[Homer_J_Simpson]

Catanzaro Falls (Bracker) – 2-3
Mussolini is Taken by Nazis from Italians, Berlin Reports – 3-4
Italian Freighters Also Join Allies – 4
Italian Surrender Cheered in Malta (by James Wellard, first-time contributor) – 4
Malta Bound: Italian Fleet Speeding to Join the Allies (photos) – 5-6
War News Summarized – 7
Drive for Bryansk Gains Momentum – 8-9
Salamaua’s Field is Won by Allies – 9-10
De Gaulle Calls for ‘Solidarity’ – 11
Fruits of Italy’s Defeat (Baldwin) – 11
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 12-13

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/sep1943/f13sep43.htm

Chiang Kai-shek now Chinese president
Monday, September 13, 1943 www.onwar.com

Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek [photo at link]

In Beijing... Chiang Kai-shek becomes president.

In Italy... On the Salerno beachhead, the German counterattack against the British 10th Corps sector is expanded to include that of the American 6th Corps. Elements of the German 16th Panzer and 29th Panzergrenadier Divisions capture American-held Persano and penetrate the American line in several places. The possibility of isolating the British and American Corps arises as the Germans reach to within one mile of the beaches. Allied naval gunfire prevents further German penetrations. The US 6th Corps headquarters makes plans for evacuation. Elements of the US 82nd Airborne Division (General Ridgeway) are parachuted on to the beaches to stiffen the defenses. To the south, the British 8th Army captures Cosenza in its continued advance.

In the Solomon Islands... A American battalion lands on Sagekarasa.

In Occupied Greece... At Cephalonia, the Italian “Acqui” Division resists German forces seeking to disarm it.