Another extremely heavy night-time bombing raids was carried
out on the Ruhr and surrounding areas by the British Royal
Air Force (RAF) bombers.
North Africa. The Wehrmacht ground forces continued attacks
on French troops in Tunisia were repulsed.
In the Mediterranean. Daylight raid on Naples.
Russian Front. Soviet troops occupied Georgievsk, Mineralniye
Vody, Pyatigorsk and Kislovodsk in the Caucasus.
In Australasia. During nigh
10-11
January 1943 United States of America torpedo boats torpedoed
two Japanese surface destroyers and drove off others attempting
to reinforce Guadalcanal.
Twelfth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-17
Flying Fortress heavy bombers bomb fort and town of Gadames
and attack rail bridge and highway bridge across the Oued
el Akarit, North North West of Gabes. Escorting P-38 Lightning
fighters engage in 25 minutes of combat with attacking fighters,
shooting down 1 and severely damaging another. 2 P-38 Lightning
fighters are lost. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb shipping
at northeast Tunisian coast. Escorting P-38 Lightning fighters
claim 3 aircraft shot down. Other fighters fly patrol and
reconnaissance, and escort C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft
transport missions.
Ninth Air Force. During
10-11
January 1943, The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Liberators,
under IX Bonner Command control, bomb road junction at Tripoli.
During daylight, United States B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
hit harbor at Naples. P-40 fighters fly reconnaissance and
escort missions.
Tenth Air Force. Fighters attack Bhamo, destroying barges,
tugs, warehouses, and other port facilities. The fighters
also strafe fuel drums along road between Chefang and Mangshih
and hit a truckful of soldiers near Ho-lu.
South Pacific (SOPAC). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-26 Marauder medium bombers and P-39 fighters hit Munda area.
Go To: 12th
January
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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