[Homer_J_Simpson]

Unity is Stressed (Sulzberger) – 2-3
Red Army Pressed – 3
5th Army Takes More Peaks as 8th Crosses River in Italy (Bracker) – 4
War News Summarized – 4
The United States Air Forces Blast the Nazis in Germany, Norway and Italy (photos) – 5-7
New Air Fighters to Set Pace of War – 5
M’Arthur Presses New Britain Blow – 8
A Crack Bombardier Adds to His Score (photo) – 8
Votes Trial Time for Pearl Harbor – 9
Navies Plan Peace Patrol (Krock) – 10
A Year of Decision (Baldwin) – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War * – 11

* I can’t remember the last time the communiques fit on one page with room to spare – HJS.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/dec1943/f08dec43.htm

US Navy bombards Kwajalein Atoll
Wednesday, December 8, 1943 www.onwar.com

US warship bombards island in Pacific [photo at link]

In the Marshall Islands... Kwajalein is bombarded by an American force consisting of 5 battleships and 12 destroyers commanded by Admiral Lee. One Japanese destroyer is damaged.

In New Guinea... Australian forces capture Wareo and advance toward Wandokai.

In Italy... Free French troops begin to come into the Allied line. The first unit is the 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division. Italian troops are also being mobilized. Meanwhile, veteran units are being withdrawn to Britain in preparation for Operation Overlord — the invasion of western Europe. The US 5th Army continues attacking but little progress is achieved. To the east, the British 8th Army operations continue as well. The Canadian 1st Division begins attacking over the Moro River, a few miles from the east coast.

On the Eastern Front... Soviet forces continue to isolate Znamenka by cutting a second rail line to the town.