Taormina taken by 8th Army.
In Italy. Badoglio Government. Declared Rome an open city.
Russian Front. The Wehrmacht tanks and infantry counter-attacked
at Kharkov.
Milan target for heavy attack by Lancasters Breda armament
works main objective. Mosquitoes bombed Berlin.
The British Admiralty announced that in three months May-July
90 U-boats destroyed and that during 1943 new shipping completed
by Allies exceeded all sinkings by 3,000,000 tons.
United States of America President Roosevelt at Quebec.
Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF). Northwest African Strategic
Air Force (NASAF) P-38 Lightning fighters sweep toe of Italy
but find little enemy movement. Northwest African Tactical
Air Force (NATAF) fighters, medium bombers, and light bombers,
3 hit refuelling depot at Nicola, near Gesso, road junction
North of Palmi, shipping in straits and along West coast of
Italy North to Gioia, and numerous targets in Northeast Sicily
and South Italy as enemy continues orderly evacuation from
Sicily to mainland Italy across Straits of Messina. United
States troops speed East along coast to Barcellona area and
also continue pursuit of enemy East of Randazzo.
Ninth Air Force. 61 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-24
Liberator heavy bombers, on loan from Eighth Air Force bomb
Me 109
factory at Wiener-Neustadt. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers attack
road junctions and vehicle concentrations along Northeast
coast of Sicily and bomb crossroads North of Palmi. P-40 fighters
hit shipping in Milazzo and Messina area and along Italian
coast in Palmi area.
Fifth Air Force. Approximately 60 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, B-17 Flying Fortress
heavy bombers, and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers pound Salamaua
area battle zone. With close air and artillery support, United
States forces push to crest of Roosevelt Ridge. Enemy retains
several ridges along Dot Inlet. A-20 Havoc light bombers strafe
barges near Finschhafen. B-25 Mitchell medium bombers hit
barges at Talasea and Rein Bay, and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
bomb Koepang.
Thirteenth Air Force. 9 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers bomb Rekata Bay area.
Eleventh Air Force. 2 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers fly special radar ferret and
reconnaissance missions. 1 B-26 Marauder medium bombers, 8
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers, and 10 P-38 Lightning fighters
then fly 2 attack missions to Kiska, bombing with unobserved
results.
M368
Minesweeper
Commissioned 14 August 1943
R219
R-boat
Launched 14 August 1943
Go To: 15th
August
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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