19 May 1943

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War in the Air

Eighth Air Force Heavy Bomber Mission No. 59: 123 aircraft sent to attack U-boat yards at Kiel, 64 to attack U-boat yards at Flensburg and 24 used on diversionary sweep. Six aircraft lost.

War at Sea

German submarine U-273 sunk with all hands south west of Iceland

German submarine U-954 sunk with all hands off Cape Farewell

Mediterranean

Allies bomb Pantelleria

Diplomacy

Churchill addresses both Houses of Congress


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 19 May 1943, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1943_05_19.html

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