[Homer_J_Simpson]

U.S. Isle is Bombed (by Robert Trumbull, first-time contributor, and Charles Hurd) – 2
Submarine Sinks 3 Japanese Ships – 3
War News Summarized – 3
Heydrich is Dead; Czech Toll at 178 (Brigham) – 4
Planes Pound Axis Units in Libya; British Recapture a Strong Point (Levy) – 5-6
Reporter Yielded by Italy to Reich (Denny) – 6-7
War’s New Pacific Phase (Baldwin) – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 11-13

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/jun42/f05jun42.htm

British strike Axis defenses
Friday, June 5, 1942 www.onwar.com

British artillery shells Axis positions [photo at link]

In North Africa... British forces begin attacks on Rommel’s forces at the “Cauldron” (Rommel’s defensive position backed by a minefield). The British 32nd Army Brigade is caught in the minefield and loses 60 of its 70 tanks. The British 22nd Armored Brigade loses communications with the infantry and artillery it is supporting, rendering them extremely vulnerable. The Axis forces will defeat these units in the course of the next two days.