The British Admiralty announced the loss of the ex-American
destroyer HMS Beverley which was sunk by the Kriegsmarine
U-188
after the U-boat came into contact with the convoy ON-176
Southwest of Iceland on
11
April 1943.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Mosquitoes made dusk raid
on railway workshops at Thionville.
North Africa. United States Army (USA) and French troops in
North Tunisia advanced towards Bizerta.
Russian Front. Soviet Headquarters announced the failure of
a six day Wehrmacht ground force offensive offensive in area
of Novorossisk.
In Australasia. Fifty Japanese air force bombers and fighters
raiding Darwin were intercepted by the British Royal Air Force
(RAF) Spitfires.
Wilhelm Krüger sometimes referred to as The Heydrich
of Poland was the Chief of Gestapo operations in Nazi-occupied
Poland during World War II. Like
Reinhard
Heydrich, Wilhelm Krüger was assassinated by resistance
fighters.
Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF). Bad weather restricts
Northwest African Strategic Air Force (NASAF) to reconnaissance
missions. Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighters
hit tank and troop concentrations near Massicault and Tebourba
and fly battle area reconnaissance as United States II Corps
occupies Kef en Nsour while enemy withdraws toward Bizerte.
Ninth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40
fighters attack shipping off Tunisian coast.
Fourteenth Air Force. 17 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-40 fighters intercept 30-40 fighters near Lingling and in
a running battle to just North of Changsha claim at least
7 Zeroes downed. 1 P-40 is shot down.
Fifth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-25
Mitchell medium bombers bomb Penfoei. Others unsuccessfully
attack vessel off Toeal. A single B-17 Flying Fortress heavy
bombers bombs dock area at Finschhafen.
Thirteenth Air Force. United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers on harassing strikes hit
Rekata Bay area and Munda airfield. P-38 Lightning fighters
and P-39 fighters join Navy aircraft in pounding runway area
at Munda.
Eleventh Air Force. 6 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, 8 P-40 fighters, and 8 P-38
Lightning fighters fly bombing, photo and attack missions
to Kiska. Targets include North Head, South Head and buildings
and antiaircraft gun batteries on Gertrude Cove.
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May
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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