[Homer_J_Simpson]

Eighth Army Gains (Bracker) – 2-3
Plane Gets U-Boat but is Lost in Fight – 3
Fortresses Rock Frankfort in Steady Allied Air Blows (Graham) – 3-4
Big German Force is Gaining on Kos (Sulzberger) – 4-5
U.S. Flier Beheaded by Japanese, Says Diary Revealed by MacArthur – 5
War News Summarized – 6
A Neapolitan Welcome for the Men from the U.S.A. (photo) – 6
The U-Boat Warfare (Baldwin) – 8
Fala’s Double at Meeting of War Chiefs (photo) – 8
The Text of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 9-10

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/oct1943/f05oct43.htm

Panzer attack pushes back British
Tuesday, October 5, 1943 www.onwar.com

In Italy... The US 5th Army captures Aversa and Maddaloni. Elements of the British 10th Corps reach the Volturno River. On the east coast, in fighting around Termoli, the German 16th Panzer Division successfully pressures the British 78th Division (part of 13th Corps, 8th Army).

In the Central Pacific... Wake Island is shelled and bombed by Task Force 14 (Admiral Montgomery). There are 6 carriers, 7 cruisers and 25 destroyers involved.

On the Eastern Front... Soviet forces continue the effort to establish bridgeheads over the Dniepr River.

[henkster]

We’re bombing Frankfort? I dated a girl from Frankfort! Oh, wait; that should be “Frankfurt” not Frankfort, Indiana.

Had me going for a second...

[BroJoeK]

Headline: "The U-Boat Warfare (Baldwin) – 8"

"The Nazis have re-armed their undersea craft, not only with light automatic anti-aircraft gunes but perhaps with heavier deck guns.
The radar equipment of the enemy's submarines, once a weak point, probably has been considerably improved, so that it is easier for the submarine skipper to locate a convoy."

Well, not really:

"Advancements in radar became particularly deadly for the U-boat crews, especially once aircraft-mounted units were developed.
As a countermeasure, U-boats were fitted with radar warning receivers, to give them ample time to dive before the enemy closed in.
However, at some point the Allies switched to centimetric radar (unbeknownst to Germany) which rendered the radar detectors ineffective.
U-boat radar systems were also developed, but many captains chose not to utilize them for fear of broadcasting their position to enemy patrols."

Or, maybe yes:

"By November 1943, the Germans had finally developed what would become the world’s first true, all around naval radar.
Born out of desperation, FuMB7 combined Metox and Naxos emissions to give U-boat commanders a first rate, long range detection system.
Further enhancements were performed (the FuMB24 and 25) to the base MB7 giving it an extended operational radius."

U-952 radar detector: