.: Force of 12 SED's, 1 U.S.: U.S. dele-11 continues w of TBF and 8 F4F' s covered by 24 more gation to food con-fully attacked in early morning by Axis bombers.

and enemy F4F' s bombs and strafes Rekata; ex-"'"""'"""'"'"'·' plosions result from hits on ammuni­

tion dump; large fires started. Ringi Cove, Kolombangara I., attacked by 19 SED's and 20 F4F's, which bomb and strafe wharves and barge anchorages.

New Britain: Camouflaged barges on S shore of Kimbe Bay and fuel dumps at C. Gloucester bombed by 1 B-17.

New Guinea: One B-24 bombs Madang and another raids enemy villages in Finschafen area.

Emergency landing ground at Chimbu (24 mi. SW of Madan:g) strafed by 6

.., ........... -.. ... .u~:,or twin-engined er:.~my.~lanes.

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(Cent' d) (Cent' d) strafed by total of England: Force of 10 B-24's, 11 B- 18 Axis fighter-5's, and 8 P-38's. ombers escorted b SS Charleston fighters raid

(gunboat) also bom Brighton at noon; R ards the same installations, gas rea, destroying tanks, and resi-emaining build- ences damaged; 3

ings in Attu enemy planes shot illage. own. At dusk, 6

26 Aleutian Is.: U.S. troops on Attu continue slow advance, over rug­ged terram, on enemy positions on Fishhook Ridge, and in the course

, of hard hand-to­hand fighting, make several important gains. Japanese_

ocket between northern and southern Allied forces is elimin-ated, and northern roops gain foot-hold on Fishhook Ridge during late afternoon. Olr troops continue assault to gain high

eaks of the ridge. In support of round operations,

Spitfires intercept orce of 12 Axis lanes attempting o raid Folkstone, arcing them to

'ettison their bombs; of the enemy

lanes destroyed.

Russia: Nazis an­ouncenew Soviet

drive in Kuban and claim to have re­pulsed strong attack with counterattacks, ut acknowledge a

minor penetration of their defense.

atrol and rcn ac­ivities take place n remainder of ront.

Southern Europe

(Cont'd) harbor, sulphur refinery, powerhouse, RR junction, and sugar refinery.

Factory, sheds, and small boats dam­aged at Licata as result of attack by 31 B-25's with escort of 24 P-38's. Bocca di Falco and Milo airdromes bombed by P-38's; hits scored among par ked aircraft at former; hangars ani administration buildings set on fire at latter; 9 axis planes shot down in com­at for loss of 6 P-38's. Eight P-38's ttack RR tunnel near Palermo; mouth

of tunnel damaged. Sardinia: Portoscuso attacked by P-8 s, which score hits on jetty and ower station and set on fire a supply

ilessel in the harbor; large explosion observed on dock.

Greece: RAF fighter planes attack eaplane base at Preveza; 1 plane lown up, 3 set on fire, and several amaged; fuel installations left burn­ng.

Panteller ia I. : Twenty-two P-40's attack 1sland, strafing troops and gun emplacements; 2 trucks destroyed. Twelve P-40's make another attack, dropping 6;000 lbs. of bombs with un­observed results.

Sicily: Comiso airdrome heavily bombed by 45 B-17's, which cover tar­get area with bombs; explosions and fires on field observed; 40-50 enemy planes attack Allied formation which shoots down 3 Axis aircraft and dam­ages 3; 7 B-17's damaged by AA fire. Twenty-four B-26's with escort of 23 P-38's attack Biscari but bombing in­accurate Ponte Olivia airdrome bomb­ed by 24 escorted B-25's; runway and revetments hit; fires started in center of field. -

Sardinia: Porto Ponte Romano at­acked by 14 P-40's; hits scored on uay and near misses on 2 motor essels; entire harbor area well cover­d. Tirso dam successfully bombed by 25 P-38's; hits scored on upper and ower dams and on power station; ucks, guns, boats, and military build­

ings strafed. Twelve P-38's attack shipping in Gulf of Aranci, destroying 1 seaplane on the water, and setting 3 oil tanks and a small boat on fire; lar~ ransport left burning as result of di­

rect hit and several near misses. illacidro airdrome bombed by 12 P­S's; bombs dropped among parked ail'­raft and hangars. Aegean Sea: RAF light bombers attadr ack Axis shipping; 2 small ships sunk, 2 damaged, and another left burning,

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(Cont'd) lr~sent Polish in­

,,.·. ·· i'.irests in Russia.

Burma: British New Britain: Enemy village near U.S.: Russia 26 counterattack un- Axawe strafed by 1 B-17. approves U.S. successfully New Guinea: Japanese positions at· proposal at the against Japanese Observation Hill (3 mi. NW of Mubo) food conference, positions at stock- bombed and strafed by 4 RAAF Beau- her first formal ade. Maungdaw roac fighters. During the morning, Madang collaboration in strafed by 7 Oscars. is twice attacked by total of 4 B-24's post-war plans of

China: Enemy and 5 B-25's; bombs dropped on dis- the United Nations. columns advance W persal areas, a radio station, and an Hq Edwin Barclay, along bank of the building and the town and airdrome President of Yangtze R., Chang- strafed; returning B-25's strafe villages Liberia, arrivesin yang has been cap- in Saidor area. Eight RAAF Beaufight- Washington for a tured by 1 force, ers strafe an islandS of Madang. jVisit. and another has Total of about 30 enemy planes raid President reached Yu.yangkuan, Allied coastal positions during the !Roosevelt, at the 40 mi. SW of morning, bombing Morobe, Mambare, request of the Chihkiang. and Douglas harbors; damage is slight. NWLB, orders

Kei Is.: One Dutch B-25 bombs Lang- 52.,000 rubber

''

goer airdrome, causing explosions and rworkers on strike fires; weather prevents 3 others from at ~on O.k ~0 re-locating target. urn o wor Y

jnoon next day. Japan: The Tokyo

jradio announces he appointment of

jGoto, fprmerly !Home Minister, as !Minister of State jWithout portfolio.

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(Corit d) ombed and many

hits scored; smoke observed on North Head.

Aleutian Is.: U.S. Germany: More troops on Attu at- than 500 ~ritish

tack in force along plan.es rald Es:='en ridge extending E at mght, droppmg from Fishhook 1•371 tons of following heavY bombs; weather artillery and mor- clo~dy, but results tar fire against beheved good;.23 hostile positions. RAF planes mls-

Pu.shing up a 60- s~~~ut 15 Mas-degree slope, our . forces capture a qmtos make. sue-strong enemy cessful dayhg~t position on highest ~ttacks on optlcal point of Fishhook mstrument works Ridge by late after at Jena; RR

station and RR noon; mopping up of isolated hostile ridge at Weimer groups occurs also attacked; 3 above cloud level. Mosquitos missi?~· Enemy resistance North Sea: Bnhs continues on E and PT-boats attack N slopes of the enemy tra_wlers off ridge. All possibl ;rerschell_mg, leav­avenues of escape mg 1 on flre and for the enemy are sinking. being blocked. Construction of a fighter strip at Alexai Pt. started.

Single B-25 bombs and strafes enemy trenches near Lake Canirca. Main camp at Kiska bombed by 4 P-40's.

Southern Europe

Russia: Germans Pantelleria I.: Force of P-40' s and p. claim repulse of 38 s attacks island; harbor defenses continued heavy and town hit; explosions observed; en-Soviet attacks in emy installations at Pt. Leonardo and Kuban sector. Pt. Sidire bombed. Russians report Sicily: Augusta attacked during night minor raids S of by RAF heavy bombers; bursts ob-Balakleya and slight served near RR station and oil instal-gains on Kalinin lations. front. Sardinia: Villacidro airdrome bomb-

ed by 31 B-25's with escort of 49 P-38's; hits scored among dispersed air­craft and revetments. Thirty-six B-26's with P-40 escort destroy and dam­age many aircraft parked on field at Decimomannu; force of 30-40 ME-109's and MA-202's engages Allied planes in combat; 13 Axis planes shot down for loss of 1 P-40. Night of 2?/28, 13 Wellingtons bomb.fields at Villacidro, Elmas and DeCimomannu, results un­observed because of haze.

Aleutian Is.: On Belgium: Twelve Russia: Nazis Pantelleria I.: P-40' s, in raid over ttu, Allied troops scorted Venturas report severe island, score hits in the city and on re engaged in raid coke ovens at Soviet attacks, with RR. · learing enemy Zeebrugge; 1 tank and air support Night of 28/29, small scout party land romE and N Ventura and 1 Spit- in Kuban area, and at PUnta della Ficarra; sentry gives aces of SE tip of fire lost. claim repulse of alarm and party withdraws successfully, Fishhook Ridge, English Channel: these. Russians having found no evidence of German where Japanese British Albacores claim, and Germans troops. are .resisting nd light surface deny, gains in Sicily: Sciacca and Borizzo airdromes strongly with auto- orces attack enemy Lisichansk sector. attacked by B-25's with P-38 escort; matic weapons. shipping at night, many grounded planes at latter de-

Because of bad estroying 6 R- strayed and 2 fires started; 30-50 Axis weather, no air oats, damaging 3 planes intercept and, in the ensuing attacks are made. others, and setting combat, 11 are destroyed, 6 probably,

2 trawlers on fire. and 5 damaged. Twenty-three more nemy aircraft attack the Allied escort lanes over Favignana; 4 destroyed and damaged; only 1 P-38 missing.

Twenty-four B-26's with P-38 escort bomb Castelvetrano aird.rome; entire field well covered, bombs bursting

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THEATER

Tunisia: Sousse attacked during night by 7 Axis planes which in­flict minor dam­age on docks area and cause a few casualties.

Indian Ocean: SS Sicilia (SWedish cargo ship, 1,633 tons) sunk by SS at 24-31 S, 35-12 E.

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!POLITICAL, jECONOMIC, 94 !PSYCHOLOGICAL May

Burma: British New Guinea: In a coordinated attack on U.S.: Strike 27 oreesagain at- Lae area by 6 RAAF Beaufighters, 9 among rubber ack Japanese at B-24's, and 15 B-25's, the airdrome, workers in Ohio

stockade W of building area, Labu Lagoon, and wrecked ends. !Kalemyo and sue- vessel at Malahang are bombed and Belgium: Ger-ceed in capturing a strafed; 2 grounded planes receive di- mans order all. hill position. rect hits and explosions and fires re- public establish-

RAF bombers at- sult over the area; 1 Beaufighter lost to ments closed at tack Akyab I., intense AA fire. B-24 strafes coastal 11:00 p.m. and bombs burst in tar- areas at Sa.idor and Finschafen and forbid the Belgia.m get area. Hurri- bombs buildings at the latter. to appear in the canes machine-gun Morobe Harbor bombed during morn- streets between a bridge and Japan- ing by 6 enemy aircraft. 11 :30 p.m. and ese positions s of RAAF Hudson on rcn attacks Timika, 5:00 a.m. Buthedaung. Dutch New Guinea. ~: Japanese Kei Is.: Three RAAF Hudsons and a

column in Tungting Dutch B-25 raid Langgoer. Lake region con-tinues advance and reaches points 15 mi. W of Changy~ 10 mi. N of it, and 10 mi. NW of Yuyangkuan.

Algeria: Ten Burma: Fightbg Solomon Is.: Munda bombed b"{ total of !l...§...; :President 28

Axis bombers op- W of Kalemyo con- 12 TBF's, 8 P-40's, and 8 P-39 s; hits Roosevelt in an erate over Bone; inues. scored on runway and in revetment area, executive order

no damage re- RAF aircraft make causing fires a11.d explosions; intense names James F. ported. 38 sorties ,against AA fire seriously damages 2 TBF' s and Byrnes director of

South Atlantic: 19nemy in Chin Hills, they are forced to land in the water. Office of War

Convoy attacked by ~eho airdrome, and New Britain: B-24 on rcn bombs Mobilization which Axis ss's at 35- Mandalay RR yards; Tala:sea and destroys jetty on Garua I., is to coordinate 15 S, 21-10 E: SS arge fires started Witu Is. At night, RAAF Catalina strafef the work of war Agwimonte (U.S. fit last target. C. Gloucester airdrome. agencies and elim-

~argo ship, 6,679 China: Yochow RR New Guinea: Japanese airdrome• at inate interdepart-ons) and SS !Y'ards dive-bombed Boram, Dagua, .and Wewak attacked be- mental friction; ~oraas (Nor- find strafed by 9 and If ore dawn by total of 6 B-1 7' s and 4 B- his powers will

~egian tanker, tJ P-40's, respect- 24's; 7 searchlights possibly destroyed exceed and take fl,886 tons) sunk. 'vely; yards, round- and 16 fires started. Single B-24 bombs precedence over

jhouse, and ware- Sangar Village, 55 mi. SE of Wewak. In those of Donald jhouses damaged; Sa.lamaua area, 1 RAAF A-20 bombs Nelson's, who wip fsmall amount of AA Kela :Pt.; weather prevents 5 others fran serve on Byrnes ifire encountered. reaching the target. advisory com-Chinese planes at- Australia: Eight enemy bombers es- mittee. ack Ich,':.~ and cor~~d-by.. 6 fighters raid Millil'l.gimbi

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, ~ (Cont'd) ' ong aircraft and repair shops; about

ME-109' s attempt interception. ilo airdrome heavily attacked by 23 -26's escorted by 43 P-40's; dispersal rea covered with bombs, a large plane

set on fire, and a train blown up; of 17 ttacking Axis aircraft, 3 destroyed:

Castelvetrano, Borizzo, and Trapan1 docks bombed, night of 28/29, by Wellingtons; results unobserved.

Italy: Foggia bombed in 2 waves by otal of 39 B-24' s; hits scored on arked aircraft, destroying 3 and dam­

aging 10; hangars damaged; large ires started. Leghorn sustains severe damage in raid by 92 B-17's; 2 large and several small explosions caused at shipbuilding yards, 2 medium-sized ships damaged, oil refinery, RR yards, and docks hit; of 12 intercepting Axis planes, 1 destroyed, 2 damaged; 4 bom­ers damaged by AA fire.

Aleutian Is.: At France: Force of Russia: Germans Pantelleria I.: Island pounded dawn, Japanese 140 B-17' s raids claim repulse of hroughout day by medium bombers and force of about 300 submarine instal- ocal Soviet attacks · fighters: 19 B-26's, 24 B-25's es-penetrates our lations at St. in Kuban. Fighting corted by 12 P-38's, 12 P-40's, and 12 right flank in Nazaire, using 277 ontinues in -38's carry out many raids; hits Chicagof Valley ons of bombs; ma.rw Lisichansk area; cored on piers, in docks area, in town, during strong hits scored on tar- atrol activity N of on gun emplacements and radar station; counterattack and get; intense AA fir Chuguyev reported. fires and explosions result. During advances toward and weak fighter op night, 22 Wellingtons drop about 40 tons Sarana-Massacre osition encoun- of bombs on island; many fires started. Valley, cutting ered; 8 B-17' s lost Sardinia: Porto Ponte Romano at-communication at least 3 enemy tacked by 8 P-38's; hits scored on wires; U.S. re- planes shot down, 3 docks and dumps result·in fires and ex-serves attack the probably, 2 dam- plosions; 2 bombs damage RR. force and kill at aged. Seven B-40's least 270 of them, accompany the ieaving only bombers; this is tre scattered snipers. first reported par­Remnants of enem icipation of these forces lodged in planes in air crevices W of action. P-47's and Sarana Pass are RAF Spitfires fur­being mopped up. nish withdrawal su Our troops are port. now in a favorable At about the same position and able time, 55 B-17' s to fight down hill. raid naval ware-

Bad weather con- house at Rennes; tinues to prevent about 130 tons of air operations. bombs dropped,

but heavy fighter opposition hampers the accuracy of bombing; AA fi:J;",t:;, (, moder~-e; ·~ B- ];:,'?., s• \

-t.ll"· lJ·%·. nAF''·, :· ',:;k ~ .·l:e~.LiR:>ffi"'t'· "il. t d~· ·",t· .,,.· :;·. t~. osse., e:s 1ma e . a ,, ..... " ~\ £~ 'iii~~k aedtroyeli ···· ' V 1~ Ptr-6J1a'rjiy de-

stroyed, 10 dam­a ed. P-47' s fur:.

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Indian Ocean: SS Hopetarn (British cargo ship, 5,231 tons) sunk by SS at 30-50. S, 39-32 E.

ASIATIC THEATER

(Cont'd) Enshih airfield

jboJ:nbE~d by Japanese '".,.'"·"•cu.• in early IJ.J.HJJ. UJ .. UI'.I Slight V.CI.JLU,<~F."

casualties

Solomon Is.: B-24 bombs and strafes DD and possible CL off Empress

Bay, Bougainville, but scores At night, Allied search plane

•'""''·"'"''~""'ssfully attacks 2 Japanese DD' s l""'c.v.'"'•e> S from Faisi.

New Britain: B-17 attacks loaded en­barges along NW coast, setting fire. C. Gloucester airdrome

•,::n•::.t••n at night by RAAF Catalina, 1v.~u.u.·"'l5'"" 2 enemy planes in dispersal

.!!l~~W!l~· B-24 on rcn is inter­by 4-9 hostile planes protecting

............... ULE in Hansa Bay; 2 of the enemy s are destroyed; on return flight, strafes enemy villages from

to Finschafen. Later, B-24 • .,,..".,.~'"' 2 near misses on enemy vessel

Hansa Bay, leaving it smoking. Four 1 7' s raid Madang, bombing town and

areas. Another B-17 bombs wharf at Alexishafen. Two enemy planes

-···"u·=u Sipoma (20 mi S of Salamaua). New Guinea, Nabire and Babe

J:LL•.a.<OJ:I.t::u by single B-24's; 3 grounded severely damaged at the latter

bombed by 2 RAAF Hudsons. planes bomb Mappi. : Allied planes, operating singl:,

s, carry out harassing raids following enemy-held positions:

"'"'CL.L.l.L<>a. airdrome on Boeroe L, Damar ""'"'='"=•" airdrome on.Lombok I.,

~~.5~"'~·-, Soemba L, Bima, Soembaw~ Penfoei and Dilli airdromes, Timor fires and explosions result at some

Eft•~;Fig;e1:s;;;~n·¥1c~ i""'"!-''!-'...,,15 S of: ···~• "·~, 1,ooo;.toil: ·

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(Cont'd) nish general fighter support and RAF Spitfires, withdraw al support.

Submarine instal­lations at La Pallice raided a little later by 34 unescorted B-24's, which. drop about 100 tons of bombs with good results; some shipping in harbor believed damaged; AA fire light and rw fighter encountered.

Airfields at Caen and Maupertius bombed by escorted Venturas and Typhoons.

Germany: About 700 RAF planes carry out night raid on Wuppertal; of 1,822 tons of bombs dropped, 9 are 4-ton, 262 2-ton, and 60 1-ton bombs; concen­trated bombing re­sults in huge fires; 33 RAF planes mis sing; 1 GAF fighter destroyed.

England: Six enemy planes op­erate over England at night; 1 de­stroyed.

Southern Europe

30 Aleutian Is.: England: During Russia: Berlin Pantelleria I.: Island pounded by 25 .S. troops begin the day, Torquay armounces cessation B-25's with escort of 14 P-38's, 18

he occupation of raided by 20 of Red Army at- B-26'sescorted by 12 P-38's, and 19 hemya I. in the enemy planes and tacks in Kuban, al- bomb-carrying P-38's which drop total

michi Is. with- Frinton area by 12; though Soviets re- of 45 tons of bombs; target areas ut opposition. considerable dam- port that fighting is covered and many fires started. Night Allied forces on age inflicted at the continuing. of 30/31, Pantelleria inner harbor bom-

Attu repulse weak former; 4 planes of Russians report barded by 3 British warships; no seriol.E enemy counter- the 1st group de- local engagements opposition encountered and no damage attack on right strayed and 2 of the in Lisichansk area. suffered by our ships. flank in Sarana 2d. RR stations at Sardinia: Thirty-six P-38's drop over Valley at 0530 W. North Sea: Gomel and Karache 17 tons of bombs on Chilivani RR Sarana Pass is Typhoons set an heavily bombed by station and yards; buildings, trans-cleared of the 800-ton enemy ship Soviet aircraft, former station, and train hit; water enemy. During the on fire off Flushing. night of 30/31; tower, station a,nd trains strafed. RR evening, U.S. fires and explosions station and factory at Alghero also at-troops, advancing result. tacked. Aranci port and RR attacked by in 3 columns (1 29J?-38's; RR, mole, and many build-from Fishhook .,, ··' ing:f~amaged; hits scored on 3 ships; 2 Ridge, 1 from enemy planes attack formation, 1 of crest of E arm of · .. ; ~hi!::h{!is destroyed. Holtz Bay, 1 down t\ 1':\ S •·· 1,;.:, Jiifta1y: Foggia bombed by more than 50 Chicagof Valley), \·\ ~) '" '' --

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(Cont'd) ority of bombs in target area,

ua]pa.Ile~;e bombers Allied planes

a.Ild attack l'-''-''"'"'15"''·'a.u airfield

with 48

Solomon Is.: B-24 attacks enemy AK 11 mi. off Mutupina pt., Bougainville; no bomb hits scored, but the vessel is thoroughly strafed.

New Britain; Six RAAF Beauforts set out to attack Gasmata, but only 1 locates a.Ild bombs the tarfet.

New Guinea: Four B-17 s raid air­dromes at Wewak a.Ild Boram before dawn, causing fires a.Ild explosions in fuel dump a.Ild dispersal areas a.Ild de­stroying 3 searchlights; Mada.Ilg air­

_ouroom.., bombed by 1 of the returning Another B-17 raids Finschafen. Dock area at Kendari, Celebes,

3 B-24's.

North Africa: General de Gaulle arrives in Algiers a.Ild is met by General Giraud.

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(Cont'd) reach Chicagof Harbor waterfront encountering only slight resistance en route. Organ­ized enemy re­sistance has ceased and small hostile groups are moving toward Cape Khlebnikof.

Air missions to Attu find only friendly troops there and do not attack. Total of 7 B-24's, 3 B-25's, and 10 P-40' s at­tack Kiska, hitting runway and beach­ed ship at Gertrude Cove; fires result on the ship and near the runway; 2 of the P-40's, scouting shoreline from Gertrude Cove to Vega Pt., sight and strafe tents and camouflaged trenches; AA fire slightly damages 1 P-40.

Aleutian Is.: France-Low opping up oper- Countries: RAF

tions are in medium bombers rogress on Attu. scorted by

Only 40-50 Jap- ighters attack ese remam m Cherbourg, Flush-

he Khlebnikof area ing, and Zeebrugge. nd about 20 be- North Sea: SS ieved W of Sarana- Catford (British assacre Pass. cargo ship, 1,568 hese areas are ons) sunk by mine eing combed. at 53-37 N, 00-42 To date, 1,791 E.

apanese dead ounted, of whom ,041 were killed uring and after ounterattack of ay 29; 4 captured. llied casualties

o date are: 229 illed, 1,125 ounded, 40 mis-ing. I

Kiska is target or 7 attacks bi' otal of 5 B-24 s, 0 B-25' s, ar.lcL;3't.'' l

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~ B-24's; hangars, barracks, and dis­persal areas damaged; many parked aircraft, including some 6-engine planes, destroyed or set on fire. Naples and nearby airfields and a actory bombed by total of 112 B-17's:

Russia: Both sides report fight­ing of local charac­ter in Kuban, NE of Novorossisk. Ground activity on remainder of front confined to patrol activities.

101 tons of bombs dropped on Pomigliano aircraft factory where many ires are started; Pomigliano airdrome

covered with bombs, many of which urst among dispersed aircraft;

Capodichino airdrome, buildings, hang­s, and planes damaged; oil storage

epot at Naples damaged, resulting in 2 xplosions; near misses scored on

several ships and direct hit on 1; smoke d fire observed in target area. These

ttacks opposed by about 50 Axis planes, 10 of which are shot down.

Pantelleria I. : Total of 38 medium bombers with fighter escort and 12 bomb-carrying P-38' s drop 75 tons of bombs on defended positions throughout the island; target areas covered with . bombs and strafed; large fire started. Wellingtons make night raid on Pantelleria,- starting many fires.

Sicily: Six Liberators and 2 Hali­faxes bomb oil stores at Augusta,

. scoring near hits; fires started around buildings.

Sardinia: Cagliari bombed by 11 P-38 s, which damage pier buildings, small boats, and barracks. Fourteen P-38's attack Santa Catarina power station; direct hits and near misses cause explosion, resulting in fires. Hits scored on 400' motor vessel in

orto Ponte Romano. Twenty-three -38's, in low-level raid on Guspini,

score hits on factory, barracks area, and transformer station; of 8 inter­cepting aircraft, 1 destroyed, 1 prob­ably, and 2 damaged.

Italy: Foggia heavily bombed by total of 94 B-17' s which, in 3 missions, drop 180 tons of bombs on RR yards and air-

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(Cont'd) 8 P-40's; 1 plane. urned, 2 trucks de­

stroyed, and 2 dam­ed. Trucks mov­

toward !chang trafed; fires tarted in !chang.

illery S of!ch ombed successful!

by 7 B-24' s. Ware­ouses set on fire t Tengchung by -40's and object­

ives along Burma oad strafed. Rail

water transport Yochow area dam

ged by P-40's; 6 -40's strafe boats n rive<" at Shasi, inking 1, and trafe and burn 10

craft on landing rip at ShasL

Tunisia; Fifteen Burma: Ware- Solomon ill.: Three B-24's attack ~ Egyptian 31 Axis planes make houses, tracks, Tinputs area and Numa Numa on NE Council of Mini-unsuccessful raid and rolling stock at coast of Bougainville, starting large sters approves the on Sousse in even- Mandalay damaged fires. at both targets. Same planes attac establishment of ing. by force of 9 B- 2 enemy coastal steamers in vicinity of diplomatic re-~: It is an- 25's; Monywa air- Tinputs; 1 set on fire and forced to bea lations between

nounced that ome bombed with New Britain: Gasmata bombed at Egypt and the French squadron observed results; night by RAAF Catalina. Soviet Union, pro-.of 9 warships egyi RR yards un- New Guinea: Nine B-24' s heavily bom viding that neither immobilized at uccessfully at- Lae, destroying buildings. Finschafen country will inter-Alexandria since tacked. P-40' s area is target for 1 B-24. Sixteen fere in the interna June, 1940, has trafe Tumbonghka enemy fighters attack B-17 on rcn over affairs of the other joined the Allies. d Manywet, de- Finschafen; 5 of the enemy planes shot and that Russia The force con- troying several down and another probably destroyed; will guarantee not sists of 1 BB, 3 uildings; Manywet B-17 damaged but reaches base~ to indulge in any CA' s, 1 CL, 3 ombed and strafed Japanese are reported to have occupied activity to under-DD' s, and 1 SS. Y another force of the Wissel Lakes area (45 mi. N. of mine the present

P-40's, which Timika). Egyptian govern-starts several fires; Kei Is.: Five RAAF Beaufighters str mental system. same group destro Langgoer airdrGme; 1 enemy bomber de Bulgaria: Sapria RR bridge 10 mi. N strayed on the ground and a fighter dam.- Klevkov, pro-Axis of Kamaing. Enemy ged; interception attempted by 2 enemy member of the Hq at Sumpr~~· ighters, of which 1 is.shot down. Bulgarian elieved dest.E:9YEQi: ',__:::_._ , '-· , Parliament, is

as result of raid by shot to death at 6 P-40' s. Twelve Kostievo. P-40's, on Greece.; German offensive rcn, de- safe-conduct for stroy locomotives, Greek ships work-

31 renches in Vega c' ay area, North

ead, and Gertrude ove bombed; ittle Kiska and rtrude Cove

trafes; 2 B-24's d 1 photo plane

amaged by AA

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(Cont'd) drome; fires started in hangar area, administration buildings, and RR yards; many aircraft, including some JU-52's, destroyed on ground. About 3g Axis

lanes oppose attack, 1 of which is shot down and 1 damaged; 7 ME-109's at­empt interception near Naples, and 4

-210's attack near Capri.

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(Cont'd) (Cont'd) freight cars, and ing for Switzerland 31 troops in enemy is withdrawn; the C'd territory. RAF ships are ordered planes make 49 t 0,make for the sorties against neal;'est port. troop concentra- · Hungary: The tions in Chin Hills. Regent is reported

China: Nine B- to_.have refused 24's with escort of Hitler's demand 9 P-40' s are dis- for more troops patched to Kingmer for the Eastern but are unable to Front and for attack because of transit of German overcast; second- troops and equip-ary target, Ichang ment on Hungarian airdrome, bombed: RR's and the installations and Danube, and to ha~ airport hit, 3 air- declined to permit craft destroyed on !Budapest to be-the ground. About come German mili 20 Zeros intercept tary Hq. over Kingmen and . North Africa: engage our planes Generals Giraud in running fight and De Gaulle set from there to up an executive Ichang; another committee in . formation of 20 Algiers as a Zeros attacks over government until Ichang; total of 23 France is freed. Zeros destroyed Giraud appoints and 8 probably de- Jean Monnet and strayed. General Alphonse-

Joseph Georges; . De Gaulle selects General Georges Catroux and Rene Massigli; Andre Philips is elected by the other six members.

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