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War Diary for Monday, 16 August 1943

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August 1943

Russian Front
Soviet West Front captures Zhizhdra
   Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944

Soviet Steppe Front attacking into Kharkov
   Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944

Soviet South Front attacking German 6th Army along the Mius River
   Liberation of the Ukraine and operations on the central front, 1943-1944

Germany
Luftwaffe loses 17 fighters in daylight operations in defense of the Reich and occupied territory against Allied strategic bombing
   Strategic bombing of Germany and occupied Europe
   Air operations in Northwest Europe, 1939-1944
   German defenses against Allied strategic bombing

Sicily
British 8th Army and US 7th Army continue pursuit of withdrawing German forces, converging on Messina
   Sicily campaign, July - August 1943

USAAF aircraft concentrate attacks on shipping in the Straits of Messina
   Sicily campaign, July - August 1943
   Air operations in the Italian campaign, 1943-1945

Axis forces demolish port facilities in Messina and complete evacuation from Sicily overnight
   Sicily campaign, July - August 1943

Mediterranean Sea
US vessel Benjamin Contee damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft, killing more than 200 of 1800 Italian POWs on board
   Naval operations in the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
   Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1943-1945

British vessel Empire Kestrel sunk off Algiers by Luftwaffe aircraft
   Air operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean, 1943-1945
   Naval operations in Northwest African waters, 1942-1943

United States
Convoy UGS 15 departs Hampton Roads for Port Said
Atlantic convoys

Canada
Quadrant Conference in Quebec continues with British and US delegations
Quebec conference, August 1943

Solomon Islands
More reinforcements from US 43rd Infantry Division land on Baanga Island as fighting continues
   Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943

Japanese artillery on Baanga Island begins shelling Munda airfield on New Georgia Island
   Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943

US aircraft attack Vila on Kolombangara Island and other targets
   Central Solomons campaign, February - October 1943
   Air operations in the Solomon Islands and South Pacific

New Guinea
Australian 17th Infantry Brigade attacking Komiatum in Mubo-Salamaua sector
   Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945

US 5th Air Force fighters intercept Japanese aircraft over Tsili Tsili and claim fifteen victories
   Operations in Northeast New Guinea and Netherlands New Guinea, 1943-1945
   Air operations in Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarcks, 1942-1945

Indian Ocean
US 10th Air Force aircraft attack Japanese shipping south of Rangoon
Naval operations in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
Air operations in the China - Burma - India theater

Dates are local to the time zone in which the event occurred, but discrepancies and inconsistencies abound throughout the sources, especially when events ocurred shortly before or after midnight.

Entries on file for this date: 24
Total entries on file: 60,291
Updated: 21:34 Pacific Time on 15 May 2013

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