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Vast-Scale Raids (Bracker) – 2-3
Back from One of Yesterday’s Many Round-the-Clock Raids (photo) – 3
New Tunisia Gains – 4
Eisenhower Cites Record of 2d Corps (Kluckhohn) – 5
U.S. Harvest of Prisoners-and British Congratulations (photos) – 6
American Soldiers on the Tunisian Landscape of Dust, Mud, Cactus and Shells (photos) – 7-8
Our Submarines Bag 5 Ships; 13 Raids Hit Kiska in One Day – 9
War News Summarized – 9
Doolittle Urges More Japan Raids – 10
Made-In-Japan for the Air Raid on Tokyo (photo) – 10
Nazi Slur Stirred Students’ Revolt (Axelsson) * – 11
Vidussoni Resigns High Italian Post (Brigham) – 11
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 12-13
The Rationing Situation in the New York Area – 14

The News of the Week in Review
Both Sides Gird – 15-16
Twenty News Questions – 17
Tunisia: Battle Focus of the Mediterranean Theatre (maps) – 18
Allies Now In Position for the Kill in Africa (Kluckhohn) – 19
Air Power Holds Vital Place in Australia’s Defense (map) – 20
New Offensive Appears to Be Shaping in Pacific (Shalett) – 21
Argentina is Unmoved by Slights (by Arnaldo Cortesi) – 22
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 23

* The story of the trial and execution of Hans and Maria Scholl and Adrian Probst last February.

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/apr1943/f18apr43.htm

Americans shoot down Yamamoto’s plane
Sunday, April 18, 1943 www.onwar.com

Admiral Yamamoto’s plane just before it crashes into the sea [photo at link].

Over the Solomon Islands... An aircraft carrying the Commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Admiral Yamamoto, is shot down by P-38 Lighting fighters over Bougainville. Yamamoto is killed. This action is the result the interception of a coded Japanese message announcing a visit by Yamamoto. The Japanese fail to deduce that their codes are insecure.

In Moscow... The Soviets state that the story of the Katyn massacre is nothing more than German propaganda.

In Tunisia... A massive convoy of 100 transport aircraft leaves Sicily with supplies for the Axis forces. At least half the planes are shot down by Allied fighters.