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04-30-2013, 06:38 AM
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April 30, 1943
The British submarine Seraph releases a corpse into the sea off Spain with false papers to deceive the Germans on the invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
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"Get to those men in Bastogne" - (then) LTC. Creighton Abrams, battalion commander of the 4th Armored Division spearhead that broke the seige on Dec. 26, 1944.
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05-01-2013, 09:03 PM
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#137
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May 2nd,1943
Imperial Japanese Navy Battleship Hyūga 日向 began its hybrid battleship/carriers conversion at the Sasebo Navy Yard. Conversion ended on Nov 30,1943
 Hyūga before conversion.
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05-06-2013, 05:00 AM
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#138
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May 5-6, 1943
North Atlantic German U-Boots made a final major wolf-pack assault on Convoy ONS 5. Sinking 12 ships in exchange for 6 U-Boots.
Known to the German Navy as Black May.
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05-11-2013, 08:54 AM
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May 10, 1943
Axis resistance in Tunisia crumbles and wholesale surrenders begin.
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05-11-2013, 09:07 AM
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May 11, 1943
The US 7th Division lands on Attu in the Aleutian Islands.
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"Get to those men in Bastogne" - (then) LTC. Creighton Abrams, battalion commander of the 4th Armored Division spearhead that broke the seige on Dec. 26, 1944.
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05-13-2013, 07:59 PM
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#141
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May 13, 1943
German Afrika Korps and Italian troops surrendered to Allied forces in North Africa.
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05-13-2013, 08:10 PM
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May 14, 1943
Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur was sunk by IJN submarine I-177, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Out of 332 medical personnel and civilian crewmen, 268 were perished.
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05-13-2013, 08:20 PM
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May 14, 1943
B-17F Hell's Angels of 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group was the first USAAF bomber to complete 25 missions.
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Today, 01:13 PM
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May 22, 1943
Due to high losses, Doenitz orders all U-Boats in the north Atlantic to break off operations against the convoys.
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