8 October 1943

October 1943

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War in the Air

Eighth Air Force Heavy Bomber Mission No. 111: 174 bombers sent to attack industrial areas at Bremen, 55 to attack U-boat yards at Vegesack and 170 to attack the city of Bremen. Thirty aircraft lost.

War at Sea

German submarines U-419 and U-610 sunk in the North Atlantic

German submarine U-643 sunk south of Iceland

Japan

Tojo takes over the Ministries of Commerce and Industry


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 8 October 1943, http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1943_10_08.html

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