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Germans on Volga in southern Stalingrad
Tuesday, October 13, 1942 www.onwar.com
On the Eastern Front... In the southern part of the city of Stalingrad, German 48th Panzer Corps, part of German 4th Panzer Army reaches the Volga River. However, to the north the Soviets hold on to the large factory buildings, continuing their counterattacks.
In the Solomon Islands... On Guadalcanal, 3000 American troops land from the convoy which were the subject of the Battle of Cape Esperance. The Japanese bring up the battleships Kongo and Haruna to bombard the airstrip at Henderson Field during the night. 50 American planes are destroyed on the ground, about one half of the aircraft present. While the shelling is occurring, Admiral Tanaka takes advantage of the break in American air cover and lands 4500 men and large quantities of supplies at Tassafaronga.