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Air Base Squeezed (Durdin) – 2-3
Kiska Bombarded by U.S. Warships – 4
War News Summarized – 4
More Towns Taken – 5-6
Sicily Bases Raided Around the Clock – 6
U.S. Honor is Given to Chiang Kai-Shek – 6
Eighth Air Force Holds 4-to-1 Edge – 7
The Air War-II (Baldwin) – 8
Vichy Food Chaos Assailed by Paris – 8
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 9-11

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/jul1943/f08jul43.htm

A German breakthrough at Kursk?
Thursday, July 8, 1943 www.onwar.com

German 6th Panzer Division column at Kursk [photo at link]

On the Eastern Front... The battle of Kursk continues. The German advance in the north is less than one mile. To the south the German commanders remain hopeful of a breakthrough but the rate of attrition remains high. Soviet strong points prove difficult to overcome. Meanwhile, Red Army counterattacks, with armor, prevent substantial gains.

In the Solomon Islands... On New Georgia, US forces make some gains near the Barike River.

In the Atlantic... The British Home Fleet cruises off Norway but the Germans fail to notice them. The British intention is to draw attention away from the Mediterranean operations.