Noose Tightening (Kluckhohn) – 2
Eighth Army’s Heroic Campaign Recounted in British Fact Film (Crowther) * – 3
The Men Who Directed the Making of ‘Desert Victory’ (photo) – 4
Bombings Made Sfax Cool to Montgomery but His Bow to Fighting French Warmed City – 4
Germans Attack Below Leningrad – 5
Bracken Assails M.P. Critic of U.S. (Daniell) – 5
MacArthur Warns Bombers Must Hold Off Tokyo Navy (Durdin) – 7-8
War News Summarized – 7
Our Pacific Fliers Harry Foe’s Bases – 8
Double Press Censorship (Krock) – 9
Martin Demands ‘Open’ Conferences – 9
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 10-12
News and Notes of Art (by Edward Alden Jewell, first-time contributor) – 12
* Thanks to InMemoriam for providing this link.
“Desert Victory”
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/apr1943/f14apr43.htm
Axis makes last stand in Tunisia
Wednesday, April 14, 1943 www.onwar.com
German sentry in the hills of Tunisia [photo at link].
In Tunisia... Axis forces are now established in what will be their final defensive positions. They occupy the ring of hills around Bizerta and Tunis from about Cape Serrat to Enfidaville. British 8th Army units are moving up from the south to pressure Djebel Garci and Takrouna.
In New Guinea... A Japanese raid on Allied shipping in Milne Bay sinks two transports. This is the last of the series of attacks carried out in their air offensive. Japanese losses have been heavy.