The British Admiralty announced the loss of the minelayer
HMS Welshman which was returning from Malta to Alexandria
when she was sunk about 35 nautical miles east Northeast off
Tobruk, Libya, by one torpedo from the Kriegsmarine U-boat
U-617
on
1 February
1943.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers carried out a heavy
night raid on Essen and surrounding areas.
North Africa. In Central Tunisia Allied troops entered Sidi
Bou Zid and Pichon.
Russian Front. Soviet troops continued to advance South West
of Rzhev. The Wehrmacht claimed to have recaptured Lisichansk
on Donetz front.
In Australasia. United States Navy (USN) surface warships
shelled Japanese positions in Solomons.
Northwest African Air Forces (NAAF). Northwest African Strategic
Air Force (NASAF) B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers hit convoys
North West of Bizerte while B-26 Marauder medium bombers attack
motor vessels between Tunisia and Sicily. Northwest African
Tactical Air Force (NATAF) fighters and medium bombers hit
Djedeida, Sidi Nsir area, and ground forces in Bedja-Mateur
areas.
Ninth Air Force. The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Liberators,
under IX Bomber Command, bomb harbour at Naples during
4-5
March 1943.
Fifth Air Force. A-20 Havoc light bombers pound Lae airfield
while heavy bombers, operating individually, hit Lae, Alexishafen,
Gasmata, and Saumlakki.
Eleventh Air Force. 1 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers flies negative
weather reconnaissance mission over Kiska, Semichis, Attu,
Agattu, and Buldir.
M426
Minesweeper
Commissioned 5 March 1943
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March
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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