New Era Ordered (Trussell) – 2-3
Statement on Day’s Action – 3
Big Convoy is Sent (Hulen) – 4
Allies Reach Efogi in New Guinea Push (Darnton) – 4-5
Solomons May See a Decisive Battle (Durdin) – 5-6
Russians Smashing Ahead; Shaposhnikoff in Command (Brigham) – 6-7
Rommel Asserts He’ll Hold Gains – 8
War News Summarized – 8
The Texts of the Day’s War Communiques – 9-10
Major Sports Yesterday – 10
The News of the Week in Review
Twenty News Questions – 11
Strategic Stepping-Stones in the Battle of the Pacific (map) – 12
South Pacific War Develops on a Vast Scale (by Hanson W. Baldwin) – 13-14
The Story of Two Marines (Baldwin) – 15
War Fronts will Feel Winter Soon (by Charles Hurd) – 16-17
Russian Line is Strong Despite Nazi Assaults (by Ralph Parker) - 18
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 19
The New York Times Magazine
The Vatican Faces the Dictators (by Camille M. Cianfarra) – 20-23
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/oct42/f04oct42.htm
Fourth German offensive in Stalingrad
Sunday, October 4, 1942 www.onwar.com
Industrial area of Stalingrad under attack [photo at link]
On the Eastern Front... German General Paulus begins the fourth and longest lasting of his assaults on the city of Stalingrad. His forces have been reinforced with combat engineers and police units to aid in the street to street fighting which is now occurring. The Soviets under General Chuikov have also perfected their close fighting abilities and set up specially prepared killing zones to which they lure German advances. Attacks are focused on the Barricades, Red October and Tractor Factories.
In New Guinea... The Australians continue advancing along the Kokado Trail. They take Efogi and continue advancing to Aola and Moyola.