[Homer_J_Simpson]

Foe’s Ships Routed (Peters, Darnton, Durdin) – 2-3
Solomons Battle is Vital to Allies (by Warwick Fairfax, first-time contributor) – 3
Eaker Leads Raid (Kluckhohn) – 4-5
British Deem Our Heavy Bombers Unsuited for Raids on Continent (by David Anderson) – 6-7
War News Summarized – 6
Germans Gain at Krasnodar; Russians at Don Kill 5,000 – 7
New Strategy Set, London Believes (by Raymond Daniell) – 8-9
Bill Selby, Over Beer in London, Announces His Return to Army (by Meyer Berger) – 10
The Coast Guard Gains While Gable Loses – 11
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 12-13

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/aug42/f18aug42.htm

Resistance members face severe penalties
Tuesday, August 18, 1942 www.onwar.com

Suspected Soviet partisans hung by German occupation authorities [photo at link]

From Berlin... Due to increased partisan activity in the German rear echelon on the Eastern Front, Hitler issues a directive ordering harsher measures against the local populations suspected of resistance. He also grants increased power to the SS Special Units.

In the Solomon Islands... On Guadalcanal, Japanese reinforcements are landed at Taivu and a detachment of 1,000 troops under the leadership of Colonel Ichiki starts towards the American position. The Japanese believe there are only 3,000 Americans on the Island. There are actually 10,000 and the airstrip is now ready to receive aircraft.