Valuiki Captured – 2-3
Germany’s Defeat Feared in Hungary (Phillips) – 3
Tiny Fort Held Out in Long Nazi Siege (Parker) – 3-4
Nazis Spur Troops by Desperate Fear – 4
War News Summarized – 4
Nazis Warn People of Russian Threat – 5
Desert Units Gain (Parr) – 5-6
British in Tunisia Repulse Two Thrusts and Push On (Middleton) – 7
Nazis Now Building 2 U-Boats for Every One the Allies Sink – 8
Holland Displaced in War Plants Post (Egan) – 8
Start Drive Today to Cut Mishaps 70% - 9
Marcantonio Rebuff (Krock) – 10
81% Favor a Ban on Strikes in War (by George Gallup) – 10
Fighters Fly Seas (by Hanson W. Baldwin) – 11
‘Gas’ Stations Put on Definite Hours – 11
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 12-14
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Red Army Continues to Advance
Wednesday, January 20, 1943 www.onwar.com
On the Eastern Front... German Army Group A, in the Caucasus, continues its withdrawal under Soviet pressure. The Red Army takes Nevinnomyssk and Proletarskaya.
In the Solomon Islands.. On Guadalcanal, Japanese resistance on Mount Austen weakens. Likewise, the Japanese Gifu strongpoint has suffered heavily from artillery fire.
In North Africa... Elements of the British 51st Highland Division occupy Homs as the Axis forces fall back.
In Morocco... The Casablanca Conference. The Anglo-American strategy discussions continue.