To: r9etb; PzLdr; dfwgator; Paisan; From many - one.; rockinqsranch; 2banana; henkster; meandog; ...
Sant’ Agata Taken (Bracker) – 2-3
Finns Said to Seek Nazis’ Evacuation – 3
Surprise Attack from Sea Staggers Germans in Sicily (by Sgt. Jack Foisie, first-time contributor) – 3-5
Tunisia and Sicily: A Tactical Pattern Repeated – 4
War News Summarized – 5
Soviet Gains Grow – 6-7
RAF’s Big Bombers Hit Germany Again (Middleton, now in London) – 7
Hitler’s Shelving is Widely Doubted (Daniell) – 8
Our Forces in the Pacific Wrest Another Island from the Japanese (photos) – 9
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 10-11
4 posted on
08/10/2013 5:54:36 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/aug1943/f10aug43.htm
Red Army approaching Orel
Tuesday, August 10, 1943 www.onwar.com
On the Eastern Front... Soviet force capture Khotinets, to the east of Orel. To the south, Red Army offensives continue to make progress despite German resistance.
In Sicily... Another Allied amphibious operation is carried out on the north coast. Forces land at Brolo, east of Cape Orlando. The Germans again fall back.
5 posted on
08/10/2013 5:55:22 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
Map from David Glantz and Jonathan House "The Battle of Kursk."
8 posted on
08/10/2013 7:31:30 AM PDT by
henkster
(The 0bama regime isn't a train wreck, it's a B 17 raid on the rail yard.)
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Map from David Glantz and Jonathan House "The Battle of Kursk."