[Homer_J_Simpson]

Americans Retire (Middleton) – 2-3
Stimson Reports ‘a Sharp Reverse’ (Hurd) – 3-4
Flaming Sbeitla Lit Fierce Battle (Kluckhohn) – 4
Nazi War Machines Knocked Out in North Africa before the Push Started Against U.S. Troops (photos) – 5
Soviet Gains Grow (Parker) – 6-7
Committee Finds Shipbuilding Lags – 7
Labor Bars Union with British Reds – 7
Goebbels Asks Total Unity before Red ‘Invasion’ Threat – 8
War News Summarized – 8
Japan Hits China with 7 Land Blows – 9-10
Fortress Cut in Two 3 Miles Up, Tail Gunner Falls into Pacific Idyl (Hailey) – 11
Delay Aids Enemy (Lawrence) – 12
New Battleship Iowa is Called World’s Greatest Fighting Craft (by Albert J. Gordon) – 13
U.S. Sixth Army Created in Pacific – 14
The Texts of the Day’s War Communiques – 15-16

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/feb1943/f19feb43.htm

US troops on Guadalcanal are reinforced
Friday, February 19, 1943 www.onwar.com

American reinforcements loading into landing craftIn the Solomon Islands... On Guadalcanal American reinforcements arrive as part of the buildup for the next offensive move to the Russell Islands. These islands are now reported abandoned by the Japanese.

In Tunisia... The Axis offensive is renewed with the objective of Le Kef. There are two wings to the assault. The German 15th Panzer Division attacks from Kasserine toward Thala. The 21st Panzer Division, having already advanced beyond Sbeitla, strikes toward Sbiba. The Allied command has anticipated such moves and both mountain passes are well defended. Among the Axis leadership, Rommel has proposed aiming for Tebessa instead of Le Kef and he has had elements of 10th Panzer Division placed under his command.

[Springman]

Thanks for the ping and glad FR is back up. Almost had a heart attack when I saw the timestamp and thought I would be late for work.