In Sicily. Castelvetrano captured by Americans forces.
Russian Front. Soviet troops advanced 4 to 9 miles in Orel
sector against Wehrmacht ground forces.
Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF). During
20-21
July 1943, Wellingtons of Northwest African Strategic Air
Force (NASAF) hit Crotone airfield and Naples marshalling
yard; Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) light bombers
hit motor transport convoys in Randazzo area. During day,
Northwest African Strategic Air Force (NASAF) B-17 Flying
Fortress heavy bombers bomb airfields at Grosseto. Rangers
seize Castelvetrano and airport. 82d Airborne Division takes
San Margherita and 3d Infantry Division takes Corleone. 45th
Infantry Division, pushing North West, takes Valledolmo. 1st
Infantry Division clears Alimena. In British 30 Corps area,
Canadian 1st Infantry Division takes Leonforte.
Ninth Air Force. Approximately 20 United States Army Air Force
(USAAF) B-25 Mitchell medium bombers bomb Randazzo. P-40 fighters
escort C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft to Licata and return.
Fifth Air Force. More than 50 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers
again thoroughly pound Madang area. Other B-25 Mitchell medium
bombers hit junction of Gori and Ioworo Rivers and village
of Bogadjim. B-26 Marauder medium bombers bomb barges and
jetties West of Voco Point. Single B-24 Liberator heavy bombers
bomb Finschhafen airfield and town of Rabaul.
Thirteenth Air Force. In a series of sorties in support of
ground forces, 22 B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, more than
50 Army Air Force and Navy fighters, and more than 170 Navy
dive bombers blast positions in Bairoko area. 135 tons of
bombs are dropped.
Eleventh Air Force. 9 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Kiska targets, including
runway, North Head, and Main Camp area where fires are observed.
Poor weather cancels other scheduled missions.
Ruhrstahl
X-1 (Fritz X)
was first used operationally by III./KG 100 flying
Do
217 in a raid on Augusta harbour in Sicily.
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July
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
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