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- ARMY- NAVY
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On Informa tion receive d- - War and Navy ne,oartnidh~l>

From: ·1201 Z, 30 October 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 31 October 1943 31 Oct ober 1943.
No. 217
J. NORTH AMERI CA.--No thlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERI CA.--No thlng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROP E.--Sou thern Front: The Red Army advance d

20 miles on the Me11topol--sevasto.:.~T1Urand capture d the town of
Geniche sk on tile Slvash Sea, which separat es the Crimea from the
mainlan d. Another Soviet drive advance d 20 mlles SW across the
Noga Steppe between the Slvash and the lower reaches of the Dnepr,
and the point of t he advance •s now w!thl.n 22 miles ·I the Perekop - -
Kherson RR. The enemy held the Sovlet.'i to no gain In the norther n
part of the Noga Steppe. ln the Big Bend, SV/ of Dneprop etrovsk,
the enemy retired 3 to 5 miles under heavy Soviet pressure from the
north, northea st , and east. In the Krlvol Rog area and on the western
!lank of the KremEil ~hug salient, the enemy continu es to launch heavy
counter attacks, with no change In the situation . Along the middle
reaches of the Dnepr only local attacks to:~k place. Central Front!
Soviet pressur e continu es N and S of Gomel, In the area E o( Mogilev
and Orsha, and NE of Vltebsk. Norther n Front: No change. Air
Activity : On 29 October opposin g air forc'ii'S'Were active In support
Of their respect ive ground troops In the Dnepr' s Big Bend sector.
Soviet a lrcraft attacked a German advance d air base, and sharp air
battles were reporte d over the b,a ttle area.
4. V'ESTERN EUROP E. - -Nothln g to report.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- -Fifth

ations on 30
'i);mt
to
Front! Sad weather In
er:-Act lvlty was general ly
Italy again hampe r ed oper
light, as the enemy appeare d to have withdra wn to position s along
the Masslco Ridge N to the upper Volturn o, avoidinG major contact.
Mines, light machine guns, and demolit ions retarde d Allied progres s.
Tram.!, 1- l/2 miles SW of Teano, was occupie d, and encircle ment
of the latte r town begun. At least 2 bat tallO!iS o!,the enemy's 3d
Panzer Grenad ier Division were reported withdraw n to the area of
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Cas.slno. Patrole ropor\ed no enemy movement In Presenzano,

between the 2 main hl&hwaya ruMlnC NW anrl N to Caealno and
Venatro. Efgiltb.Arm~Front: Allied troops oc:eupted hiCh cround
14 miles W"''1"Co.mp iiiOwlthout meeting oppooltlcn. Wl6tepre0<1
patrolUne. Lnc:lwSLnc rte.onnoa.erlr-i of rtver crosst.n;o, took ptt.ee
alolli tne T ni:Jto. Roc:cavlvara, on tne r1'h1 bani of the Trtcno l6
mt:.S• W c! L:irlno, wu fou.nd to be clear c! the enemy. Ent-my
troops •-ere report4/d at 'I\LIUlo v.cl &t C.lenza. aeroaa the river
lr<>m MOIItef.a!CGM. Alltod tr-s held L'>elr brldioht..S nt&r the
m01.1ctb ct the Tr~..&no ap\ut oppos:ttlon. at tbe ntctn a ZS·2S
O:tober, enemy E·bo&la made ao ur-t.Jeeess:f.ll au.&Cit on t.;aplf>s
Harbor. The r:~xt ntant enemy E·boat..s -.·nleh appear~ otl8uua
were drl...,n off by U. S. PT boat>. Air Act\i<ltl:; Ql 2G Oct~r
about 20 active enemy atrc:rat\ wereOOserv tht ll.allt.n a.roa,
but tbera was no opposition to Allted llombers. u. S. M•vy bombera
made a 545-ton attack on ran yards, tndllstrlal lnetaJJallono, and
Hsht !Jhlppt.rt& at ~nOA. Llatn bombera atwi«Kt tMMY posltton.s
along the Flft.tl Army tront and ttchter·bombere acorod a hll on "
merchant veaael at Fram::avllla. tn the ·""etean arta, LAroe ..,..
a.p.ln bombed, and hC.ItU(; pli.Ma nude an UrtS'JCCe$Stl.t.l attaCk on
Br(ttsn naval unlta. Ol tn., ntctn ot 29- 30 O:tober, RAP p~.&z:ts
made a 20·ton Dombl:l4 auac~ oc Herakllon a:rdrom.,..
&. A.Sl."-.- · S>.arma: en 27 October. u.s. fio;!'l:t.en and 11-;t.t bombers

scored h.ts ~rur.wa.v and ba.rraed at ~1tqlM, and on the
followo.ng day u. s. medtu.m brmbers acaon suceea:.s:tuHy rakStd thta
are:a.. Cb Z? October t.h~ town of Waln8"J'lli.W (acrose tne rl\'cr from
Myttkyi.na) wu heavtly t~oombt.od by v. s . platJI!S~ hree wer• atarted
In storage areas. Q'l 2P October tM ro:ld bridge near MQilunc wa.a
htt 3 tUnes and bombs wor also dropped on the Lolkaw RR bridge.
Q'l the satne date u. S. heavy bom'oera suceosafutly attacked tho
Mylni)'an sup~ly dump area. China: Ql 29 Octobtr tat~ttl In lhe
Kwanrcho'.V'30 aro.t W\ll"e auac~y U. S. tnMUu.m bombtrt:. Hlta
weN scored on Jwtty tnata..lAUc.rus and buUdlzl&e at For\ &aytrd.
U. S. tlghters, oo an ot!wn.slve reconnais=n~ In tbe u~r '1'\mct~I'IC
!Al<e area,'"" Clrt to 3 bulldlnp at K!mll. ln<b-Chlna; Ql
October escortei u. S. heavy bombers droppid 31 tc:r.a an a a.lr.c
n
smeoter r.:ea.r Halpbq, c.utlnc neavy da-uai@.
7. SOUTB >.t:O SOUTHWEST Aroa; Ql 27 Octo06

only 12 of 2S ; • ....,... dive bcmbera ....,,. 'i'i"Kahlll lnatoO<i
of 30 preViously r..,oru4 d1 atroy~cl. OJ 28 U. S. plan-•
droppe-d Si toru• of bomba on Ballale a.~rtlelds, K.ara waa
twice heavily bombed , hUe belnaacored ot1S A~t.b&ttorltG. Photographs
ehowed that alrrt•lda a t Kahtll, Kara, and Ballale wore •11 unsorvlce ..
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ab\1. No e nemy planes were seen durlnC the a.uaca or whtle

mklntalnlnc M aU-day tighter co,.. r over Trta.IIUY tol&nd. A
conunu:n\cr.1• r..,orts L'1.<ll on the nlcnt of 28 October a number cd
ja.pantM ptar_,s lne!lecti~•IY bombe<l o..adalcan&l. Ol ~ October
enemy ohlpp~ Ul Tor.olel Harbor VIU atra!ecl by U. S. plAnes.
H1tt wu scered on 10- 12 amaU troop-laden carco sbtps, or.e of
which blew up; 3 other s were set on flre. W..a.ey barp.a wre also
damliecl U. s. troops oo Cholseul mol k ttronc ja-eM Ioree
movlni NW 'bctwaen Voz.a and Vaga.ra. Nn 0\1\nea • Ne:w Brktaln Ar.a:a!
Early on 29 O:t ober , 4 japanese ptoneoliiil:~ - -
Buna area. Allied planes started tare• !Ires tn M auaek on ~vieng
•'rdr ome 01'1 New ireland and also bcmbtd Qasmata and Talasea on
N•w Br itain. Other Allled planes mado ttratln( sw~ps alone tho
coast of Ndw 0\lin&a. and New Brttaln and darnased sevoral barges.
Sea Area: Ol ~g October the runwoy
iiiia striited by Allied pianos. A small
enemy cargo vessel oft Laibobar Island wu otlnekod 011d lett In
!lamoo.
8. AC'I'ION AGAINST ALLIED SH!P?ING.--Nothllli to report. ~
SlshtlnitS \n American ~ Nothln& to r•pon.
Pea' 11> A. C. cf S., G- 2:

?ffiJ;l:.~!;cer.ce:
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II. ~· M..~G:J!RE:, A. E. SCHRADER.
Colonel, G.S.C., Captain, U S.N.,
Chief, The!lter Gr oup. A•~t. Olr., lntelllcene.) Group.
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ARMY-NAVY
DAILY INTELLIGENa REPORT
m n,.
On lnfor matlon recelv3 d-- War and Navy Departm ents,
From: 1201, Z, 29 Odober 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 12oo·z , 30 October 1943 30 October 1943.
No. 216.
1. NORTH J,ME:RICA.--Not hing to repor t.

2. LATIN ..~r..;:ruCA .- -Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Sou thern fnm1; On the Noga Steppe, the f:ovlet:;
advanced their salient 15 mUes to the west, the point now being about 10 ·
mUes from the Dnepr, and are broaden ing both shoulde rs. The enemy was
forced out of a RR station 22 mUes f:W of Melitop ol. At the north end or
the Noga llne, the Soviets occupied a town a few mUes NW of Balk!, which
places the Red Army ln this arejl S of the Dnepr and about 15 mUes !rom
the Importa nt mangMese town of Nikopol. inside the Big Bend, Ger man
troops are apparen tly retiring , whlle hold!n« off Soviet attacks. Soviet
bridgeh eads N and :;; o! Zaporozhe are being h~avUy counterattaci<ed . in
the Kr emenchug s alient, particul arly in the Krivol- Rog area, violent
enemy counter attacks are holding the Red Army. Only local attacks took
place fr om Kremenchug to the Pr!pet River. Central El:Qnt Heavy
Soviet pressur e continu es N and S of Gomel with no apparen t change.
Soviet attacks E of MogUev have lessene d. Northea st of Vitebsk, local
bat tles continue . Norther n Front: No changil.
4. WesTER N EUROPE.--On 28 October , Allied medium and fighter -
bomber s made light attacks on Cherbo urg Harbor.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- -flru) tl.l:mY fiQD.t: Despite heavy r ains

which hamper ed operatio ns on 29 October , Allied patr ols entered the
village of Mor:dragone on Italy' s Tyrrhen ian coast at the foot of the Mass!co
Ridge, southwe st anchor o! the enemy' s Barbara defense liue. The town
w.as found em,~ty of both enemy and c ivUians . Allied troops continued to
attack at the h!.ghway and RR junction l l mUes NW of Capua. The br ldge-
head across both the Savone River and the RR 1 mUe S or Teano was en-
larged without opposition. U.S. troops occupied the hill town of Pletra-
vnlrano, exten::ilng their position s along the crest or Moo~ San Nicola on
the eas t t.lde of the road junct ion midway between Capua and Vena!ro. The
Allied assault continu es above Pratella In the upper Volturno Valley.
• S E C RET •
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.iJibljJ <u:m~: On the C:IChth Army front poor vlolbUity and contlnu-
ln( ral:'.s al.<o llffeetod optrlllo.a. BritiSh patrols oceuplod tho vUlace of
8an Massimo, 3- 1/2 mUos VI of Dolano. PatroUln( eon\IJIUOI VI of Eplnole,
4·1/2 mU.os N o f Bola.no. Tho 4.600~foot mountain sw of Frololone was
t.aken under JoJlled. control. No other activity was raported. A1t Astlyttv;
On the nl(hts of 27-28 and 28- 29 October, RAP planes mode IlCht attaeke
on Ma.rlt-za atrdrom.o. On 28 October enemy pltln!!a u.o reported to have
heovUy bombea Samoo and Loroe and 1<> haw attaekod Patmoellland (NW
or Loroo) for the !lnt time. RAF bombers r&ld.ed llcht ablpl)ln( at
~t&rr.pt'.alla-. 1D. n.aly. on 28 October, U.t. !l;htar ~bombera a.ttaci.cl enemy
poeltlons iUld rood brl_.a ln the V&lrar.o ann, and Wxllnc 1rcwxla naar
Lltt<>r!a. Orvleto, and FolJcno. Two f.,.mlt!o::s cr! about lb onamy platle11
tac.h wert~ exoar.te.red ln the a1r Met some 40 enemy rtch.tera wtro ob·
. ,rved on the Vite.rbo &ird.rome.
e. ASL-'..- - <::llnl; Tarstto o f opportunity In the Kwqeho..., &rl& wore

attacked by u .s . mectlum bomber• and fighters on 29 Oc:tober; ont or two
150-foot trelght~rs wu sunk. An enemy barracks 10 rnlles r..w ot Fort
Bayard was suc~csstuUy bom'ood and atTt1fedj one enemy ttchtor w~s des·
troyed on the t;round. Irt the mtddle Ya.nctze: area, otfenalve rtconnat:ssance
wu flown by U.S. flih.tara qainrrt varlol!-' er:.omy concentratlona and alr-
flold.D. Sulldlng$ and w&rehous.•:.s were set oa. !Lre at Yochow and Kl'!nll,
30 mUes NW o! Yoellow. Kl"""" ln NE: FuldA!n was qaln bombed by enomy
llrenlt. lllwl:J; On 27 Oe!Ober rau t1rJe1$ N o! Sllwebo ""'re bombed.
l'lklcolcu was a;;aJn aHaclted, and on 28 Oe!Dbe~ , 27 tons wore 4t<>IJPOd on
.,..,.y ~.oat!qu.a..-tero In 'T.._with esc.Uct ~.
7. ~OUTE .A.:ID roUTHWt.M" PACIPlC.- -folo;;wM a.c.a.: On 20 Oetober,
All lee! troops kilL~ 7~ J - on 'Tr.,...JrY.lsland; the rost of tho
enemy forces withdrew to the north coa..st. On the .Game date alarce terce
o! Alllod bombers and fl&htau hoavUy attackod tM enemy alr!l•lda on
aou.th aouplnvllle. The enomy countered wtth AA Hre but made no attempt
to lnt.ereopt. U.S. medium bombere made a swprlsa attack on Bon!ts atrlp,
al BWc:a, de.stro:~ltlg 7 c-roundod enomy pla.nu a.~d kWi.r16 200 worke~ra on
tho runway. On 27 October , ti.S. !wavy bombers drOPPed 82· 1/2\0M of
eaplos!""s on K.i.ra and KllhUI&Irllelds. Alii!<! fl(htera dosuoyed 30 enemy
dlvo bombers and 3 of 9 attaclcl"l Zoro fl(hte~s out ol a formation o! 70
enemy plu!es ov~r KohUI. A communique reports that tl.!. paratroops
tlll<!e a sue«ss!uJ "-*"" land qat Vo-..a (sou:J:west • - of Cho!S....U).
lim ~ - -:ia llillllll.~ On 28 Oel<llle, , LOn& ISland, In Vlttaz
ar&!t, was reported cl>.u' o1 tne enemJexeep<"" the -mo." cout.
RAAF ll(ht bombers and flihtoro attacltecl ooemy IMtallo.t!ona alq the
l~tw' Srltaln coa&t.
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8, ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHJPPINO.--On 15 October a U.S. cargo

veaHI wa.s torpedoed o!l PhUlppvllle. Tho wsatl wu beached and t.s a
probe.bl.e total loss. U=t!!W :::khtlpgs ~ Amtrls;ap W&aa: On 29
Oct*r a •lihtir.i ..... reported 100 muea NW ot f'Orta!Ha, Srnn.
Por tho A. C. <>1 s ., 0 -2:
~."'rr-,o..\~
H. E. MAGUIRe, !. SCHRAD5R,
Co!Olllll, a.s.c., C'!>l&ln. U.S.N.,
Chtef, Th ~at~ r Gro~. Aallt. Dlr., lz>t•lllienee Group.
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/ ARMY- NAVY
On Information rece ived -- War and Navy De;>artme
From : 1201 Z, 2B October 1943 Washlnzton, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 29 October 1943 29 October 1943.
No. 215.
1. NORTH .Z.MERlCA.-- Nothlng to r epo rt.
2. LATLN AMERJCA.--Nothlng to repo rt.

tne Noga Steppe the
3. EASTERN EUR OPE .--So uthe rn Fron t: On s, placing its point two-
Sov iets have adva nced thei r sali ent ab0U t"T2 mile
thir ds of the d:st ance from Mel ltopo l to lhe Dnepr Rive r. At tbe sout h
advance In the dire cl!o n of
end of the No;;11 line , Red Army atte mpt s to rmin ed enem y coun tera ttac ks.
dete
Oenlchesk and ?ere kop wer e stopped bys have ·been forced to yield high
At the nort h end of the line , enem y unit capt ured the town of Ball tl,
ground W of Vas llev G; Soviet forc es have nt. Enemy unit s In the area
ther eby advancing the shoulder of thei r salie a criti cal position, thei r
N o! Nl.kopol and S of the Dnepr are now In mile s. Inside the Big Bend of
esca pe corr idor bein g narr owed to onlythe25left flank of the salle nt S of
the Dne pr, Sov!et atte mpt s to advance Red Army effo rts to advance
Zaporozhe fa!led . In the Krlvoi-Rog area , tera ttack s. The west side of
also falled 1n the face of stro ng enem y coun miles, cutting t he RR halfway
the salie nt, however, was advanced seve ral all pict ure of fighting along
over
between Znamenka and Dollnovka. In the be In the Noga area . While
this fron t, the cent er of grav1ty app ears to
the Kre men chu g--a re
each of the 2 Rus sian salie nts- -the Nogaerand appe ars prim arilY aim ed to cut
mutually helpful to each othe r, the form
Is to clea r the Big Bend of
off the Crim ea, while the latt er's obje ctiv eel area , Soviet atta cks Nan d S
enem y forc es. Cen tral Fron t: 1n the Oom enem y's line s, som e of which
of that city resUlted In local brea ches In thetion of the city rem ains
wer e refo rme d by coun tera ttac ks. The posi et atta cks of less er Inten-
Sovi
seri ous. Eas t of Mogllev and E of Orsh a, nt change. Alr Actlv~: On
sity continue d. Nor ther n Fron t: No Imp orta
27 October, OAF tact lcat unit s wer e activ
o NE of Vitebsk-:--Ori 28 ober ,
et thru sts; both the SAF and
near Oomel, the OAF was acti ve agai nst SoviKNm enchug salie nt and on
the OAF supp orte d ground oper atio ns io the
the Nog;1 Step;>o.
SECRE T
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--N othlng to rej>ort.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--Fllth ~lhy ~ant : Small advv.ces were

.r~ by Allied troops on the lett !ian• o o #'ililiArmy front In Italy,
without en.cc:a.u;wrln& en~my opposhlon. The AA c:ross~ni 1 mile SE of
Teano •••• occupied. rn the center , u.s. troo.·:l "':r cru:t!n-1Lr,~ u~...tr
attack on high {lt'OW>d E of the highway halfway from capua to Vonafro, one
of the key points In tho a nomy's strong Barbnra Line. OliM rlghtllank,
Garman forces wer e observed ln mountain poaltlo."'S approxtmnttly lO
mile• E o! Ve:,,tr o. Eighth! Army Fron1; The lett flank of tha Elfhlh Army
ri!Sta on tho northeastern 1 opes of the Monti clel M>IA!S<~; Brltlah troops
ar-. c:ontalned tl:t;!.r'l by tbe t tknny•s 26th Pa:'lZ.wr D1v1slcn. •hic:h ta app&re.!l.!-
ly cowrlnc L'• W1thdra-l norti\wud of the 29th Panzer G....,nlld: r and the
lst Paraeh:.ate Olvislons. 1n the center, Brtt:sh patrols were able to move
toward tht T r lgno River at a numoor o! polnt!J WJthout meetlnC opposttlon.
Tho Important Allh.d t.rldcohoad across lhtt Trlgno near Its mouth was en-
larged In !he lace ol determined r esistance by tho enemy' s 16th ;>anzer
Dlvlolon; W>ks sueeoed•d IJ\ mftldng lhe croaslni. Along !hla fronlllw
Elibth Army Is appr oxlmat ·ly 20 miles from lh• ~o River So>Ctor of
the Bubora Line. l!eavy rains hamperod opor.uons. On the nlsf".t of
2?- 28 oetoboor , U.S. naval units operatltli Ill th G.>:! o! "*t.a
enemy ahora poslt:on.s 1o lb :.~l.ntJrno ar~a. ~ A&!vJ?': 01 tht n~ght ot
bombarded
26- 27 OCtober cmomy plo.noa "il\ln bombocl Loros. OCtober o totu
of about 35 hosttle pianos mo.dc a tta.eKS on Lcroa, Samos, and Caa:t\llrO$SOj
15 othor cn<trny alrcratt w~oo re Inter cepted o.nd prav~ntcd from att:ncklng
British nsval units In tho Ao11ean Sea. RAF pianos bombed and etnfod
Antim:u:h!a (Cos) landln& 11round, destroylni an .ncmy transport plane.
OJ.n pceltlons and s.>llppq at St.ampn"\lla alld b1rraek.S on G3vdoe "'•" also
attaelood. In Italy, U.S. modl•m, liitot , and fll•''"r-bo:nb ers attaci<od cu:n
J>OSiliOM and rends In tho Sptneto ar.<! M!nt_.no ar .,. of the b.•ttl• Un.; and
at Ga...ta. Thtr~ was no t.n~my ai r ecttM.
6. ASIA.- - Chlna: Tho fottowlng vessels wore eunk during thO nllneks on
Japancs• ahlp;)liigin IID.In:lll on 26 Oc:tob~r: throe lrolght e rs of 200, 150,
and 100 f ,ct, """ 300-fo ot tr&n$port, and two 200-loo< tanlolra. Burma:
Ol 27 Oc:tobor, enemy f!ptcrs m'lde 2 attacks ~~plnst U.S. hoavy~rs
oo rout !no lnd.:t- -Cnln> f•rry trtps. 1'he first - • ap!nst tho ..... s\bQLnd
fllaJlt; 3 of 8 fl.ihters wore shot down. ln the alternOOr>, the nstb()W1CI
fllgllt wu also lntercept..s by 8 uemy plnnoa, of which 5 w•r• destroyed.
Ql 2B Oc:tober, tho Mo Rlvor brldgo, 20 miles W of Mandol&y,
durlnc 2 &tllleks by U.S. modlu:n bombors. Namkwln RR brtda:o Sol
w••
dam•ged
Mogaung wns 1183ln bombed on 2b OCtober. E:nomy-oeeup led vlllafi.S In the
Hukawnc Vallvy w r't: bombed by u.s. ttahtere, at &1h.ma'lil an ammu.nttlon
...
dump was axploded a.nct bl\rrACita wer• destroyed.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIF!C.--Solomons Ares: Phcc~rapha

Worn on 26 October lhO'If tho Klo<a ltrlp (oaSI cOiit o!"lr"
oupU>vllle) 1•
beln& sum~ ami enanded. New Glllne&-·Ne• Br;tain ~: On 37
October , 9 &n•mY bombers and""5T UIJIItorl apprcaCJWii"F.r.s<:hlulcn wor•
ltltercepted by AU led flchttra; 13 tn<m)' planes were shcc down. An an·
confirmed roport states thtrt Ia a now japanese landlrtg strip oo tht ~
of Yor~ lsl.aftd, near Rabau.l. A later usessment of enemy losse.s m th•
alr encounters O'Jer Rabaut, on 24 and 2~ ()ctober, tr:cro:a&e.slha nUJILb<lr
c1 enemy !lgh\eU 6. Allied medium and Ugnt bombers raided
the Naw Britain ·Sand:t Sea Area: Photo-
graphS show a second long •• 'l'rangon (.\roe) laland.
8. ACTION AOA INST ALL!£0 SHIPPING. ·· On 24 October a Brltloh
cargo v&sscl was attacked by eubmorlne and ls presumed SW'll< 600 mllea
SW of Colombo. U·boat Slghttnga 1n Amarlclln ~ Nothing to roport.
For the A. C. o! S., 0-2:
tf~)J...'dur~
Colonel, G.S.C.,
Chle:f, The.atar Gro.lp.
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ARMY- NAVY
Ol Info rma tion rece ived -- War and Navy Dep artm ents ,
From : 1201 Z., 27 Octo ber 1943 Washington, D. c.,
To : 1200 Z, 2a Octo ber 1943 28 Octo ber 1943.
No. 214.
1. NORTH AMERlCA.- -Nothing to repo rt.
2. LATiN AMERICA. --Nothing to repo rt .

the sout hern end of the
3. EASTERN EUR OPE .--So uthe rn Front : At sligh tly and are now 14
nced
enem y's Noga defe nse llne , Sov iet unit s adva point of the Red Arm y salie nt
ltop ol on the Crim ea RR. The
mile s S of Mel base broa dene d. In the' cent er
N\V of Melltopol has been adva nced and the
red the rest of the Mel ltop ol--
of the line , Soviet unit s appe ar to have clea line , enem y unit s are stlll
Zap oroz he AA. At the nort hern en'.i of the The enem y's with draw al S of
c linging to the high grou nd v; of Vas llevk
a.
bas slow ed and he is now fighting a stub born rear -gua rd
Dne prop etro vsk nces ln this area and have esta b-
actio n. Soviet unit s have mad e sma ll adva
Mokraya - &Ira Rive r at
lish ed a brid gehe ad on the sout h bank of the
!lgh tlng desp erat ely to hold the
Priv olno e. At Krlv oi- Rog, the enem y Is
brid gehe ad W of Krem ench ug
city . Red Arm y atte mpt s to enla rge itsto adva nce on Mog!lev faile d as the
falle d. Cen tral Fron t: Soviet atte mpt s
its atta cks from the Smo lens k
Red Army shlf tedt fiecent er of grav ity of s mad e slig ht gain s of loca l
area . In the Veli zh-- Nev el area , Soviet unitAlr Activit~: Cn the nigh t of
s igni fican ce. Nor ther n Fr:>nt: No chan ge. Soviet Air orce atta cked the
26- 27 Oc:toberana"On£he10Irowlng day, the the SAF stro ngly supporte d
rail junc tion of Apostolovo. On 27 Octo ber,
men chug --Kr ivo!- Rog sali ents .
grou nd offe nsiv es l.n the Melltopol and Kre
4. WESTERN EUR OPE .--N othl ng to repo rt.

t: Litt le chan ge has
5. MEDITERRANEAN ARE A.-- Ftft h Army Fron !ed troops occu pied
oi=5 .AJl
been repo rted In the coas tal and cent ral sectFor m Ia and a road runn ing
to
Noc ellet o, the Junction of a matn hlth wayNap les- -Ro me RR. Les s enem y
behind the enem y's posi tion s alon g the
trap s are bein g enco unte red in
artU lery fire and fewe r min es and booby
lera ted his with draw al on the
this area . Q\ 26 Octo ber the enem y acce urno Valley, Allied troo ps occupy-
Fifth Arm y's righ t flan k In the up!) er V~lt
r. Rlar do, In the hills opposit e
ing Prat ella , on the main road E of the rive
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the enemy'$ new defense line, was captur ed on 21 ~tober 1n an AlHed
auaek wbtch Is eontlnuil'lg. The AA bank 3 mUes Sot the town was al6o
occupied. Elghth Army Frcnt: The $ituatlon was generAlly unchanged on
the Eighth Army !ronl, allh01.tgh consldcrable t.hlMlng out of &nemy forces
In the central sector waa noted. Near the road junctlon 9 miles NW of
Campobasso, considerable enemy reslstance was encountered. H.owever,
the villages of ToreUa and Mollh wer e oec·.apted. Cn the Adrlat1c sector
Mooto!alcone and Montemitro, nea.r lhe east banJC ol the Trlgno were .tleo
cap.tured by the AUles. Air Abtlvlty: a, the ntght at 25·28 October, RAF
pla.nes dropped 25 t<ms oTDotn s oc the BerakUon ai-rdr ome (Crat~). On
20 ~obe r , RAF fighters deSlToyed an eMmy transport plane near Starn ~
pha.lta. About noon tbe ertemy began. neavy bo:nblng •ttaeks on Leros;
some 120 bomber sorties were observed. In ltaly, Allied pl&nes continued
bombing and straflng attacks on enemy troops, transport and road.s
throughout the battle area and especially ea.st and west coa.steJ roads.
Medium bombtrs attacked Sc!des and Megalo.. Mtkra airdromes, both nt'.ar
Se.lonlka. Durln8 the day only 4 hostUe planea wers obse:rv~ over the
italian battle area~ 16 oths.r er.emy planes wera Glih.ted elf Termolt. no
otbor enemy air aetton was observed.
6. ASlA.· ·Chlna.: On 26 octobe:r, the Haiphong r aU yards were severely

dam.aa:ed by U:-rn&hter-escorted heavy bombers. One japanese fighter
was ~hot down while attempting lntereopUon of U.S. medlum bomber!li over
Ktu.nsshan ha'rbor t.n nor th Ha'nan. Excellent r oaults were achteved when
Tengchung on lhe BurmtL- Chln.a border was b.tt wlth 4-1/2 tons by U.S.
heavy bombers. Burma: Q124 October, enemy concentratlon points in the
Huka.wng Valley aNr.i -dnroad br idges between ~.d,yttky1na and Mandalay were
bombed. Ctt 25 Ottohcr, U.S. medlu..m bombers dropped ineandi.ary clusters
and 11 tons on ?akkc.Jcu merket; I.a.r~:e fire a •Nore started !rom dir ect hlts
ln the target atea. Cn 00 October, ocean shtppLn&: ln Rangoon was success·
tully atQI.c:~.ed by a strcng !orce of U.S. heavy bombers. Olreet hits we.r &
mada on a 250- foot !.re tahtt~r which wa.s believed Qnk. After the raid
approxhnatcly 00 enemy f\ihters intercepted of which 3 wer& POS41bly
destroyed.
7. SOUTH AND SOOTI!WEST oA.r"'"' - -

26- 2"1 OCtober • AU fed forces sucC.,asfUU
of Booga.Lnvllle. Eoamy mort&r fire wae silenced. On O;tober, u.s.
dive and torpedo bom.berti, with fighter escort, eUecttvely bombed and
strafed Ballale airdr orno. Net,~.• Gulnea· ·New Britain Area: 0'1. 26 October
enemy planes attacked the ia:tid!ng fie ld .at Klrl~ ATirea heavy bombers
dr opped ll8 tons o! explosives on Lakun.a~ airdrome at Ra.baul, causing
oKtenatve damaie and destroying 21 Japan~se planes on the ground. 1'h1rty ..
JSeven o1 70 intercepting t?nemy flght~rs wero shot down. Northwest
Auatralla·-B&nda Sea Ar<>a: On 25 O<t.,C.r Allied heavy bombers made
au,h£ raldontlie nrc...
t ccncentrat4 plant at Pomtlaa (C.lebes).
8. ACTION AGAI!\'ST !\LLIEO SKIPPIN(l.• • Q\ 24 O<toe.r a Greek
earco •·a..,l wa.s torpedoed and &Ull.< In the Moumbl<r'* C!lannel. U· boSt
Sl(h:.r.;• ~American~ Nothtna' to rtport. --
For the A. C a! S., G-2:
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For the, Olrf9dr of Naval/lllgence:
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lt.L.. \--n QQ wNz.
H. E. MAGUIRE\-.
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. . 7-1 ',\_ 1 ....'
A· ~. SCHRADER,
Colonel, G.S.C., Captatn, U.S.N.,
Chlo!, Theater Gr oup. Asst. Olr., j.nleliiKenee Group.
/ ARMY-NAVY
On ln!ormatlon received-- War and Navy Departments

From: 1201 Z, 26 October 1943 Washington, D.C.,
To :1200 Z, 27 October 1943 27 October 1943.
No. 213.
1. NORTH AMERICA. --Nothlng to r eport.
2. LATtN AMERICh.--Nothlng to r eport.

3. EAST.C:RN EUROPE.--Southern ~ Northwest of Melitopol, Soviet
forces penetrated the center of the enemy s Noga dafense line to a depth of
24 miles. Soviet units astride the Melltopol--Crimea RR made slight
advances against stuboorn enemy resistance. The northern end of the
enemy's line appears 'to be intact, although his position In this sector is
precarious. In the Big Bend 6f the Dnepr enemy forces are rapidly with -
drawing. Sovie t tinits have occupied the town of Solenoye, 18 miles S 6i
Dneprope'trovsk. In tha Kremenchug bridgehead Sovi~t units have advanced
the point of their salient a few mile s in st ubborn fighting and are now 2: 1/~
miles N oi Krivoi-Rog. The Krivoi-Rog--Nlkopolllne forms a 50-60 mile
e scape corridor that th~ enemy is desperatiy trying to k'e9p open by retard
lng the point of th<! salient. The en3my' s anchor opposit~ th.; weste rn
base of the salient In the KremJnchug area has been hardened by mechan-
i~ad thrusts; ho\v8var, these cn..lmy atbcks app.:!at to be diversionary .
rather than th,o start of a count.Jroffenslve. This area is in turn thr·eatened
with neutralization by a naw Soviet bridg..Jh.;ad. Wof Krem<Jnchug which has.
b::wn contained 'so far by strong <'l ncmy counterattacks. South~ast and N of
Kiev vio~ent 1ocal fighting took place, with no appaNnt chang!!. C!3ntral
Er.2ru: · 'En2my counterattacks bald Soviet atbcks NW oi Ch'arriigov and W
df Krichav. Minor activity took plac" west of Smol.msk. Northern Front:
Fighting or local importance occurred in tl11o1 N.3v.al ar.aa with no appar.Jnt
change. All: Activity: On 26 Octob..;r tha Sovi-.!t Air Force attack.:~d ra:U
targets and troop and supply conc.antratlons In the Kr<!m,mchug--Krivol-
Rog--Mclltopol area.
'4 . WESTE:RN EUROPE:- -on thz night of·24 Octobdr about 30 G.:rman
torpado-boats attacbd a coastal convoy off CI'omdr, £a st Anglia . British
d~stroyer s and mot~r gunboats sank 4 of the end my craft ruJd damaged 7
oth'.;rs . .A1r Activity; On th.a nig!lt of 25-26 Octob.:lr, 3 oif.mslvJ .m\3rny
planj s w:Jre activ'a ov<Jr southaast England; 2 of t h:tm r_,acht3d London.
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5. M!:DITE!\R/IN.:AN AREA.··.Elllb ~£l.ll.lll: Tho t.lllas lmp,ov.ld
thdl' poeltlon ollrntly 1J> tlw ""'"" Volturno V•li•Y of Jtoly on z; Oetob•'
by OCCUJ)Yli'IC U'l.t high ground a.boV.J ~V I8CQft1M.1 N o! thJ riv~r . .e.&s.ol.b.
AI.mx l.c2D1: Q..)rm:m t Jslst:I.Dc" waa , ..,n.lrally w.,:lktr on th~ Aclrl..!1tle
sactor o! Lh.J EIQ'hth Army front. Tno mou.nt:1n vill~.J a! Mo.!3.lcb., ~bov\1
t.~.t Vlll~y of th• "rri(no Rlvur 2 mUia to tht £, w~ .tVJC\U.t.t)d O:'l 25
OCU>bur. ~... vnJmy :Uso withdrrr.v from ClVU..1C..llnpom.1r.:mo, !t...: ... q
1M &hort.:lt ro\1\4 !rom C~so to th.J Alllvel brld&~b...ad r...::.r th_,
mo-.M ol tM Trtpo. ~ r _slSUr.ea _.._. . OI!O'.Jr.t..:r .-d in tho ~1(hts :abo*.ra
c:_ Bl!,.rno, 6 mU~a NW ol C~::npob:.no. How...v..r, ct.artnc Lei! r.!.i;l:t o!
25·28 OCtOb.lr, AUt.td troops cr<!$!:.-d llle rtv.~r wlth prA :lnd. bt..!UI, wx!.:r
sl-...J.ll!ir~ from tb.J JwiC}".ts• ..J.t ~ 1n Uw /,.,,.nn, on u...: nf&ht o! '-4·
25 <ktob..tr, t\..~F p\.3.n.;o$ bomb..~ <J!".,~n:.y P' ~lt. ,J\1 :u-.d LA:·h~bor on M.loa;
~ lo:w .•uwmy pbn.J bomb:td r.,.,ros. On 26 Oct®..t-r, 4 a.ttleks w..:r~J nud.J on
L..;ro,s 'by a. tot~ of Q hostU.J :~.1rertili . In U..)ly, on th.J nt&:ht o1 24·26
Octob. r, R.aF pll..n.Ja bomb..:d l.n ~1rer l.ft ~a.,mbly pb.nt :ux1 th.: RR yvda
.1t Plato1)1 tw:ar .FloNnco. On 25 Oc:tobor, U.C. lliht o.nd fightu.r bomb... ra
:~.tt.n.ck.:.d rold ~d r.ill tnrg<.~Ls :Uong thJ ~;~)Dl 'lnd w.. ct cGuts of Itn.ly. On
Uw ao.m<ol cl'\t '• u.e. mudlwn bomb<.lr& o.tt.1ckud \h~o~ otrdrOJn.! ~t Podgortca
(Yucoshvh.) !u.st ~of Kutor. Only 3 ... ncmy pl-mJa w... r .o ....ncounWNd, but
22 mcr:Ut on tM ,round •.v..:N bomb-Xi md ltr:Lf.XS. Oft tit~o~ D:lltn:lU~
eout, a m..:41um~alz.old m.jrchJ.nt v~ssuts w~N atr'l!A :.n4 ~ton U.r by
u.e. f1Cht..tra.
e. ,.:;I.•• ·-~ ~my~ shll>\>tnc In tha Vl<:lllliY of~=.,..~
s-JC~ss!\llly 'ltUCk,d by U.S• .c.Jdtum born~ra on~ ll'.d 28 Octob.:r. On.l
250-!oct t ..-~..r; ,)r .lh1 O.n.J 300-foc.t fr..:leht.:r.r w. r ~ SIJl'.A: In Klqsh:.n H.:..rbor
ln north H'll.tun, whl:.t ~ 3ddltllln::.l 160-!oo\ l.Ulk .. r NJ.& sw!lt in tll...! Tor.c·
ktr.c Oult. ThNJ otb;lr v.Jss..:.ls w..:r.: problhly auM. OU.nstva r.JCO'"M1.1a·
unc.. on tl\.. .;;,.llNJ1Jn front Nv..:.::l...-d eon.eld r ..bl.t <~n..tmy ator.lg.! bcUlttA
ln r..,.:tr :lt'.Ja, p~Ucl.lUrly !1.1. W:mlf.n& 3.nd Ha .n»"t, on th..J Burnu Ro~d N
o! IA&hlo. T>ll oJ1d Sl.lltw:ul, 160 miLa W o! Kunmq, wot• boml>ld by
}:!.PM-JS.o» phn a. ~: On 2.3 Octob..tr, LoUn.w AA bridg"", 65 mUvs ~W
ot L.uhto, w~ d..,$troy~'li wh..:n 11 dlr..,ct hits w..r.., acor..,d by U.S. fighwru.
Stor :'l.i"' buUdtnca Sn Lonkln 'll.ld 1n vtU~ .e 10 mu.,, w of ~u.mpr~bu.m 'N ·r..J
S...ol on flr '• On UW tollowtnc tby, r.:illlnsl.lll .tlon.a ::t..\ Pl.athl :u!id y..,... u
w .. r., J ..v.~r..:.ly cbml,£A durln;: :.tuc..te by U.S. m...dlwn bomb-r.s. ~
In4p·Chim,; Otl 2.5 Oct.ob..:r. u;. ff&t;.Lra a"!.nk 3 out \it 5 sm..:.U bo:.ts
I>JV H."'.lj)ll.onc :u-.1 d"lrtUi,-d > 150-!oo< !r.tJII:•'· ~ On 2S Oe!.Ob.r !In
ur.JIPOrt..ld n:.w~r ot J~s..: pl-:.r....!S rl.ld..tc! Cox" a Bunt S c! Ch.ttucorc.
No mUlwy Cbm.;.c.: r ....r.Jlt...-d.
7. SO liTH ..NO ~OIITHWilST P.,CIFIC.--~~ ~ On 24

Oc:tQb..;r .u\ vn...my 4·cr.alr.., a~ · bolt W:ll ahot doNn 68 mU.,!S so! B~~t'
,. ,,
~~.~~,._,.
Iallllld. fplomons ~ On 24 Octob..r" to~ o! 166 tons of bombs w:.s
dr opp...d on l<!l~Ult "trdromJ In 3 s.p:.r>t• r"lds by /JUA phrt>S. To~ run-
w-...y, bXl strips~ :md . .A pos!\tgn,a W<Jf"' blt, o.nd SOM.J cr.own..'Cl ~tt._my
pl=a w.r. ult.~.r d:lm:IC-11 or d4stroy,d. liJ ~--IW!t.~ ..tlP'
On 24 Octobur, .Jll-'<1 l!iht bomb.rs atr:ll.>cl :.nd bombud ~n..my position!>
ll o! ~$olb..ot'l· On t !» !\11Jo~ d:ly ;uJI>d nudtu:n bol:lb.rs str.:!.>d :.nd
aholl.>d dtsp"rsJl buys ::r.d S"i'plJ dumps"' .J.xt.sh:J.n. In,_....,
,-..rly
mornllt& of 25 Octob<J; 6 on4mY pl:>~t.~S :Ut'!t:<ud :Jll.-d $hlpplltg :.t r'lns<:h·
h:.lon. This w:.s 1M !i!th cons.-cuuv~ d'Y U>;.t .nJmY pl:.n..S :.u::clt.:d tho
Ftnsehh'lf..:n :u-~ ;Jorthwr;u. A-.aatft.H;:J.·-~ t:a ~: On 25 Octobur,
A!llud pl:uws =na l!ihl ro.lds on M:u>Ckw~l :.nd ]'p.ro vllbg• (Dutco
Now Culn>~).
8. ACTION i.Ci.JNST ;,[..t..IED &HlP• UlC.··Nothln& to r.port. ~
S\ghtlns.S 1n. C,mtrtCM ~: On 25 Cktob r :1 sl&htlng w:~.s r..::port..:d
60 mUJs W o! B:.rbodos.
For tno ;,, C. of s., C-2: For t ho Director o! NovallntoUigqnco:

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/ ARMY- NAV Y
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT #E.hJ.
On !nlor matlo n recei ved- - War and Navy Depa rtmen ts,
From : 1201 Z, 25 Octo ber 1943 Washington, 0 . C.,
To : 1200 Z, 26 Octo ber 1943 26 Octo ber 1943.
No. 212.
ese medi um
1. NORTH AME RlCn . - -olas ka: On 24 Octo ber a Japan 215 mile s WSW
l plana
bomb er was engag ed for 20 minu tes by a U.S. patro
altltud.:~ of abou t 50
of Attu. Til.:~ enem y aircr aft, which desce nded to an
feet, takin g de!.m sive actio n, r.:~ce lv.!d seve ral hits.
2. Li-.TIN AMERICA .--No thing to repor t.

opol, sovie t
3. EAeTERN EUR OP£. --Sou thetn .Er.2L1: ;.,round Melltexta nded their
st~
units penet rat'!d the enem y's secon dary dafen lines and
chny Estua ry, 9
hold 14 miles south·No.rd on the W'lst bank oi the Molo
the north w~st. .-.t the north ern end of the
mUes to the west and 7 mll3s to
lt on the high groun d
line Red Army units conti nued a most stubb orn assau
w.:~st or Popovo. Succ ess In this opera
tion would allow tha Sovie ts to
just S of Nlkopol.
r each one or the narro west parts of the south ern On~pr wide as comp ared with
The r lvor at this point Is norm ally about 500 f<!ct
e to Its mout h. In the Onep ro-
width s of 1,000 -4,00 0 t~"t from Zaporo?.h new bridg ehead s N
p.3tr ovsk ar ea Red Army units succa ssful ly .astab llshed
the en.:m y to uvacu o.te both Dneprope~
and S of that city th.Jreby causi ng rawa l has resul ted In
trovs k and DnJp rod.w rzbln sk. This enem y withd
Red Army Is now In
the merg ing of 2 br idgeh eads so that at pNs.J nt the r. In the Kreme~
the Ondp
posse ssion of about 80 mil..:s of tha right bank o! i-Rog has boJen
chug bridg ehaad tha point of th.:l Sovl" t sall.m t N of Krlvo
t.!rat tack using fr .;sh ras<J rves. .Uso
hct lted by a det.:lr mln" d .3nJmy coun er expan sion
;ssfu lly pr..J;,ent.:d any furth
In this area .Jnaroy !orc~s succ;
Sovi" t units .d\'::llc-
along the rivar to thJ north ; howe wr, t;> L1~ ::out~.of, th<! RR junct ion at
od scvJr al mU.:ls towa rd th.J W.3St In thJ direc tion
:,l~ksandrlya. In thJ owra ll plctu rJ
It appa ars that th..t .;nemy ts att..:mpt-
s from the Onep r's
lng to hold at Krlvo i-Rog whU.:! withd rawin g his troop
as on~ t hroug h Krlvo i-Rog --Nik opol.
Big B<lnd to a llna at li!ast as far <.last !lcan ce took placJ .
Along thJ rast of the front fighti ng of only loc:\1 slgnl
I attac ks fail.:ld to
Cept ral ang Nort b;ro Fron ts: West of Smol ,nsk, SoviJ night of 24-2~
thJ
gain. Th13N arc no oth.Jr chang es. £lli: .,ctLvlty: On
o.nd supply concJ ntra-
Octo ber tb.J Soviet ..:Jr Forco continued to attac k rall nan ,;tr Fore.. was
tlons at Znam enka o.nd Nlkopol. On 25 Octo bar tha Gurr
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actlv.)ly vrco.&>~d ln elr d:!f~..:~ ln th.J a.ra:L b.!tw.. Jl" Kram~,nc.hug Md the
S.,~ of t'ot.OV. Th>J Sn.F $lr011ilY st.q)port~-d oU~;~n.slv.:a ln the D~ropt.:trovsk
&ncl MJI!topol >.rou o.nd <ltW:k..ld 111l<mY alr!l~lcla n..,. Molttopol.
4. WESTr:liN C:llliOPi!:. --On Z4 OciOb.:r, U.S. m .Glum bomb.rs att>ek;ocl
•n,my alrdrom-s at Montd!d!>r and B•aunlo (botll tl o! Paris) lJid .:;t.
rlndt.J 4J L'Sur..: (r.a3r i:\tt'.Jux). About 100 .;:n.my flanLrl w •r11 c;;DC-OW'iW'r-
.itd. trJ t.h" !ore.: atlOleklng Montd.ld.Ur; M Ure Vl3.1 lr.Lns.t ovqr m.. urg.!t.
Th.J otb.;,r formations~t!COU."lWr.:d W.,.!:U, atr and croUDd opposltlon. OU•..!r
U.S. bomb..rs ••rlously cbm>gJd a 6500-ton ship ·.t Ch"rbow"g. On tha
nlcht o! 24-25 Octobor, AAF ltgnl bomb.:rs a\to.ek•d Emd>n, Cologno, and
~ othJr elt!JI In G.rm>%ly. nboul 5 onomy planJa drovp..d bombs In th•
l':u-mouth u.!:s or Engl:md.
5, MO:OITER&>NEnN hREA.--.f.lllb.ll.ta:IY.E.tQIU.: 'l'hJ Filth nrmy con-
tlnu..td ll.:J slow progress on 25 Octob~;~ t towt:Lrd U1..1 Btlrbnra Llna, thJo post-
Uon lha ~nJmy Is n..:xt .Jxp..c::tJd to dJfQnd U\ !to.ly. Thlts Un.s I)Xt>Jnds from
Moi\Ciro.aoni~, on t.hJ w'3st coast of tWy, 25 mU..:a N8 t.hrouch mountains
ruarly 2,000 loot high to tha broad v:>ll•f ot lh• ~p,r Volturno, th.ne•
a.croas th~ spL"\0 or tru, i<.p.mnln3S .and CU.ong Uu S'ln(rO tUv~r tO thJ
adrl:ltlc. Th• Filth »rmy e<>ptur.-d hlch cround domlnatlni th• RR 9 mU•s
NW o! Capu:>, ul<lni S sm::Jlto-,..ns: Fr>n<:ollll•, Motanuo, :tnd Roech.~
.,.Croc""'. Tn.1 twt&l"ots on ooth sld.!s oC lh.., Volturao V~.ay o.t Ro,·....~m
Wilr• also bk,r- <;;tgt.!ll oD:l!L~ Tt>. Wt IbM o! th. Eighth ..rmy
..SV111Cod 6 mll•s. drlv!J'Ig uu """my !rom Fr...,lonJ and torclr.c him to
oV>C<Uw 8o)"U>O. Th•r, ,..... UtU.. c~" on~ ~aaw rn lul! a! !h.
114lWI front• .c.11: od!VItv: On 23 Octob.r >bo-.11 5 .nJmy bomb.rs ~tt3clt4il
~oa (,"C~; on tho ~th. > tot.>1 of ~ 2~ •rumy bomb_rs :>rJ! dlv.
bom!Nro ~mc.k--d L<ros. ~F phD.Js atuc<..d Syroe h:trbor on thv n!iJ:t
o! 23-24 Octob.r, Qlld Ol1 thJ 2-Ith .J.IJ.d pl>n a o...t llr~ 10 • sehoon:!r :tnd
cUm:ac.Jd onot.bor o!f Cos; a schoon.!r at Sc:1rp:nto N.:OS ~so d..lm=:.g.:d. ln
luly, on th3 night ot 23-24 0c10b.:r, ,JII..d pl"""l mldJ a ICYl-ton ~tUCk
on lh• Guidon! a rili'drom•. U.S. light bomb..!rs >Ulck Jd mo10r tronsport In
tho Cassino'""~· On th> 24th, u.s. modlom :>.nd IIcht bomb..rs >t:t:u:k.-d
r03.d1, r:.Ua, a.nd brldg~& nt Tornl, Forml:~, ~d OrvL.rto; !tCilt;Jr~bomb... rs
d~o~&troyod Q num~r or moto:r Y.J.hlel.!S :tlonc th" u:1at coo.sl n.nd s ... t Hro
to> 2000-ton v.sa.OI oH tho Yugoslav co:u~t. Th• nlrdrom, nl TLr=
(AiboniQ) WOI Ottlelwd by U.S. medium bomb"rs. A strOJli !Orc:.l o! U.S.
i>lnvy bombJrS wos dlsp>tchod to V/lJnJr-N.,uat.~dl but !ound UIJ =g•t
cov.rud by elouds. On 23 Oetob.>r, mor• th;_n 15 .n.my bomb.ro otbckJd
ah!WI"i In NoPl•s lurbor. A toW o! oboot SO "nJmy plll!IJS .,.., obo... rv4i!
ov.,r Iuly durlnjr u.... d:!y; ~~ IC3St 12 of tlw~J "'"'" d•4\rOy>d.
6. i,SI.A.--Burm· On 23 Octob4r, U.S. i>lovy bolltb,rs otUcltJd K:u!b:llu
-2-
~~l.
oP~,,.,
r'l-U ~ds. 50 mU~s N ot :;n·.w .ibO, •corlnc: dlr lC\ tilts ln th.: ,.:r.gUW eho:tds.
Thirty-On.. tons w~ra clroppucl Wll·> cooc! Uocton th. !.1.-%.~ r;U!rold brldg•
20 mu~s w of K:llru. On Z4 Octol>.or, IIL1WI'... OIU "&:tin ,=L>d by u.;,.
h..::~ovy bO:n.b.-rs. ~ Jndo-Cblo;· On 24 Oc:tob..:r. Cobl, a b:'!t't3C&!i .1r.n
1 m.U.: U ot (ibb...~ ilidrom.t ln HAD01. W:l.l bomb..:d by !f&tt..:r-.,scorud
U.S. pl!ln!S.
1, roUTH .u,'D SOUT!I'IIE:.<T PACll'IC. • ·f.o)pmpr.s ,:.::n: On 23 Octob. r.
u.r. dtv• ont!torp><lo bomb.rs mld• 2 , .Jf JCIIV. "'t:l.Ck:l on~ 3!r:Lid,
wnU ... U.S. b.J"lV}' bomb.;~rs, ln 2 J.\t'\ek.l on Kl.nUt :1trfl ~11. droW..:d 'l tobl
of 68 tons. Both r1.ur.V:.!)o'S W4T... rv.port"'d una .rvlc~.o":lbld :JtJr th..: bOmbiJliS.
~~-:lh!l Brlb\n ~ On 24 Oetob..r 'l at:ror.g foz-c..t of .. n_my
dlv.:-bomb..~rs, with !lgJtt<o~T ...ncort, ottt.lck.~d ••lll.Jd shtpPlng o.t Flnscntr:..Ln.
tnwrcopttno :JII.:d f!Chl.ra shot down 4 .nomy pl>n~•. On 23 Octob~r ~
hrg..t !Ol'C.s Of ,-Jl\od h..::J.VY bomb.)ttJ, Wlth Ua-M ~r olScOrt , dropp..td ~pproJCl·
motoly 84 tons on R:lpopo 3lrdromJ nt R..1b,ul. On t.••
bomb:lrs, .:seorud bY ltgnwrs, m'ld~J :1 low-lJVJl :\tt1ek on Vun'lk'\n:tu,
!ollow>ne d:ly ,.ULd
!l.:lpopo, 3Dd Tob•r" "lr!Llda "t lhb>ul. In lhJ two·d~y ntt:>ck 65 Jn.my
ph.n.Js w .. r...~ dJstroy..ld on t.11..1 cround. 'lnd fl8 W.Jr.: shot down ln ~rb.l
comb:ll; buUdit!gs :l.Dd ·l r .:ul!o GtlUon w ·N d .. stroy..:d, 'lnd brg..: nr _,s
eov.,:r..od til..: :u-..:~. :\11 .J.U.l'd s..~arCI\'"P~lnt &..;t tlril to, :uld r.pp~._ntly d..:s-
troyod, :m .ncmy d.stroy•r In J..:qulnol B:ly.
8. ,,CTION •.0~ ,,l.w~D .llli'HNO.··NOth~ to r"port. ~
!'tt~.uoos Ja_ 0 m ·rfc·..n ~: :;otMrc to t .. ~rt.
For tn• ,.., C. of S., G-2:
m .'r'r,o..C\.._w~ '
h. E.. 11..\GUIRZt
Colonal, G.e.c .•
Chl.l, Tno;wr Group.
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/ ARMY- NAVY
On ln!orm atlon r ac<llvad -- War and NJ.vy Oapar tm,;nts ,

F rom: 1201 Z, 24 Octob .r 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 25 Octob" r 1943 25 Octob~ r 1943. '· l
t'lG <1
No. 211.
2S/IS~~
l. NORTH ,;M.CRIC,;.-- Nothlng ~ ropor( .
2. LATIN AMERICI..- - Nothlng to report .

C:ASTERN .::tBOP.::.--SouUp rn E.t2nt At tha south~rn and of of th<.J
3. SW Mall-
Nogo. def<!nsu lin; ~oviJt !orc..ls lnv<l =da sllght gains N :lnd
ro.ted, .
topol. Whil.J <Jnumy outar d,funs.Js on this lin.J hav" baen p"net ;h.,ad
th.-N Is, J.s y.,t, no sian of a br .J:Uct.hrough. In thd Kr<Jm ,mchug brldg.
~d Army units ag:lin :ldVJ.Dc.d th~ point of th.lr
s:!llant. Th.J o.p..:x of th-t
trl:mg liJ Is still polnto.~d l t Krlvo i-Rog only 6 mUus away. Tha sldus of the
point of tha s J.ll<lnl ~re now conbl n<>d lnslda thJ Lngul.Jt s o.nd Saksn gan
riv.:rs , which :ll''-' about 10 mU~s apo.rt In thiS area J.nd convJ rgu just S
of Krlvo i-Rog. Th..: gJ narcl dlman slons of th" sJ.J:l.:n t now appJ:u- to b.J
about 40 mU~s wida o.t tho: bo.s..l :md 30 mU<ls d<JJp . In th" Klav araa !!ght~
tha c.:nt-:~ r of gravit y of
lng appv:u-s to have subsld<td. Along this front,
aJ.d. C,;ntr: ll ·:eJ:Qnt. In thJ
fighting r amJ.In s In th.J Krcmunchug brldg~h J.d-
mush y trhng l" S of JWchitsa, Sovl..;t units contlnu ..: to m:lk; sm:ill
a. Wast
vo..nc,.s . Along thv Nst of this front thoJN :IPPJJ.rs to boJ llttl.: cho.ngNorthllrt:
of Smol... nsk o.rtWary duals and r.:connJ.Issm c.., In forcu contln u.-.
tht~ night of 23-24 Octob .;r
~ : No J.pp;u-,mt clung..:. .o.U: [.ctly!ty: On
:nka, a nd
th-t Sov!Jt Air ForcJ again ::ttto.ckud raU to.rg..,t o.t Nlkopol, Zn:un. grounC:
s
th.;. J.CtiV< lly suppor t..d
Fastov . On 24 Octob Jr both th"' Sf,F J.nd Q ,.):'
op..:r:ltlons in thu Mvlltopol, Kr<~m.-~chug, :1h<l R...ochltsa :~r..,o.s.
4. WESTZRN EUROP~ .- -On th-.J night of 23-24 Octob.lr :lboul 14 -.Jn~my
d;
plmJs dropp~d bombs in th-3 K..mt--S uss.:x J.NaS of south..,:J.st Englan
only 2 p.lalws r"'J.Ch~d London.
5. Mt:Dl'tt:R.RANEAN AREA .--On 24 Octob...r contJ.ct with only light .:r, " x-
"lldmy forc.Js w:lS r..:port ..,d on th.J FUth ....rmy front In Italy. How.Jv ll
t..lnslv-3 min.s :md d.mol ltions lm!).)d.:d iillt~d progr. ,ss. In th.J c.,otr:
s~ctor units of th..1 Eighth ~>rmy c:1ptur..td Coll..~ .j' Anch!s
.; ond Splo.'t.:l, ll
mUJs VI of C:lmpobo.sao. P:l.l:lt:~ J.nd J..cqu:::vlva, 16 mUvs SW of T.:rmo ll,
SE CR ET
u,., .O.r..t1'\ go! Murl na (Mont-~n..rr o) light tnrte
h;v-.~ ~ao b.t;Jn oc.cup1.td, 1n IJ ~ s, cu rrtlh •.
1n progro.:aa b.:t'M.,~otn 0-.rm :me, lldJd by b:lt.::! And
:attc k Jd .AndrU vtc:1 'llld B ~rut •
141x.xf lWL:..n :lJid Ch.otnlk tor~a tuv: !rom th. r.orth to v~on:~.• .AJ.t
Tn., O.;:rmlns ~r.. mlkln c tt co=.el J.l drlv<J
pl:.n 1 bomb ,d Ill RR <N1
~: On U. nlcbt O! 22-23 Octot >..r, RAF
.Jra :m:ej( .J C"l.StlJllOn.~ .:..od tr-
br1Jc .J ~t Clvh! .n()tn :.r.d u.~. llc!'.t bomb
n..~tde !lt Aquino lln.d C~elno. On 23 Octob..~r, U.S. m..sdtum bombo~rs
:n ..
l r .:U t.lrC.. -tl .o.t M...nc :l:r.o, Uo:u :Jd.D dl C:t.Stro, ~ 1\Jbl.nh. iilll.t d
uc.k.x
f!it.t .rs .ncf (l.gr.t.Jr-bom~-rs :tt:r.e.it.,d I'Wl
PGall loM .Jld atror .g point s
~r Jrs ltt.1ck..d roU~ etock
Ulrougho~t th..t b:nu , 1!L Oth.t r io.lll .. d !!aht
.td Ci. bndl nc ,rol.;Dd :.t Lor .to.
1l ..ncl'U)O wh..,.r ~llt 12
Anco :u :lDd .str;;l
::.nd moto r tr:...n sport
~t
:lt
Th .. Only r JPQtt .,d <ln·.!:lY oppos lt1Cn w .:.i
h.o.!lltU.t flght...~rs w.,r..~ .:ncount..tr-Jd.
nS:.. •• --~ On 20, 21. 1.r.d 2. Octob .Jd by U.S. h.1"l\'Y "U\d m4dlu.m
.. r, nUw:.y t..u'C.. ta from
e. W r 8UCC ..:!l4fu lly ~tt~Ck
M:!.nd'lhy to M;tiUt)fln.:l. .1
bomb .rs. R.:JLv:!i:y )~.:b -t ~rom ... MylJl

ej ..tl, .:.r..d Hor..:.;.rc w .. r .. bit 3a
!.~.~- 0n l30ct ob...r U..c-. h lV"j
W,..r~ bridJ.. I ot1 lb..~ ~.~U -,nd rlv.: a.
bomb...-d J-U..lglw tn north.oJrn
bomb ,~·son l rMJt1ru 1 rry trip from ChlJU
p-d lr.i..re ;rt!on. ~
Burn n; 5 }'lf')l);..:S~ !lett rs ~CC- uf\l Uy :.tt.m
Iodp· Cnln "'' H..tc: .. r.t ¢totocr~hte r ..
~onn..;;.W-..nc..: foUo wm, th.: "t.;;;.c not
:ks by
t.h..- c.Jm ..nt plnnt :t J-hlph ona 1-$
u.s. h.. :tvy bomb ..tra show.,d th1t oo..u ot c:o.:nm.I.SSton.
cp...r ~tlai ::.n4 th::t th.. doek f;.eU ltl...s .r
Pl\ClFlC.··SolqmpntJ~ On 22 Octob.Jr~
7, SOUTH uNO OOUTHWCST
..zt CO"'-It ot Chota.ul w... r ~ strlf~
~
.:.4 ...n..my hlrc .s t.,~.. do-.vn thJ w. li.;a~-.:wt~
y "'nll L<Is .. creh pl.n.
'll poslt iona n.:'lr th..: Sons Rlv ,,.
IC3tt .r.Jdb
En..-my 41-tWmpts to r ... t'.llc.t Knt0t1 '1nd co:uu _ b...n kW» .n thLS ::.r ..11 sbco 17
w_r- r ..:pull .d; ov .r 500 ]'ll:l".D.·s. Juv
G ..:..n.:m y p.l1.n • lr..:ff ... ctx lty bomb.x! .?ln.act.Jt:J n.
Oeto bvr. Or'! Z3 Octob.Jr,
Alll~d m..'dlum bomb-Jrs, ~;~::co rt.,d by fiCht. Jr&, G:.1cc osful li' :uUtc k ..-d But
....nd ~ :1Jrdrcm ·• tn tn. w ...
...-..t ~ ,, d.istr oylrc zo pl,l.D., s on tJu
g ... n~my flght. .:rs. T-RO a m.J.ll m~rcr.;;.r.t
IT ·und, :Jnd 3 ot 28 lnt.JtC:..,ptln r t:orc..1 o! .-i.Uio!d
VtolS.SJII o.nd 9 mrg~•e t n th.1 h1rb ot
V:J.:T.J Sunk . Anoth
m.__"'lifum bomb .:rs .dl..-etlvJ Jy r.:.ld N ttd
Soc=..i.;lm·-!>.t.t.~I;;Oiru .iO:..d. 'tb.1
W<o!t ~so '\t'b.c.ie-.~d. NortbWst:rt
dump :u-.n.s ~t C.:tp... f{os~ln.s :lnd G'Uim't\:1. L~.l.llrdrom.~ (,~mbon)
••ustraJb- -~ ~b W: On 23 Octo bur,
dla:p ..rt·J ~4"".1.
wu bomb..:~; tir...s w..r~ sc..rL->d tn th.:
,,CTION ,·u:;;.\lNST ."'-.ll,.lED E:HIP~: lNG.·

· On .22 Oelo bJt l Norw.JcLl.n
8,
1W 150 mU.~a t o! Fr.-.r:awn.. On Z3 Oet~~r
$unk o!t ~'1ntos, 8r:uU . Tht.l
UrJwr 'InS torpe do.,d :1Dd
v-.,~ac_, _l tol'p>.ldo..:d 'lnd
'1 BuzU ll.n c:;;.rro torp.tdo.;.d ~d sunk tn th..t
W"l&
Brlt!sh C:ll'KO V4S::..tl J)r .JVSO\,IJ;l}f r Mport..:-d
::t.ppro:teh..:a to tha P.:rsbn Gull ls now rvporc...,d not .sunk. ~ flgbtings
JA um 'tloln ~: On ZS Octobolr a llc~Urc W>a I' ,port.-<! 110 rn!l;s
lit: o! Trlnld>d. On 24 October, 2 posslbl• •tc~tlncs .,• ., r-rwd: o!!
th.t eu:t co3St of Flo!"ldl. :u-~ ol! c;~o.
For 1M t.. C. o! S., G - Z:
)~~~-~'\~
o.s.c ..
ColonJl,
Chl\1!, Ttw:nar Group.
l
-3-
s~''
o\11 Regraded Unclassified
ARMY-NAVY
On lnformati on r eceived-- 'Par and Navy Department~;,
From: 1201 Z, 23 October 1943 Washington, D. C.,
No. 210.
1. NORTH AMiRICA.--Noth!ng to report.
2. LATIN AMERLCA.--Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Southern Front : Along the Noga deten~;e llne
enemy counterattacks have again 5uccessfully prevented a Soviet break-
through, a1t.'lough Red Army units have finally o<:cupjgs! the enttre sown
of Melitopol. this area there are no sl s as et of an enem wit -
aJ:awaL ln the remenc ug r e ea t e ovlets a tempts to drive the
point of their salient deeper were stopped by enemy coomterattacks. Red
Army attempts to broaden the base, however, met wltn moderate success
along the eastern side ot the salient ln the Verkhne- Dneprovsk area,and
the rail junction at Vekhovtsevo was taken. Along the western side the
enemy counterattacked with armored forces , a pparently with some effect.
In the Kanev loop Soviet units battled to enlar ge their bridgehead with
some success.' In the Kiev area ther e was no Important change. At the
mouth of the Prlpet the Soviets appear to have lost ll!e initiative.
Centr al Front: South of Rechltsa and near the mouth of the Sozh, Red
Army units made further slight gains. Along the rest ot this front there
appears to be no Important change. Northern Front: No change.
Air Activity : On 23 October the Soviet Air For ce attacked alr fte1ds In
£1\e vlclnlty of Melitopo1 and strongly supported ground oPerations In the
Kremenchug salient and In the Kanev loop bridgehead.
\ 1. WESTERN EUROPE. - -On ~2 Octooer escorted U.S. bombers dr opped

Q7 t ons of bombs on the Evreux-Fauvllle airdrome south ot Rouen. There
was no enemy flghter opposition and AA fire was weak. On 22-23
October, Kassel, an armament manulacturlng center, was heavily attacked
by ~-'bombers: . Targets In the Frankfurt and Cologne areas were
a lso attacked.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. --In Ita ly, on 23 October, some progress
was made. On the Fifth Army frorit the town of S. Angelo d' Alife was
1 occ11pled by Allied troops. This town Is approximately 5 1/ 2 miles .V.' ...
of Pledltnonte d' Allfe, which was yielded by the enemy on 20 October.
Sparanlse, ap.,roxlmately 8 miles NV/ of Capua, was also taken. On the
Eighth Army front the town of Luclto and Castelbottaccto, approx imately
DE<l!;A.BU.r~A_
$1[,~t'JC a:.a.b J
mlle s W of Term oll,
13 miles N of Campobasso, and Montener o, 11 1/2 ber the Tr lgno
wer e clear ed of the enemy. QJ the night of 22 abou OCto
cros sed by Allte d troop s at a point t 1.l mile s VI of
Rive r was following day. On:2 0-
Term oll; the bridg ehea d was belng Impr oved on the
ed ta islan d tul!t Rhodes. •CkJ
21 octo ber, Briti sh wau hl(U bombard .lleW
Ra.J is west coas t, an
the illght ot.2l-2<l'IOctober~oN.ot ,Gigl lo Is land on
Activity: Also on the
ammunition ship was sunk by U.S. PT boat s. Air ac area s and trans port
night of 21- 22 OCtober, U.S. bom bers attac kedb ivou idge, road , and rail
conc entra tions in the battl e area In ltaly . The br N of the battl e area ,wer e
junctions at Gullianova on tne west co:~st of Italy ,
attac~ed by RAF com bers , which dr oppe
d 82 tons. On 22 OCtober bridg es
at Orvleto and Gros seto N of Rom e were attac ked by Allied bom bers.
Roads, bridg es, and trans port conc entra tions N o! the battl e area wore
of bombs were dropped
a lso bombed by Allled aircr aft. Twenty -two tons
on~be E~usls Ail:dr.cme a.LAtbens
by esco rted U.S. bomb~rs.
6. ASIA. -- Nothing to report .

fic Area: QJ 22
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST .:>AC!FIC. - -Scuth PaciNW oTC'ii'pe Queen
OCtober, 1 subm arine s were s lgnted about r:rm ues Solomons Area: Afte r
Char lotte on the south east t\o of New Caledonia. ked aA-s hi'i)e nem y
midn ight on 23 OCtooe r, a u.'s. sear ch plane attac on a vess el repo rted to
convey 3~ mile s W of Buka and made a direc t hit attac ked by U.S.
l! was
be an aircr aft carr ier. D..lrtog the day, Kahibers raide d the west coas t of
heavy bomber s , while othe r U.S. heavy bom
October, after Allied
Cholseul. New Guinea-- New Britain Area : On ~~ of Flnschhafen) and
artil lery sheUmg, the enemy evac uateO Katl ka (N 19 OCtober, an
coastal posit ions S of the Song Rive r . At night, on lce vess els off
estim ated 60 }apar.ese aircr aft attac ked Allied surf!
raided the area at dawn
Flns chhafen, and smal l num bers of enem y planes were effectively
on 21 and 22 OCto ber. The dump area s at Gasm ata
2~ OCtober. For the
bombed by Allied flghter-bom:>ers on both 21 and ily bombed on 2~
second consecutive day the Sate lberg area was heav Aust ralia - - Banda Sea
Octo ber by Allied med ium bom bers. Northwest
attacked~
Area : On 22 OCtober, Allled heavy bom oers again sions lo the nickel
Te:ereoes), starl ing large fires on jetti es and explo
conc entra tes pla.nt.
to repo rt. U-boat
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHl.?>'ING .--Nothlng
Slghtlngs in Amerlc~ IJ'ate rs: Nothing to repo rt.
For th~tor o~~val Intelligence;
For tne A. C. of S., G- 2:
J'H.t:E.L, .'n-,u~~ d .'

J
./ 1- {J
·Wl b1- U' f:--
'A;- bCH RAD ER,
/)
f
MAGUIRE ,
Captain, U. s. N.,
Colonel, G. S. C , Asst. Dlr ., Intelligence Group.
Chief, Thea ter Gr oup.
ort't!We.,.
/ ARMY- NAVY
DAILY INTELLIGENa IEPOIT
On information received-- War and Navy Departments,

FI om: 1201 ~. 22 October 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To ; 1200 Z, 23 Octobe1· 1943 23 October 1943.
No. 209.
1. NORTH AM£.R.IC,.,.--On 21 October, about 185 miles WNW of Alexa!

Point (Attu) an enemy bombar eng~ed a U.S. patrol plane for 8 or 9
minuws, making 6 passes at tha U.S. phn3. A!Wr sustaining soma da~e,
the .::nemy plane broke off tha .,ng~om..,nt and d~parted westward. The
sama <liternoon 2 unid~nti!ied aircraft w -N r..:ported nenr Attu.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Extr~mcly nltlon:!.listic Gener:U Alb.!rto GUbert,

acting Argantin;; Fo!"elgn Minlst~r since ~torn!' s ::-.;slgnntlon, was appointed
FoNign Minister on 21 OctobJr, Nlinqulshlng his post llS Mlo!st~r of
Interior to pro- Nazi G.maral Luis C. P.;,rllnger.
3. <:ASTERN EUROPE.--SouthJrn £l:sm1; North and SW of M<3litopol

and ln the city, the enumy was forced to give up s.avaral strong points.
£namy counterathcks pruv..,nted a S\lrlous break-through in this llr.JO. . In
th~ KNmanchug brldg.;head thll Soviots havu driven thJ point of th31r
s:UI~nt a few mU,s farther south and llN now within 18 mUes of KrlvoHio~
Th.l town of Verkhn.;- Dneprovsk, 32 mU~s W of Dn"p;·opatrovsk, was cap-
tured, thl3reby broadening tho sal!Jnt by sev.. ral miles. Th.J inltlatlva In
this b:J.ttle remains in Sovl3t hands, wnU.J en~my units contin~ to r«slst
stubbornly with no appar..:nt signs of o. withdrawal as yat. Fi!ty mU«s S of
Ki<lv, and S of PdNy:lsbv, FWd J..rmy units lns!da th.; small Knn.:v loop of
thJ Onepr slightly .;,nhrg~d th;~lr brldg~h ..ad. North of Kiav, th..tN llPP.lllrS
to be no Important ch:mg~. C ;ntral £l:sm1; South o{ I<.!cbltsl, Sovl~t i:.rc..~s
~:lin adv:mcdd and ct!pturJd S.Jv..~r:\t small v~es in thJ marshy trlnngl<l.
W~st of Smol~nsk thJ fighting lnCN:tS..td in intJns!ty. North,: en .E.l:.Q.Qt:
South of Vellki..-Luki in thJ N.;vul ar..:a and N oi. llman along th" Volkhov, as
In thJ Mga aN:l, th..:r..t was lighting of runJw..:d intJnslty. In thd N.Jv<Jl aNa
<Jnamy count..,ra tt:J.cks had som..t local succuss. Along this front signs or in-
cr.Jaslng activity i re .:vtd,mt. Ali. Actly\ty: On the night of 21 - 22 October,
Fastov and Znam-3nka, junctions on th..! supp)y rut po.rall.:!llng th~ Dnup r to
thlj WdSt, wer" attacbd by th.; eovl.;t Air fore ... for the thlrd consJcut!v.;
night. On 22 Octob..>r tho SAF contlnuJd lts stro)'lg support of ground thrusts
In tho Kr.Jm<3nchug s ali..tnt, at tho Kan .;v brldg.Jhc.:td VI of P..tr..tyllslav, and in ,
th.J !Wchltsa- -Gom<ll .o.r.la.
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4. WESTZP..~ EUROP£ .--On 21 Oc.tobJr ..1nemy d..rLmslvJ alr acuon ovar
nQMb.:r n Frane~ a.nd HcUl.nd w~s on o. reduead sc.JJ..,. On thl) nflht of 21·l2
Octob.Jr • .1bout 10 tlnJmy plQ.nJs dropr ed bombs at scatt.lr .ld points tn
soutbao.st Z!lil!lnd; 3 of th.J attacking plo.nJs N:t.ched London.
5.. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.• -On 22 Octobo:rr 3-CUVlty on tho: £lghth

Army trent wo.s llmltc:d malnly to patrolling. Sn<Jmy rc.ststt~.t~.e~ w'-5
~tror>i<aat in the C3.IIlpob.:t.SSo·-BotanO area. On tJ'l.j FUtb Army front
{\ttt.b.lr progl"o;:SS •»as mldc !n tha are~ of A!U.J and PIJd1mont..,, S of tl'.J
M:lto.!S.J Mounulna. En.:my countoratt4Cks wC~r.: r.:p.!l!~d ln th~ C!o:t.Sul
s.:ctor. On th~ n ight of 20-21 Octob~r, u.s. PT bo:!.tcc :t.t-lilc.l<.::d :ln un..my
convoy consisting o1 3 \llnk bnc:Ht~~ cr!l!t and 4 e-m~ll E:<scorts off L.:gborn.
A torp<Jdo hlt wo.s scor..:d on 1 LC1'. On th.J nlgt\t o1. 21 .. 22 Octob..lr,
British d.Jslroj'..:rs p:lt-rolling tho;~ Adrbtlc ci1ptur..:d:: sm~ Jrt.amy ml.lr -
chant. v..:stJ.Jl. Air~: On th~ n1ght or 20.. 21 Octotxlr o3n;my pbn...:s
mld~ light :u;d unsueevssful :1tta.eks on ahlpti!ng off Wro.s <l.nd on Portolt~&o
Sly. On 21 Octoh.tr, u .s . Hght3r·bomb,rs otbclc::d th.: r~U y:trd.s :1t
Skoplj.J. (Yugosl'lvb.); 3 <Jnomy pl.Q.D.:S w..:r~ ...mc:ount>Jr...d . U.5. ftght.:ra on
a.nU·shippins: op~r ;1.ttons oil th.! Oll~tll1n co~t svt Hr.: to 3 snull
voJSSJls :u-~o dt<stroy..d o. !orm~tlon ol S erwmy dlva· bombc>rs. In italy,
on thJ night of 20· C: 1 Octol;).Jr, AUt~ phn-JS d..roppo!d '70 tons o! bombS on
thJ nlrd.rom..) ilt FurMr'll, :NtUng !tro to 12 ;.~n,;,rny pt.-m..:s on th,j ground.
On 21 OCtob... r, U.S. bomb.:r& rn~4 h4~vy 'ltt~ks on ...:;nomy rJ.U lln.Ja,
brld3.:a. and positions at T ..rn1, c::.sa\no, a.nd s.Jwral points Nand NW o!
Rom e:. /J1L>d !Jght.Jrs Bnd l1ght:r- bomb.Jrs Wo.Jr ll o.cuv... throughout thJ
dlY, :.tbeklng S\Ul poSitiOns, rO::Z.dG, t:u)d tro..a.sport throuohout tb.l b!l.ttlu
:u-..:o.. A tot:tl o~ :Lbou~ 40 ...:;n.,;m.y llr cr-.lft 1n om:ill rormnuons 'Nn.S vn-count-
.:rvd d\lrltll tb..t ~»ls bombing op..mUlono. An ::.ddltlon:ll 25 ...mumy plo.n.Js
w..r~ :tcllv.! ovJr th .. N~ks-- VoH.u.rno :\N~ . On th..t night o! Z0-21 Octob..:r
:lbout 15 .mJmy pbnJs dr.oppjd n:u ~G :uKt bombs on No.pl.!s Rlt'bor. On
21 Octob.lr, 5 e.n<;~.my phrws w.,..rQ encounwred N of Algiers ~d 2 o! them
w.:r~ dJst.royod by U.S. !lgt'ltJrs. Off C~J To.~ro:s, 25 ~namy torpado pb.nes
!lUA<:k.:d AlU~d Ghlpplng; 10 wcro d.Jstroyc:d.
6. ASIA.- - Nothlng to rJport.

7. ~OUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAClFlC, --Sotomont: ~: On 21
(.ktob.)r , u.s. med\wn bombers ~tbck·Jd K:lr.l (Boug:llnvlU.z). K:lll.tl
(Cbols>Jul) W:!.& a.l3b subj.?et.OO to :1n ~Uectlvo! bombing :Lltlek. tis.E.~··
~~ On 21 Octob.lr , hlllJd m~dtum bombar llniJ tl.gh.t.lr
pllnett bom'Q.,j:cland strcJ.Jd l)nJIDY t-roops, bridg.JS, :lfld· YU1:18'4S S of Bllfi:Gd•
jim. A l~go !or-c,j of Alliecl h~vy unitG dr<lpp.;:d 2Zl tons o! bombs <m
S:lwl!).:ars: 11nd \V3r.JO (4 mU<ls N of ~wlbdrg), dt.!Stroylnc o.l.l buildings
nt S:lt.,lborg o..tld ooo.rly all :~.t W:tr~o; 2 :unmW'Ittton clumps o.l.so w..r..~ blown
~ s-t!~~'P."
up. Northwest Aust1'3Jb .... ~
oU•cliv•ly bomboa4 Hlu\3\al (Timor).
mbt!l On 21 Octobdr, All lad pb.nes
8. ACTION AGAINS'l' ALLIED SHIPi'INO.··On 21 Ocwoor, 2 med!wn·

alz. d C'1r&O vessals ward su:lk by uw:my r::a.lrcuh &0 tnlli!a '11 of Algl:rs.
On 20 October c. Srtt:isb orco wuol ..,.. I'Jt.k: lD tllt a.ppro::.eh-S to th.:
.,.raUAGl,llf. ~ ::>tgt:U0£•1A.om rlca.p il.Q,UU: On 21 Oet.obl~ 2
ttcblqa wore r~: 100 mil••S& ol .,.v>nn>n, :~.o-4 15 mu.. ~· o!
8lJ'b1.cloS. Ott 22 Octobar 3 stcr.ttnc wu r ~ru4 on t.'a no-rfJ".o:::.st eo.ut
o! ),m>le,,,
For tno A. c. o! s., G -2:
JTL.\ \1 CLqM.-·u...
H. e.. MAG1JIRE,
Colon• I. 0 . s. c .,
Cht>lf, Tho:a.tar GToup.
/ ARMY-NAVY
On Information received-- War and Navy Department
From: 1201 L., 21 October 1943 Washington, D. C.,
No. 208.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Nothing to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN E:IJROPE.--$outh ern EJ.:gn.t North and SW of Meiltopol
and In the center o! the city, enemy units have been forced back slightly.
In the Kremenchug bridgehead, the Red Army has driven the point o! Its
salient 3 to 6 mUJs farther south In tht:l direction of Krivoi-Rog, whUe
along the sides and base there appears to be little change. The enemy's
situation here is becoming increasingly serious, but his intentions are
still masked. North of Klev heavy fighting continues, with little apparent
change in the situation. Centra} tr.2n1; South of Rechitsa in the marshy
triangle o! the Prlpet, ':';'oviet units made some headway and captured sev-
eral towns. In tho Gomel area there appears to be little change. Northern
Front: Along this !root there was fighting o! local significance a.t several
places. .Alr..Actlylty: On the night of 20-21 October, the Soviet Air F6rce
for-the second consecutive night bombed Fastov, Znamenka, and Nlkopol, ·
attacking raU targets and supply concentrations. On 21 October aJr
activity by both sides was considerably increased along the fronts !rom
the Azov Sea to the Gomel area; tho main soviet effo:-t ·.vas directed toward
) support of o!fensiVi!S in the Kremenchug salient and N of Kiev.
4. W&'TBRN EtmOPE.--On 20 October a strong force of IJ.S. bombers
attacked the raU yards and an aircraft parts factory at Duercn (25 miles
S of Cologne}; over 250 tons of bombs were dropped through heavy clouds.
About 185 enemy planes were observed In the air, but their a ttacks were
not aggresslva; AA fire was unusually weak. IJ.S, bombers made lighter ·
attacks on the airdromes at GUze - Rijen and Woensdrecht In Hoiland. On
the .night of 20-21 October, RAF bombers heavily attacked Leipzig. ltAF
Mqsquitoes attacked Berlin, Cologne, BrauweUer, and Emden. About 30
enemy planes operated over southeast lngland and East Ansl\a; 10
penetrated to the London area.
5. MEDITt:RRANEAN ARE:A .-~On 20 October the Allied armies in ltaly
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made very allcht prorress over extremely dWicult terrain In tho !ace of
contlmlnl heavy enemy r03lslance and demoliUona. C:lchth Army patrols
adva.ne~ u tar as the mou~~ 0! the River Trl(no on the Adrl.&Ue coast.
11 mUu NW o! TermolL In the central s.ctor Allied troops roacMd
Mont&(-. Z miles VI o! the 7ermoli-..Campobuao road, and occu:;led ll>e
1110\ol.'taln vUlaco of Campochlaro, :- milts fNI o! Campobuoo. PledL'UO-
cl' Allie and Allie, In tl:e tU>Ptr Voltu:no Valley, alao MVW liNn tal<en.
Aerl&l r.eor.n.at.ssar.ce re·:e&:s that the PontirA Mushes are beltlg flooded
by tho onomy. In the mou.'llalns No! Bercamo elee•nt.l o! tho Alpin! are
stW reslst!r.g the Cor mans. Mlltecl Cbatn!k and Italian forces have &Wlcked
the enemy at Matlsevo, Yugcs!Ollla. A1t Ac!lyity: On tho l\lct:t of 19- 20
Octobor, RAF planes madellsht attach on the W.:u'itn airfield and on the
Antlmachla landlr.g ground. Atlacl<s were also made on harbors at Moles,
l!:yros, and Cos. On 20 October . Allied planes attacked 2 a mall veaselo off
Coo and atra!od a supply dump on tho shore. Enemy planes w•r• activo
ovor ~os but only one dropped bombe. In Italy, on 20 October, U.S.
planu aucceufully attacked rail brldios at Grossoio, Orvieto, and Mon-
taldo di Castro, all N !l.!ld NW of Rome. Other medium and heavy bombers
attacked enemy air!!elds at Cervoterl, Mlll'cl&l!an3. and Casola (near
Rome), deatroylnc more tiutl 15 enem] planes en the cround. Thoro was
no air opposition except at Cas.U., where 1 of 8 att>cklnc llchlers waa
destroyed. u.s. llchters and !lgnter-bombcra were o.ver ille battle trent
lhrOil(hout 1M cby att:!Cld:le ""'positions, roads, and tr&JISPOrt. A stronc
force o! Allied lighters s,n lire to thr. . 100-!oot vesHls oU Z.Ua on th•
Dal.mat!>n coest; a l:nlil was blcr.vn upS of Ancona. U.t. mtc!lum bombers
attaelcod the rau yards at :<Is (Yugosla•tla) eecrll'o& m&ny hlta amor.g more
tr.an ?00 cars, and destroylnc 2 1ocomotlvoa and ~r rollq stocl<. Ber.,..
(100 miles NW of ~oplJe, ¥"i((sl&vb) has been und•r repeat..'<! enemy
a1r attacU, aceord!nc to delayed reports o! 18 Octobor. liiDl Actlylty:
On 1M nlcht o! 19-20 October, U£. PT boats patroi:IJ'4 off U>e Arno R!V""
(near Pin) attlleltod a con•roy cons!BUnc ol 1 am211 t.r.lter, 1 tank landlnc
cr3.ft and an escort o! 3 motor minesweepers. Tlil' LCT waa htt by a
torpedo, and a possible torpedo h!t wu ocored on the twer. On tho night
ol 20-21 October, Allied d•stroyera on a sw••P In Ill• Adriatic sank an
enemy trawler .
G. AI!1A.·-.ellr.mA; Follow~n~~ the bomblnc or l!eho airdrome, on 18

October, 1 of 7 Jnpanese !lghlors which lnterc•pttd was destroyed. 1oaJi;
On 21 Octol>i!r, Chlttngonc town wu a!Uickod by 2.4!11P&Dt•ebombers, with
an escort o! 18 lighters. LI\Ue damaco reaulted. This waa tho llrst ol!en-
olvo action by the enemy air force In thla area for aevorol months.
7, SOUTH AND SOUTi:!W~ PACU'IC.--~o!gmgni.At,e.Q.; On 19 October,
U.S. heavy boml»rs, with fighter escort, dropped 06 tooa on KahW; 0 ol IS
· ~liWi
,.,. 5-.a-. T~
20 Japa.r.ese Interceptors were ehot dolt. u.~. mtcllum units also
bombed Ballale and Kara. Kara also wu eul>)octtcl to an >UAcl< by dlve and
torpedo bombars; ~ 11lrcra!t ""''" domroytcl em tbt rrow>d· An enet!1y
dtatroyer waa bombe<l and bcl!nved .wlk 22 mUea NE of Cape ~ord.
.tla(iJIIDU.--Ii•w Britain 6.[u; Early em 20 OctOber, 30 eMmY a!reralt
bombed Sala~U3 Pi.>P.t:>tlon at F!naehhal•n. Allltcl planes atbeked tba
Sat<llborc are.1, II'.QPIY dumpS at Bocadllm, and deatroytcl & cr.emy 0031-
pl..a.lkts tald.rC off near Kalrlru. Lsla.nd in the Wtwak Lf'O.l. ~enteen oi 32
booehed barces were destroyed by an Alllod bomber Z of Cape Gloue.>st>r.
Nor!hmst Al!Stra!U--IIillll.i~ Am! On 19 Oetobar, All ltd ho>vy
bomb<rs •lbcl<ed Manok~l In Dutch litw 0\llnoa, 0114 s>nk a medlum
ea.rco vasa.el 90 rnUes NC: o! sorong.
8. ACTION AQA!l'l"T ALLIED ERIPP!NG .--On IQ October a U.S. cargo
veasol was sunk, presumably by mine, oil Copo f<&ce, N•wfoundland.
~ fllghtlMs.lD Am>rlc:m 1/iAL!I:§: Notlllng to r<l]lort.
For tho A.'C . of s., G-2: For tho Dlractor of Nnvol lnt.!Uigcnce:
,. ... "j ' /
rn.~QQ~.JL fJ E2 t.. t ~ .., c--·

1!. E. MAGUIRE.\ A~ €. OCI!IV.OER,
Colonll, o. s. c., C~tn. U. ~. N.•
C~.lel, The:>Llt Gro'Jl>. ASS!. Olr.. Int<Oll"unc.o Orou;>.
-3-
ARMY- NAVY
DAILY IMT EUI GEM a REPORT
On inform ation recei ved-- War and Navy Depa rtmen ts,
From : 1201 Z, 20 Octob er 19-13 Washlngto:., D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 21 Octob er 1943 21 Octob er 1943.
No. 207.
1. NORTH AMERICA.- -Noth lng to r eport .
2. LATIN P.MERIC,O.• --Not hlng to repor t.

enem y
3. EASTERN EURO PE.- -Sout hern Front : 1n the Crim ea the
few aivlsl ons. Whet her the evacu ated
garris on has been reduc ed to a se llne or
the Noga stepp e to bolst er the defen
dlv1slons have been sent to not clear . Howe ver,
have cross ed the lower Dnep r at Khers on, or both, Is t f:lrce s
attack ing Sovie
the Melit opol- ·Noga defen se line stand s unbro:>ken; gains . 1n the
have suffe red heavy losse s without makin g any subst antial
tain. Red
Sovie ts' Krem enchu g bridg ehead the situat ion r emain s uncer few miles
point of this bridg ehead -salie nt a
Army units have driven the whUe the sides
south and are now halfway !rom the Dnep r to Krlvoi-Rog,
fightin g. Enemy units
and base have been only slight ly widened In Intens e Is se rious
y's situat ion
In this area are resist ing stubb ornly . The enem appea r to
but not critic al. North of Kiev, heavy enem y count er-att acks
Centr al Front : South of Rech ltsa and S
have check ed Red Army units. no Impor tant
of Gome l, there was fighting of local slgnlf lcanc e.but with N of nmen ,
area and
chang e In the situat ion. North ern F r ont: In the Nevel the night
there was also fighting' of local signif icanc e. Air Activ ity: On
Fasto v, SW of
of 19-tO Octob er, the Solriet Air Force attack ed targe ts at
Krem enchu g, both r ail juncti ons on suppl y
Kiev, and at Znam enka, SW of ed at Nikopol,
lines from the Middle Dnep r. RaU targe ts were also attack On 20
Crim ea.
V! ot Zapor ozhe and at Dzhankol, rail juncti on In the ehead s
limit Sovie t bridg
Octob er, stron g GAF conce ntrati ons attem pted to contin ued attack s
In the Krem encbu g area and near Chern lgov. The SAF
agalnst. enem~ transp orts ln the Black Sea.
y plane s
4. WESTERN EURO ?E.- -On the night of 19·ZO Octob er, 5 enem 19
Londo :>n area. On
dropp ed bomb s In south east England; 3 reach ed the and 2 small
Octob er, RAF fighter -bomb ers attack ed the liner Strasb ourg
vesse ls off ljmul den.
y con-
5. ME DITERR,ONEAN AREA .· -In Italy on .10 Octob er the enem
no maJor
There was
tinued to withd raw slowly on the Fifth Army front.
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cha.np on the Etchth Army front, where enemy ~atJ:ta.nc• attUen.ec u
Allied tr-• approached hla main poolUQIII. However the towns of Buss~
and Oratl:lo, approl<imately 5 mlles ~;w of Campobuao. wore yielded by
tht enemy l.lr Activity: 0:1 the nlcht of 18-19 Oetobtr, RAP tor;>ed~
planea cla~IG a medium-stud mereaant vesael S of the Pol-sus.
In ll&ly, US. ll&ln bombers anaeked motor tranoport and bn~s bet~
RoiM and tM t>atclt area On 19 Oetober, u.s. fl&htora atratecl the Vlterb<>
and Tarqulnla alrllelds, destr<>y!ni It alreraft oo tM cround· U.S. heavy
bomber• destroyed 5 Tall IJld road brl<lgea between Po sear& IJld Aneooo.
L.IJht bombera and flgbtl!r-bombers att.,ked enemy positions and supply
lln•a behind th• central sector of the cattle llna.
e. .O.SlA ... ·Chlrt.&: In western Yunnan an one my force, estimated at
3~000, movlnc"'iiBt from Htawgaw, Burma, enrqed Chinese troops on the
weal bank of th4 Salween River at points S of L.u.Ghol and oppoalt• Lokoo
{90 to 100 miles N of Lunglln). Enemy p<XJltlons :>~>POlito Lukou were
bombed !or tho second time by U.S. plane• on 18 Oetober with unknown
renull& . 'Burma: Nlnaty mlles S of Lungllng a Japanona foreo, •l•e un-
known, crOOiiOthe Salween at KWllong, and wu reported moving eut to
ward Men(llnl! (Yunnan) on 19 Oelober. On 18 Oetober. U.S. heavy bomber"
attacked the atr field at Heho, 95 miles CE of :.tan<W:.y. RAF dive bombers
atta<:ked tht Mawlalk ferry station. Enemy troop pooiUon.s at Maungdaw
an4 In tht Katomyo area u.·ere attacked by the RAF. On 19 Oetober. US.
rr~lum bombers attacked Kawlln alrlleld, while another filch• wrecire<l
ralla and roll!:>-' scoe.c at Wuntho. Tho RAF ~·~ II locomotives and
mol'9 thAn 35 cars In attac<e 011 varloua rail linea.
7. SOUTH At:D SOUT!!WEST PACIFIC. - Solomon:> Area: 0:1 18 Oetober
U.S. llchtero attacidng Kl.hlll destroyed 8 ol15 to 20 e'iiiiiiY fl&hters at-
cemptlnclncerceptloo. ;. )apaMse cane.ntrallon at KllcA#l {Ch)lseul) was
bombed and stra!<>d. i. new enemy landlr.;r otrlp wu obHt\'1!d unded con ·
atr\ICtlon at Kara, W of Kahlll. New Guinea- !law Britain /.rea: In tho
Flnachhalen aector enemy troops t,.o;;;-u;e:;at'Ollier(l ""''· atUieklni to the
east, have lntlltratl!d to the coast S of the Son& River. Enemy looses are
catlmated a t eoo. On 19 Oetobor , 14 •n•my aircraft lno!!cctlvely bombed
Flnschhofen. -Band• Sea Area: On 19 Oetober ,
Alllod planes r=w;way-on Troncan (Aroo) ISland.
Allied planes also attacked Full~ro village on~ airdrome (Timor), dcstroy-
lnfl bulldlnge and causlni fires an4 exploolons.
8. ACTION AO~.INST ~.LLJJ;;D SHIPPING.- -On 19 Oetobtr a Brlllsh
carco vessel was sunk, presumably by mlna, o!! Cape Raeo, Newtoond.land.
.....
Sli:ft:f'rf!'ID ,.
Or> 20 October a posslblo
"'"-_,....,..,.__ ao.
For th<! A. C. a! S., G·t: For tile Ol~t~r of r:avallJ:t9U!i<llC< :
1r!. ~~v.~~~l:u-)t
Colonel G.s.c ..
Chief Theater Group
174.~-:1- Captaln, U.S.N .•
J.GSt Olr., hrtelllgencn Gr,up
3·
ARMY- NAV Y
DAILY INTELLIGENa REPORT
On information rece ived - - War and Navy Dep artm ents ,

Washlngt~n, D. C.,
From : 1201 Z, 19 October 1943
To : 1200 Z, 20 October 1943 20 October 19~3.
No. 206.
1. NORTH f.MERlCA.- - N!)thlng to report.
2. W.TIN AMER!C t .. - -Nothi..'lg b rep:>rt.
Mel!lopol a rea ther e Is
3. EASTERN EUROPE. - -Southern Fron t: In the ug bridgehead the slt-
s Krem ench
no appa rent chanee. In the Soviet Ar my hold a quad rllat eral area , 30
••ation rem ains confused. Red units now having cut 20 mUes o! the
mlle s deep, with a 30 mUe base on the Dnep r, tions in this area are still
RR west :l! Dnepropetrovsk. The enem y's Ninten Kiev have capt ured the
masked. Soviet units astr ide the highway of tral Fron t: South o! Rechitsa,
town of Vys hgon d, 6 mile s !rom th~o city. Cen
s In the mars hy trian gle,
Red Arm y units sligh tly improved thei r posi tion
Gomel, Soviet ! ;)rce s Improved
desp ite enemy coun terat tack s. South of Nort
thei r posi tion s In the Sozb bridgehead. hern Fr?n t: No chnnge. r.l.r
y convoy ln the Bare ntSS ea
Activity: On 19 October an air -esc orted enem ity over the fighting fron ts
was attac ked by the Soviet Air Force . Air activ
appe ared to be on a dimi nished scal e.
figh ters were acllve
1. WESTERN EUROPE.--On 17 October, Germanonemy defensive sort ies
300
over the Bay of Biscay. On 18 October near lyOn the night of 18-19 October,
we re obse rved , mostly over the Cala is area .
10 enemy plan es oper ated in the London ahts rea. RAF bom bers heavily
attacked Hanover, where many sear chlig were in ?per atlon; Af, !Ire was
y active.
mod erate , and enem y night figh ters were fairl
enem y continued to
5. MEDIT£RR.!.NEAN P.REA.- -On 19 Octo ber the
~r. !lgntlng strong rear
withdraw very slow ly in theVolturno Rive r sect
guar d actio ns. Con tact was repo rted at
Sant ' Andrea, 3-1/2 mUes NW o!
the road skirt ing the uppe r
the r ive r . f>Uied troo ps occupied Drag·;)ni on cent ral sect or Bara nello,
Volturn ·) Vall ey 8 mile s NW of Caia zzo. In the
I 6 mile s W o! Campoba sso, was capt ured des pite

st1!1 enemy resis tanc e in
Oad. 7 mile s W·o!>'Ter molf,
that area . l?etaccl~to, on the Adriatic coas t r Island .or Simi i.s repo rted
Is MW In Allied har!ds. In the Dodecane se, the
17 October enemy air atta cks
again free of the enemy. Air ActiVity: On bom\Jers attacked Cas tel-
on Ler os were on a decr ease d scal e, althoughwer e attac ked by enemy
ross o. ,OJlleo naval unit s in the Aegean Sea
plan es. On 18 Octo ber, U.S. med ium bom bers and figh ter- bom bers
ge at Skoplje, YugoslaVia;
attac ked rail yard s rolli ng stock, and a brid, on the night of 17- 18 October
ther e was no enem y air oppJSition. In Italy
i'.lll ed ligh t bom bers attac ked mot or tran spor t Jn the east coas t. On 18
nds in the R!lme area at
October, U.S. figh ters stra fed landingy grou es wer e dest roye d on the
Gro sset o and at Mac erat a; 34 enem plnn cked enemy fort ifica tion s and
ground. Figh ters and !lgh ter- bJm bers atta Cas sino and Cas tigli one were
communications in the cen tral batt le area . y ligh ters wer e observed ove r
also atta cked by light bom bers . Five enem
the batt le area duri ng the d:ty.
Myitkyina, was attaco<ed
6. ASIA .- - Bur ma: Sumprabum, 75 mile s N of and medium bombers
h"!nvy
by U.S. plan es on 16 and 17 October. U.S. een Myl tkyina and Mandalay on 17
ann cked Nab a Junc tton on the RR betw
. Hits wer e scor ed on trac ks and
Octo ber dr!lpplng approximately 40 tons bom bers dropped 10 t"Jns
roll1ng stoc k. On 18 October, u.s. medium
on Myitkyina landing ground.
ns ?.rea: On 17 October
7. SOUTH i.ND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.- ·Solomo ters over Ballale; 14 y,
ligh
U.S. figh ters wer e Intercepted by 30 to 40 Jap wing day a larg e forc e of heav
enem y plan es wer e destr!lyed. On theterfollo esco rt, ciro ,,JCd o:>ver 100 tons on
dive, and torpedo bom bers , with figh 1
to 15Ja p inte rceptors wer e
enem y install!ltlons at Ball ale. Thr ee of 10
sh?t down. New Guinea--New Brit ain raid Are a: On 17 October, t.. enem y
bom bers anc fi]' figh ters lnellectively ed the Finschha!en sector. On
18 Octo ber, Allied medium bom bers atta
cked Rabau.l, sinking 1 dest roye r.
1 gwlboat and 1 medium carg o vess el;
anot her carg o vessel' was poss ibly
Tobera llrll elds was des troyed
sunk . A tota l of 36 airc raft on Rapopo an:i , which Inte rcep ted afte r
on the ground; 24 of .40 to 60 enemy figh ters down. Cape.Hosklns and Cape
Alli ed plan es left the targ et area , wer e shotea) we re also bombed.
Glouceste r (New Brit ain) and S!!l (New Guin
lng to repo rt. U-boat
8. ACTION AGAINST ALL IED SHIPPING.--Noth
Sightin~s in .t.me ric~ Waters: On 19
October, 2 sigh ting s wer e reported : .
other, 300 mile s NW of Barbados
one, l8 mile s SE of Jacks:mvllle, and the
For the Dire ctor of Nl! telllgence:
F or the i>. c. of S., G- 2:
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•.. E. SCHRJ.DER,
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Captain, U.S.N.,
Colonel, C.S.C., Ass t. D!r. , inte llige nce Croup.
Chie f, The ater Group.
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On information rece ived -- War and Navy Departm ents ,

Wlllihlngton, 0 . C.,
Fro m: 1201 Z, 18 Oct<Jber 19~3 19 Oct obe r 1943.
To : 1200 Z, 19 October 1943
No. 205.
1. NORTH AMERI CA. --Nothlng to repo rt.
~. U.T IN AM.ERIC.t'.. --NothL"lg to repo rt.

In the Melltopol area f\ghting
3. EJI.STERN :::UROPE. - - Southern Fro nt: itua tion . Soviet fron tal attac~s
s
cont inue s with no app aren t change In the In Inte nsit y. Enemy defe nse
along the Noga defe nse line have lesseven ene d
have pr ted any seri ous pen etra tion , and
pos ition s and cou nter atta cks sho~;tened line Inta ct. In
the Kre -
the enem y app ears to be hol·jlng the new . ft.d•1ances o! 3 to 4 mile s
used
menchug brid gehead the situ atio n Is cont within the brid geh ead bringing the
s
have been regi ster ed by Red Arm y unitrange. No larg e scal e enem y
RR to the SW with in med ium artW ery
ever , the r e Is M Indication that
cou nter atta ck Is In evidonce as yet; how Ben d" area . North of Kiev, Soviet
the enem y Intends to evacuatE: the "Bi g .Kiev t he situ ation app ears un -
at
units slig htly Improved thei r posi tion s;hlts a In the mar shy tria ngle of the
changed. Cen tral Fro nt: S;)u t~ of Rec
i?ripet Riv er, Soviet forc es mad e furt her slig ht gains. South of Gomel the
Sozh Riv er was also slig htly
Soviet bridgehead on the righ t bank of the area heavy fighting of loca l sig-
enla rged . Nor ther n Front: In the Nevel
nificance con tinu es. - -
7 Oct obe r, 7 enemy plan es
4. WESTERN EUROPE.- -On the night of lt:l-1
sham area s o! sou thea st England;
dr opped bombs ln the Hastings and Cbe
On 17 October, 1 enemy plan e
l plane r eached the subu rbs of London.and 3 othe rs made atta cks In Sus sex.
bombed Eas tlelg h (Po rtsm outh ar ea),
12 eno my plan es atta cked poin ts
On the night of 17- 18 Oct obe r a tota l o! London. RAF ligh t bom bers
in s outh east England; 10 o! thes e reac hed s; Ber lin and Aachen wer e
continued hara ssing rald s on Ger manr.citie
atta cked on the night of 17- 18 Octobe
be r som e slig ht prog ress
5. MEOITER.RJi.NEAN AREJ .--On 18 Octo
was maa e on the Eigh th Arm y Cront In Italy, desp ite enem y cou nter atta cks
In the cen tral sect or . J..llled troo ps
capt ured Montecll!one and Santo
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Stota.no. On tM FUtb Army fr~t the enem)' made 3 cowneratta.cks n~ar

Llber1. Out w-...s driven back a.n~ fOJ'Ced to evacuate R~ma.zu., 12 miles
N ot Capua.. and Qiala 5annttlea, 8 mU" W Q4 Ctrz·ctl>. !'be Voltu:mo
k1wr baa n~ ~ elea.teO ot the tntm'1 from ttl comluenc.e with the
Calore River to the sez. Atr ~: Oo the n.tcht ol.l&-17 October, RAF'
planes auacke:S !ll.ritu ai'ii'r~a; enemy aircraft d~ C:a.ret
owr lAros. Oc. 17 Oc:tober. 2 enemy p!~a bo~ Port~a.go Bar
(L.otros) a...d J...llied rr..edf.um oombtra a.ttaca4 enemy •hlp~q a:t Ca.!!nos.
In Italy, ca the nlClU o! 18·17 Oe<ot4r, 8 enemy p!M.es bombed Fonla
&nJ another hostile aircraft stra.!lt<l TermoU HuU?t. U.S. Ucht bombers
attae"ld motor t:ra.nsport llld roada Sot ROrnti RAF pllne.S attacked. tbe
Cuole (Rome) landl!li (round. On 17 October, U.S. planes contlnue,J
t.helr atLtcks on the ea.st e'lllJt ralltlnea anct bOmbtd enemy posttion.3 at
AlUe and. :lear P1edmonte 1n the b.:ntle area.
e. ASIA.- -China: On 17 Oeto'oer, u.s. Ushters successf-ully attack&d

Japaneoo t.roop-eoncentratlona and a supply dutnp o.t Lukou, on the ea.st
bank of the Salween River, ln Yunnt~.n ... rovlnco. j(lp&nese planes bombed
Lunc:moon o.nd Kuekuk l.n :~out.h~ut. Chlna. Burma: On 13 October a totat
of 6 trM.Sport planes on the tnd't.a·Ch.lna torry;=QUte was attac.~d by enemy
ttthters. A communique states that l"l\'er ahtppltli on lhe Lrra•.vaddy Md
CblndwiAwerebomlleaon l&- 17 October by U.S. and RAF planes. Thrl!i!
200-!QOl boats •·ere s!.mk at Kalin. alon& with 8 \o 8 lm.aller craft. Bbamo
alrd.rofM was heavily hlt.
7. SOU11! AND SOl..'T!lWEST ?r.CIFIC.· •?acUic r.ru! On 17 OCtober

an uni<lentifL"<l fl!JOt;lar.e, p..-tly N>mormd. lj)j)roocbod Oahu
blrt ..-!lbllrnr wbtn lllu:nlno..cl by MUChlltJlu noor &arl>er's Point.
Solomoo.s J...rea: 0!1.17 O:tober, a V S. patrol bomber, h'E. of M...sn.u lslaad
~and •ttacited a.n enemy ecnvor eon.a11t1n.e a( 1 ea.rs:o Ye-$.$el, 1 tarce
lr!XIp tranzport, and 1 destroyer. ;. chACt bit wu scored on the c.rows&ed
lrooptbip which was lett sm.Xirt4 and In a a1nkln& cur.dlt1on. New Gu!Dea.. -
N•w Brltain Area: On 17 Oetaber an enemy torco ln the Ft.n.sc.h.ha!en sec.tar
mne.a down-uie Soac R!""r to w!thln 2 mUu o! .,. coast. Belore dawn
on the same cb.te 3 enemy barrea l~d Sol the: Sane Rtver: 2 barres were
<1eatro)'ed a.nd 37 Japs killed. Twenty·Cour ot avprox.lmately 36 enemy
tlchters w~ rc shot down ln the Oro Bay area by lnterce.Uing J.llted fighters.
A 15\lb~equent report at th& attlck on lh4!1 Wewak and Soram atrdromes,
on 16 October , states th.lt an o.d ...\Uona\ forco ofAUled medium bombers
dastroyc...a 15 enemy phn~a on th!! cround and i tl&hters att~mpUng lnter-
ceptton. Norlhv.·est .nuatralla.- .. Banda Sea i~ru: On tht nlght of 16 OCtober,
RAAF pl~d r.Clbon atartinl ~·liM'• atone tho waterfront.
AU1ed heavy unlts •tt3Ck£td T rMt.o, M'h.c::aa llland.l, atartl.nc flres.
Three s.ervtceablc la.odlne: sttlpa Wtrl a!Jht~ on H.llmahera.
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ACTION nGAINST ALLIEC Sl!ll'i'l.ll(). • ·Nott.lnc to report. U·'boat
/ On 18 Oel~r, 2 U·'boaiOiiht!Jl&$
Florida; and tile ocher 300 mllfs SE <>I
were
For 1M J.• C. of S., G-2: For the Director of Navallntelllience:
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Captaln, U.S.N.,
Asot. Dlr .. lnU!Illgenec Gr¢up.
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War and Navy Dep artm ents ,
On Info rmat ion received --
From : 1Z01 Z, 17 Octo ber 1943 Washington, D. C.,
No. 204.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Nothlng to repo rt.
2. LATIN AMERICA.-- 1\othlng to repo rt.

Melitopol area heavy
3. EASTERN EUROPE. --Southern Fron t: In the
the situa tion. Enemy coun ter-
fighting continues with no appa rent cnan ge In the Molochnaya Rive r line,
attac ks Nan d S of tne tovm, wnlle not r esto ring e local succ esse s. At the
have prev ente d furth er pene trati on and had som s have take n Popova, on the .
unit
nort hern end of the Noga defe nse line Soviet a. This does not Indicate
Vasl levk
Konskaya Rive r and about 3 mile s N of high ground just W of Vasllevka
a serio us pene trati on In this area as the
of the enem y's new shor tene d
may be the new anch or poin t for the left flank
the ::>neprostroy Dam at
line. The part tal dest ruct ion by the enem y of
Zaporo~he will prot ect this left
flank by !!coding the netw ork of rive rs a
"Big Bend" by the Konskay
form ed at the :.outhern corn er of the Dne pr' s etrov sk and Kremenchug
een Dne prop
and othe r Inte rmed iary rive r s. Betw
mile s long and 15 mile s deep,
the Soviet bridgehe ad, now estim ated to be 27 nts. Thls brid gehe ad
has been somewhat stren gthe ned by rein forc eme
15 mile s to the sout hwe st and the Dne prop etrov sk gar
thre aten.s the RR llne anged. Cen tral Fron t: In
rison . At Kiev the situa tion appe ars to be unch et rive rs and the Gomel- -
and Prip
the mar shy triangle form ed by the Dne prDne pr on a 15-m lle fron t and
Plns k RR, Sovi et unit s have cros sed the
ing In this area cont inue s.
pene trate d from 2-l/ 2 to 6 mile s. Heavy fight icul arly In the Nevel area ,
Nort hern Fron t: West and NW of Smolensk, part s have held Soviet forc es to
heavy fighting cont inue s. Enemy coun terat tack!lght lng of only loca l Imp or-
t
unim port ant gain s. Along tbe rest of the fron ber the Sovlet Air Forc e hara ss-
tanc e took plac e. Alr Acti vity: On 16· Octo
over Dne pr brid ges. On the
ed enem y unit s evac uatin g the Zapo rozh e area
pol, W of Zaporozhe, was
night of 16- 17 October the rail cent er of Nlko SAF. On 17•0 ctober tacti cal
J attac ked for the third succ essiv e night by the
at foca l points from the Dne pr
air unit s of bot h side s were stron gly engagod
Rive r bend N to Gomel.
4. WESTERN EUROPE. -- Nothlng to r epor t.
SECRET
6. ~.tECJTC.AAAN"EAN AREA.··ln ltaly on 17 Octo~r, tb:t enemy con-
tlnllod lO flgm Shlbbornb' alorte: tho enUre line incr.las1na hla nelatanc:c
on tha E!ghth Army front. The All lea beat off s.everai COWlt~"<rltt.Jcka In
thtt Volturno s~o:c:tor. &yond tho Voltu.rno the Allied advance waa markxl
by the capture of the mounta1n vmas:e of Ltberl, 5 mUoa NY-' of Co tuto.
Air "{Wilty: On tho nlghl ot16 lJ October, RAF plonoo bombod tllo
Marc c na airdrome at Rotn•i U.S light bombers auac:kad rtU""'IYI and
rolllng atOC:k a1(1:r.£ thit eaat and WJBt c:oaat.s of Italy. 0:'; 16 OCtOOir U.S.
medtu.m bomb.!rs attac:~..d t.'l.l ntl c:~.:r.ter ef Ancor.a ···tun hltl we~: made
omonc more tb.ac 200 raUroad cars. E'ne:nJ al.r actlvtty aho-.. ..d a sltcht
docnas-a, but a total of J2 f\cbt4rl ....,_ ltl:ter~<!pted. O'let tAO bGU.il INI.
U.S. flch.t~r-bombeA atucod mOt.:r transpo!'t and straCtd Clat rnll alr·
drom.c. U.S. !'!Jht:rs. escorttd by ltalla.n ftg!lt.!rs ,bombed tr. m;a.tupptnc
ln Lt>vaaCh.ann~ s:or~ 1 tm on a merehant ·1.:~i.. 1n the At&.:-tn ard,
on the ntgbt o! 15-lS Octobor RAF pllln..:3 ma~e a llgllt lttlck on Marltza
1
airdrome. U.S. rn.adlum bumwu •at a shJp on tlr j at Call.l\os. A total
of 48 enemy bombers and dtvu ..bombera mad~ 5 attacks on t...lroe.
6. ASlA.--Burma: On 15 OCtober shlpplng at Rangoon ''Ill ottackod by

U.S. 1\eavy bomb:!ra which '1 'lr4 lnt...treepted b7 12 en~ my ttchtura; S JOp9.-
ncao planes werJ destroyad.
7. SOUTH !\I.'D SOUTHWEST >ACIFlC.--Solomons Ar•a: On I Oet~r.

U.S. plarws eU 1ctlvqi.y bombod Bll:3le atrdro.:=.~ and U1olil I trip at Klr'l.
Lbny Jap:t.r.&4 u_, repo:ud to boJ aloe& tna northwest coaat ct Chola .. ul.
N~ Oui.na:!--:.;_,--. ar1::11.n Arco: A r~m'-nt o! .r: .l'f41 loaat... \n tnc
ntd C'ft'"15TO B'iJ.*""r~p:.rt:.ld ~rday shows 2$ dlv-+.:~~r.bffra 1rxl ld tlgtt·
era dcstl"'y£.<1. '!"r>.·o add.U«~.~l )a pan se tt:p..t· rs wu~ ahot down f)1t
G>amata. On :6 Oeto«r Alllod ll«hwro ongqod 15 •n.my bombfrs and
12llghtJrs E of Fin.Ocllh>lun, d.st.royLng S bomboro aM I lliht r. On.
fore• of AlllOO m,__-dlum bom~n wtth t1-i1"1t..:r .::scort, attaclc-.fd Alex1ah:lfen,
dost.roylng 2 ground.xl olrcr•lt ond 15 of 30 lo !0 !nlerc•pllnlllrnt•ra,
whllo another force etralod and bOmtN<I vUlag~~ In the Slo e~ctor (North
Huon !).,.'l"f1lnsula). Alli0\1 m..xltu.m bombdrs and ... scortlng f1shtt'lrl also ot-
tockod Wowak and Boram 1lrft, tda dostroylng 10 atrcrolt on th. sround
end :shootlng down 16 o! approxlm ltely 30 alrbcrrno ~n.. my Ucht4r•. North-
w~st Ausn-al1~ -- 83.nda &,a Area: 't'hotogrrrphs of 1~ Oc:tobor ahow a thlW
i'lr3"romu with t"rro probiS1fa ·nic..bil run.,...:tys, 4,000 azxl 6.000 fvet
long, on Trang>:> (Aroo) lsl>nd
8. ACTION AGt.I:<ST Al.LlED Sl!IPI':I~G- --On 18 Oetob.r Britton car-

co voss~l .-u torpedo.d and IW\Capprcz1..m~t.2ly 50 mlloll $\'' of Iceland
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s~cff~,
U-'boat Slghttngs L"1 Amerlc3n V:atora; 0~& Oetob<.tr, 2 slghtlnts wcr~
report~: one nbout 200 mU..:s NE of Nauau, and anoth.·r 150 mUcs sv·
of Pu.,)rto Rlc:o. On 16 October 2 sl&htlntl wuro rtJportod: On~,; dO mUes
£ ol Havsna ar.4 another In Windward l'UI)C•
For the A. c. o! 5., G· 2! Per the Clroctor of Navalln~lllgenc.l:
~.hl a.~ /id?1 tZ_~

H. E. ~:AGUIRE,
£1~;;-HAACER, J
Colonel. G.S.C., Coptaln, U.S.N.,
Chief, Thl!3tar Group. AUt. Ctr. , tntolltgl!nce Group.
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On Info rma tion rece ived -- War and Navy Dep art men ts,
Washington, D. C.,
Fro m: 1201 Z, 16 Oct obe r 1943 17 Oct obe r 1943.
To : 1200 Z, 17 Oct obe r 1943
No. 203 .
1. NORTH AM ERI CA. --No thln g to r epo rt.

mem bers appo inted In Arg enti na
2. LATIN AM ERI CA. --Th ree n3w cab inet nati ona list, pro- Naz i and anti -
ngly
Include two clvU ians , one of whom Is stro The ban on Jdwish new spap ers has
Sem itic, and a pro- Alli ed Nav al Ofii cer.
bee n l ut<ld.
In the Mel ltop ol sect or fighting
3. EASTERN EUROPE .--f outh ?fn t:.l:2nt:
alon g the No~a defe nse line is a flui d .he
for the town con tinues. The situ atio n tho:J enem y s 113ft flan k E of Zap oroz
one. Sov iet unit s are atte mpting to turn
s. The re has baen no Imp orta nt
and hav e achi eved som e min or succ essesitu atio n Is seri ous, it doe s not app ear
brea k-th roug h, and alth oug h the ene my
Dne pr, s.:: of Kre m.anchug, Red Arm y
as yet to be crit ical . Along the mid dle At Kiev hard ligh ting cont inue s and
unit s sllghUy exte nded thei r brid geh ead.3d a.ny gain s by th~ enc ircl ing Sov iet
e nemy rese rve s app ear to hav e prevent- iet unit s sllg htly Imp roved the ir
Sov
unit s. Cen tral Wn 1; South of Gom el, nter atta cks prev ento o any Imp orta nt
Kiev , enJm y cou
pos it ions; how ever , as at Nor thwe st of Srnol.Jnsk, In th3 NJv el
, chan ge in the situ atio n. Nor ther n ~ outc ome stil l In doubt.
"., area , hard figh ting con tinu es with the
2 FW -!90 's wer e dest roye d ovo<r
4. WE'STERN EUROPE. --O n 15 Oct obe r, Oct owr , 3 e nem y airc raft mad e
- 16
sou thea st England. Dur ing tho nigh t 15 lat~r 5 othe rs wer e acti ve ove r th~
ex- - Suff olk area ;
ligh t atta cks on the Ess
Two M£ -410 's and ona .JU-88 woN d<Jstroyed.
Ess ex- -Ke nt area s.
obe r tha Alli ed Fift h Arm y fought
5. M£DITERRANEAN AREA. --On 16 Oct Vol turn o fron t in Italy ; hOWdVGr ,
g th.!
aga inst stub born Nar -gu ard acti on alon scal e.
ons wer e ~mpl oy<ld on a som ewh at r.:duc<ld
dne my min as and dem oliti turo to Ter mol l, on th~
Vln chla
Having cl~Jared the enti ra highway from ncod wes twa rd as !ar as Cas talli nr
th Arm y cont lnU. Jd its adva
Adr iatic , the Eigh Isla nd o! Naxos, In tha Aeg<lan Sea ,
del Blf.Jrno, Montagano, and Bus so. The : On tha night of 14 - 15 Octo b.tr,
was occu pied by the Ger man s. Air. Acti e bomblld by RAF planJ s. Off
vity
mon -1 W .Jr
th~ brid ge and rail roa dS of Tala
Elba. 2 o..rru-my V-..;s.s.a!S w"r"' sunk by lleht ~outal VoJSUlS. On 1ft Octob..!r.
AU!><! boml>.rs eor.tlzu>-'<lllwlr attaeu on nU and road Juncllo".s N o! tsw
battl..t ar~; fighLr bo:nb.:rs attack~ <oin..my p~s and motor transport.
Ttur-.l was a marJL"dlr.cr«LS-J Lo ,.n..,:my &1r :u:tlv1ty; about '1& oMmY alrcu1t
W.lt.J actlvol ov.:.r thil ?Utn Array front. In Gr..lue.:, !'l.tta.clcs were u.rrbS out Ot
.n>my alrdrom"s c!ostroyin( II alreult on llw cr<T.>nd-
8. ASIA. --An AU!..-d eommunlqu• Nporta tll3t en 16 ()ctcb;r, BritiSh p1&1W
atw:k.:td eommun1cat1ons, troop poa\Uont, and supply b.).S.o-s in surma. El&hl
locomot!vas W~N dam3.i••''od by m.aeh!Jw (\l.n firo b..:tw.:on Prom..: and Thazi;
rl11lw3.y ln.stallations at ~a1ng w-.~ro bomM and motor transport N of
Tounsoo nne! tn lh> Touncup "'"'woe attoek.,d. J•P""""' h>adquar~.>rs and th
supply b:!sJ at Kalomyo in lhv My!ttho 1/allvy woro bombod and ruoJ<Jd.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST 1>1\CIFIC.·-folomoDA anm: On 15 Oetob.!r,
U.S. h.:>3vy bomb.lrs, with Ugnwr "ac:ort, dropp"d 29 tons of bombs on supply
o.nd p.~rsonnol .,."""at l<OhUI, eau.stnc • xploslono nnc! llros. Six ol 10 to 15
Jnumy ftghtJrs o.tt.nnpti:IC t.nt...rc-.~ptlon w... r..t I hOt down. Buka alrd.rom-.1 w~G
:>lao atto.ck.<l by U.S. mJdlum units whlelt aurt.-<1 tars• fir,s on th.l striP and
rov.:tm"nt ar..:>. No lllllll..o:l··twl ~ at>Q,: On 15 Oetol>.r, 20 on..my
d1v..:· bomb..:rs, ~scort..."'i by 4b flCht..:rs, ntbck .. d ~Or<> B:LY ~oa-;
lnwre..:¢1.ng ltl:i d l'.lrttors 1->SU"OY•d 18 dlv.-boml>..rs and 15 Hght..:rs. AlU.K
rn_~l!ml ~'t .,Y.'I;:;.~...~ ~ rw:1vUY atr:l!.Jd tarc...ts alq L"t.:. ncrt.~ COQ.$t at
H.o~ P.'lllaS.L•, d ,,•.r'Vi"'i hU~I ot Slo. P~togrop.>u o! shiJllll.ng In
R:btWi JbrbG_. • o..J&..:" 1& lo)ct_.-,bu.r, sbo'N 24 ~&0 V..:!:S...:}S to:t.:illnfi; 139C('0 \t'C.S~
3 cru!$.3rs, 9 u,_stroy..:-rs, ? sutnn~.rUh!a, 2 t ..nd.Jl's ;md 1 uclr..J:r. ~ortnw>st
AustrMU-- '&.nlb ~..!:l Ar~ On 14. Oc:tobur, AlU.:d J-o~vy bomb.:rs atuclwd
Bo"la. Cor am, J.Dd supply dumps at T>b.sr!31>< wb.:r~ I o! 7 noa~•
attompt.in& inwruption was sho\. down.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SMIPPING.· · Nothlnct lo r.port in MY tho>lr
ll.:l25W S\fht\ngs \D. am ·rlcM'iliUU· No slchtlni;s r~porWd.
For the A. C. ol 5., 0·2:
I • \.. ) ; ' I. \
'
'·•
H. £ . MAOU!RL, •
Colon.3l, G.S.C.,
Chl..:f, ThJ:J.t..."T Group.
- 2·
ARMY-NAVY
On lntormatlon receive d-- War and Na.vy Departr.~ents,

From : 1201 Z, 15 October 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 16 October 1943 HI October 1943.
No. 202.
l. NORTH AMERICA.--Nothing to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Not.'lin;: to report.
3. EASTERN EURO.PE.- - Southorn .Front: 1n the Melltopol area fighting

for the town continue s with the outcome sriTI In doubt. Enemy r eserves
have been committed and counterattaclt.S along the N<lg'\ defense line
appear to be having some succes.s. Along the middle Dnepr River several
small Soviet brldgen eads have b(len liquidated by enemy counterattacks.
At Kiev fighting continu es, with tne Soviets attempt ing to enlarge their
bridgeh eads to encomp ass the city. Here also the situatio n for the enemy
Is serious . Central Front: The situatio n at Gomel Is similar to that at
Kiev. Soviet units W of the Sozh River whlle attempt ing to surroun d the
city, were thrown sharply on the defense by strong counter attacks. 1n the
area W oi Smolensk. fierce fighting cor.tinues. Air Activity: On 15 October
the Soviet Air Force continued strongly to support ground operations In the
Melltip ol-- Zaporoz.'le area and along the Dncpr.
4. WESTERN EUROP E.--On 14 October more than 100 enemy defensive
aircraft ln'tllght were observe d over France and Holland; about 300
enemy single and twin-en gine fighters were active in opposition to the U.S.
attack on Schwelnfurt.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--On 15 October sev.3rc fighting continued
in the Volturno River sector from Capua to the sea . The enemy yielded
some ground between Cancell o and the Gulf of Gaeta, but between Cancello
and Capua he held his position s firmly. East of C&;>u:l, however, the Ger.
mans retired along the whole Volturno- - Calore River front, coverin g their
withdrawal by counter nttacks with hnks and lnhntry suppor ted by long-
range artiller y and mortars . In the central sector the Allies capture d
Vlnchiaturo, 8 mUes SW of the Important town of Campobasso, which had . '
been evacuated by the enemy on 14 October after stiU resistan ce. In the
· Dodecanese the German s have occupied the Island of Pharma ko, NE of
Ql the night of 14-1 5
Lero s; Sim i has been evac u11te d by the Brit ish. y ship s In the Adr l'llic.
Octo ber, Brit ish dest royer s Inter cept ed 2 eneman tanker, was capt ured
One was sunk and the othe r, a 5,00 0-to n Germt of 13- 14 October, RAF
Md taken Into port . Air Activity: On the nigh U.S. light bomber s
plan es bombed the ra"'I Yard s at Orbe tello, and Vnsto area s . On 11
attac ked ro:lds and tran spor t In the Form ia and! mars~lng yard s and
Octo ber, U.S. heavy bom bers attac ked the Tern t 45 enemy !lgh ters, both
Abou
r a il lines betw een Gulllanova and Pescara. at Tern i. U.S. medium
Germ an and Italian type s, were enco unte red
in Gree ce, wher e hits were mad e
bombers attac ked the airfi elds at Argo s Abou t 12 host ile fighte r s atte mpted
among 2? enem y plan es on the ground. on 14 October, 40 enem y
Inter ception over the target. 1n the Aegean,
plan es agai n bombod tho Island,
bom bers attac ked Lero s. That night enemy bom bers continued the
and on 15 Octo ber, 10 enem y bomber s and dive es m:1de a light a ttack on
attac k. On the night of 15- 16 October, .RAF plan
Call nos harb or.
been m:1de between
6. ASIA.-- Chin a: In west ern Yunn an, cont act hascontinuos at sever al
bS. Flgh llng
fairl y stro ng Chin ese end Japa nese forC
r, U.S. med ium bomber s
poin ts W of the Salween Rive r. On 14 Ocytobe area . Dire ct hits were scor ed
conttnued attac ks on ship ping in the Arne
bur ning. Hits wer e also
on 2 medium -size d freig hter s; both wer e left Amoy aird rom e wo.s stra fed.
scor ed on a ware hous e '1nd on an oil dump; the
No enem y air oppo sitio n was encounte r ed.
ea--New Brit'lin
?. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAC IF!C .--New Guin on Bun a and Oro Bay,
raid
Area : On 14 October, the enem y made nllg ht atto.cked Alex lsha fen, dr op -
bers
caus ing mino r dam age. U.S. medium bom dump :u-ea. Enemy lnst: Ub-
ping 32 tons of e xplo sive s on the nirlield and Gasmt>t:1 were bombed on 13
tlons at Cape Hoskins, Capo Gloucester, and : On 14 Octo ber, RAAF
Octo ber. Nortl:west Aus trali a-- Banda ~a Ana ggoer, in the Kal Islan ds,
plan es bombed and strli fed &1laru !SianO. L!ln
also bombed.
Md Dill! , Ltlutem, and Hans lsl, on Tim or, wore
ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.--Aber Brit ish carg o vess el, pre -
8. Octo in the appr oach es to the
viou sly r eport<:d tor p...->doed and sunk on 11
at Sighting s ln Ame rica n
Gulf ot Aden, Is now r e ported not sunk. U-bo
Wat er s: Nothtng to r <Jpor t.
For the A. C. of S., G- 2 : For the Dire ctor of Na
m .~a.q u»t.e
H. E. MAGUIR~
·captain , U.S.N.,
Colonel, G.S.C.,
Chie f, Theater Grou!). Asst. Dlr ., lntelllgence Group.
-2- 6stf t~ _1a

~.-tl
ARMY- NAVY
On Inform ation receiv ed-- War and Navy Depar tment s,

From: 1201 Z, 14 Octobe r 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 15 Octob er 1943 15 Octob er 1943.
No. 201.
l. NORTH AMERlCA. -- Nothlng to report .

Works ,
2. LATIN AMERICA. --The Argen tine Minis ters ot Justic e, Public
ed the ir
and Financ e, all report edly favori ng a break with the Axis, tender them.
ted
resign ations on 12 Octob er to Presid ent Ram lrez, who has accep
3. EASTERN EURO PE.- - Southe rn Front: In the Melltopol area, Soviet

cut the
units VI oi the Molochnaya River are flgotlng for the town and have guard -
the Crime a. The enemy defens e
raU line S of there, probab ly near
Crime an
Ing the Noga Steppe (the area betwe en the lower Dnepr and the
holdin g. The Zaporo z.he brid gehead has been
Penins ula) appea rs to be Kiev
In the !ace o! strong Soviet pressu re. In the
evacu ated by the enemy
hat en-
sector , Soviet bridge heads N and S ot the city nave been somew
condit ion
larged In heavy fighting. Centra l Front : In the Go mel sector a are
W of the Sozh River
resem bling that at Kiev exists . Re<ri'irmy units area,
nsl{ In the Orsha -- Vltebs k
attemp ting to take the city. West of Smole There
d natuxe . North ern Front :
there Is heavy fighting of an undete rmine Air
appeiiXS to be no chang e. Air Activi ty: On 11 Octob er the Soviet
succes sfUl ground operat ions at Zaporo z.he.
Force strong ly suppo rted
oppose ~
4·. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. -- 0n 14 Octob er the enemy fierce ly
River
the large- scale Allied attack s along the whole Calor~-- Voltur no
slow progr ess In the face or
front In Italy. Allied forces made genera lly
Infant ry, and
continuous counte rattac ks by the enemy who employed tanks,
alenda was
artille ry. In the northe astern sector of the Italian front Casac -
captur ed by units of the Eighth Army, and the main road throug h Camj)o
lavia, the Pllrtis ans are In con-
basso was cleare d of the enemy . In Yugos
, Mihallo-
trol of a strip of coast S of Slbenl k. In the Uzlce area In Serbin
vitch forces are being nttacke :d by Germa ns aided by s·w garlan troops .
ers approx imatel y 2,000 men, and the Bulga rian,
The Germa n force numb
Octob er,
5,000. Air Activi ty: In the Aegean Sea area, on the night of 12-13 Rhodes.
irfield s on
RAF planes made light attack.'l on Marltz a and Kattav la a
Dl!C LAS SIJW
os& ee ftt '•
nd was attac:ked by RAF light
On 13 Oct obe r, Ambelos on Gavdos Isla y plan es bombed Lcr os. In Italy,
bom bers . Cn the sam e day about 6 enemes bombed Civltavecchln, and U.S.
on the night of 12- 13 October, RAF plantraf fic at beth end s of the batt le
ligh t bom bers bombed and stra fed road t, and dive bom bers attac~ted Allfe
llne . On 13 October, U.S. medium, ligh (S of Ponto). Allied figh ters
(26 mUes N of Naples) and Ses sa Arunca spo rt and troo p con cen trati ons
patr olle d the batUe are as, atta ckin g. tran only enem y plan es enco unte red
on the Fift h and Eighth Arm y fron ts The nea r Cep rano (SE of Fras lnon e).
wer e abou t 20 figh ters which wer e acti ve Tira na aird rom e and dest roye d
In Albania, u.s. medium bom bers attacY.ed obe r, abo ut 20 enem y plan es
14 ene my plan es on the ground. On cclo 12 Oct
on Aja In Cor sica .
mad e an uns ucc essfUl atta ck
14 October a lone enem y
5. WESTERN EUROPE .- - On the night ot 13-land. On 14 October a stro ng
of Eng
ple:ne dropped bom bs In the Ess ex area ball -bea ring wor ks at Schweln - .
force of U.S. heav y bom bers atta cke d the
Enemy air opposition was the mos t
fUrt ; 573 tons of bom os were: drop ped.
es were 99 pbn es dest roye d, 26
Intense enco unte red to date . Enemy loss
prob ably dest roye d, and 17 dam age d.
-foot freighte r was SU!lk a nd
6. AS!A. -- Chlna: On 13 October, one 290
t ves sel duri ng an atta ck by U.S.
nea r- mis ses ViO'resco red on one 250 -foo Amoy. Between Foochow and
medium bom bers on enem y shipping In
Amoy, one 75- foot barg e was SU!lk.
New Guinea- - New arit ain
7. SOUTH AN:> SOUTh"WEST PACIF!C.-- Song River areawer e ln-
in the
Are a: On 12 Oct obe r, Alli ed posi tion s the following mor ning , 4 enem y
e Uectlve ly bombed by 6 enem y air craf t; owing the heavy Allied atta ck
Foll
plan es uns ucc essf ully raided Morobe. y, RAAF plan es atta cked Tob err
of 12 October on Rabaul, repo rted yest erda
both targ ets . On 13 Oct obe r, Alli et
and Rapopo a irdr ome s, heavily strafing king enemy - beld defe nses at
forc es cap ture d the high ground overloo ition s N of Dumpu wer e take n.
sate lber g. In the Ramu Valley enem y pos
- On 11 October a Bri tish
8. ACTION AOAINS'I ALLIED SHIPPING.- roac hes to the Oulf of Aden.
the app
carg o ves sel was torp edo ed and SU!lk In Notll!ng to repo rt.
U-boat Slghtlngs In Am eric an Wat ers:
For the Dir ecto r of Naval Intelligence:
For the A. C. of S., G-2 :
ft:t: . ~ Q
H. E. MAGUIRE ,
~
Colonel, G.S.C.,
~ ~&- Ass t.
Captain, U.S. N.,
Olr ., Intelligence Group.
Chief, The ate r Group.
ARMY- NAVY
DAILY INTELLIG~CE REPORT.
On Information received-- War and Navy Departments ,
From: 1201 Z, 13 October 1943 Wa.shington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 14 October 1P43 14 Oc tober 1943.
No. 200.
1. NORTH AMER!CA.--On 13 October 10 Jap medium bombers attacked
Alexa! Point, Attu, fr om 18,000 feet , 20 minutes after sundown ; bombs fell
in the water causing no damage.
2. LATIN AMERICA.-- Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Southern Front: In the Crimea a Soviet am-

phibious force of undetermined s ize has landed near Yal~ii· In the Melitopo.
area hard fight ing was renewed. Soviet units have forced a bridgehead on
t he west bank of the Molochnaya and a re attempting to take. the town of
Melltopol. In the Zaporozhe bridgehead, Soviet units have penetrated the
outer defenses and advanced several miles toward the pity. However,
enemy reserves along tn!s defensive line have been committed, and
counterattacks ·are developing. Along the middle Dnepr, Soviet units con-
tinue the ir attempts to widen and extend their bridgeheads near Kremenchu
and Kiev, but ther e Is no Indication as yet that these effort.\l have more thai,
local significance. Central Front: At Gomel , Soviet units have also forcec
br idgeheads on the west bank of t he Sozh, Nand S of t he city. These ap-
peared to be local actions. Northern Front: In t he Nevel area, enemy
counterattacks have had some success, and Soviet pressure has lessened
for the time being. ~ Activity : On the night of 12- 13. Oato))er, the Soviet
Air Force attacked rail targets at Mogllev, Orsha, and Gorodok on the ·
Central Fr ont; and at Dzhankol In t he Crimea. Enemy airdromes were
also bombed. On 13 October, the Soviet Air For ce strongly supported
offens ives in the Zaporozhe and Kiev areas.
. ·.; ·P"-I
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On t he night of 12- 13 October, ~n epl!my·" . -
bomber was des troyed after It had made a lone attack 'oh'an' a irfield in
East Anglia.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. -- On 13 October the Badogllo government

of italy declared war on Ger many and was accepted by the United States,
Great Britain, and Russia as a co-belligerent. During the night oi 12 - 13
Oetober the Flfth Army launch.ed strong attacks en the Vclturno River
poatLions held by the enemy. Several bridgeheads have been gained. Air
S[[J,">:) Ol the nlih\ olll- 12 October, RAF planes bombed the Mar!!i:i
afrdrome. and a"tt~tc~.ed enemy shipping l.n the Aegettn &a. QJ 12
OOober , 5 enemy a.ir attacks \lo"&re made on LerM island. Slnce 2'7
September, enemy alrcratt have mad:e 68 attacks on Leros. In i\a.ly, on 12
Qctob@r. t.J.S. pla.n~s made bombing and strafing atLacks on rall U'an&port
and gun positions in the Termon and Campobasso areas. 0'1 the nlght ot
12- 13 OCtober, RAF planes attacked Shipping and tnstallaUcns ln and near
Co$ harbor.
6. AS!A.--Nothrng to report.
7. SOOT!l AND SOUTHWEST PACT"FCIC --1
6111ed patr ols reported no enemy tro()ps o.n
on Chotseul wu estimated at 2,000. U.S. medium 1n o. low·-level
attack, sank 2 enemy car-go ~sse1s tn ~.~atchin Bay, northwest Bougaln-
vUlo. New Gu.lnea-- Ncw Sr1t.a1n Area: Three enemy planes ineffectually
raided the Buna a.rea:-?ul""'AlJrea' communique reports that the tropor&ant
jap1111~se base at Rabaul was subje-cted to & heavy attack by AWed aircraft.
A total of 350 tons of bombs was dropped. At le!ll>t 100 enemy aJreralt
were destr o.yed and 50 bad!y damaged en th@ g'r'O\.I.nd, Twcnty•&lx o1 ~0
enorny flght4l'S. attempting lnt..arceptton wore shot down. In the harbor. mer
than 100 6llrface craft were s-.mk or destroyed~ Lneludlng 3 destroyers, 3
medium cargo ve:ss~In, 43 $mall cargo vo.sscls and a la.r(e nurnber of
harbor craft. Widespread destruction wu also caus4KI ln the watertront aa
supply areas. Northwest Australia- - Banda sea Area: ~ !2 O:tober,
Allied modlum and heavy bombers atiiC'Keif eii&mYilrfJelds on Timor ,
causing fire~ !n the tal'get areas.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING. ··Nothlng to report In any

theater. U-'boat Slghtlngs !.n American W~rs : On 13 October a sighting
wa.s reported ISO miles S o1 Hilt!. --
For the A. C. cf s., G-2: Dlr~~r
o! No~ lntellltrence:
Forathll
·:.. ,
m .'rr--ta~wA.e.
--'\
1/..~i \.loa c(
H. E. MAOU!Rt::, A. E:. SCHRADER,
Colonel, G.S.C., Captaln, U.S.N.,
Chtet, Th~.ater Group. Asst. Otr., Intelligence GrQUp.
. ARMY- NAVY
DAILY. INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On Information receive d-- War and Navy Depar tments ,

To : 1200 Z, 13 Octol)er 1943 13 October 1943.
No. 199.
1. NORTH AMERICA.- - Nothing to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Brlgadler Genera l Edelm!ro Farrel l, Secr etary

of War, has been appointed VIce Presid ent of Argentina to fill the vacancy
created by the death last July of Admir al saba &leyro. The Argentine
Government Is report ed to have banned all Jewish publications.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Southern Front: SoViet attacks In the Mellto-
pol--Z aporoz he area have lessene d In intensity. To date the enemy 's line
r emains unbroken. i\t the Kremenchug and KAnev bridge heads fighting con-
tinues, but Soviet units failed to enlarg e their footholds. In the Klev--
Prlpet area heavy fighting continu es, and It :ippear s the Soviet forces have
had some minor succes ses. Centra l Front: No change . Northe rn Front:
Consid erable fighting continues In the Nevel area. Air Act!vlt z: On1 1
October the air forces of both sides were actively engaged at fOcal points
along the Centra l and Southern Fronts with pnrticu lar empha sis on the
Nevel and .Zapor ozbe-- Melltopol areas. On 12 Octobe r the Soviet Air
Force attacked shipping In the Black Sea.
4: WESTERN EURO PE.--P rlme Minist er Churchill officially announced
an agreem ent with Portug al by which Portug nl granted Great Britain airal
and naval bases In the Azores Islands . Britain agreed to supply Portug on
with certain civil and militar y supplie s and to withdn w from the bases
the termin ation of hostU!tles. Nothing In the agreem ent was to affect Por-
tuguese neutrhlllY on the yontinent of Europe. Spanish reactio n was re-
affirma tion of neutra lity.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. --On 12 Octobe r no Import ant change on
the front In Italy occurr ed. The Germa ns have ocet:pled the Island of Paroc
·
In the Aegean . Air Activity: On tho night of 10-11 Octobe r, RAF planes
bombed Calato airdro me on Rhodes. On 11 Octobe r there was s trong ene-
my air action agains t Leros Island. In Italy, on the night of 10-11 October
and on 11 October, Allied planes bombed roads and gun positio ns on the air·
Fifth and Eighth Army fronts. U. S. medium bombe rs attacked Garitz a
drome on Corfu; thore was no air opposition.
o~-li
. ber Madra s was
6. ASIA .--ln dla: A communique state s that on 11 OctoAnother enemy
lted.
bombed by one Japa nese plane. Littl e dama ge resu
plan e was shot down off the east coas t of Ceyl on.
Area : On 11 October ,
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. - -Solomons s, each with a strong
U.S. heavy, dive , and torpe do bom bers , in 2 form ation
Kahil! strip, near by In-
fight er esco rt, drop ped 57 tons of bom bs on the heavy bombe rs was Inter -
stall ation s, and supp ly area s. The form ation of
down. Late r 10 Japa -
cepte d by 23 enem y fight ers; 15 of thes e were shot e scor ted by fight ers; 6
nese figh ters Inter cepte d one U.S. sear ch plane
w Brita in Area : In the
enem y figh ters were shot down. New Guinea --Ne
pted to COu ntera ttack
Sate lberg sect or, near Flns chha fen, the enem y attem
y, Allied units drove the
and suffe red heavy casu altie s. In the Ram u Vallephs of the Raba ul area
e nemy (rom his posi tions N of Oumpu. Phot ogra
This may be acco unte d for,
show an Incr ease of 90 plan es since 1 Octo ber. ainv ille area. Northwest
In part , by a decrease of 50 airc raft in the Boug
d heavy units bombed
Aust ralia --Ba nda Sea Area : On 11 Octobe r, Allie
night of 10 October, RAAF
ManokWari and Blra , Dutch New Guinea. On the ing large fires in the
plan es bom bed Ambon, caus ing explosions and start er, on Tim or, were
whar f and barr acks area s. Laut em and Cape ChatOctober.
bombed by Dutch med ium units on the nigh t of 11
ber a Briti sh car-
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED S!UPPING.-- On 11 Octo India . U-boat
coas t of
go vess el was torpe doed and sunk off the we st l.ng was re porte d
Octobe r a sight
Sl~htln~s in Ame rican Wate rs: On 12 r epor ted 120
s a sight ing was
12 ml es of Bahi a, Braz il. On 13 October
mile s S of Haiti.
For the A. C. of S., G-2: For the Dire ctor of Naval Intelligence :
Jh }'
H. E. MAGUIRE,
1)
Colonel, G.S. C.,

Ltq
.,l t./·u:-1 tf~ --
Asst . Dir. , Intel ligen ce Group.
Chie f, Thea ter Group.
-2-
/ J
ARMY- NAVY
DAI LY INTELLIGENCE ltEPOitT
On Infor matio n recei ved- - War and Navy Depa rtmen ts,
From : 1201 Z, 11 Octo ber 1943 Washington, D. C.,
No. 198.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Nc>thlng to repor t.
2. LATlN AME R!CA .--No thlng to repor t.

opol--Molochny
3. EASTERN EUR OPE. --Sou thet:n Fron t: In the Mellt
y resis ted Incre asing Sovie t attac ks.
Rive r-- Zapo rozhe area the enem s on tbe mldd le
Battl es conti nued !or impr ovem ent of Sovie t bridg ehead
n of any bridg ehead
reach es of the Dnep r Rive r . No Impo rtant penet ratlo t force s have
area Sovie
has yet occu rred. Cent ral Fron t: In the Gom el BeUt sa on the
advan ced to the Soih Rive r, oc;cupylng the town of Novo
Fron t: Slight gains
east bank , oppo site Gom el on the west bank . North ern lng conti nues
Viteb sk area. Heav yfignt
were made by Sovie t force s In the Activ ity: en 11 Octo ber
In the Neve l area, wltb no appa rent chang e. Air
barge s Iii a Black Sea
the Soviet Air Forc e attac ked enem y trans ports and derab le support
consi
port. en 10 Octo ber air force s of both armi es gave d at the Soviet
conce ntrate
to groun d opera tions on aU front s; eUor ts were
t he Vlteb sk area.
bridg ehead s W of the Dnep r Rive r and In
ked by
4. WESTERN EUR OPE. -- The battle ship Tlrpi tz was attac mber . Sub-
22 Septe
Briti sh midg et subm arine s In Alten fjord , Norway, on ssful . Phot o-
ance Indic ates that the attac k was succe
seque nt recon naiss thick oll which
d by
graph s after the raid showed the 'Tirp ltz surro unde a numb er of smal l
exten ded more than 2 mile s !rom her berth . Also,
Activity: On 10
unlde ntll!e d crilit were along side the battle ship. Air
s attac ked Muen ster and Coes feld In
Octob er, U.S. bomb ers In 2 wave
excee dingl y aggr es-
Germ any, and Ensc hede In Holland. Very stron g and
ntere d by the first
sive {lght er react ion and Inten se AA fl.r e were encou
d wave met very
wave of bomb ers whic h attac ked Muen ster. The secon was mode rate to In-
weak alr oppo sition over the other targo ts; AA fire
destr oyed , 16 proba bly destr oyed ,
tense . Enem y losse s were 96 plane s
and 12 dama ged.
..
SECRET
6. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.··CI> 11 October prorreu wu mJide by llle
AUlea In both llle ncrtMrn and central sectors of tho front In !Lily. Allied
artUlerJ &belled mo,or tranS"pO:rt ar.d tnfl.nltY po1ttlon.a 1n the area of
Cuacalenda, 6 miles SW o! Latino. Despite he&IIJI' -IUon AU!ed troop>
pen.<! on 1M l'lllh Arrey Ire><-' a:-

ldvancf'd to a po.tnt Smites SEct C&mpobaaao. Vtcoroua enemy ecw--.ter-
aua.ca 1:l the ,..ctoc of P<lnwlandolfo n.re repulMd. No chanp wu re·
the Volturr.o. The Dodoc:anoH
Jal&od of C&llno was occupted"by the Germans em &·7 ()::tcOer. AJr
Actl tt~: In ltaly, on: 10 Oc\Obe.r, Allied pluea cor.tlmled att.aelei"''D eom-
m\0111.. lana and r .... positions In t!>e ~ttle 1000. DurlnJ the nl&hl o! i-10
~r. RA.F planes made UiJlt attackS on Marlt:a and C&lato alrdromes
on Rhodoa. a.. 10 October, u.s. h. .vy bombora atl.lcnd Taloi·At!lens and
Ara.xos atrdromu in Gre~ce. tour o! abo.tt 26 tr'lemy flchtera e-nCOW'.tered
near Athens were destto)'ed; 21 planes were oenroyed on tht j:TCJUnd at
Tatol. u.s. !IJhlers made a light raid on Anllmachla alrll•ld (Cos).
Enemy plM•• atacked Ler os l$la.nd.
e. ASIA.·· Chlna; a.. 9 Octobe, U.S. modlom bombera attacked encmy
ah\pptn;: off the Amoy coast. Direct hits wero tccrtd on one t.anker, whlch
, aank immediately. Two other vesselrs were bornbod1 on• Wins severely
damopd. TlnCka, SW of 1/.an~nth, was succesaMly bombed and atrated
by u.s. ttchters. On 10 October, llalphcng dociCS wero epln hea•Uy
bombed; 60 tcna were droppedI with direc-t hlta on the doc .us and V.1Lre-
hOUHI. Tonccblmi and Lungl!ng on tho Borma· ·Cblll& bctdor wer<>
atW:i<ed by U.S, lighter plar.es.
7. SOUTH AND SOIJ'!'IIW"...sl' PAC!FlC.··S<lomons Area: Japer.eH

clftd on Voila L&wl!a aro eotil:oated at 200; ~or 1M prrtsca
WU O,_euated c!o.rii'.C trA n!¢ 8· 7 October. 01> 10 ()ct()bor, U.S. planes
b<>mbod and atraled tarl"IS alene <be ft<t coul ol Cbo!H\ll. Enemy alr·
cralllno!locttwly b=bed Ve!;a !.avella oo 8 Octob<'r and that ne&rJ ~::ode
3 Hehl raids m New Ge-orgtL ~ O.llr..e,--t-;•w Britain Art&; (n 10
October enemy crOW>d troops werereported iiii"renciliiir &lone the upper
Urta River, II o! Dllmpo. Japanese planes attacked K!rlwlna llland oc tho
n1rht ol i October and ap!n ~ next mornlng. Ct!. 10 October, Allied planet
tUtctlvely bombed and stra!ed c:nemy-beld areu at Satelbtrl and Sis!.
Four enemy f\l.el-laden tbe oorth New Britain ware
&<tacked and aet atlre. Ql 10
October, Allied planes
lsl&ndlo
8. ACTION AOA!IIST ALI..IED SHIPP!NO.··Q> I October a British
cuco Vtllol waa torpedoed and ls presumed 8W1k approximately 300
miles W of Colombo. U-bcnt ~ lJ!_Amerlcan Waters: on 10
- Oetcber a\J)'.t!Jii$ wereTeiiO~• 5W 01 Ltantn!que ond 100 milts
S of Recite. on 11 Octcber slibtlnr• ,..... report.-~ ott the Mlss!sslppl
River delta; o!:f the north coast of )amatea; 1n V'Lndward Pua&&e; SOO miles
E ct Naw; 100 ::niles SE of Bahl&; and 100 milts N of SSnta Cr>z, Braill.
For the A. C. of s., G- 2: For the Plrector ct Nsnlln\elllgenu:
~ .~o..qv.Vr-e
H. E. MAGUIRE, '
Colonel, G.S.C.,
a~sc~-·Captain, U.S.N.,
Altt. Dtr ., mtclllgence Group.
Ch1ef, Thea.t.e.r Oroup.
- 3-
ARMY- NAV Y
DAILY INTELLIGENCE . REPORT
On in1ormatlon r eceived- - War and Navy Departments ,

From : 1201 Z, 10 October 1943 Washington, D. C.,
11 October 1943.
To : 1200 Z, 11 October 1943
No. 197.
1. NORTH AMERICA.- - Nothing to repo rt.
has named a new
2. LATIN AMERICA.- - Pres iden t Lope z o1 Colombia
ister and Alberto Ller as
cabi net with Carl os Lozano as foreign minating no change In fore ign
Cam argo as min ister of governm ent, indic strlk e was calle d off follow-
policy. The nation-wide tran spor t wor kers ' leaders, and the gove rnm ent's
e
ing conf eren ces between Camargo and strik r tran spor t.
withdrawal of Its reso lutio n controlli ng moto
middle r each es of
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Southern Fron t: On the
agai nst attem pts by Soviet
the Dnepr Rive r enem y coun terat tack s continue ars that thes e
It appe
forc es to widen thei r' bridgeheads. At pro sent inue s near Gomel with
cont
actio ns are of only loca l significance. Fightingbsk slight gain s were made
no appa rent change in the situation. Near Vlte
fighting continues in the
by Soviet forc es. Nort hern Fron t: Considerable
Nevel area with no signlhcaiirC!iiinge.
ce reve als that
4. WESTERN EUROPE.-- Photographlc reco nnai ssan
on targ ets in east ern
the prev ious ly-re port ed U.S. raid s of 9 Octoberter asse mbly plant at
Germ any were extr eme ly succ essf ul. The figh nt factory at Anklam was
Marjenb!lrg was dest roye d, the airc raft com pone
aged , and the harb or lnsta ltatl ons at Gdyn la (Poland) were heavUy
dam
damaged.
line In Italy was
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- -<:.!10 Octobor the ral sect or while
cent
soml!what strai ghte ned by Allied advances In the s. Units of .the Eighth
continued rain s hind ered oper ation s on both flank
elandolfo, 12 mile s NW of
Army occupied Rlcc ia and cast elpa gano . Pont vity: On the night of 8-9
Benevento, was capt ured by the Alli es. Air Acti On 9 October, U.S.
October, RAF plan es bombed lsern la an<f"Formla. t and road s on the Eighth
bom bers made ligh t attac ks on moto r tran spor at Athe ns, Lari ssa, al)d
and Fifth Army .fronts. ln Gree ce, aird rom es
..
I
DI CLASSirlU
016~~~
Argos were attacked by U.S. heavy and medium bomber s . Airdromes on

Crete and Rhodes were also attacked. at Rhodes, 26 enemy bombers
attacked Allied shipping; 16 were shot down by U.S. fighters. Light
enemy air activity was encountered at Argos and Athens.
6. ASIA.--China: On 8 October enemy headquarters area and ware-

houses In Tengchung on the Burma--China border were hit during an
attack by U.S. heavy bombers. Burma: A slight forward movement has
been made by Japanese ground patrols In the Chin Hills ar ea and near
Sumprabum. On 9 October the RAF bombed the Mingaladon alr!leld a nd
Japanese ground positions near Kalemyo. U.S. bombers attacked Lashio,
Hs lpaw, and Maymyo.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.--Solomons Area: On 8 October
all organized Japanese resistance on Vella Levella was ellmlnated. lt is
probable that only scattered enemy remnants remain on Kolombangar a.
Photographs of the Kahlli--Tonolei ar ea, taken on 9 October, s how a slight
decrease in the amount of shipping in the area. New Guinea- - New Britain
Area: On 9 October, Allied planes destroyed buildings and 2 probable
aiiiiiiunltlon dumps In tho enemy- held Satelberg sector. Enemy aircraft
made a nlght raid on Dobodura. Photographs of Rabaul, taken on the
morning of 9 Octobe r, show 1 light cruiser, 7 destr oyers, 5 submarines,
and 20 merchant ships, Including 2 tankers, totallng 99,000 tons. This is
a decrease of 31,000 tons over slght l.ngs made 3 days before . On the after-
noon of 9 October 1 enemy heavy cruiser, 1 light cruiser, and 2 destroyers
(presumably from Rabaul) were observed heading north, 180 miles NE o!
Mussau island. Northwest Australia -- Banda Sea Area: On 9 October,
Allied planes dropped 25 tons of bombs oii"Wiirehouses and wharves at
Macassar, starting many fires. Selaru, In the Tanimbars, was also
attacked. One enemy bomber approaching the runway was destr oyed, and 2
lnterceptlng Japanese twln-englned fighters were shot down.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHlPPING.-- On 9 October a U.S. cargo

vessel was torpedoed and sunk 350 miles W of Ireland. U-boat Slghtlngs
In American Waters: Nothlng to r eport.
For the A. C. of S., G- 2: For the Director of Naval Intelllgenc.
\ /7 /) // ..,
.
ftL .E.Y\G<.,c,u
MAGUIRS,
H.
! ltf2.. ul::..0 .-t ·t.cur-+-
A. EA.'cHRADE R,
Colonel, G.S.C., Captain, U. S. N.,
Chief, Theater Group. Asst. Dlr ., lntelllgcnce Group.
•
ARMY- NAVY
On Wormatl or. r ,c.lv.!d.- - ''l':lr and N:wy O.:partm~nts,

From! ItO! £. o Oct\lb"r 1913 Wcshlr.t;ton, D. c ..
To : 1200 Z, 10 Octob.:r 1~13 10 Octoc2r 1943.
No. ISO
1. :O.ORTE AMZRICA.-- ~:othlng to r ,.or t.
2. LATIN AMC::RlCA . -- Troops cr ~ m:\lnllln lng or:l"r 1n th.; Colom-

~ tro.nspor t str lk~ . Po.rt of tbJ crmy r.:s.Jrv.: i1:,c b,.. m c~Jl.:.d up
and th.J provinc... <>! C".ld~s h'lt> b.::.;n i}lacou und~r l'\:lrthl law. Accord-
ing to pr.ss r po1·ts th:! Colombia n c:~.bln~t has r~cl.;ncd :l.lld :1 n w on2
h:ls b.:<:n n=.d.
3. C::ASTBRN i::UR.OPE .- ··~th 'rn E.!:.Q.ol; On th m!rldl.: r"nch<Js of

th' on... pr Rlv_.r batU.s ior U1.: 3 Sovi.)t bdJg~h~1.d~ contlnu~ w!U1 no
ap}•"Nnl Ch:!.r.g. L'l tl; sllll!l.tion. C.,ntral l'ront: ln .h~ Gom"l--M ogll.Jv--
OrS ..'I ... r.:a tl•.: lln :lp;.,.;:lrs to 1>~ st.:~bU!w d JO!lf" t _ So;o;h and 1-'rony.l ·
rtv .:r:;, wltn :1 bulg to til.: E '\round Gom I. Th.; .;n.:my f ll beck 2 tn
to 3 mU..,s on 9 Octob r, thunl)hc lng Sovl~t fo1·c ... s ~-1 mU~s fr·om
Vlt bek. Nor\b.rn .ErQn1: Flghtln~ contlnu~s at N.)V.Jl with no app':lr.nt
cnMg .
4. 1/C::STZicN i::llrlO?.::--On th. night of 8-i: Octob r 6 -n.:my

bomb..t·s m:1l ll&••t .,ttac?.s on ;;;ss_,: '·" t K nt . . During th. s:..m- night
H:mov.:r and Br.:tn r1 w.r. h.; vUy bomh.d by R.!\:F pl•n.JS. Light ntt1cks
w.r :l.lso m=td~ on G:u;t.-op. Dur.n. .nd B. rll.n . Dd nslv..: :.ctlvltl_ s
w~r fairly inLn.r ~t t:;_ b glnnln~ of tn 1.1nov~r nld but diminlsh
-d
as lh. 'ltuc_<s prOi:· -!:s l. Oruy •v..::!k d r n:> .s ._., ~r _ ncounLr .d on the
oth-r r'llds. On r Octob~ •· u.:;. h.::tvy bomb rs :ttt'\ck. ·d Ankhm
(Prusslo.), Gdynl~· (Pol=tnd), D:lll~lg, anti M..rl~nbuq> (c·.st Prussb) .
5. MZDITERRAl'EAN ARE/..-- ln lt:Jy, on 9 Octob r h.:tvy r'!lns
hlnd.r .d ::tctlvity. Th~r~ w :s lltU, ch .nr. ln th- ., nt rn ..nd c..ntr'll
s .cto:s, clthougn th Fliti1 Army som~wn•t lmprov _1 Its positions
alon~: th- Volturno :~iv.r lin~. Th.: .n.-my ·nlthdrcw sllgi.Uy 1n tJ•-
-USl.Jrn s~ctOI' wh-r tn_. towns o! Guglloll~si Larlno, Coll.:tort o, :md
S:m M::~rco ar. ln Alll..-d h:lnd:J.
,·o:J.d jttnctlons Nand tL
Pll: ~'illi!....- -On 8 Octob.· r bt!dg.,s :lnd
of Flgnt.:rs ~tbck:d ~n my
No.pl ~s w •N ·tttuck.:d by Alll.:d bomb •rs.
transpor t 1nd gw1 positions . In t!k <JO.Sl>rn MedltJrr:me:tn, Alll~..l
att!l.cks w ) r contlnu<Jd on uirclromcs In Cr ~"~ o.nd on Cr..:t.; u.nd flhod~s .
R. ASLA.· - l.D.d.o-C:lli.tll..': On 8 Octob •r, u.:;. hcuvy bornboro, witn
iight r ~~cort. bomb.·d G:>L...m •t lrdrom (P.woi o1r •.:); r.lts w.; r . scorad
in tr. ~ b·.rr .cks kr • .
7. SOUTH AND SOUT:iWEST P:\ClF!C.--Solomor.s..A.al!l; On 8

Octob.;r J.:p .n.:r !ore-'s in th vicinity or l''~rqu:mu b~.; IV r continu-
ing to r:mist. U. S. p~trols In U:<" VILli. ,,r ,, found much "b'\ndon.::l
equipmJ nt Including AA guns, o.mmuuttlon, ~nd 8 to 10 d'\rn:lg -:! pl n.:l .
No d~ad J~JJ!ln~s" or gr:.w~s w~r . found. N....Y Ci.iWL... - .l':l:.;.:1l W:1U.I.n ~
On tht~ afl.:rnoon o! 7 Octobar ..m 1my plc.nus <'Cid;;d ~h.! Flnschho.fan":'. ra'\,
1.nd that nlcht 11 'n~my bombJrs, :lccomp:ml~d by 1·' !ie;ht. l':J, lndi~ct
uilly uthck d lh~ Song Rlv~r !; ctor. On () Octob.:t n.;my ~t .•n.s mao;
JJ.:tk raids ,;n Good :nou;;n o.nJ \ !oodhrk i::l'lr.ds or tha so:.ttb~o.st coo.st
of Navt Guin ~a. A U. S. l:uo.vy bomb.r scor Jd 2 d: :..·cgtr.c mo.r-miss_.s
on '\ 10,000-ton t ro.r.sport in ::-. con•to:; of 3 d.stro:;. .-s :lnd 3 l.rg.:
tr::.ns;x>rts, 250 mU~s N2 o! :.hss:tu lshnd. Int.:. ~(:'.rnu VJll· _-, !i mU.:s
N of ~pu "n.my !'~t~ots :ll'..l r"po.·t d to b ... :tct: • .
6. ACTION AGATh'ST AL!..L::IJ Slur'PI.NO .-- Notl.illg to r.:port. U-bo'll
Sightings ln,Am Jt lccJ1 \'1·1t'r~! No stghtlne rJport l.
Fo.· th.J A. c. or s. 0 - ": Forth. Dtr.;ct~of N':v::U lnl lll(:, nc~:
N.~~ru~~
Colon~! G.S..C.
!lfJ. ~ i~~~~?---
7 c : t.:Jn, u. s .N;
Ar.st. Lir., lnt.Uig.Jnc. Group.
Chi<!i Tnillt•r t7NU, .
1 •
'
ARMY- NAVY
On lnf9rmation receiv ed-· · War and Navy Depart ments,

From: 1201 Z, 8 October 1943 Washington, D. c.,
No. 195
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Notb!ng to report.
2. LATLN AMERICJL- -A state of siege has b~en declare d l.n one

Colombian province, and five person s were !~llled in clashe s stemm ing
from a strike ot cr.auffeurs and public vehlcl~ operat ors. The strike nas
been declare d !llegal. Startin g in protes t azains t r:ew llab\Ht y bond
require ments, lt has spread to six provin ces. Feli;)e A. Espll, long-t!me
;,rgent tne ambas sador to the United States, has been recalle d and will be
replace d by Adrian Escoba r, who has been ~gentine ambas sador to both
Spain and Brazil.
3. EASTERN EUROPE. --Cauc asus: The enemy evacuation of the Tama.

Penins ula has been completed. So.~t!lern Front: Enemy action continues
agains t the three Sovie.t bridgeheads on the Dnepr with little change in
the situatio n. Centra l Front: Slight enemy withdrawals were made in
the V•tebsk area, the So"V':et forces advancing 4 to 7 miles. Northe rn Fron:
Fighting continu es ln the Nevel and Kirish l sectors , where Sov•t:t attaCKS
were made on 8 October. The size and scope of Sovlt:t attacks remain in
doubt. Alr Activit~: On 8 Octobe r, the Germa n Air Force supj)orted
withdrawals over t e B.erch Strait, where the Soviets bombed troop-d.
carrying barges . Enemy transp orts in the 3a!tic were also attacke
Tactic al units of both sides were heavily engaged in the Veli!{ie-Luki area
of the Northe rn Front, In Wh ite Russia on the Centra l Front, and at Soviet
bridge heads !J! of the Dnepr on the Southern Front .
1. WESTERN EUROPE.--On the night of 6-7 October, one enemy bomlx'
was shot down when tae German Ai r Force made a small rald on southeaS'.
England · On the night of 7-8 October, two format ions of enemy bombe rs,
crossin g the English coast from the so.~theast and from the Thame s Es- d
tuary, attacke d London. A third formation appear e i over the East Midlan
and attacked Norfou . Fifty-s even enemy bombe rs took part In these
activit ies; 4 were shot down. The same night, RAF combe rs heavlly
attac:~ecl Stuttga rt. Slight tire by heavy AA was encoun
tered, but no searcll
lights were in operation. On 8 October, U.S. bombe rs heavtly raided
Breme n, the Deshmag and Vegesack subma rine yards, and the Weser Stuk&
plant . Most Intense AA fire and very strong fighter opposi tion were en-
counte red. One hunjre d forty -two enemy aircraf t were reporte d shot <lowt
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREO.. - -On 8 October there was little change on
the front In llaly, tho•1gh the enemy withdrew slightly along the coast NW
of Termolt. Concentrated N of the Volturno and catore rivers, the enemy
employed small arms and ll~ht artillery to delay the Allied advance. Heavy
rains along the Eighth Army s front added to the difficulty or movement
caused by demolitions. On 7 October a German attempt to establish a
bridgehead on the Dodecanese Island of Simi was thwarted by an Anglo-
Italian counterattack . Air Activity: On 7 October, Allied fighters attacked
enemy motor transport and concentration s NW of Termol!. Allied bombers
r aided the airdr omes of l<astelli-Ped lada (Crete), Maritza (Rhodes), and
Yannlna North (Greece). Enemy bombers made 3 attacks on Leros Island.
6. ASIA. --01 6 October, contact was made with :J')() Japanese near
Eplmaw in northeast Burma. &lbsequ.ently, a limited advance In the Paosha
direction by 1000 Japanese carrying rubber boats was observed. On 7
October, 3 direct hits and 8 near misses were made on one 200-fo'lt
freighter 100 miles S or Amoy. The ship was left on fire and listing. Frenc:
Indo- China: On 7 October, Haiphong cement plant was successfully attacked
OyU.S. heavy bombers with flghter escort. Many direct hits were scored
in the terg~t area and heavy dam:tge resulted. Four of approximatel y 12
Japanese fighters, attempting Interception, were shot down.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAC!FIC.--Solomons Area: On the night
of 8 October an enemy naval force, consistingof "ferestroyers and 1 possible
light cruiser, was engaged by Allied warships NVI of Vella Lavella. One
Jap destroyer was sunk and 2 other vessels, Including the possible light
c ru iser, were destroyed by explosion. .A.nother force of 4 enemy destroyer s
and a third group of small craft retlr~ at high speed. On 7 October, U.S.
planes bombed Kahil! alrfteld with excellent r~sults. In addition, the field
was heavily strafed; 4 gun positions near the l<ahUi strip and all AA fire on
Kangu Hill were silenced. Japanesa shipping activity In this area continues
heavy. New G•Jlnea - New Britain Area: On 1:1 October enemy aircraft
ine!!ectuatiy bombed ATiiCd positions In the Finschhafen area, and on the
following day caused slight damage In a raid on Song River beach. These
planes possibly came from Alexisha!en whero photographs taken 7 October
showed Increased use or the 2 landing strips at that point. Allied bombers
attecked Unea Island (\l'itu Group) and the mouth of t:1e Itni Rlv.. r (south
coast of New Br itein). On New Guinea enemy positions are reported in the
bills 1-1/2 miles S of Satelberg in the Finschhaf.;n area.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.- l\ Norwegian tan ker was
torpedoed and sunk 1 October in the Gull of A:len. U-boat Slghtin!!S in
American Waters: lllothlng to report.
F or the A. C. of S., G- 2: For the Direc~o Naval ~Uigence:
N. E. ~J'J.9n~! -~ ' /t-0.. J~(--

E. e: HRAD<i'R:
Colonel1 G.S.C., i::C¥Ptain 1 U.S.N.,
Chief, Theate r Group. ~tr ., Intelligence Group.
ARMY- NAVY
DAILY INTELLIGENCE ltEPOitT
On inform atlon receiv ed-- War and Navy Depart ments,

From: 1201 Z, 7 Octobe r 1943 Washin gton, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 8 Octobe r 1913 8 Octobe:- 1943.
No. 194
1. NORTH AMERICA. ··Absk a: On 7 Octobe r an enemy medium

bombe r headed NE was sighted 275 miles SW of Massac re Bay, Attu.
One hour later a simila r enemy aircraf t headed W was observed within
100 miles of Att11.
2. L.t1TIN AMERJCA. - -Nothing to report.
3. EASTERN EURO ?E. -- Caacas us: The evacJa tlon of enemy forces
from the base of the northe rn finger of the Taman Penins ula has been
rn
comple ted. Only the tip of this finger remain s In enemy hands. Southe
Front: Along the enemy 's Melitop ol- -Zaporo:l.he defens e line, after
some fighting of local signifi cance, there appear s to be no change . Along
the Dnep1·, Soviet units continu e to hold brldge neads on the west ban)( SE
of Kr emonch ug, NW of l<anev, and at the mouth of the Pripet River. Enllmy
l
counte rattack s contain ed the bridge heads to no import ant gains. Centra
Front: No change . Northe rn Front: Southw est of Vellkle ·Lukl, a Soviet
Ioree has caprure d the town and rail-hi ghway Juncti on at Nevel. In the
Lening rad area, the long-he ld enemy Volkhov line has been penetra ted.
tf
Soviet units have taken t he rall junctio n and t own of Kirlshi . Air Actlvl
of 6-7 Octobe r, the Soviet 1\lr Force attac ed
On 6 Octobe r and on the n lgbt
rail targets at MinSK, Gomel , and Bykhov (all In VJhlte Russia ). Air
attacks were also directe d agains t Dzhankol (Crime a), and Melltop ol.
Nevel, N of Vltebs k, was bombe d before its captur e on 6 Octobe r. Enemy The Red
Air F orce closely suppor ted Russia n operati ons along lhe Dnepr'.
barges and other craft were attacke d In the Kerch Strait.
4. WESTERN EURO PE.··N othing to r eport.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. --On 7 Octobe r the eMmy made a determ in-

ed stand along his entire linn In Italy, carryin g out a series of counte r-
attacks on the Eighth Army front. The counte rattack s wer e repulse d.
Allied troops made slight galns in the region of the headwaters of the
Fortor e River , reachin g a point 22 miles v· of Lucera . Units of the F ilth
Army occupie d Capua on 6 Octobe r, after a genera l e nemy withdr awal
across the Volt>Jrno River. On 7 Octobe r an enemy conl(oy of armed
trawle rs, am nunltlo n ships, and landing cr aft was interce pted and des·
troyed off Stampa lla by a British naval force. Air Activit y: On the night
\ Regraded Unclassified
LAoS! FllD
oa&Hwe.R:e!f
of 5-6 October, RAF planes heavily bomb~d the Grosseto air dr ome. The
next day U.S heavy bombers e ffectively bombed the ra il yards a t Mestre
(near Venice). About 30 ene my fighters were encounte red over the target.
Medium bombers attacked rail targets and road junctions N and NE of
Naples. Fighters attacked motor transport ;llld enemy positions In the batt
areas. Ten or more enemy fighter-bomb ers were forced to jettison
their bombs near Termoll when lnti!rcepted by Allied fighters. In the
easter n Medlterranea.n on the night of 5-6 October, Allied attack$ were
made on the airdromes at Marltza and Calato and the field at Knstelli -
Pedlad:'l. On 6 October, the Araxos a irdrome In Greece wa s bombed by
Allied planes. The enemy continued his bombing of Ler os with a heavy
midday attack.
6. ASIA. -- China: On 5 October, U.S. medium bombers attacl<ed

Shlhhwelyao, an ore port on the Yangtze River, scoring direct hits on
stor age bulldings and loading hoppe rs. Twenty-seve n Japanese bombers,
with 21 fighters, were intercepted E of Sulchwan airfield, 120 miles SE
of Hengytlng; no bombs wore dropp.:d. One en<lmy bomber and one
fighte r wer e destroyad .
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.--S olomons Ar ;!a: Photographs
of the Kahll\-- Buin are'i, tallen on 6 October, show 2 large and 2 sm1ll
merchant vessals, 1 l~..rg ~ boat, 7 sm:tll craft, and o6 bar ges In the area.
Enemy alrcra!t strength was about normal. Allied gr ound troops made
small advances against enemy pos itlons on Vella Lave lla. Now Guinea--
New Britain Area: On 6 October the enemy E of Satelber g Wltliarew to tbe
W,abandonln g equipment and dead. In the Ramu Valley, Allied forces N
and W of Dumpu r eport no contact with the enemy. Enemy ai r c raft in-
effectually bombed the airdr omes at F inschhalen and Goodenough lsland.
Photographs of Rabaul harbor show l heavy CNisar, l light cruiser, 8
destroyers, 5 subchasers, 4 submarines, and 27 mer chant vessels, totaling
130,000 tons. This toMago Is higher than that obser ved on the last 2
previous slghtlngs, but about equal to tonnage in the harbor 6 or 8 months
ago.
8. ACTlON AGAINST ALLIED SHlPPING.--<:rl 1 October a Norwegian

tan.l<er was torpedoed and Sllllk off B.:ng:tsl. The Norwegian tanker reporte<
yel,'terday as sun~< in the Persian Gulf has arrived In por t. U-boat Sighting:
m AmerlcM Waters: On 7 October a s ighting was reported 60 miles SE of
rainaica. on 6 October a possible s ighti ng was reported off the north
coast of Brazil. On 7 October a poss ible sighting was reported 50 miles Sl:
of Nat~tl.
For the A. C. of S., G- 2:
N-:t -~Qq uite.

H. E. MAGUlRE;'
For as of : r : ; ;;ce:
~SCHRADER,
Colonel, G.s.c., Captain, U. S. N,
Chief, Theate r Group. - ........ , Intelligence Group.
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WvaadN&~~.
...
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·•r; Jtlll'llN aptnM '"If s 1'•
S:S IJa tile
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eerviDC either t o
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2. LATIN AMERICA
lntel'll&l political developments continue to dominate the Latin American

ecene. In Arpntlna, the Ramirez Government Ia employing lncreas!nrly
represalve measures 'In an effort to withstand opposition which Is grow!nr
amonc IIIICtors ot the Navy, press, and public. This appears to be crystslllz!nr
In the direction ot counter-revolution as a result of the publication ot the Hull-
Stornl notes which forced the resignation ot Foreign Minister Storni. His post
Is temporarily belnr filled by extremely nationalistic Minister ot the loterlor
Gilbert. The Argentine Government perslsta In Its attempts to extend Its In-
fluence In nelghbor!nr countries, dlrect!nr particular efforts toward an
Argentlne--Chllean--Bolivlan bloc.
Alleged Argentine support ot revolutionary and opposition elements added
to the unsettledness In Bolivia, where the cabinet, hsV!nr escaped congressional
censure by a margin ot one vote, resigned and was replaced by a cabinet haV!nr
a broader political basis. Although the newly-appointed cabinet In Chile sur-
vived Ita flret crisis and no Immediate threat to the Government Is apparent,
opposition to the Rlos regime Is again on the Increase. Political enemies of
the presidents ot Nicaragua and Ecuador have been active.
The Governments ot Brazil, Panama, and Peru arreeted a number ot

persons suspected ot plott!nr against them. Foreign Minister Gabriel Turbay
of Colombia has submitted hla reslgnat!Oil, In the mldet of efforts to obtain an
agreement by which bls country, Venezuela, Ecuador, Cblle, Peru, Paraguay,
and Uruguay- -all support!nr the United Nations--would act In accord on a
number ot International problems. His resignation was apparently occasioned
by lntel'll&l politics.
Seoretary Bull' s brusque reply to Argentina and the surrender ot Italy

were both widely acclaimed In Latin America. The latter event, however, baa
raised problems concerning the liquidation ot Italian properties and the dis-
position ot funda. Most probable linea ot enemy effort contlmle to be the pro-
motion ot lntel'll&l political disputes and tbe aggravation ot differences between
Latin American cllWitrles.
8. EA8TERN EUROPB
Dllrlng September the GerDWIB uecuted an orderly and rapid retreat,
with a mlnlmllm losa ot prlaoaers, from Stallno, Blavyansk, the Donets River,
Xaootop, and the entire De- River. Also, they evacuated Cbernlgov, Bryansk,
Roslavl, and Smoleask, falling back to the general Une ot the DDepr.
In the northwest Callcasus, 8oviet attacks continued Intermittently during
the early part ot September. Ql 10 September a Soviet amphibious operation oo
the peninsula Just south ot Novorosalsk resulted In the formation ot a bridge-
head. Qle week later Novorosalsk was evacuated by Axis forces. This was
followed by further evacuatiODS from the Kuban bridgehead, Including Anapa and
Temryut; the Axle bridgehead In the Taman Peninsula Is restricted to a neck
10 miles wide.
G I
.w-.a.-.... - . , .... ., _ _ _ _ ll'Gmllla

• srm . . . . . . . ..._to,.,• .,.. 1'bl au- ....,-Jr • •
..7 ,. 2 3 2 . . . . . . . . . u.. cl . . - bull cl u. ,.,, t
~.,-..,.dill oat ...... doriiiC llle- - k Ia 8tpt-bor.
'lUftJ'-
ftll _.. ._. tl ... JIM, F :11 'c lblt ~ '- MCIIII"'lCl bJ' a .-mw DM.-
-cl-s..odbfllle~..S~rlftn.
Ill . . IIIII
,.,, ,._ l l l e - bolda a brl4pboad, protaatac lbo cii;J
_..._ .s t•ac MUtb &laDe u. Moloch.., R.lwr, to be uchored at
_...., Olllllbo boad al tbo - . , . . rr- CDopr_.onk to lbo cmfb•_.
al lloo l>riPJI&- llle _.., boa .....,. poeltl011 011 lbo wat buk al the Doopr
IIOidiiiC -">IJ =
or two brklpboada aa lbo - buk. Sovtot unite have
naallld tbleut MDt ol tM rlwr ADd mad4 Mverl.lat\empta to croea to the
-boll&.
Cl. tM ...al'a1 tnDt, ba'l\ac ll'ND up tbll DNM Rlwr, \be O.rmana were
- ... ~-tbo CDopr.
-wal---la_. -....,....._"'
- al V.Wr:la·Lull:llbo 11110 I'OIUblod -lUMCI with apondlc UleiDjlla
by lbo ....... to cll8ladp lbo - - "' Lalla La<I-
-......--.·--..-en-.--
Tioo- Ia IIIa
. . Dlllllr- .... -·at.~ - l b o - . . . . . , . ... ~
, . . . . 1M& M blla W"' I WD eloW)J frOID &be 'famaA Pto1aiWa &ad. bu beld
Ule Mal n : ..,.._... r.p cat r ua. tplal& ~. La41CMM u lDteatloa. to
--- I'R. . ~ ltnllllb 01 bJ tbll

.... ,._ _.'eb'e,.. ... alllllr frCIIIIla.
to bla
ol lbor'"'"l •""""'• by
l1Dia to
Ia-.
Dulllll I Uttlot-"'< ..,.,._,...<II air
...._...-Air-_... 'I - -
..u.. all crtUcal- Ia
Ill-·
cpuoU-
. -lo troop--
. . . . .lnllt, . . - - "'""""' bo... -
-""""~ . . . . -
Ia to-
:tl'e!::t=:•-* ·-· ---- ..-
dair-oplutlboalr--
- I a lhla ....
-IDe- IIIII ..UYIIJ 1bo -
1 tl flu, lllll*lllllldar
- alf'dl-, ...
.._ ...... _.. .... en.--...
Air
r..... -to....,
IJ(IIflor\lr ID alllbo .,... _ ,. . .,.... Ill lddlllca " " toc._ntlaa
have air
•n oarrl04 "'' aa rall\ara0t8,

1D llle forooa:d anu. IDibo 8oa ol
-·104 ...........,, al>lpptac.
.... ...
:c;.z::-r.,tll
/ltl ....... lllo_. _.... caO... - I a lbo 8uoala Soa. CCD•
.,....U.. _ . _.104 .... Ill lbo OWl al PllllaDII by
" ,...._ _ _ _ tollaa--d=ta-.... SIM'-

C0*-ill•liils&jijl; ...... . . r '• etrtm WhM"ac a ..._. dtft.l1c.a. a
JII!Qy• Regraded Unclassified

.,
"
tlifi~Xfl:a
•
the ,.matniDc cllvl.lloaa, 17 are clef-lve, 4 are Luftwaffe field cllvl.lloaa, aDd
4 are UDicleatlfJecl. There wu DO clecreue In September aa compuecl to a
cleereaae of 7 cllvl.lloaa In Aucu8t· It Ia beltevecl that tbe preaeat lltreJI&tb In
thte area repreaeata the mlnlmWD canalclerecl by the Germans to be necenary
for clefenH requlremeut.l. The cleparture of Italian troops from the Wecllterranean
cout haa reaultecl In particular emphaala by the enemy on the conatruetlon of
fortifications In this area, since German divisions are already well cllsperaed.
&bsequent to the ltallan armistice, Switzerland further lntensliled her

borcler clefenaes by ealltnc up new reserves. By the end of September the
motlUizacl atrencth of the SWillS Army waa estimated at 300,000 men.
Reenllta are belnC eallecl up for tbe Portuguese Army and It Ia reportecl
that several new cllvtslOilll are to be formed. Additional equipment for the
Portucuese Army Is betnc suppUed by Great Britain. Important ma.oauvers
have been plannecl for the first weeks In Octotler.
The Danlllb situation reachecl a new peak of (r&vity durtnc September.

After Nazi fa1lure at the end of August t o orpnlze a government whleh would
have a autflclent appeal to the Danea and which would carry at least the appear-
ance of meettnc the approval of Kine Christian, General von Hanneken, ehlef of
German occupetlonal forces , lmpoaecl lncr eaatncly atrlngent regul.atlona upon the
people under the guise of emerpney decrees. These Included: extended curlew
hours, restriction upon travel and use of postal and telephone faeUitlea,
limitation of commerce, lnten.~lflcatlon of blackout regulations, and "guard-of·
honor" euatocly of the rayal faml.ly and outatandlng mllltary and poUtlcal leaders.
The ohlef source of potential disturbances Ia not the wlclely reported wave of
pneral strlllll aDd sabotqe, but the cleadllne of 1 Octotler which General von
Banneun !let for the IIUlTellder of all arms and orclnance In the hands of the Danea.
A few llmall formatiOilll of 8118my alrc:raft made Ught and acattared nleht
ralda 011 eut and ao••"eut BncB!!h tOWIUI, but thte aetlon was 011 a le-r _ .
tblll for the put few moatba. DuriDC the laat week -my filbtera malntatned
patrola o..r tbl Freacb a . - 1 cout, mostly In the Calais area, where aa
IIWIJ' as 2&0 sort1ea ..,.... nown In a slnlle day. Some antlahipplnC .ctlvltJ was
DOtecl oil llpalD, and GermaD lq-l'&llp flcbters _... particular~ .clive about
tbl mtcldle of the pertod In opentloaa o..r the a., of B~. German Dlpt
ftptara, In coorc11Dat1011 with atroac M&I'Chlllbt operatl0118, ..,.... aetlve In cle-
f - of '-land tarceta· Onr northern Prance eMmy fighter reaetl011 was
pne~ ftak1 eapec~ nat of tbe Seine River.
Allied planes coatlnuecl a strq air offensive. U.S. bombera mads 11

attacks on rallroacl yarcla and &hops, 43 attaekll on airdromes, 11 attackll 011 air-
craft faetorlea ancl atorap and rep&lr depots; 7 miiiiiiOilll were carried out
splnat llbiPJVda and coastal cleten.Ha. 'lbese U.S. attacks were dlreetecl
chiefly at tarpta In the Dorthweatern part of l'rance, from Nantes to Lllle;
mora tblll 8,000 tOilll of bombe wre dropped. A t otal of more tlllll a,700 toaa of
11o111t. was dropped 011 alrdr- al-, ehlefly Dorth ancl nat of Parte.
-4-
au.....,- a..- '.000- ... ....,.,. ~
814....,.,. _ . 11,1100- C l f - ' " ' ' - lodowtrlal eltlH laeludlor
..-...
st b'a, Buotv, M.udcb. 8octlua. ad a.rua. Tbe ht&'I1Ml raid o1 \be wv
....... ~~~~o~er•..,. m.on t!IID 1,110 t..a ar bambi: were drapped m
..-. 1o-....., - . l l o r - ...,. made tbRu&f>out-.
_..-aut
- - · Qonoaor, Olllllho ' - - · ad aiiDoot dally llilbf,u -
br 12>o AlUM.
Tbe OlnDule llt.l4l a attack CID AWed tn••H••!on• <m ~tuberp!l. aa. 8
~·Oi.plla•m•bl>ollr. ~.£irtt& 'aDd tbl toot part LD tbll opwatlaa.
-
•IDee"' - ~~priDe, 'l'hla
eul;r
Oe.-lloot0111Ubo90_poft_
wu
iiiiii'Dod
wu- -tbo-·
major
bod -
tbo
•" ttN to tatercepta Ruaala·bclmd CODV07 but was drLven oft bJ Br~
1...... Oo 215 lloplambH 12>o ~ procoe<Uoc ....u. <(! Nor·
..... oout. :: 11 ·led bJ""iiWiii ••orv•· 8be baa SJbaa; 't reacbed
a.-. TboNbo90-llO-~~ .....- ..
e-.
._., - · llrltlob - - oplMl Germ. . ohlpplac oil tho Dulcl> eout
ad llllho a.a-1
~. MSDrrl!ltRANEAII ARBA
8optombv mullod tho IAIU&Il.ol>d"'C by U.S. Ioree• "" the Eoar_.,
aoaUDeat -s tbl caplb&1at1oD ol tbe 1ta1111:1 aovemmat, wttb the W140Ddlttooal
8U"NNIIdu cllta U'lll8d foreea. BoweWr, German forct~lb,Jtalr, olt.J'<OilY
nDIIorotd. a6tnd .wr real.atuot, eapoe1•'b' to the 71ttb Arrrq, wbleb 1aDded
...-''
_...s ll'acil&, ... _ ....... a1r ad
1 'I DDI'tb aad WHt from u.t c~.
rail-··
at 8lleftiO. Itt U. d~ ol tbe mcatb thlllnDJ wu entertnc" Nlplee; tbt
- ........ ,.,.,bod ad
-lllllab' bopa 8 •r b o r - tho l!rltlob Etcl>th AriAJ, ~

bJAIIIodaftladalr-.--lbo8tnllaol-adroa4oa
........-llaiiiO dl ~ lloiiJ ....- ....... _....,, lllootlJ lalW>.
e-
~ ...., ..U w :satw, blat bDpedM bJ cm.idenble demoUttau, t1w
atMIIIl 111111 C • a aCMd DOI'tiNud lA tM b1iaa toe. a..raJ. ~
I k t ,e l - 1 b=,...,aiiDCODdtttGDAllan'eDISer. BU'IJontbtfOUOW•
. . •-'"I Alllod- Clf lilt IP1Itb - . . , _ '"'tho o1 tho Gull o1
aa.... Olrlaa troop~ wen •• ,.,., .... .,...a-d·
SalerDo, at tbe nortben
- . . ol . . twldc hr.& wu taaa mS Allied utta w:haactd 4mU.. m..
._. • o • ar tt. ottJ. irtUab
troope, q~~ported br aaval t&Dtts, atend \bo
_ _ Cif_OIIII _ _ npld!Jto Pnaca.W.., ~
_..... _
..._
-_-_
._- _ _...
ad_..,
- .....
.. llrltllb ad
paN-.... _., Clollo4lu.._•
.....__.,....a...,
-::::GIS '\ tta bJ' till a.- OD U
1 ""' Ill t.ba llliZ'QO..,. n.wtad 1a roe.
8eptalllber; lDfUtratlaa
t:M 5 SADIId padku lll tbe ,..... DOI'th ol Bllleno. AWed nlm'«et·
-.
._ _ ~-~~~~~~-
__
,- - -- · naellod thla , _ oo 14 Soptombor•
_ _ _ . . .-
..,_ llll
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_b, _o lb -o .....Al1lod
altho -. -·ad
Tbo
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~,.
1 111·t ar~ fl J•&!~ ii
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0
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~~ 'J·~lf J•fr ~r~ 1!r!J1 !l. iE i~;Jj ~ t!i~ll 11
i!tiJ
.! ~.(f!; 1i~l 1!f -Jiif l!ii ;tf~!lf lll~ra'

lp ffll(f ~Iii }i i(l!~ -11
II t(f• .• fllf ~~J l.ii~ 11-•i ~!Jlf~l fi~iil ~ .
ti ~~dil N !ilfl Ui n h~rb u·~.:
3
fr
riif
~tit• ·J91 (i lfJ:! !Jff~ ttfi•• ,.Er;l
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. _-~~~ ~·, II f~~i~ ~il"f i!J1iJ JJif' ~
.i i. . !nb tit 1•_r ru:t 1,h
u~e§ • ;p,., ~-e.Shtt t.!f~
M~n ~~H!! ! •
lt~l'a81P ~~I!:Ah I
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c SECRE T
• 2 2 ....... - - - - - · l l l .o - 1 -....
. , . . . . , . _ , _ . . ,. . N gw - r a - . I U i d
, . _ a;.
-to----
. , _ . . . , . - - cllllo . . - , - nctaer- -n- 77111t
_ . . . caporta ra ~· C8ou7ft ol1' . . . - wulholl lb!ftod t o - " "
A222ld IIIIA!IIII all - · - . . lllo -
....._. _--!a
- rodloocontr.u.d rl!dor
to All5od--.. . OD 8 llopl.t-,lllo llal7oD
l l l o - .. - . - . , OormaD aircraft.
. . . - - . _ , . . . . . , _ _ _ - - - . . ........, lr~. ,.,.

_ .. _ o l 1 ' - _ _ ... _ . , - - ,._ ----007
0. . . ......--__, alr DPS • p to . . A1Uid iauloa below ...... WU CD a
2 7 'pp ol1' - lo1riJ ..._ _ , lllo -b' put of ""' - . bul .....
- - air - .•...s ,._ ,_., All5od ,_7Drl: attacu ""a!rfle!da 1n
l7le--Riplq ...S ,..,. ...... ......,. 71> IIOOt7lorll !I&!J, .W. a 7ew
_ , ._.... _.. •ol'lllt:•Nd at tbt a olllptsmbu, AUWd bombSq
. . ,,, - SJ ldwiOhpt._ ber, Almoetoan*'"O ittbombiDI
- - - - All5od , . _ c a - _ _._,..,. IIIII lroop . _ .
- "'7lle-- - -.... - br!dc t
lllloe!a:; _N!I_cl_aed~!J.S.~- ..
1 Parlllor-.
N7l aed ~ - · - belore sod- Ills,_.... lla7l , _ .. v...,..,
"--·.. .,---il *>-.
a.. 11 •·~· tcr, u. GenDIIU bepD to evaeuate Cor~ br atr; abou.t J
........
l e - ~ plaoee " " ' - - - Core!ca IUid lhi 5l&ll&n
.....,....,.v
.....
• Ills . _ -
a.l. - - - - -
,..e.---~ .
. .. .........-. . .wrs-
plaoee -
C.O-ci..U...---Oermu~-Cors7ce
aed . , . eo, sod- -
_
17"" ra5de 011lllo a5rt7eJ4 Cll Coe II·
r cac.-ea d-., ...S 11>ar-.
ftl ~ aldiiM- cr...- h4 O)od bJ u.. a.nua..
............ ..... la!I&DII .,.I plaoee

1 •
put o l l b e - air
t7c111er plaoe wu - : _...., r., a u.s. 1'6C0011&10·
61 Ill All5od air·
M&-cllloe -,tbilolloP 1ol...aeo flllola!I&D I*tars-

.. - - . P : · - · ... ;11--....-.; IU·-~
---E -•
as u;s::r::;,.. ...-.;11' ,..,.r~18wb-
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llwt
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c....__ - -
,.
cl
u t i l e - ol-balll> !111
. . . . . . . . . . . -cltlle-·-ci-SIOeDoe,~ •
= 11' -----~~~--... tbe

....:. ~ ':..:.l.. --
_,_
:=;:;.- ::;::\
w7l5cb pataed 3_
ID 61
.,
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PolloDa,
....,._ ell . . _ , . - IIIII !a 4lllod porte, allwre bl&lld7Dc, ir>4J7doek,
. .re
Jlllllr~ Regraded Unclassified

•
e. AliA
a. ~··DvlaCillo llrot 3 -~~~ ct ~. , _.. aJr lorooo
..,. rol&lfiilJ _ , . ID lllo CI1IDa - · . _..., air t&cU"" lmpr...CS
aott:r t)J. o.& ~ ..... acu.. umc u. e&tN mODtb, wbiD ~per·
...-. - obliiPIIIIII Id rao4111d roU tnme ID lllo coalnl Y..,.UO '""
p-.
IDe---.
.........,.... to _...s 111111 - . . -~~~ bJ All*~ At lout 10
rt1111' dn I ad • loolaOU'fi U . .,.. 4Mb: OJ~ lD ceatra1 CbiDa ._,.tac t!:e
. . - . 'nlo KGw~·llalc 11:- dock o.nu ....., _..., IIIII damap Ill·
~em obljlp... llld dock~~-. By an 18 _...,
plaM . .,.. Mit O,.S Oftt Cb1aa durlDr Septell:lbfr , Aerial reem•••• noe
.,. 111111 BGc Kaoc .-.-J.ec~ ... ....,_.. 111- llblpploC ~ 111o
-c.- .-.
- •
Ajlproolm aiB!yll8,0 00 . _ "' ......... ... -.-..4 Ill
-E-. • l l ... ' . 1'be .-...... l t Q11' eJp Tela J.lii,.N wa eeea
lt ....... •lt•;Hm l:lr. ----
b. l!olrma.··R AP IIIII U.S. planeo cOIItiDI>Id baruolllc allaelao ao , ..my

nil,--~ tnAopcrta Ucn Ill all pub ol a..rma. ~ COClUDuo
to ........ ft' e _, of ~J fOI"'M 1D Burma. but U Jet DO poett.lft
' 3 'l.ee -.e._ Neelwd. Wert c. tbt ~ CGIDeettCD w1th Slam
lolllde, ..,.,llld rao4 dow~- Uaolmelll llld Pft•'"•'o" COCl•
-
'nloro u - • tloeiiDo llllllo volume ol - ~~~~~ olf tile·-
'tile a.ilda - wore allaclald em & lloplolllb or,- a-JI'HI&Ito.
ct &mna.
c. ~ p;;aaJaa .··Oo If llopember , 0.& ._., baDI> oro-
..... r."""iiiilill ... i l i O - pia& n. ra~c~ ... _...s lllo ~~
• · - •• 1 ~ eo-llc l*re ~ -_..s .
d. ]!! IIRI!riiN.•·Oo II lloplombor lllo - - wu - " - ' ! by
U.S. pa-N; Wliliili1iiH IDCJI"OIFtell bJ IPPf'al=e '·lJ 14 _ , npter1. Two
10 ........... .... 1111:1'4 a. 'I'MAlrplaM
... 2 2. - . . . . . - - ...
.,,: ............ r I 'ua,.._....._. ....
_ _ . _ ..... tO''d'm s . . . at #llllldWIIIr . . DM:IIIIL.
Ka&I'U..., ..
.....
f-•·0-tnoC U<III of_, 8bon

pi&Dee GD 3 'tpte btt.
'n* 11et 1oda
10 I,~· ......;;·:.~=·:;;~~r":.m~ ~r C.,ka ca
-- AWod
- ad---
b. a..n.t.--'I'M mceaoc:D ~ comu to aD eDd Ia molt ar.._. ol
lbla -""""&;T~. ~ oldoo 10<1 drflllc r ...S. will mab
pnetlelblo.
.. ....-Jnhll-1 Tlloro
.. pooltla> ~ ... -
~ - tbaltho
Allla.
,_,.. an DO 1DdlcaUOM ol e..,..mplefed &etlOD apln.R lDd1a OD a major ecale,
llltboaCII _..uc ral<ll op1D1t Alllm, - . "" OO,Ioo roiDAio a coplhWty.
Tbl MIIQ1 ~ dete!'ftllDed to bold Burma at all CCWIU, and traMpOl'taUOD
flcl11tMa to tbat OCOid:rJ from MalaJa &114 'l'ba.1laDIS are belnl lmp_roved COfl•
alllteattr· lD. Cb1Da ud BUrma, IJ'CU&Id act1VIt1 wu llr:Oited to patrol act.toa
call, aD! thla eODdWOD m.11 be ezpected to ecnttnue for at leut another 30 de.J&.
7. SOUTH AND SOU'I'BWBS'l' PACU'JC
L Centnl PacWc Aroa.... IJ6Ivt damage to ecen\,Y lnBtallatlana resulted
from tbe tr.B:'"ilr "'iiSi"""ol'l""'Sptember 01'1 Marc:u.s lsl.IDd, and of l8·li septem-
bu OD tbe nortbei'D Gilberta W Nau.ru ~LI.M.. bea)J urlal p.troll.lnc mS
armed NC ,__,.,..to the eut lill!ld IOJth of U. Gllbtrt-•MarabaU Jalaftde:
ara coatlaued 4IU1nc tho mccth. Nllll1t!lea, the ft.Ortbernmost of tbe EWU
IIJ.IDISI, wu occupied by U.S. forcte: oa 4. Sep\ombor. EnotQJ planes raided
Nuwn• DD 8 Sep\embt.r, and F\.l.ni.N11 on 12 September. Enemy alrcran I~a
-32.
ID tbl.l area the eMIDJ wlll probably cord.lau.e t4 ~ extensive reeoa-
-
aat••M- Uld occutoaa.l ra.lda:.
•• a ~~;~~~ 21 Septembc, Japaneoe roa-t$UI.nco on ArUndel

r: eoctlmlea to ma1nta1n a :small forco on Vella Lavella.
-..,air- cfurlnc tho first h&ll altho mootll ...,. conlll>od I¢

atWDplod -.c.Ptsoa of U.S. OUllloa. Curine the latter h&ll of the mcatb, lhe
eD811Q' c:anitd out eoatteHCl ra1d8 em U.S. poeltlon.e: on Quad•JaMl, tM
Ru.ueU ~. New a.orp., ud Vella Lavella. Larse·&eale attaelcs, ln
wtUcb 40 to eo.,..,. a..lrcraft pe.rUci&*ed, were made 00. 14 September (1\
Mwl4a. New a.cqs.., Uld aa. Barotoma, Vella Lavella. e..rokolu was ap.ln
nldld by 10..-., a.Lrcnft aa. 18 September. U.S. a.lrcnfl curled out a eerlea
ol attaclla aplaM . .IDJ air butt lD \be .8uin••l'tJ.al UU. ltabill, BalLaJG 1 an4
tbe DIW a.ll'fiP1U. Eara (west at KAbUl) were trequ.enUy &Dd beavUy bombed.
au. al.rdrame, DOt\b BcNp.la.vUla, waa aJ.ao ettectlwly attacked by our plane•.
JUDci lid Dlllo CO'Itl, ud bucu a1q both the northeast co&tt of Koloanban&ara,
IDCI tbt oortb cc:.M. of Vella L&nlla wer. bombtd and strafed. Photograph.&
.a.o. tbe a.ldJeld at Xata Mnlceebll! to 4,r::t:XJ teet,wtth 10 new revetmeotll.
Pbatollllo lbow a-- pD ~ltiOM aDd. much &Ctlvl\)' at 8001• Plutattoa..
_.., lllrcnlt - · toOalod l'tl.
AllW D&al tGI'Oel ID U. 8oGUl aD4 Bot.U.bweat Paclttc nowhere encowzteNid
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..lncludM d1¥1a1Cftl wU.hd.ran from StcUy. It 1.a
beU..wd tllat tiOIDOatl ot - r a l cllYia~ llattd
u belnJID Italy haw not yot t.rrlvecl. Two Japontlt, (oxcllldaa H Degot Diva, 19
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ARMY- NAVY
On information received - - War and Navy Departments,

To : 1200 Z, ? October 1943 7 October 1943.
No. 193
1. NORTH AMERICA. - -Nothlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERlCA. -- Nothing to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE. - - No mn.jor change occurred in any sector. Air

Activity: On 6 October an enemy port on the Taman Peninsula was bombed
by the Soviet Air Force, which also attacked enemy shipping In the Black
Sea and the Baltic. Air forces of both sides were actively engaged along
the Southern Front.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.- - Nothing to report.
5. ¥£DITERRANEAN AREA.--ln Ualy, on 6 October, the enemy in-

creased his pressure against the Eighth Army's r ight flank. Attacking in
a generally easterly direction from the vicinity or Guglionesl, he advanced
approximately 5 miles and reached a point about 3-1/2 miles south of
Termoll on the Larlno-Termol! r oad. Twenty miles farther south and
slightly to the east ne v·as firmly noldlng his positions. No change was
reported on the Fifth 1\rmy front. British destroyers on 6 October shelled
tbe railway and other targets NW o! Termoll. Air .<\ctivlty: On the night
of 4-5 October, the Formia road junction was bombed by AAF planes. The
following day the rall)•ards and oil depot at Boiogna were effectively at-
la<:.<ed by U S. heavy bombers. J\bout 30 enemy planes were encountered
and d were destrcyed. Atl~cks were also made on roads and bridges at
Formia, lsernla and Mignano as well as enemy positions and concentrations
In the battle area. No opposition was encountered. ln the Eastern Medi-
terranean, on the night of 4-5 Octob<Jr, light Allied attacks were made on
the airdromes at Ka.stelli-Pedlacla In Crete and at Calato and Marltz.a !n
Rhodes. The following day the Eleusls and Argos airdromes In Greece
were bombed. nbout 30 enemy planes were encour.tered over Eleusls
and 6 were destroyed.
6. ASLb,.- -China: ln the lower Yangtze area the Japanese are continu-
Ing operatlonsToCITsperse guerrilla concentrations in the Na.nl(lng--V"uhu--
Hangchow region and to neutralize the alrrteld at Kwangteh. On 6 October,
approximately 50 Japanese planes approached Kwellln. U.S. fighters inter-
cepted; one enemy plane was destroyed. lieavy shipping activity was seen
~t!.'ty.:!)
S io~.a T~_, ,
'
at Sha.JICbat. 811rma : Ql 3 OctoM r, Tail tarpts t.n
th Ml.nd.alay area 'fo'ere
attacke d by u.s. medl~m bombo ra. Romn r nock
and Saaaln& w.re destr oyed, and dlrecl hlta \l.'ere 111d bulldfn ll In y,.,...,. .,g
made In lht Myingyo.n
wa.rtbQU.M a.tea. Ten ton& nre droppe d oo ~.e SO.wtbo
rall yards w1Lb
excellltnt resulu 0'1 4 O:tobe r, the rtar.COO."l doc« area
-4 fllchtl ol u .s. heavy bombe rs. tnte rcopUo n by 7 wu amc.Q d by
Japanese fighter s wu
u.rJS.Ucces.tful. 0\ 5 Octobe r , U.S. medhn'l. bombe n acorecl
ir.st.allaUC::.S at tl.et;cuta. and lXI Wtldt. np r.ur tr.e hha on rall
1be~l:lw aord.ro!T.e, 1.
mllea N of Thaz.l.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIF !C.- ·Solom onl Ar
. .: On 5 OCtcber
cur patrol s on Kolom be.APU J"e1)0rted the Jtp•ne M
evaeu.ated ti".e Vl~a ant! Gu.r.mort J.HU, However, a recon
Eldi com 1..-tely
over Pa.ra.paht Po1nt (swUte ast coast) reeelve d lntenoe n.als~ plani
light AIA tiro.
U.S. h"'•YJ bombe r& auC¢1'1-Ssfally attac:U d K.ahlU
alrlte) d, dtiU'oy1n&: a
rr..unber of grou.nded pl.aee t:l.rot• of Jf) to 30 ~r.terCfl 1)tir.g tnemy fi&nt~'~r&
were 1ft« down. StnflnC au:aelt l b7 U.S. t cnt.e.r Jha.n••
J•pa.ne•• deatro yed
~rges alMg the west coast of Chotse ul. New Gl.llMr t• 17
New
Brlta\n Area: Cl'l b OCtober an tnf:my attack E of Sil
~wea reputseJ in t.l-1 Ram.a Valley e1b~
, Allle<l tore have oc:eu·
p!ed OUmpa anJ Wamp m. Slx trtmy aircraf t bomt.o>
siight da.mago. Alliod l'l•avy and mcdt1,1m bomber~ d KJr~wma. ca11atnc
attaeKe d the Boga.d.,l\m
area, df'stroyh~J 2 lari• wareht uaea. Dump areao at Guma
ta wer. aLso
bomi>Od
8. ACTION AGAINST /ILLIE:D SH!PPING. - - 0\ 6 OCtobe
tan~&t r n Norw• JIIn
w"
lor~oed and sunk tn the e.ntran ee lOth .Pera\a n Q>..ll!-
S1r;~t.nca b Arr."r~ean ~ N .thi:.C to r~crt
U·boat
~
F or the A. c. or S., Q .. ~. For the 01Nct or of Naval lntelllg e:nce:
af.;K~~:: r--
~ t}
N:1:.~Q~ J.l;.....,
J
R- £. MAGUIRE,
Coloc.el, o.s.c.. ca,utr., U. S N.,
Ch.tt!, Theate r Group. Asst. Otr., lntelUC'"nee Group.
/
' ARMY-NAVY
On Information received-- War and Navy Departments,
No. 192
1. NORTH AMERICA.··Nothlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.· -Former minister of education Carlos
Lozano, who Is pro- United Nations, has been appointed foreign minister
of Colombia to replace Gabriel Turbay.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.-·Southern Front: No change. Central
Front: lt is believed the enemy recaptureathe town of ChernObyl, 15
miles W of the Dnepr, thus further redUcing the Soviet bridgehead at
the mouth of the Prlpet River. In the Gomel area there appears to be
no change. The enemy continues to withdraw In the Mogllev--Orsha--
Vitebsk area, with Soviet forces occupying the town of Kolyshki, 29
miles E of Vitebsk. Nol;'thern Front: No change. Air Activity: 0'1
the night of 4-5 OCtober rail targets at Zhlob!n and"Rogachev, NW of
Gomel on the Central Front, and at Vasilevka and Mel1t6pol on the
Southern Front, were bombed by the Soviet Air Force. Ql 5 OCtober
enemy artillery positions and communications along these fronts
were subjected to air attacks. Bombings of enemy shipping In the
Black Sea continued.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--01 the night of 3-4 October, RAE bombers
heavily attacked Kassel; AA fire was moderate to Intense and 30 to 40
searchllgbts -reoperating. Enemy fighters were encountered en
route to the tar~ but there were few fighters over the city. Ql the
night of 4-5 October, the RAF followed up the U.S. daylight raid of
4 October on Frankfurt with a heavy night attack; numerous search·
Ughts and moderate AA fire were encountered. There was llttle
enemy fighter reaction. A smaller force of RAF bombers attacked
the chemical works at Ludwlgshaven. On the same night 6 enemy
planes made llght attacks alon& tho east coast of England. Early on
4 October units of the British Home Fleet, augmented by U.S. units
!ncludJng a carrier, ct.rrled out' a successful ope.r atlon against
enemy shlppln( In the Bodo (Norway} area. Carrle~based planes
obtained hits on 9 merchant vessels of from 3,000 to 10,000 tons,
Including an 8,000-ton tanker. Hits or near-misses were also scored
on 2 smaller vessela. Two enemy planes attemptln( !ntercept!oo
SECRET
•ere shot down. ~ the same mornln.g, 4 or 5 German destroyers
wore engaied. qll Brost by Br!tlsb destroyers. Soma damage was ln-
Oicled oii the enemy.
·6. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--0, 5 Oct ober, tho onomy covered
hlo wttbdrawal In Italy by domol!t!ono ud mtnln; on an !neroased
scale. However, he yielded th<l Important junction• ot Aver.u, 9
miles NW ot Naploa, and Santa Mula, 3 m!lu SE ol Ca.pua. AU led
trocps crossed the Calor• River at Benevento and ldvanced NW app=t-
mately 5 miles. Rslnlorcod by eddltlocal lsndlnca at Tormolt, ole-
menlO at tbe EIChth Army ~ the """my at Potacclato, 011 the
cout 7 miles W ot Ttrmoll. :1!!: ~vlty: Q, the nicl" ot 3-4 Ootd>er
tbe raU yards at Clvttovocchla we~ by RAF pl&r.ea and a
light attack wu modo 011 Bastla harbor, Corsica. Q, 4 Oct~r. Allied
bombers attacked the roll yards ot P!sa, rail br!dpa at Bolzano, and
road and raU targeta N and NE ol Naples and In tho battle area. Twenty
enemy llihters lntorcepled over Bolzano; 4 were deSiroyed. Ten
enemy llghters, after attack!nc TermoU, were intercepted a.nd one was
destroyed. Shipping at Bast!a harbor wos-agaln attacked by Allied
ptanes; c:ne merchant veasel exploded from direct hlts. Fourteen
Do-217's weto lntet'C<Ipled by Allied planes over Oran; 3 wero destroy-
ed. In Greece, 011 4 October, Allied planes boml>od tho alrllolds at
Argos and lf..ru.ll-Tato! (Jwar Alllens). LerO$ harbor wul>oml>ed by
ene~y planes.
8. AS!A.--Chlna; Ol 4 Oct~r, more then m .,.my planes Ill-

effectually attaCl<iCfK,..Uln; 18 ""rebnmbers, and all th<l flrnters
emploYed were af a new type. Pnotograpblc recOl\Mtna.nce on 4
October r-evealed a cc.neentratton of rnerehant and naval vtS!Jels in
Hong KOflli harbor. Alon1 the Yangt:ze, 10,000 tone ol ahlpplng we•e
seen at Ha.nkow and 12,000 tons at Ktukiang whero tho ran yards are
again In operatlcn. U.S. heavy bombers scored near-mls!M!a on one
200-loot freighter ofl Tonkin Point, Halnan. At var!oua harbors In
Haloan, photocnpha ehow.d shlpplnfl ccncenlratl0111 aa follows: two
350-IO<lt armed motor wuela In Samah Bay on 3 October (tocolher
with smaller veuela, 13,1500 tons .,ere In that herbor); 8,200 tOCB
at Bold! Bay 011 the ,.... c~; and 23,000 ..,.. of mercbat.t shlppq
at Yullnbn barl>or, W ot Capo Butioa.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHW~ P~IFIC.--Ctntral j)a(,lf!c Area:
Ol 5 Ootd>er, Wake lal&nd was attacked by a u:s:-~and"i!T
Ioree. Fires were started and enemy guns silenced. It Ia reported ·
that only 21!ghters atl4mpted Interception. New Glllnaa-Now Britain
Area: Ol 4 Oct~r. Allied medium bomberSe!lodlvoiy iltac....,-
~vo Island (NE ol Capo GIO\IctSier). Bomba wore also ~ro~ped ~n
Gasmata and on t.h • dump and e&mp area at <::ape Hosklne. · ;
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED S!I!PPINO.·· dn 4 October a Srltlsb
c&r(o veosel was sunk by alrcralt oU Alcters. U-bost Slr.';tings!!!.
American Waters: 0c: 4 October tWO poaalble UCb""t slg litJ6S """''
riP(iiied ofi P.e-cil'e.
For the Dtrectcr o! Naval InteUlgenee;
For trA A. C. e! S., G-2:
rt:L }"t'l 0.9-,.u».-e-

H. E. MAGUIRE,
C()lontl, G. S. C,.
Chief, Theater Group.
tZ~~
Asat. D1 r., lntellts:ence Group.
~RMY- NAVY
On lnlormatlon r eceived - - War and Navy Departments,

F r om: 1201 Z, 4 October 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200Z, 5 October 1943 5 October 1943.
No. 191
1. NORTH AMERlCA.--.Nothlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERlCA.--Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--C.a ucasus: The evacuation of enemy forces

!rom the northern !Inger of the •raman Peninsula is practically completed.
Southern Front: No significant activity. Central Front: The enemy
continuesTci'Testrlct small Soviet bridgeheads NW of Lnepropetrovsk
and at the mouth of the Prlpet River. Engagements of local Importance
took place In the Gomel, W.ogilev, and Vltebsk areas. Northern Front:
Activity was limited to artlllery and recoMalssance missions. A~
Activl~: German troop and supply barges In the Black Sea near tbe
.kuban rldgehead were bombe~ by the Soviet Air Force. .
4. WESTERN EUROPE.- -On 3 October the airdromes at Woensdr.echt,

Haamstede , and Amsterdam-Schipol (all In Holland), and at Beauvais-
Tille In France were attacked by U.S. bombers. Weak fighter reaction
was encountered at Amsterdam-SChlp ol. During the night o! 3-4 October,
8 enemy aircraft made scattered light raids on southeast England. On 4
October, U.S. bombers heavily attacked Frank!urt and the Heddernhelm
propeller and airplane components plant nearby, encountering moderate
AA flre and strong enemy fighter reaction. Seventy-five enemy fighters
were reported shot down.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. - -The British landing on the night of 2- 3

October at Termoll, on the east coast of Italy, was followed by enemy
counterattacks. These were repulsed with tbe aid of other units of the
Elghth Army driving from the southeast. On 3 October the enemy was
still belng e!l(aged In the area of Santa Croce, 20 miles S of Termoll. E
of this point the Italian peninsula was !ree of Germans. Although Impeded
by heavy enemy opposition and demolitions, elements of the Fifth Army
captured GuUiano, approximately 7 miles NV: of Naples. In Corsica,
Bastla was captured. The last phase of the German evacuation of Marina
dl Lurl, 12 miles to the north, was being carried out. Sharp fighting
followed the German landings on Cos. The enemy cut the maIn road be-
tween Antlmachla and t he town'.of Cos and surrounded the .town. Small
·'
Rfc~utnll
Ol~,e>~
British reinfor cemen ts were landed on the south coast. Air Activit y:
On the night of 2- 3 Octobe r the Calate airdro me on Rhodes was attacke d
by RAF heaVY bombe rs. On 3 Octobe r, AUled bombe rs and flghler
bombe rs attacke d roads, bridge s and transp ort N of Naples. Only 29 e:terr
fighter s were seen, and 5 were destroy ed. However, in the Aegean there
was consid erable enemy air activity over Cos and enemy paratro ops
landed In the cen~r of the Island. During the day Allied planes attacked
enemy shipping oft Co:s. On the night of 3-4 Octobe r, R1\F planes
attacke d the Herakllon aird rome on Crete.
6. ASIA.- - China: Two 300-fo ot fre ighters and one gunboat at Klukian g
docks were bombed and strafed by U.S. fighter s. Three near -misse s were
scored , damaging the gunboat. Fires were started In the dock area.
Burma : On 3 Octobe r enemy shippin g In Rangoon was attacked by U.S.
heaVY bombe rs. L!rect hits were scored on a 350-foot vessel and bursts
were seen on the dock Installa tions. Two of 4 enemy fighter s. attemp ting
Interce ption were destroy ed .
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHV'EST PACIFJC. --Solomons Area: On the night

of 1 Octobe r enemy aircraf t attacke d Allied warshi ps and shipping ocr
Vella Lavell a. Five enemy planes were shot down by surfac e craft and
fighter cove r. The same night Allied naval craft operatlng.N of Kolom -
bangar a destroyed or damag ed approx imately 20 of an estima ted 35 enemy
barges attemp ting to evacua te troops from Vila. In the same action a sur-
faced Japane se subma rine was sunk by shellii re. U.S. pltrols reporte d r
that on 4 October the Japane se had evacuated the VUa area . On 3 Octobe
An led positio ns on the northw est coast o! Vella Ulvella v•ere lne!!ectually
attacke d by enemy dive-b omber s and !lghter s. Allied medium, tor pedo,
and dl ve -bomb ers droppe d over 7 tons of bombs on Hamberl Cove and
Nirahl rapa Island (west Kolombangara). New Guinea - New Britain4 Area:enemy
On 3 Octobe r, Heldsbach Plantat ion (Finschhafen) was r aided by
bombs
airc raft. On 2 Octobe r, Allied medium bombe rs dropped 12 tons of planes
on supply and bivouac areas at Cape Hoskins (New Britain ). Allied
also bombed and s trafed enemy barges In the Cape Glouce ster area, and
destroy ed an AA positio n near the airdrom e. Northw est Austra lia--Ba nda
Sea Area: On 2 Octobe r, Allied planes bombed se!aru and s;iumlak! (Tiin-'
imbar Group) and Daweloor Island {Sabar Group) .
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPINO.--A British cargo vessel was

torpedoed and sunk on 29 Septem ber ap;~roximotely 300 mU!'S SW or
Colombo. A British cargo vessel was torpedo ed and sunk on 2 Octobe r
Indla. U- boat Sigbtin gs In Americ an
approx imately 40 mUes W of Bombay,
Waters : Nothing to report.
elllgence :
ARMY- NAVY
On Informati on received -- War and Navy Departm ents,
From; 1201 Z, 3 October 1943 Washington, D. C.,
No. 190
1. NORTH AMERICA.- - Nothlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA .--Nothlng to report.

3. EASTERN EUROPE .--Cauca sus: Enemy forces have evacuate d the
town of Taman on the southern of two fingers forming the Taman Penin-
sula but are believed still to maintain a small foothold on the northern
one which Is only 3 miles from the Kerch Peninsul a of the Crimea.
Southern Front: Activity was limited to artillery and reconnai ssance
missions . Central Front: The enemy continue s to withdraw in the Gomel - -
Mogllev area but the retreat appears to be slowing down considera bly.
Soviet forces are within 10 miles of Gomel, but the situation there has
changed little In the last weei<. It appears the enemy may attempt to
hold the Gomel--M ogllev- - Orsha llne, somewha t E of the Dnepr River .
Northern Front: Activity was limited to artillery and reconnai ssance
missions . Air Activity: On 3 October landing barges and other cra!t In
the Kuban b r idgehead area were attac:(ed by the Soviet Air Force which
also bomoed shipping In the Baltic and Barents seas.
4. WESTERN EUROPE .-- On the night of 2-3 October, 12 enemy alr-

cra!t attacked East Anglla, Lincolns hire, and West SUssex. During the
same night RAP bombers heavily attacked Munich. Little fighter reaction,
light to moderate ly heavy AA !Ire, and many searchlig hts were encounter ed.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.-- On 3 October a landln·g ...ias made by

units of the Eighth Army at Term oil on the east coast of Italy. On the
Fifth Army front the enemy continued to withdraw , leaving mines and
demolitio ns. A concentr ation of German shipping and land lng craft
has been observed at the Piraeus. Two small convoys proceedi ng S
were destroye d by naval action. A third convoy landed German troops
on Cos In the Dodecan ese Islands on the night of 2- 3 October. Air
Activity: During the night of l - 2 October, bridges at Grazzant se-and
the coast road near Formta were bombed by RAF pLanes. Q\ 2 October
bridges and road movemen t N and NE of Naples were targets for Allied
medium and fighter bombers . Only 9 enemy fighters were encounte red.
Unfavorable weather limited strategic missions .
6. ASIA--~ Q\ 2 October river shipping at Kiukiang docks and
SE~$-1 •
...~ ~
.
-
0~',;'~~
figh ters. One larg e build ing
the Tela n RR stati on were attac ked by U.S
bombed by the Japa nese . On
was set on fire. l<lenow airfi eld was agai n ed appr oxim ately 82,0 00 tons
1 OCtober phot ogra phic reco nnai ssan ce show
On 1 OCtober, U.S. heavy
of shipping In Hong Kong harb or . Burm a:
e ln. Othe r U.S. plan es bombed
bom bers attac ked Indu stria l targ ets ln Bass
OCtober, U.S. plan es attac ked
Thaz l Junc tion, Nam tu, and Kyau kpyu . On 2 ywa and Alon, W of Mandalay.
railw ay targ ets and stor age facil ities In Mon
ted alon g tho Indian front ier ,
Japa nese defe nsiv e work s are bein g cons truc
W of the Chlndw!n. A sear ch of the And
aman Sea In clea r wea ther re-
addy the RAF carr ied
veal ed no enem y ship ping . On the cent ral Irrawmer , which was left burn ing.
out conc entr ated atta cks on a larg e padd le stea
ns Area : On 2 OCtober,
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAC IFIC .--So lomo t of Bou galn vllle on a
heas t coas
4 dest roye rs were sigh ted off the nort 10 dest roye rs were sight ed
sout heas t cour se. Thre e and a half hour s laterGuinea - New Brit ain Area :
In 2 grou ps off the nort h tip of Cho lseu l.
New
oper ation s cont inue d In the Fins chhl i!en area .
On 2 Octo ber mop ping up
e cnamy t)arg es·an d st'fli!.ad
On 30 Sept emb er, PT boat s dest roye d 3 larg Huon Peni nsul a).
troo ps at Vltlcke poin t (on the nort h shor e of
Brit ish carg o vess el was
8. .ACTION AGAINST ALL IED SHIP PING .--A of Bize rte. A U.S. carg o
mile s W
torp edoe d and sunk 30 Sept emb er 50
OCtober. U-bo at Slght ings
vess el was sunk by a mine off Blze rte on 1was reported 200 mile s W of
In Ame rican Wat ers: A poss ible sight ing wore repo rted on ;3 OCtober:
J&:malca on I OCto ber. Two poss ible slgh tings
W of Mar tiniq ue.
50 mile s NW of Trin idad and 200 mile s
For the A. C. of S., G-2: F or the Dire ctor of Nav al Intel ligen ce:
j/:. !/ ...
ftli.:~~~w~
Colo nel, G.S. C.,
a 2~-J] k .a. c ·J -- -
C. SCHRADER, .
Capt ain, U. S. N.,
Asst . Dlr. , Intel ligen ce Grou p.
Chief, The ater Grou p.
-2-
ARMY- NAVY
On Information rece ived-- War and Navy Depar tments ,

From: 1:'.01 Z, 2 October 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 3 Octobe r 1943 3 October 1913.
No. IS9
I. NORTH AMF.RlCA.--Nothing to report .
2 LATIN AMER!CA.--Nothlng to report
EASTERN EURO PE.--c aucas us: The enemy 's evacuationSoviet of

3.
the Taman Penin sula ts believ ed to be practi cally compl eted.
forces have furthe r reduce d the bridge head by occupy ing the town s.
of
Starot ltarov skaya on a 6- mile-w ide neck betwe en two large lagoon
to
Soothe rn Front: No change. Centr al Front: The enemy continues
withdraw toward the Dnepr . Soviet forces have advan ced 6 to 10
Air
miles in the Gomel --Mog llev area. Northe rn Front : No changed. -
Activi ty: On the night of ). October, the Sovlet Air Force bombe
Meiltopol, Dzhan.tol ln the Crime a, and Orsha and Mogilev, W of
Smolensk.
4. WESTERN EURO PE.··O n 1 Octobe r, Allied fighte rs damag ed
the
20 locomotives and a trer.sl or mer station In northe rn Franc e. On ,
night of 1-2 Octob er, RAF planes bombed Hagen, Iron and steel
lights.
center In the Rrhr. AA fire was light and there were few search ers
No enemy fighte rs were encou ntered . CC 2 Octob er, U. S. bomb
attack ed port Install at ions at Emcten. Nineteen enemy planes were
destroy~d.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA .·-In Italy, on 2 Octob er, Allied

tr oops entere d Benevento and continued to make progr ess to the
v·
of San Severo. The advance NE of Naples continued agains t heavy
opposition. Prior to his withdrawal from the area S of Naple s, the
enemy carrie d out wides pread demol itions at Torre Annun ziata and
Activi ty: On 30 Septem ber enemy air-
Caste lla mare di Stabla. Air e.
craft attack ed Allied shippi ng at Alaccl o (Corsi ca}, doing slight damag
junctio ns,
On 1 Octob er, ln the battle area N and E of Naple s, road
marsh alling yar ds, and rail and motor transp ort were attack ed by
Allied planes .
ASIA.-- Frenc h Indo-China: On 1 Octob er, Allied heavy bombe rs,
6. power plant,
escort ed by fighte rs, succeS siiilly attac:1ed the Haipho ng
,
docks and wareh ouses. More than 42 enemy fighte rs, ln 2 waves
Inter cepted ; 30 of them were sbot down. China: On 1 Octob er,
5~~-72
Japanese aircraft dropped bomos on Tayu, Slnfeng, and Lungnan, all
in southern China. ·
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.--Solomons Area: Ql 30
September, Kahil\ was attacked by Allied heavy bombeTs:- More than
30 enemy fighters intercepted; 4 were shot down. On 1 October, over
3 tons of bombs were dropped on the Vila landing strip. Allied land
forces on Vella Lavella cleared the Tlmbala Bay and Marquana Bay
areas of enemy troops. New Guinea--New Britain Area: A communi-
que reports that on 2 Octooer, Ftnschha:reii" was-Captured by the
Allles, and all organized resistance in the area was overcome. The
capture of Flnschhafen was preceded on 1 October by heavy atlacks from
Allied light bombers and dive bombers. Photographs of the Rabaul
area on l October, showed 1 heavy cruiser, 1 light cruiser, 10
destroyers, 5 submarines, and 25 merchant ships, Including 3 tankers.
Merchant shipping totaled 118,000 tons. This represents some Increase
over tbe tonnage on tbe latest previous sighting. A total of 183 air-
c r aft was on the a\rflelds,and 3 flying boats and 8 float planes were In
the harbor. This Is a decrease from the last full coverage on 13
August when 287 aircraft were seen.
8. ACTION AGAlli'ST ALLIED SHlPPrnG.-·- Nothlng to report.
u,boat Slghtlngs ~ Amer ican Waters: No slgbtlng reported.
For the A. C. of s., G-2: For the Dlrect?r of Naval Intelligence:
/!',·/.'. a
tn .\),., Ctei'.v/l~ I
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H. E. MAGUuk, /(, C. SCHRADER,

Chlef, Theater Group. Asst. Dir., Intelligence Group.
ARMY- NAVY
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPO~T
On ln!ormatlon received- - War and Navy Departments,
To : 1200 Z, 2 QcSober 1943 2 October 1943.
No. 1'3ll
1. NORTH AMERICA. -- Nothlng to report.
2. 'LATIN AMERICA.- -Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Cauca sus: No change ) Southern Front ~

After 4 days of tlghting the enem/s defense ct the Melltopol-- Zaporozhe
line against an attac.; by 3 Soviet armies has been successful.
J Central Front: The enemy withdrawal continues. Soviet forces advanced
6 to 12 mi!cSbetween Gomel and VltebS< and at present are within
10 mUes ci Gomel, 50 miles of Mo,IIlev, 25 mll~s of Orsna and 35 miles
Cl! Vitebs!<. 1\ortherr. Front: No cn:utge. Air Activity: On L'le nlgnt of
29- 30 Septeri.&er-;viT'ebsk, Orsna, and Moglfev were again bombed by
the Soviet Air Force.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--Nothlng to report.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--In Italy, on l October, the Eighth Army

made further gains and captured the town of Serracapriola approximately
30 mlles NVJ of Foggla. The occupation o! Naples by the FUth Army was
confirmed. Flrth Army units also captured the towns of Ottaviano and
Pollena-Troccll!a , E of Naples. Pratola Serra and Montemllletto,
approximately 20 miles N of Salerno, were also captured. The Germans
continued to evacuate Corsica, where their brldgenead was reduced to
the Bastla area. Alr A<:t ivity: Dur ing the night of 29- 30 September and
the following day , Allied planes concentrated their attacks on r rads and
bridges N and NW of Naples. No enemy aircraft was encountered. Only
B enemy fighters were seen by patrol planes. On 30 September enemy
bombers made 2 attacks on Cos. The next day U.S. heavy bombers
attacked aircraft factories at Wiener- Neustadt. Other U.S. heavy bombers
attacked Gundel!lngen,NW of Munich. Intense AA !ire and fighter
epposltlon were encountered ln tne Munich area.
6. ASlA.- - Chlna: On 30 September, U. S. medium bC'mbers attacked
enemy shlpplni'Trithe South Ch\na Sea, scoring near-hits on a 150-foot
gunboat, which was·also str afed. Burma: Nineteen U. S. medium bembers
attacked Pakokku. On 29 September, 0. S. heavy bombers raided
Myltkylna and Sadon.
: On 30
7, SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAC!F!C.- -Solo mons Areaked targe to
ssful ly attac
Septe mber , U. S. medium bomb ers again succe : Photographs
at Ka.rasa, on Chol seJl. New Guinea--New Brita in Area second strip at
of 30 September show theS trlp at Cape Hosk tns and the""
e. Enemy troops
Cape Glou ceste r,bot b on New Brita ln,to be :;erv!ceabl durin g the night
were repor ted landing from a subm arine at Gasm ab,
of 30 Septe mber ,
t. U-boat
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SH!PPlNG.--Nothlng to repor
Sightlngs ~ American Wate rs: No sighting repor ted.
For the A. C. of S., G- Z: For the Dire ctor of Naval Intelligence:
/"-t:"~.H. .E.' '1MAG·UffiE'

•- l 'l/ I I • '. fU R~~
Colonel, G.S.C.,
}.
tl Dir
!£
.,
'~
Intell igenc
~e Group.
Chief, Thea ter Group. Asst.
- 2 -
ARMY- N AVY
On information rece rved-- War and Navy Departments,
From: 1201 Z, 30 September 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, l Oqtober 1943 l October 1943.
No. 187.
l. NORTH AMERICA.--Noth!ng to report. ,·,
2. LATIN AMERICA.- - Noth!ng to report.

3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Caucasus : On the Taman Peninsula
enemy counterattacks restored rear guard positions in order to
facilitate the withdrawal. Southern Front: From. Melitopol to ~lev
there appears to be no change In the situation. Soviet attempts to
penetrate the defenses of the Zaporozhe bridgehead failed. From that
point to Kiev, it is believed that all enemy bridgeheads,except Cher-
kassy, have been evacuated. In the Kiev area, It is believed the Soviets
hold a bridgehead on the west bank of the Dnepr. Central Front; All
Soviet advances were confined to this front, in the Gomel and Krichev
areas. Near Gamel an advance of 5 or 6 miles threatened the po-
s!ton of t hat city. Soviet units took the town of Krichev and advanced
7 to 12 miles In t he direction of Mog!lev. ln the Orsha area there
appears to be little change. Weather conditions on this front are
becoming progessively worse and mud conditions are increasing.
Northern Front; No change. Air Activit~: On the night of 28 - 29
september, rail centers on t heCentral ront along the north- south
V!teb~k--Gomel railroad were bombed by the Soviet Air Force .
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On the night of 29-30 September, RAF

planes bombed the Iron and steel works at Bochum (ll.uhr). AA fire
was less than usual; searchlight activity was intense, but few enemy
aircraft were encountered.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. --ln Italy, on l October, a special

Allied communique annoUnced t hat elements of the F ifth Army had
entered Naples. On 30 September progres3 had been made by the
Fifth Army on its right flank despite heavy demolitions, bringing the
line to the vUlage of Frigento, about 45 miles E of Naples and 6-1/2
miles NW of San Angelo. Air Activity : On the night of 28- 29 September,
RAF planes attacked an airorome at Argos, Greece; Maritza airfie ld
on Rhodes was also bombed. On the 29th, 41 JU-88 s, in 2 flights,
attacked the Antlmachla landing ground on Cos. ln Italy, U. S. light
and medium bombers attacked lines of communication N and NW of
the Naples battle zone and a bridge_~ railroad at Iesi (near Anconal
5~~~~~7.
»r.eu& UfliD
oaD ~~C~~T
There was no enemy air activity over the combat area.
AS!A.--Burma: On 29 September , targe ts of opportunity we re
6. dama ged
attacked by U. S. mediu m bomb ers . Rail facUl ties were
Mony wa),
at Tantabln (26 miles N of Shwebo), at Alan (7 miles N of heavy
and at Ye-U. Large fires were starte d In Akyab by u.S.
bomb ers.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.- -On 29 September, about
250 Japanese were surro unded opposite Umomo Island, edonthe enemy
the
northwest coast of Vella La vella. U. S. aircra ft attack
oyers ,
barge depot at Kakasa, on Cholseul. A numb er of enemy destr centr al
small vesse ls, and barge s was sighted In the north ern and
ip, was sunk; a cargo vesse l
Solomons. P.. vesse l, pr obably a warsh ese convo y
was set afire; and a third vesse l was dama ged when a Japan
Allied aircr aft of( south ern Bouga invtll e.
of 11 ships was attacked by ground troop s
New Guinea-- New Britai n Area: On 29 September, Allied small enemy
advanced to witl11n a half m1reOC Flnschhafen. Three
lsed. Ai!ied
count eratta cks, 3-l/2 miles W of the airfie ld, were repu North west Aus -
plane s bombed and strafe d track s S of Finsc h.lla.fen.
mber the nicke l cente r at Pome iaa,
tralia --Ban da Sea Area: On 28 Septe
CereOes, was subjected to a light attack by Allied aircra ft.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.- - Nothing to repor t.

U-boat Slghtings ,IE American Water s : No sig~tlng repor ted.
For the A. C. of S., G- 2: For the Direc tor of Naval Intelligence:
II~T ~ ()_.) u..i;LQ. A. . SCHRADER,

H. E. MAGUIRE~
Colonel, G.S.C ., Captain, U. S. N.,
Chief, Thea ter Group. Asst. Dlr., Intelli gence Group.
- 2-
llSCUS StJl"ll l 11
SJIE'C~~"T
ARMY- NAVY
DAIL Y INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On intorm atlon receiv ed-- War and Navy Depart ments,

From: 1201 Z, 29 Septem ber 1943 Washington, 0. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 30 Septem ber 1943 30 Septem ber 1943.
No. 186.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Nnthlng to report .
2. LATIN AMERICA.--High Argentine nava l officer s have informed

Presid ent Ramir ez that the opposition of the navy to the junta of
Colone ls now contro lling the regime Is almost unanimous, and that the
Colonels will have to be removed lf civil war Is to be averted .
3. EASTERN EURO PE.•-C aucasu s: On the Taman Penins ula the
enemy slowly contin ues hiS withdrawal. Southern Front: The enemy 's
right flank along the Mel!topol-- Molochny Rlvar- - Zaporo zhe line
continues to resist all Soviet attacks , and there appear s to be no
change In the "Great Bend" area of the Dnepr. The Soviets have .
occupied the city of Kremenchug and the entire east bank of the rive r
there. Near Cherka ssy and Kanev, the enemy Is evacuating the re-
maining units ln his bridgehead. At Kiev, Soviet units have occupi ed
severa l Islands In the Dnepr E of the clty. Along the entire souther n
front, the enemy appear s to be succes sfully evacuating his few r e -
maining units on the east bank of the r ive r while preven ting Soviet
penetra tion of the west bank, except by patrols . Centra l Fr ont: West
of Chernlgov, In the area of the confluence of the Pr!pet Mdi5n epr
rivers , Soviet units have crosse d to the west bank of the Dnepr;
however, a seriou s break- throug h Into this marsh y area would be ex-
tremel y difficu lt. From Gomel to Nevel the enemy 's withdr awal
continues. Northe ast of Gomel, Soviet forces have reache d the Sozh
River on a broad front. Fighting Is hampe red becaus e of the In·
.. - creasin g muddy condition of the roads . East of Orshn and Vltebsk,
No
Soviet units have reache d the Berczl na River. Northe rn -Front:
-
change.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--Nothing to report.
S. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.-- In Italy, on 29 Septem ber, the enemy

was forced north to a line extending approx imatel y from Mt. Vesuvius
to Avell\no. The whole area east of a line running directl y north from
San Angelo Is now free of the enemy. East of Avellino there
was no
contac t with the Germa ns on 28 Septem ber. The Germa n evacua tion of
Corsic a continues !rom Borgo and Bo.stia. The ir bridge head hns been
reduced to a strip of coast barely 22 miles long. Air Activit y: Dl!ring
the night of 27-28 Septem~ ,ll4i ~li,llladc l!gnt attac~s on an
airdrom e at Lariss a (Gree~~di'l's;.rds harbor In the Aegean.
~c~nutu
OS~€;~~
s In 2 form atio ns atta cked a
On 28 Sep tem ber, 39 Ger man bom ber
my plan es made reco nna issa nce
land1ng grou nd on Cos lsla nd; othe r ene sall tng ves sel In Syr es harb or.
a
fligh ts ove r Cyp rus. RAF plan es sank r the itali an batt le zone and
Only 5 enem y plan es wer e sigh ted ove
ther e was no air com bat.
tovm of Myo tha, betw een
6. ASIA. -- Bur ma: On 25 Sep tem ber, therail road yard s S of
a
Man dala y and Mylrigyan, and the Tau ngth bom bers . Fire s wer e star ted
cke d by U. S. med ium
Mylngyan wer e atta
In Myotha; the rail road stat ion and
sev eral war eho uses In Tau ngth a
on the irra wad dy and Chlndwln was
rece ived dire ct hits . Riv er ship ping
e set on tlre and man y sam pan s
atta cke d by t he RAF ; 2 r iver boa ts wer
wer e sunk .
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACJFIC
. --Solomolll>Area: <h2 8
7.
ped 37 tons In the disp ersa l
Sept emb er, U. S. heav y bom bers drop
ely 30 ene my figh ters Inte rcep ted;
area N oi Kah ill airf ield . App roxi mat , and dive bom bers effe ct-
2 wer e sho t down. U. S. med ium , torp edo are as at VUa. New Gui nea --
ivel y atta cke d gun pos itio ns and bivo uac ed grou nd trooPS"Tn the
Alli
New Brit ain Are a: On 28 Sep tem ber, nd W of Sala nka ua Plan ta tion
J!'Iiischlialen sec tor cap ture d the high grou
(l mile NW of Flns chh a!en ). A larg e
forc e of Allied heav y bom bers ,
ly ar ea.s at Wewak. Vio lent
esc orte d by flgh ters , atta cke d the supp the mai n fuel and amm unit ion
exp losi ons and larg e fire s indi cate d that ·
er heav y unit s bom bed the
dum ps may hav e bee n dest roye d. Oth
le Alli ed ligh t bom bers , from
Bogad)lm r oad , cau sing land slid es, whi S of Flns chh a!en .
trai ls
a low altit ude , stra fed and bombed
.··A Br itish carg o ves sel
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHr PPI NG es SW or Indi a.
mll
was torp edo ed and sunk 9 Sep tem ber 350 sigh ting reported .
ln Am eric an Wat ers: No
.!:!-boat Sigh tlng s
For the A. C. of S., G- 2: For the Dir ecto r of Naval Inte llige nce:
rt z ~QQ~
H. E. MAGUIRE , \.
Colonel, G.S .C.,
a.t1A. E HRADER,
Cap tain , U. s. N.,
Ass t. Olr ., Inte llige nce Group.
Chi ef, The ater Gr oup.
0 \ I I' ';t_Jife!J!!
29Sep~(U
ARMY- NAVY / ..,._,
DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT f'h.l h.
On Information recei ved-· War and Navy Department s,

From : 1201 Z, 28 Septe mber 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 29 September 1943 29 September 1943.
No. 185.
'
I. NORTH AMERICA.--Nothlng to repor t .
2. LATIN AMERICA.-- Nothing to repor t.
EASTERN EUROPE. --Caucasus : On the Taman Peninsulaarea the

3. pol
enem y withdrawal continues. S(liith ern Front : In the' Mellto
extends
the enemy continues to hold the Molochny River l!ne, whichIn the
N and Includ es the Zapor ozhe br idgehead E of the Dnep r.
Zapor ozhe secto r, the Dnep rooetr ovsk Dam Is still prote cted by a
opetro vsK area, Soviet
front line 12 to ! 5 miles away. In the Dneor . Near Kre-
1orce s a ear to contr ol the entire east baM of the river
s an anev ovlet force s hav reach ed the One r
an below the cross ings, which form lmlnl sh-
on a broad front above Dnepr o-
lng bridgeheads 20 tnl!es or less In depth. At Kiev and at rted effort
petrovsk, the enemy does not appea r to be maliln g any conce
Gome l to
to ho a ld ehead E of the river . Centr al Front : From of from 5
Nevel, the enem y s order y withdrawal contin ues at a rate
oximately
to 15 miles per day. The fr ont line now appea rs to be apprE of Orsha .
11 miles E of Gamel, 55 miles E of Mogll ev, and 26 miles
repor ts
Northern Front : ~o change. Alr Activity: On 27 September pol to
Melito
liidlcate Inc rease d air activi ty along all fronts. From close support
the area S of Smolensk, both alr force s were en~aged In Plr Force ,
opera tions. Constanta was repor ted raide d by the Sovie t
Germ an troop barge s evacu ating the
which also continued to attack
Kuban bridgehead.
S. medium bomb ers
4. '• WESTERN EUROPE.--On 27 September, U.Stron
made a 93-to n attack on an airdro me at Tille.g enemy fighte r
reaction was encou ntered ; 12 fi5hte rs were shot down. Another formation
of U. S. bomb ers attacked Conches airdro me. No enem y planes were
bomb ed. On the night of 27 Septemoer,
encountered. Rouen was also rous searc h-
a stron g force of RAF bomb ers attack ed Hanov er. Nume
nter ed.
lights were In operation and stron g fighter reacti on was encou ses were
A lighte r attack was made on BrunswicK where enemy defen
s on scatte red points
meag er. About 10 enem y plane s dropped bomb
In easte rn England.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. --ln Italy, on 28 September , enemy
o was
resist ance to the F!tt~ ~.In ~ ountalns NV' of Salern
~ IE-!f'73
-
SEC RET
broken, and Allied troops moved onto the plain SE of Mt. Vesuvius as
far as Pompeii, Scafat!, and a pointS miles NW of Nocera. Castel s.
Giorgio, NE of Nocera, was occupied. FUrther progress In the region
of S. Angelo brought American troops as far N as Torella, approxi -
mately 26 miles NE of Salerno. Patrols of the Eighth Army, moving
NW and W from Foggia, reached S. Severo and Lucera. In the area of
Melfi, however, progress was retarded by extensive demolitions. Air
Actlvlty: On 27 September, U. S. planes attacked Vlterbo airdrome -
and Lago dl Bracclano; 8 enemy planes were destroyed. U. S. fighters
made bombing and strafing attacks in the battle area. During the
night of 26-27 September, RAF planes bombed the harbor of Syros In
tho Aegean Sea. On the day of the 27th, 15 enemy bombers attacked
Anttmachla landing ground on Coo Island, and a HE·lll's escorted by
a strong force of ME-109's attacked Leros harbor. It Is now known that
tho attack on the Mostar and lm<>tskt airfields (Herzegovina) on 26
September, previously reported, was prevented because of bad weather.
6. ASIA.--Burma: On 27 September, railroad yards and cars at
Pyawbwe were severely damaged during attacks by u. S. medium
bombers. Ten tons of bombs were dropped on Kyaui'.se; excellent re-
sults were achieved In an attack against dock facilities at Akyab.
On 25 September, 'a treaty between Burma ar.cl. Japan was signed
Incorporating the Shan States, except Kengtung and Mang Pan, into
Bur ma. French indo-China: On 27 September, one 200-foot tanker
was sunk in the GUll of Tongklng by a U. S. medium bomber.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAClF!C.--Solomons Area : On 26
September , U. S. planes dr opped 51 tons of explosives on the Kahil!
area. Heavy bombers scored hits on Kahill alrfinld, while torpedo
and dive-bombers destroyed gun positions, hangars, and buildings.
A large number of enemy fighters intercepted and 2 were shot down.
On 27 September many Japanese were reported to have tanded near
Bambatana, on Cho!seul. New Guinea- -New Brltaln Area: On 27
September, Allied ground troopsliilTiae<lsiibstantiiil casualties on
enemy forces In the Finschhaton sector. A large force of Allied
heavy and medium bombers, covered by a strong fighter escort, made
a low-level and hlghiy successful attack on airfields and merchant
shipping at Wewak. 1n addition to an estimated 50 aircraft destroyed
on the ground, a of 20 airborne enemy planes were shot down. !n the
harbor 3 tankers were set afire and left In a sinking condition, and 4
merchant vessels were probably sunk or destroyed. Northwest
Australia--Banda Sea Aroa: On tbe morning of 27 Septamber, 21
enemy medliiiil"boin'EeiSiittacked Drysdale Mission, SW ol Darwin.
-2-
(
For the A. C. c! S., G-2: For the 01reet.cr of N.avsl tnteUigence:
i~-:-1. .'\y-,. (l..q~

H. E. MAGUJRE,
Colone1 1 G.S.C.,
Chlel, Theate r Group.
-3-
ARMY-NAVY
~ Information received-- War an<l Navy Departments,

From : 1201 Z, 27 septe mber 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 28 septe mber 1943 28 Septe mber 1943.
No. 184.
l. NORTH AMERICA.- - Nothing to repor t.
2. LATIN AMERICA. -- Nothiog to repor t.

EASTERN EURO PE.-- Cauc asus: Enemy force s have evacu ated
3. Rema ining enemy
Temr yuk and the north bank of the KUban Rive r.
le-lon g area on the Tama n Penin sula
units are now confined to a 13-ml
low ~~2
In the
wher e the terraii~ls~ln~te~r~s~pe~rs~e~<l~w~lth~m~ar~sihie~s~.~~~~~~
flat !;
the
the city. At Doepropetrovsk the enemy
s have
appea rs to have abandoned his br idgehead since Soviet force ban k of
occupied Ni~hne-Dneprovsk, a subur b of the city on the east
y
the river . Near Krernenchug, Cherk assy, and Kanev the enem t units
contin ues to withdraw from his bridg ehead s. At Kiev, Sovie
rs to be
have reach ed the river N and S of the cross ing, but ther e appea lgov area,
little change In the situation. Centr al Front : In the Chern SoViet
Red Army units have reach ed the Dnep rona broad front.
the rest of
force s have advanced to within 20 miles of Gomel. Along ern Front :
this front the enemy contin ues an order ly retre at. North
activi ty
No chang e. Air Activity: ~ 26 September, consi derab le salr attack ed
was repor tedlii the Meiltopol area wher e both air force
~the night 26-27 Septe mber the Sovie t
airfie lds and conce ntrati ons. They also
Air Force bombed the rail junctions at Gomel and Orsha . and the rail
attack ed rail targe ts W of Smol ensk and W of Cherk assy,
junction ol Dzhankol In the Crimea.
abrut
4. WESTERN EURO PE.·· QJ 28 Septe mber , enem y plane s flew U. S.
from Hollan d to Dlepp e.
16:'> defensive sortie s over the coast repai r sh ops
bomb ers made a 104- ton attack an the aircra ft assem bly and slight.
at Rheim s. No enem y plane s wer e encru ntere d; AA fire was
On the 2'1th, U. S. heavy bomb ers, with fighte r escor19 t, attacked Emden.
Enemy air opposition was stron g; fighte rs destro yed enemy plane s.
enemy
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA .-· In Italy, on 27 Septe mber, the no
North east of Saler
was evacuating the whole area around Fogg! a.
Progr ess
the Filth Army drove thS ~~Jf~ vicini ty of Avellino.
tiD~itf.l:;,:l- 12
o~t~LAsatriP
uso IS~C#!T
was also report ed agains t Germa n positions on the heights NV/ ~f ers
Salerno. Alr Activit~: Q\ the night of 25-26 September, RAF bomb
attacked tneroad le&~ ing N from Formi a. On the 26th, U. S. planes
bombed and slrafe d enemy positions in the Sarno area, also motord.
transp ort at Benevento and N of Foggla, and the Pomlgllano airfielair-
On the night of 25-26 September, RAF planes bombed the Hassarn!and
drome at Athens. The next day, U. S. fighte rs attacked Mosta
lmotski airdro mes (SE of SaraJevo In Herzegovina). Enemy planes
made 2 attack s on Leros harbo r in the Aegean Sea.
6. ASIA.-- China: On 26 September, Japane se planes attacked d
AlUed forward afr bases at Kanchow, Klan, and &llchwan. Delayeber,
action bombs were used agains t Kanchow. Burma : On 25 Septem
U. S. heavy bomb ers attacked Thanbyuzayat a t the Burma end of the
railwa y to Slam now under constr uction . A sweep off the south Burma
coast observed no shipping. Rail facUlt ies at Ywata ung and Moksagyan
were attacked. On 26 September, 35 tons of bombs were dropp ed on the
Letpadan ran junction NW of Rango on. Akyab also was attack ed. The
RAF continued to liaras s Japanese comm unicat ions In the Araka n area
and along the Rangoon--M andala y railro ad.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFlC.--S olomo ns Area: Ql 25

September, U.S. planes dropped over 29 tons o! bombS Oii\!U a gun
New Guine a--New Britai n Area: On 25 Septem ber an enemy
positions. .
force of unknown Strengthwas r eporte<l"tOOe 5 miles NW of KalapU
ed Allied positio ns 4 times,
In the Flnschhafen area Japanese planes attack
.
while the RAAF bombed and strafe d buildings occupied by the enemy in
Ql 26 Septem ber, Allied planes attack ed But and Dagua airdro mes
ed,
the Wewak area. Sever al enemy alrcra tt on the ground wer e damag Enemy
and at least I was destro yed; 3 enemy fighte rs were shot down. attack ed
pilots were r eporte d to be experienced. Allied heavy bomb ers
Nubia plantation, startin g many fires.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIP.?lNO.- - A Braz1llan cargo
S
vesse l was torpedoed 27 September and Is presum ed sunk 120 miles
30
of Recife. A Norwegian cargo vesse l was sunk 26 Septem ber,
miles E of Bone, presumably by subma rine. U-boat Sightings ~
American Water s: Two slghtings were report ed on 27 septem ber:
one 120 miles NW of Trinidad and a second 270 miles S of Recife.
For the A. C. of S., G-2:
N.t, .l-nQ~ \/\.~--

H. E. MAGUIRE,
Colonel, G.S.C.,
Chief, Theate r Gr oup.
,
ARMY- NAVY
On Information receive d-- War and Navy Departm ents,

From: 1201 Z, 26 September 1943 Washington, 0. C.,
To : 1200 'Z, ·27 September 1943 27 September 1943.
No. 183.
l. NORTH AMERICA. - -Alaska: On 26 Septemb er a small, sur-
faced eDemy submar ine was observe d about 7 miles out of Chichagof
Harbor, Attu. Previou s Indications that the enemy carries out ex-
tensive air searche s E of the Kurlle Islands have been confirm ed.
2. LATIN AMERICA.- - Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN E:UROPE.--Cau casus: In the Kuban the enemy

evacuation continues. The enemy now occupie s only the tip of the
peninsula, -an area 30 miles long by 10 miles wide. Southern Front:
In the Melltopol area the situation appears to be unchanged. Near
Zaporozhe and Dnepropetrovs«, Soviet forces have reached the Dnepr
River In several places; enemy position s appear to be taking the
form of bridgeheads at the crossin gs. At Kremenchug, Cherkas sy,
and Kanev the enemy withdrawal cont inues as Soviet forces approach
the river on a broad front. At Kiev there appears to be little change.
Here, as at the great bend, the front line Is ta«ing the shape of an
enemy bridgehead E of the crossin g. Central Front: From Chern!gov
to Vellk!e Luk! the enemy withdrawal appears orderly and with the
Indicated llne intact. At the tip of the salient, in the Mogllev--
Krlchev sector, the Red Army Is advancing at the rate or 10 to 15
miles per day. At the ends of the salient, In the Gomel and Vitebsk
areas, the rate is approximately 5 to 10 miles per day. Northern
Front: There appears to be no change. Air Activit~ The Soviet Air
Force continued to attack enemy transpo rts In the lack Sea.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On 25 Septem ber, U.S. medium bomber s
made a 100-ton attack on an airdrom e at St. Orner; AA fire was
modera te and no enemy fighter reaction was encountered. RAF planes
torpedoed a 6,000-t on enemy ship and a smaller vessel oil Den Helder,
Holland .
6. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--In Italy, on 26 Septem ber, the
Eighth Army advanced rapidly toward Foggla against slight opposition.
Cerlgno la was capture d. The Fifth Army also made progres s against
decreas ing resistan ce NE of Salerno , occupying Taora and Lion!.
Despite his oontlnulng heavy resistan ce N of Salerno, the enemy was
driven back slightly ln the region of Cava de Tlrrenl . Corfu capltu-
~~~?1
olll~~~s-T
lated to the Germa ns on 26 ::>eptember. Air Activity : en the night rn
of 24 - 25 Septem ber, RAF bomb ers made Tio?- ton attack
on Legho
harbo r. The next day U. S. heavy bomb ers attack ed railro ads and
bridge s at Bolzana, Verona, Floren ce, Bologna, and Budrlo , all In
northe rn Italy. About 12 ME- 109's were encou ntered at Bologn a,
interc eption near L-egho rn. U.S. medium
and 4 Arado -196's attemp ted and
numer ous attack s on enemy gun positio ns
and light bomb ers made ed
attack
troop conce ntratio ns ln the Nocer a area. These bomb ers also me at
roads leading from the north Into the battle zone. An airdro
Bastia , Corsic a, was also attack ed. en the night of 24-Z5t h, RAF
planes bombed the Kaste lla- Pedlad a airdro me on Cr ete.
6. ASlA. --Chlna; en 24 Septem ber, 11 Japane se planes botobe d
Im-
Changsha and ~acked Klenow. Kur!le s: The constr uction of SW
portan t air facilit ies by the enemy on Matsuwa Island , 150 miles
of Param ushlru ,was observ ed.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ?ACIFIC. --Solomons Area: Enemy
artlUe ry !.neifectually shelle d .4Uied Install ations on Arundel andber,
endongo Islands. New G.1lnea-- New Britai n Area: Oo 24 Septem
enemy aircra ft bombed Allied gun positio ns near Finsch hafen air- rs
drome . en 25 Septem ber, 9 Japane se bomb ers escort ed by 10 flghta of
attack ed Allied forces at the Song River. Oo the same day 46 tons
on enemy posit ions !.n the upper
bombs were dr opped by Allied planes
Ramu Valley. The Bogadjlm area was also bombed and strafe d.
made on 25 Septem ber show 1 of the 2 landin g strips at
Photo graph s
area, there
Cape Glouc ester to be servic eable. At But, !.n the Wewak re -
was eviden ce of heavy ground activit y. The runway was In good
pair and 23 bomb ers and 3 fighter s were photog raphed . Photog raphs
showed 28 bomb ers and 7 fighte rs at !:!ollandla.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.- - &lrvlv ors or a Brltls h

cargo vessel , presum ed sunk by subma rine off the Brazil ian coastS.
U.
about 20 Septem ber, were picked up 250 miles SE of Bahia. A oU
cargo vesse l was torpedoed and Is presum ed sunk 21 Septem ber
24
Italian Somallland. A U. S. cargo vesse l was torpedoed and sunk s:
Septem ber ln the Gulf of Aden. U- boat Slghtln gs ln Ameri can Water
Nothin g to report .
For the A. C. of S., G-2: For the Direct or of Naval Intelligence:
/j }~ :M:-~.. , ~....r--
·. ---
JtL -~ aowi-uz.
H. E. MAGUzRl:,\,_
Ct (__ 1.
. E. SCHRADER,
' • '-""'
Colone l, G.S.C ., Captai n, U. S. N.,

Chief, Theat er Group. Asst. Dlr., lnte Ulgence Group.
~~~~~'
o'I>O~
ARMY- NAVY
On Infor mati on rece ived -- War and Navy Depa rtme nts,
From : 1201 Z, 26 Sept embe r 1943 Washington , D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 26 Sept embe r 1943 26 Sept embe r 1943.
No. 182.
l. NORTH AME RICA .--No thlng t o report.

's Fore ign
2. L:A.TIN AME RICA .--Th e resig natio n of Colo mbia
appa rentl y prov oked by dom estic
Mini ster Turb ay on 22 Sept embe r, cly acted upon by Pres i-
polit ical mane uver lng, has not yet been publi
susp ende d the rabid ly
dent Lope z. The Ram irez r egim e In Arge ntlna
a num oer of prov lncla l
nat ional istic Buenos Aire s dally El CabUdo and
news pape rs for vary ing perio ds. The pape rs were char ged with
ents on rece nt do-
viola ting exist ing pres s regu latio ns In the ir comm
mest ic and lnter natlo nal deve lopm ents.
the enem y con-
3. EASTERN EUROPE .- -Cau casu s: In the K..1ban,
tant pres sure on
tlnue s to with draw . Soviet units are exer ting cons the bridg ehea d.
of
enem y rear guar ds and slow ly redu cing the size
Mel!t opol area the enem y appe ars to be maki ng
Sout hern Fr ont: In the
and estua ry. It Is
a stand along the west bank of the Molochny river r, which form s a
kaya Rive
only 50 mile s from this estu ary to the Kons grea t bend of the
lder of the
netw ork of strea ms at the south ern shou for the enem y' s !lanks for
Dnep r. This area prov ides natu ral secu rity
topol to Dnep rope trovs k
the defe nse of the Crim ea. The llne from Mell s E of the grea t bend.
appe ars to be strai ght and pass es abou t 12 mlle ral days . Enemy rear
Tner e has been no chan ge In this secto r for seve v cros sing s of the
Kane
guar ds near the Krem ench ug, Cl1e rkass y, and s per day, while
mile
Dnep r are holdi ng the Soviet adva nce to a few ban:< of the river . Near
enem y units are being withd rawn to the west
ions, and there appe ars to
Kiev , both side s were cons olida ting their posit
t: From Cher nigo v to
be little chan ge In the situa tion. Cent ral Fron nt by with draw al.
Vellk le Lukl , the enem y Is redu ctng his large salie
t of 23-2 4
4. WESTERN EUROPE. -- Air Activ ity: On the nigh, anti- pers onne l
ped Incen diary
Sept embe r, abou t 9 enem y plan es drop
In easte rn England. A
and high expl osive bom bs on scatt ered poin ts
on Mnnnhelm. Enemy
str ong force of RAF bom bers drop ped 1,960 tons
with many sear ch-
nlgh t fight ers were very activ e in coor dina tion
es made a llght er raid
light s; AA fire was mod erate . othe r RAF plan day, U. S. medi um bomb -
on Darm stadt (So! Fran kfurt ). The following r, and Bres t. 'Enemy
ers attac ked airdr ome s at Tille , Evre ux, St. Orne
ens was also bomb ed; AA fire was
air oppo sition was mod erate . Aml
~;r-r?a
011l~~Lr
Intense and a few enemy planes were encount ered.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- - In Italy, on 25 Septem ber, the Allies
occupied the AJr!atlc coast as far north as the O!anto River. Stubborn
enemy resistan ce and difficul t terrain still Impeded progres s In the
Saler no area. Some slight gains were made N and NE of San Mango.
The German evacuat ion of Corsica continued. Air Activit~: On the
night of 23- 24 Septemb er, RAF planes made a la\l-ion born !ng attack
on the railroad yards and airdrom e at P!sa. The following day, U. S.
planes dropped 122 tons on the ?!sa rail yards and cut the P!sa--
Florenc e RR. U. S. medium bomber s dropped over 260 tons on roads
and r ailroad s lead!n~; to the battle area. U. S. fighter -bombe rs
attacked gun position s, troop concent rations, and transpo rt In the area
Nand E of t\aples; no enemy air oppositi on was encount ered. About
10 enemy planes were encount ered over the Salerno beaches . RAF
fighte r s destroyed HJ enemy transpo rt planes between Corsica ond t he
lta!\an mainland. On the night of 23-24 Septem ber, Allied planes
bombed th~ Calato J.nd Marltza airdrom es on R.ltodas; the N'.aleme
(Crete) a!rdro:n " was also bombed . ltal!J.n plJ.nes have been active
against the German s on Corfu. Enemy aircraft arc now active over
the straits between Corfu and Italy.
6. ASIA.- - Nothing tc> report.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTiiWEST PAClFI C.- - Solomons Area: On 23

Septem ber, U.S. heavy units escor ted by torpedo 'Uld diva- bomber s
dropped over 20 tons of bombs on g-<.111 posit! ens In th>3 Kahil! area.
Nine of 50 to 60 en~my fighte~s attempt ing Intercep tion wer" shot down.
The formati on dropped 34 tons on VIla as tt returne d to its base . On
21 Saptem ber, Kape Harbor and Rtngt Cove wer e h()av!ly attacked by
U. S. aircraft . Photogr aphs show the runway at 1\:u·a (west of KahU\)
service able to 4000 f.:et. Flltecn lighter s w.:re on the strip J.nd 10
new r evetme nts were noted. N>lw Ouine:~--N,;ow BritAin Area: In the
Flnschh nlen nr aa, Allied grouna rorces crossed thu BumTK iver
against strong opposition. On 23 S~ptember, enemy aircraft un -
success fully bombed Allied position s ne:1r Flnschhafan. Sarl!er , 9
japanes e bomber s tscort.e d by 25 to 30 fighters jettison ed their bomos
when lntercoJpted by Allied f!ghtt.rs. Northw est Austnl la- - Banda Sea
Ar ea: On 24 Septem ber, photogr aphs show the runway at Liang, on
A'iiibon, surfac.:~d to 4500 foJc:t.
8. ACTION AGAlliST ALLIED SHI??IN G.-- Noth!ng to report.
U-boat Slghtlngs !E_ Americ an \''aters: No slght!ng s reported.
For the A C. of S., G-2: For tha Dlr!cto r e(.zhva l Intellige nce:
N \t -~CLq wA..e 6 ~-_J, ~I.. l (L c ;._ __

H. E. MAGUlRi., v.s'tft" 111 -t.'1f.' SCHRADER,
Colonol, G.S.C., t~C Ul• l),s' 'Captain, U. S. N.,
Chief, Tneate r Group. ot6~ ~ R.SSf. O!r., Intellige nce Group.
ARMY- NAVY
On 1n1or matl on rece\ve:I- - War and Navy Depa rtme nts.
From : 1201 2 , 24 Sept embe r 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 25 Sept embe r 1943 25 September 1943 .
No. lSI.
1. NORTH AMERICA .-- Noth lng to repo rt.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Nothlng to repo rt.

enemy with -
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Caucasus: In the Kuban, the appr oximately
now occu pied
drawal contlnues while Soviet units have Mell topol , the situation
one - hall of the bridgehead. Southern Fron t: At
longe r use the rail-
Is contused; It Is doubtful whet her the enemy can area attai ned som e
road to Zaporoz.'le. Enem y cc.w terat tack s in this t force s are within
success. East of the gt·ea t bend of the Dnepr , Sovie ropetrovsk. The enemy
medium artil lery rang e of Zaporozhe and Dnep oad cr ossin g. AL Cn3r !k'lSsy and
conti nues to fall back on the city and railr
Kanev enemy units continue to hold a line 15 to are 20 m!le s NE of the
river . Sovi et force s within 13 mile s
railr oad crosstn~s and the Zaporozhe to Kiev
of Kiev. en this front the enemy holds a line from pt In the Kremenchug
para llelin g the Dnep r about 12 mile s E of It, exce In extremely
area wher e the enem y still holds a smal l salie nt.
mars hy coun try, at the c onflu ence of the P r lpet and Dnep t· rive rs,
reach ed t.'le Dnep r. aetw een Cher nl-
Soviet patro ls are believed to have back to the line
gov·and Vellkle Luld the enemy c ontinues to fall Roslavl and Smo-
Oomel-- Dovsk-- Mogl lev-- Orsb a-- VIteo s k--N evel.
lensk have been evacuated, b..lt heavy rear 6\lard actio ns continue.
attac ks resto red some
Nort hern Front: South of Ladoga, enemy counter ago. In the far north
a week
posit ions lost durlni Soviet attac ks about red. Air Activity: en 23
local reco nnai ssan ce patro l clash es occu r ss enemy tr oop con-
September, the Red Air F orce cont inued to haraand attac «ed enemy
cent rations on the South ern and Cent ral Fron ts
shipping In the Blac k Sea.
harb or was
4. V'ESTERN EUROPE. -- On 23 Septe mbe r, Nantes r U. S. bombers
was weak . Othe
heavily bombed; e ne my alr opposition and fighter reac tion
attacked airdr ome s at Rennes and Tille ; AA fire
were moderate .
mbe r, the
6. MEDITERRANEA N AREA. -- In Italy, on 24 SepteNW from the
d adva nce
enemy held firm ly N of Salerno. The Allie by Br itish troops.
Tara nto area continued, and Altam ura was occupied ward from Bonifacio
On Cors ica, German forc es were still movi ng north
JSCIJ IIII\11 lt;D
9.: e'R '£¥ -71
and P<trto \'ece.'\10- Atr AetlV \ty: en t.n nlgbt d 2'!· ~ Se l tnbU and
~· r.ext Jay, Allied Dem ben auae .ted
lht AveUlno and c.wua area a, E and. Toads, ntlro ads, a.nd tr~~· m
flcht t:rs obst rwd wen ato...\ 10 plat..N of Naples. The only tnem y
AboUt 60 tt'lemY ua.nsp~rt pWt:es opere• tiCort~ trans -pert 1l.r<:taft.
ated betw etn Cors tca and lht
m.alnlandi 4 SM·82'a and S JV~52'e wer
oli!\ t AUlt d pl.&Ms bC'moed L*.n ih& tlho t down. en tht same
ud C&-l.l.l? alrc1tr-:nes OD ?..'\o.ies
6. AliiA.--Ch lna. A .upp lema
Konc •rea Cl'l ~temoer. \nd\entary tlljiO rt on shlpp lni In lnA! Hang
ate$ 180 ,@ tons of sh!.p plnl at>se
tl\ere , inoludinC s<evoral voasels ln dry r:tod
doe11..
1 SOOT!! MD S VI"HWEST rACI F!C.
--r;e w GJitle•··~'" Br>taln
mri•-u:& se-ct cr, (WI.' o' Lae) . Ol Newvll laiQi~lajilt-
.'\rea : Allie d planes bombed and ntraft:d
r;.u'lway and dump area 'n-t· bomb 8rll.l .ln, W C:ape lioaldr.a
ed by tr.e RAA F. U""Tthwest Au.:t-
trall a- -Band& s.Ja Art& : ln U1') Jt.ttl
Sli~m~oW'i 6-!rvtc~tt tslnndl$, photocrapSii Liken~
le -1:,00
r>~nway under construe.\ion on noAr0-foo t runn y at Ooe!.'ll'l. ar..d a n<!W
a new 4,500 ·foot runWI\Y IJ.nde-r coo::by Ooeroa. ?hotOt.-rap~ also a.'tow
.tr!Jctlon c.n HarC~tlc:oe tslan d, Cera
m.
For th A. c. <1 s., 0- . For \h Dtr~cter of N1.val tnteUt~et

:
~ ~u~~~ t?~~~- A. .. SCi!RADC:i<,

colonel, o.s.c., capt.lLn, u.s. N.
Cnie:!, Tbea .\er Gro.,ap. Asst . Olr .• lnttl Urnc e GrCJ,~.?·
'(j
) o,.,.~~ "
ARMY- NAVY ..: ) .,_' ,,
···~
! ..l l .
r.r
DAILY INTEUIGENC£ REPORT
War !llld Navy Dep artm ent s,
Q'l lnfo rma tlon rec eiv ed- - Washington, D. C.,
3
Fro m: 1201 Z, 23 September 194 24 Sep tem ber 1943.
0 Z, 24 Sep tem ber 1943
To : 120
No. 180.
rep ort .
1. NORTH AMERICA.--N othing to
ort .
2. LATIN '\MERICA.--Nothlng to rep
ln the kub an, the ene my con -
3. EASTERN EU RO PE. --C auc asu s:At Mcl!topol, the situ atio n re-
nt:
tinu es to withdraw. Southern Froand Dn epr ope trov sk, ene my cou nte r-
ma ins unc han ged . At Zap oro zhe
r est ore d his pos itions E of the big
atta cks app ear to have par tial ly
nchug are a, th• ene my , haVing Dnepr.
bend of the Dnepr. ln tile Kreme ret rea t to the west bank of the
eva cuated Poltava, ccn tinu es hls e taken
ln the Kiev are a, Soviet uni ts
ast ride the Konotop rail roa d hav y uni ts
er. No rthe ast of Kiev, Red Arm
Brobr!.{, 25 mil es from the riv wit hin 12 mil es or tha t city . Cen tra
l
alo ng the Desna app ear to be ret rea t between Che rnig ov and
Fro nt: The enemy continued his cha on the rall l'oa d, 72 mil es W
o!
occ upi ed Une
Rosfiivl. Soviet for ces mel. Sov iet for ces In har d figh ting
Bry ans k and about halfway to Go mil es o! Smo1ensk. Northwest
the NE to wit hin 15
advanced !re m hway,
of Smolensn Red Army uni ts, 40 ast rid e the V !lzh -- VItebsi< higFro nt:
mil es of Vltebsk. No rthe rn
advanced to within les s tha n --
No app are nt change .
tem ber , U. S. me diu m bom ber s
4. WESTERN EUROPE. - - On 22 Sep Evreu~. whil<' fighter s car ried
rom e at
made a 94- ton atta ck on an aird . AA !Ire was weal< and mo der ate
air
out stro ng, coo rdin ate d swe epsIn the St. Orn er-- Lille are a, 10 enemy
opposition was enc oun tere d. g, 26
fig hte rs wer e encountered but and they avoided combat. At Flu s hin fig hte rs
2 we re des troy ed. E'nemy
ene my ttgh ters wer e engaged ais !ll'ea. On the night of th!l 2Jnd
flew about 170 sor ties ove r the Cal stra fed poi nts In F:ast Anglla.
and
about 12 enemy air cra ft bombed by RAF pla nes , which enc oun tere d
Hanover was heavily bombed
r chlight ncttvity coo rdin ate d with
mo der ate AA fire but Inte nse sea re made on Oldenbu rg and Emden .
we
ene my fighters . Lighte r atta cks cau sed ser iou s dam age to the por t
heavy bom bPr s
On tho 23rd, U. S. r.l stro ng ene my air opposition was
and r an· fac ilit ies at Nantes, whe Cl sho t down. Oth er U. S. heavy and
enc oun tere d; 13 enemy plM es wer s at V.mnes, Ker lin, and Conches.
me
medium bom ber s attacKed air dro k or non -ex iste nt, and AA fire ranged
Enemy air opposition wa s wea
ynt t
from weak to Inte nse . -3-7 1
,..c u.a&l
~~ ~ T
SEC RET
5. MEDITERRAN EAN AREA. · ·ln !laly, on 23 S.ptom ber, lbt
otter ed elliJ restsl = lo the Alllee on tilt Salerno front. •nomy
early momlz li consid erable motor transp ort wu oi>Mrvod In Ill.
mOIIlnC ~and
W throucb Avellino. Tho major part oJ the Sorren
to. Penins ula Is now
In Allied hands. The Elllhlh Army, h4mJ)4re<l by demoli tions,
some prccre ss •11alns t other wise IIcht opposition. Allied troops mnde
capture d the towna oJ 1/.atera, approxlmatA!ly 35 mllas N o!
and Oliveto Citra, l.bcul 3 miles N oJ Conturel. Ql 21 · Tarant o,
22 Sopt.·mber
the Gormtma woro evacuntlng CoralC!\. Alr Acttvttfb On the
2> · 22 Sepwm ber, Allied planes droppe d125 tens o omba ntght of
a t Bastta, Corsic a, strll<~nr 3 s!>tpa and oil l'lnks. 0\lrlzli on tha lurbor
t.'>e ao.mo
nlllht and the next day roads and brldi" " N and E of N3ples
bombed by u. S. atrer<>tt; gun positio ns NE ot Salerno werewer. huvlly
bombed. Attacks were m:L.d -- on enomy tranapo.rt a1rcru nleo
t fiylnl be ~
t ..~n Corsic a lUll! Le0hom. Eumy •lr 'tucu on Allied
si>lpptng
ln the salerno &r4& wert.. en ll reduced scale. Alrdromes
.Jl M~ar.a
(Rhodes) ond Eleuela (Athens) were nttacked by u . s.
hoovy oombor s;
no cnom.y planes were encountered. en the ntcht of 21-2:2 Septem
a Ior ee ot Allled torl)4do beats sank 2 enemy mercha nt vessel ber,
scored hits on 2 Olher ships ln the Say 0: Valona, Albanta s and
. Fire !rom
shore batterl es wae encowltered.
&. AS!A.· ·Cblna: Cn 22 Se!>tember, U. S. bombe ra,

lll!hter s, acor;;c n:near-h its on a 300·fo ot v..sol near oscone d by
Sn!hhwelyao.
A largo freight er was damaged a t Anklng. Enemy planes bomoed
Nomyung, Lungmoon, and Kukong. Burma : Ch 22 Septem
ber, U.S.
bombe rs <Ia.~ tilt switchb ack at ~
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST i'AC!F lC. · ·Ch Zl Septem ber,
tighter planes a ttacked Kahil! o.lrrlold, destroy ing or dama& U.S.
enemy planes . U. S. planes also attae<e d japane se bari@s lng 8
In Chol.se"'l
waters , dostro ytnr t and damag ing others. !lew G•tnoa ··New
Area: In tho Lae·Salam&l.l& area over 8,300 enemy oeaaha Britain
counted since 30 june. Ql the mornln s of 22 September a largebeen -
ve
atr Ioree waa Interce pted over fln.$Chhaten and 10 bombe rs japanese
fll!htera were destroy ed. f'lnS<:hhaten and C..,. Glouceater and ?II
heavily attacked by Allied planes , while a
,."ere
attack was made on
G&smato Island and runway . Northwost
Sea Area:
Ch 22 Septem ber Allied heavy bombe rs
base at l!l.lor.g, Ambon, staru,. . IittS. lieavy units oleo !!OaiPfii>e
attac<e d
Langgoer and destroyed a oJ 12 enemy lnterc• ptors.
- For IM Ol~or o! Naval lr.leUiienc:e:
rt-:L .\---nQ~
H. E. MAGUIRE, • E. SCHRADER,
Colonel, G.s.c., C•ptt.ln, U.S.N. ,
Chtef, Tnea~r Gr®p. Aut. Olr. , lnteUt 0ence Group.
/ ARMY- NAVY
On t.nfor mation receive d-- War and Navy Depart ments,
From: 1201 Z, 22 septem ber 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : .200 Z, 23 septem ber 1943 23 septem ber 1943. C1
tV~":"'
No. 179.
../
1. NORTH AMERICA. -- Nothlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA. - - Nothlng to report.
3. E-4STERN EURO ?E. - -C'1uc:1sus: ln t he Kuban brld.;e head

Soviet units have taken the town and port of An3pa. Enemy units must
now depend on Taman skaya and Temryuk for the evacuation of their
remat.nlng forces . Sout hern Front: At Melitopol the situatio n remain s
unchanged. At Zaporo zhe o.n<f15!iePropetrovsi< It appear s that the
anemy will not attemp t to hold brldgeh<>ads E of the big bend of mlle the
Dnepr. Soviet forces have penetr ated 5 to 10 miles lnto the .30-
defens e zones of both cities. The enemy has evacua ted Poltava,
which is the last rem:tlning lin.< In the long held Klev- -Siavyanslt
r ailroad . In the !<.lev area the heavie st tl~hting of this front continu es,
with st rong Soviet forces appr oaching the Dnepr be tween CherK assy
and Chernlgov. Red Army units advanced to within medl11m artllle ry
range of Kiev proper , which Is on ti1e \•·est bano< of the main char.ne l
of the Dnepr. The enemy count~r attacke d these Soviet units w!U1 un-
lmown r esul ts . Centra l Front: In the Gomel aren Soviet forces fr om
tht> SE advanc ed 5 to i!i miles against l!ltle opposition. In the Roslavl
area the Red Army advanc e was' limited to gains of 2 to 3 miles, with
the town still In enemy h~ds. In the Smolens:< 'lrea, Soviet forcea
advanc ed severa l miles from tho direction of Vellzh ; howeve r, no
penetr ation of the citY defens es has been made. Nor thern F,·ont : No
appar ant change. - -
4. WESTERN EURO.i?E. - -Cn 21 September, U. S. medium bombe rs

made a light raid on the synthe tic gas oline plant at Lens, near Lillo.
Enemy f ighters were encoun tered but there was no AA fire. That night
8 enomy planes droppe d bombs In the Sussex - -h.ent- - Margate a rea3.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- - While both the Fifth and Eighth

Armie s cont!nu<!d to advanc e In italy on 2.3 septem oer, the enemy ' s
right Clan!< hoiJ firmly In tne Naples --saler no area. North of Naples
the enemy was or gan lz.ing positio ns with nnt!tank d itches and light
field wor ks, appar ently delayin g positio ns. ln Corsic n, tho
Germa ns continuo to hold a narrow strip along the east c03st .
SEC RET
coast. Air Actlvuf.' Durin~ the night ol 20-JI September and
!ollow lni(loy, AU M plan•• attacke d enemy commu nlcallo ns, on the
tr'VIS ·
port, and potllttonl tn the battle area, as -.•et: aa c:omma
mlcaUon.t In
the !'aplea ar~•. 01 Jl Se;>tember, barl>cr and rail lnot-lla
Lt11ncrn, and Bastla (!:orsle a), were also bomt·ed by Alliedtlons at
No enemy lighter opposition was encountered by the Allied aircraf t.
bombe r s,
but cbrini Ute day an•my bombe rs and !lgi;t•r 5 made attaei<S
Salern o ar •a. In the eastern Med.tt rranea n, on the nliht In tl>
c! ,:QQh-
21 Dt, the R AF attacke d enemy alr!leld s at Haasant (near
HorakllOil (Crete). and Marltza (Rhodes). T;-mt3 kl alr!ltld Athens),
on Crete
hts been d•stroy ed by the O.rmtl ls.
a. ASIA.- -China : On 31 SJptember , photo reeonn alsaaneo ever
!long Kong h~rbor reveale d eight merch ant vessoln ran,lng
to 7!0 teet In length, In addition to a 5<10- !o« tan<er . 01 !rom ZOO
U>e KO'I -
lo~ side two 300-!00 1 and two 500-!001 sltlps
and o."e 300-loot de-
stroyer were observed. Burma: On .H Septemter, U. S. heavy
bombe r s attacked objecti ves aEll.slpaw and Zl11on, and damng
Shwebo and Ywalauni rail yards and r.he 'l'anccn rail ed th1
briJ .e.
w&re also matle at Sccccn and MQ<~yt>'&. Heavy and medium Attac<s
dropped about IS ton• of e xplosiv es on Welle!, scorin g hils bombe rs
!acllltles. on rail
7. SC:JTH A:;t> SCUT!!\1'ES":' .OACIF!C.--S?lomcns Ar<'l:

Septem ber, japano... reslst'l .nce oc Arund~l ~ght 01 Zl
~ of sbout 1~ enemy bombe rs altac•l n Ooad~J
canal wert shot down
A lsr;te farce oi U. S. heavy brmbe rs 0••flectlvelY attack..
ar!'a. startlr.g at ... ast 10 !tre3; 2 of acout lS ~nt:my lr.l S tile Bu<a
reeptora were
shot down. Gun poolllons In tlte vua area were bcmbed and
by U.S. planes . Now Guln4!a· ... New Bl'lt&in Ardll: On strafed
21 Septem
Ma.rlllnan wac atta.:<;;d~ )ap:m .ac Lcmo.:ro inc! 2~ ll«hlor ber,
h•e-lve Japanese bo:nbe rs attac.-ted T.Jlil TsUI r..an.,-ay. near s.
Enemy bombers and lighter s att~c.tnc Allied shipping at Lae ~.tartltnan.
Inte rcepted , and 9 o! them we ro shot down. Allied medium were
units
again effecti vely borr.bed and strafed tho roads So! BopdJ
plar.es also attaci<ed 'l'aml Ialan-i, SE a! Futsc:hhalon. 01 lm. Allied
!lew Britain ,
Oasma ta and Cape Glouce ster wore both el!ecllv oly bombe
d. A
communlquo report s an Allied land, sea and air attnck on
Northwest Austra lia- -Banda Sea Area: The RAAF mad• Flnsch ht!en.
light attac<s
on er.emy bases on noi=iEirn '"'!'ro"Qr"'i\d Penfoel airdrom
e.
~.
.,.,
0 ..
g&4Dit& T
""' ""'' , ...,_,.
AC1'ION ACAI!':S'r A!. LIED SHk'i'L'lCi.•·A U.S. l.lberty 1;.olp
tcrptd~ 20 Se~teober approxttnat•ly t&O mll~s So! Iceland
1\rod IS presumed $lm..oc:. U- bOQt Slghtln~ ~n Am~rlc:sn Wsters; A
llcl:t:nc was reported u SCptemb ·r mlloa £ ol »•~·
Fer the A. C. o! S., G-2: Fe-r ths Dlr~ctor ot t:avat ...ntelliienc~:
I
n Y. )na..Q('-;'lC. (i~~ r:~/~--
H. E. MAGUI!!E, A. E~·tCHR:\OEh.,
Colonel, G.S.C., Ca~la~r., U. s. N.,
Cnle!, T~eater Gr oup. .~sst. !llr., lnt llillenc 1 Group.
-S-
0
/ ARMY- NAVY
DAILY IN~ELLIGENCE REPORT
No. 178.
1. NORTH AMERICA.- - Nothing to r eport.
2. LATIN AMERICA. -- Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE."-Enemy units continue evacuation of

their Kuban bridgehead. Soviet forces are now l J miles from Anapa,
the enemy's only remaining port on the Black Sea. Southern Front:
The !eft flank of t he Red Ar my has advanced to the Molochny River
and estuary and is now only 3 miles from Melltopol and the railroad.
It now appears that the enemy will a ttempt to protect his supply r oute
to the Crimea with a small bridgehead between Armyansk and Kherson
on the east side of the lower reaches of the Dnepr, r ather than defend
t he 100 miles o! flat country In the Melltopol ar ea. At Zapor ozhe
and Dnepropetrovsk, the enemy continues withdrawing troops to the
west bank of t he big bend of t he river. V'hether or not he will fight
to maintain his present 20-mile bridgeheads at t hese two important
railroad crossings is not yet apparent. Soviet forces are about 1
miles from Poltava, while the enemy appears to be falling back on
KrGmenchug. Southwest of Prilukl, Soviet units advanced the southern
shoulder of the ir Kiev salient, but enemy counterattacks held the point
of the salient about 30 miles from Kiev on the Konotop railr oad .
Central Front: Red Army units have crossed t he Desna and are
occupyiniCJiernlgov. From this point north to Yelnya the Soviets
have crossed the river along almost 'its entire length. The enemy
appears to be t:etr eat ing to the Dnepr on this entire front. Roslavl Is
Immediately threatened by Soviet forces, and it appears that the enemy
has started to evacuate Smolens k. Northern Front: No apparent
change. On 21 September, the Soviet Air Force bomoed rail targets
and an enemy airdrome E of Dnepr opetrovsk. Air attacKs were also
carried out on enemy shipping ln the Balt ic and Barents Seas·.
4. WESTERN EUROPE. --0!1 21 September, U. S. bomaers made a
63-ton attack on the Beauvals--Tille airdrome. Intense AA fire was
encountered but enemy air opposition was weak.
5. MEDlTER.RANE.O.N AREA.- - !n Italy, on 21 September, the

Allies continued their advance. Still pivoting on positions around
Nocera, N of Saler no, the enemy retreated northward, evacuating
Ogllara, San Cipriano, and Montecorvtno Rovella. Units of the British
~=w.ra7.
SECRET 8
Eighth Army occupied Avlg!lano. Demolitions aro retarding the pro-
gress of Allied units In the region of &'I~ Conslllna. At Clnosa,
Canadian unlle are In contact with llto Brltlah Fltlh Corps. Fronch
troops ln Coratca contlnued to receive relnfcrc •ments. The Aeiean
l3landa of S.mos, !..eros, and Cos oro In Allied handu. In addition,
the Italiano state that Stampalla and Collno are In their hands, and
that the O.rmana on Cephalonla. oU the wuurn Greel( coast, have
surrendered. Italians are also tight nr GermAns on Cor!>. Q\ tile
night cf 19-2:> September, and oo the day of too '.otn, Allied planes
attacked er..em.y cc.m~m:J.nicatlc:lS ncrth anj eam of Allled POSitions ln
the Sal11rr.o area. A tcta.l o:f 123 enemy mttor veh~cJes were de·
stroyed -r dtmaged. Altted fl~htera on beach ~troJ at ~rno en·
countered 7 enemy htthters. Attaelcz were also made Oll ta.raets at
))ese:ara and V ·nice, and on an alrdromot ln Ule Ca.stel!ra.nco VeMto
area, northeast of Venlce. About 10 ot~omy tliJhtera were encountered
at Von leo. Also on tho n ight of 19-20 September, RAF fighters strafed
Maleme airdrome en Crete. The n~xt day enemy plnnes made 2
light ralda "" Antlmachla airfield on Cos J.sla.n J. Th• R•golo class
light cruiser wn\ch was fitting out at Castdlamu• dl Stabia has been
sunk.
6. ASL-\.·-Q\ 19 Se¥tem!l.>r, ~enemy bomt.trs e.scorted by 3

fl:ahtera, att..'lC~Ced W;.1cnow. Ch ~ t.epuunbfr. k.J.r:mtr.g W"'-S attae:,.;ed
by a force ct 27 et .. lliY bombers anJ mer• than 20 hgtu.ers; 15
bombers and 2: fi:tto~rs v.·erc d_stroyt'd. Na.nnl~ .,"U attae~ed by 9
enemy planes. , lngst~. al><Alt 00 mu. . N of Haiphong, r.s raldod
by Pncmy planes. U. S. planes att.at1Ce4 ahlpplng at Kli.ltd3Jli, seorLnr
a dtrect hit on ll deat.royer and d.J.maglng wat~rfront tnstallattons.
Burma: Q\ 19 Soptomber, u.S. heavy bombers dropped 2J tons of ex-
plosives on Monywa, damoglng rail yards and buildings. Ylndamyang,
about 15 mllea NW of Myltkylna, wu succee"Mly bombed by U. 5.
fighters. Q1 ZO SepiA!mber, U. S. heavy bombers dr(l!)ped 37 tons on
the Sedaw owltchback. Allied pl.i.nes attac>CIId 1\atha with good reoults.
U. S. planes dama~ rolllr.g stoc< and trae..iO at Naba jur.ctlon and
lnclaw.
7. SOOTH AND SOUT!!V'EST Pi\CIFIC.··S.•lom:ns Area: Cn ZO

Stptet:iber, U.S. bocbers attac.<cd bar.;~con.:er.tradcii"""i.'rea.s at Rlnct
Ccve :u-A v·~attr Cov~. PhotQ~Tapl\1, Oil tM ea.m_ dau, show new cun
poslttona an~ much act ivity at Bonia :>lo.nt\tton (North Bougalnvlllo).
llew Gu~nea--Now crltaln A•...,a: Q1 2:) Sept•mb<'r, 1\Uied ground
'tt'O"'Ps;Triiiopori ~r;-occuplod Kltraplt. 00 mlJes N\'.' o.t Lae.
Tno Bot~adjlm·· Yaula road area was he wily ntlnckod by Allied heavy
and medlum bombers. Hlts wcr~ scored on l1rldges and trucks.
Allied aircraft nlao bombed Wewa. nnd Bornm airdr omes. Nine enemy
bombers, eaeortf'K! by 10 Cightnrs, ntmcked Nadzab. Two enemy
·::.,,.ntrUI _
~~~;:.··
I
bombers. mcftectually r31ded r'on Mor"!JCy. _,httO(r3:ph3 nken 20
Septemoer, pa.rtlally covering til. • Rab&Jl &r\la, s~r"• t5 v.:3&.ols.
lncl.uhn.: l heavy cr.Jts~r. 1 liint cr~laer, G dutroytrs. 5 s-.J.bmarin;!s,
tr.d 9d,OOJ tcr.s cf mereb:ult a.1lppl"' ln the har.or, and >• flgl:t>r
>l•nu and 98 modluc and llg•t bombers on Lur..nal, VwtL<an3.>,
IV'A R.3.popo alrdrcmes. Nc-rtll.west Atatr lti··Bands St>'l Araa: Alli~
plAn.a auac:.ctd Nmlea. BD.!rO. ISliJid, arid Lanu"<k:r~~ :Shnds.
8. ACTION AGAll'<'ST ALLJE:D SH!Pi'I!>G.--:lcthl"' to repon.

~ S1Khtlnp ~ Amerleln ~ r'o
slstn1nfla report~.
For t he A. c. of s., G-a: For li'lf: Olrector of Naval tnte:llgenc~:
rr.t".\\Y'\(,l tv-l;'I..L
Fl. E. MAGUIRE:;
~g~ A. E. SCHNADER,
Colcn•l. G.S.C., CaptAin, U. S. N.,
Chlet, Th,.tor Group. Aa:~t. Dlr., lnt"'lltC ·nee Group.
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ARMY- NAVY I• • \"'
f o ' - - • • \o
0
On Inform ation receiv ed - - War and Navy Depar tment s,

From : 1201 Z, 20 Septem ber 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 21 Septem ber 1943 21 Septem ber 1943.
No. 177.
I. NORTH AMERICA.- - Nothin g to report .
2. LATlN AMERlCA. -- Not hing t o report .
3. EASTERN EURO PE.--S outher n Front: T M left flan~ of the Red ozhe
Army !\as advan ced to wlthln 9 miles ~ltopol. Between Zapor
f'oltav a,
and Dnepr opetro vsk, Soviet for ces made slight gains. Near
are still
enci r c l ing Soviet units made slight gains fr om the E ~md N but a slight
Soviet units mad~>
over 25 miles from t he city. Near Kiev,
advan ce and are within ~7 miles of the clty. Centr al Front: From
their
Chern lgov to Roslav l , Red ' rmy columns contin ued toe>iP and
st gain was made by the colum n fr om Nov-
bridge heads . The ~reale
t oward Novoz yb tov and Gome l. The Soviet
gorod - Sever sKI, headed
d Is
colum n astrid e the 1\\rov--Roslavl- -Krlchev--Mo~llev r ailroa NV' of
wit hin 27 miles of Hcslav l. Near Smole nsk, Red Army Llnlts
na
the city have taken Velizh , and from the dlrectl<'n of Dukhovshchl
North ern Front~ South
have advan ced to wltnin 30 miles of the clt.y.
of Lodog a the fighting appeo.1·s to have subsid ed. On .Zo Septem
ber, the
ed landin g barge s and other shippi ng in the
Soviet .Air Force nttack
Black Sea off L>,e •rama n ?enins uh1.
4. WESTERN E UROf'E .--On HI Septem be r, Allied planes made

light r aids on airdromes at LUle, MervUle and Woen sdrechexcept t . Targe ts
ed. AA fire was light In
in the Bethune area were also attack
fighte rs were encoun ter ed; 6 enemy planes
the Boulog ne a r ea, and few
were destro yed.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA .--ln Italy on 20 Septem ber the Allied

From
line extend ed E from Salern o to Include thG town of Olevan o. rd
this point It ran southw ard W of Eboll to N of Altavl lla, th~>n eastwa
was r eporte d movin g
t o a point S of Aulett a. Heavy enemy tra!f\c
eastwa rd from Eboll. 1n Corsic a heavy Gorma n tratf\c was movi~ mber,
north in the easter n part of the !siMd . On the night of 18-19 Septe S.
and U.
RAF planes ma de a 99- ton attack on Viterb o (Italy) airdro me On
light bombe r s attack ed a motor conce ntratio n in the Poten za area.
enemy transp ort
19 Septem ber, Allied planes continued attack s on
air-
and damag ed or destro yed about 250 vehicl es. Monte Cor vino l
field (Saler no area) was attack ed by 4 Ge r man fighte rs, and severa
,..~tflC 11
*~~e~
attac..:s v:er•• made on Allied shipp ing off shore . U. s.
unsucc<>ssf<.~l
area
medium bomb ers on recon naissa nce over the Cor::l ca- Elba in
were attack ed by 3 RE-2 00l' s (Jtal!an tl,>l\te rs). Ql Cos island
the J\egean Se1, 5 JU-Sa 's and 10 ME-1 09's a;raln attacKed ?reve za
Antl-
mach ia airfie ld. Allied plane s attack ed a rail juncti on near
In Greec e.
dropp ed
6. ASL'I.--Bur ma: On 19 Septe mber, u.S. medium bomo ers r
23 tons on enem y Instal lation s at Monywa, scorin g hits lm bomber,
on a powe
statio n, blllldl ngs, barra cks and wareh oJses . One medll
L C'Min .
escor ted by lighte rs, drop~d more than a ton of bomo s on
Nlngchangyang was also rnlded.
SOU'l'H AKD SOUTHWEST P.I\CIF!C.--Sclomons Area: On 1S
7. nttac~ ed
September, 30 enem y dive- bomo ers escor ted Ly 20 !ignte rs
eptin g U. S. •
Bar okoma, on Vella Lavella, and Munda alrfoeld. Interc 3. U. S.
fighte rs shot down 17 enem y ;>lanos, and AP. fire destro yed
medium , torpe do and dive- bomb ers bombed and strafe d ~;~~n positi ons
at Bamb er! and Parap atu .Point on ll.olom banga ra. On 19 Septe mber ,
s on Ar..on del was im~d ed by still
the advan ce of U. S. Jrcun d troop on t!\e same
Japan ese resist ance . Enem y plane s attac {':!d Gtiad alcana l
Ccv,.
date. U. S. plane s heavi ly bombed Vila and Disap pointm ent n, on
New Guine a--Ne w Erita in Area: On 19 Septe moer, Flnsc hhafe
heavily
NeWGumea, aiiot: npe Glou ceste r, on New Brita in, were of bomb s
bombed and strafe d. At Cape Glollc ester more than dO tons
prooa bly
were dropped; 6 enem y aircra ft caught on the ground were
Area: On !9 Sept" mber,
destro yeti. Northwest Austr alia- -Band a Sea ome ln tne Darw in
I) enem y air craft lneRectllaUy bomb ed Fento n Rrrar
a, on Booro e lslnnd , and Ambo n were
area. On the same date N~mle s at
attacKed by Allied neavy bomb ers. v:or.<rmops and fuel d.1mp
Naml ea airfie ld suffe red direc t hlts .
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLlED Slil?P ING.- - A U. S. Liber ty ship
d. 'lwo
was torped oed and SUM 20 Septe mber, 400 miles S of Icelan time In
Russl an cargo vesse ls are repor ted s unk by subm arine some
lcan Wate rs:
the last month In the Kara Sea. U ooat Sl,•htlngs !!!_ AmPr
No sightl ngs repor ted.
For the A. C. of s., G-2: For tne Direc tor of Naval Intelligence:
~ . 'rvl o.qLl))& /:{ v-:. / .- L - - - -

£, L :', :f--1'._,., 1<7
H. E. MAGUIRE, ,7A. E. SCHRADER S. N.,
,
Colonel, O.S.C., Captain, U.
Chlof, Thea ter Gr oup. Asst. Dlr., lntell lgenc e Group.
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ARMY- NAVY
On Information ree~ived·· \"ar and Navy Departments,

From: 1201 Z, 19 Septomoer 19 '3 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, iO September 19!3 20 September 1913.
No. 176.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Nothing to r eport.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Nothing to report.

- · EASTERN EURO?E.·-ln the over -all picture the enemy eon-
Jnues to withdraw to l'te Onepr b<1t In no p!ace is his line brot<cn nor
there appa:ent danger of 'lis losing laqe -bodiec of troops ty en-
rclemeot. Ca·~c:J..sus: ln the Kuban enemy units cont!nJc to fall
ck on their deb:J.rr.at:on oo\nt:; as Soviet forces reduce t'1e stze of
the bridgehead. South~t·n Front: Setween Melito!)ol and Zaporozhe,
Soviet forces have aavan•;,,CfTO\.•tthln 20 mUes of the railroad near
Plavnl. Th!s is one o! probably two rallroaJs supplymg the Crimea;
the other is believed t o t' r oss th<> Doepr at Kher son. Fr om Zaporozhe
to Kiev the enemy appears to ue f~lling back t oward the Dnepr.
Soviet for ces have occuple:l Kra5no~rad , Lubny and Prilulll. ;)oltavn
is the only Important city on t 'te Lozovaya-- Kiev r ailr6ad r emain In~
In enemy hands. In the Kiev ar'lu Red Army units advanc"d !lllghtly.
Cent r al Front : At Chr·rnlgcv, s~vlet units are only a few miles from
the Desna and the city . Frorn Chernlgov to Smolens:< tho Red Army
Is steadily expand in~ Its bridgehead:; v: of the Desna at Novgorod--
Severs«i, Trubchevs.t, BriMS{ and E of Rcs!avl. In the Smolensx
area, the Soviets have c r os:;ed Ute upper DneJ)r and taken Yartsevo.
Aloni this front It appears th'\t lne eneoy Is falling back to the liM
Gomel, Dovs.<, Mog!lev, Orsh'\ and VitebsK or tlle Dnepr r iver Just
W of that line. Nortnern Front: South of LadQ&<l fightlng continues
with no apparent change.-
•l. WESTERN EUROPE.-· On 18 September, U. S. medium bomber s

made light r aids on Tille airdrome , and an airfield and other targrts
at Rouen. No ene my' a lrcralt wer e encountered; AA fire was moderate.
5. MEDIT ERRANEAN AREA.··ln ltaly, on 19 Septembe r , Allied

t r oops met decreasing euerny resistance In the Salerno ar ea. On
the night of 17 · 18 September, fl<lled plat>es s'.lccess!ully attacked the
Cerveteri airdrome (N of Rome), and r oacls and transport NW and E
of the batf;le area. Rail targets at Foggla were also bcmbw. On 18
S<>ptember, U. S. bomber s att<lcO<ed Vlterbo, Practlca dl M~tre and
Clamplno a irdr omes, destroy\n~ many pl'llles on the ground. Satellite
tlelds at FOQ;In werr: r.tra!ed by U. S. flght~rs, which dnm11Q'ed or
dP~troyed 'i'tl .:nemy phnes en the 6rO'.tnd. Pescan ra.ll yard.s were
agail'l bom~::J and about 2a motor true.w were destro]ed N ot E'Ooli.
There was no enemy 4lr action over th~ east coact n.nd acuvtty con-
tlnucd light ovu the Sllerno araa.. In tM: O«leca.ne:le, on the night
of 1'1- 13 September, RAF bomber$ sank a l3,00Q .. t on enemy tanker
ott Y.htos J.sl!Lnd. C'n 18 Scpte.mOer cnem>' tlgnta.rs o.nd bombers mada
S attackS on t.~e Antimae!lia a1rf~ ld on Coa Island; 5 JU~SS's and 2
ME·109's WIJre destroyed. Reconnatsso.nce ot Spezta oa the i6tb
tndlented t.\a.t tho lto.uo.n light c:ruiser Tl'tranto, o destroyer anti a. tor-
pedo boat have been s cutUed. The he:;tvy crutser Oortz.i(l 1.ppenred
damaged by tlre. Se'leral small !talian merc:tunt ships have arrived
at Malta.
6. AS!A.--Chlna: ca 18 S.ptomber, ro.Uway tnstalla.Uons nl

Shlhhv;•elyno were damaged by U. S. bombers escorted b}' flght,.rs.
Nine enemy btlmbcrs ra.\dod YangohAw, 140 mll!!S SE 0! Kweilln.
Llri!I.'U, 130 miles E of Kwel!ln • was attack~ by enemy p!anea.
B~rma ; 0116 S.pt~tnOOr , tna Maymyo barracks tLnd the Ywataung
raUwa>' yards were hit Dy U. S. mediu.m6. em 18 September , 13- V·~
toM o' bcmba: 'Ne.re dropped an nllway traci".e tn lhe gorge ncar
Songyaung. ~lay&: lt io reported that Penang 1s being de\/eloped as
an enemy su mar e O..Sc, wlth a Germ<tn !9'lACf, Md thst tactUUe.s
fo!" 6 submarln?$ art) .avaOo.b!e.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTH\''EST PACIFIC.-·'fh• en•my alrttold at

Ke..ra.W of KahlH, is now :;ervlce-.able tO 3o'050 feet. New Guinea ...
New Brltatn A.-na: Cb 19 Septe.moer, Allied heavy a.nd medtu.m
EOmbersa:ropj)i(JOver 12 tons on Flnschhafen. Light bombers attacked
<h• Taml lsiJindD (<0 mUos SE cl Flnsehhalen).
8. ACTION AGAINST AU.IE!i Sl!IPPINO.-·Nothlni to report.

O· boat S\:flUngs 1n Amerlc.an V atc.rs: A slghUng was r eported 20
SieptembCF,""lRJm1los NB 01 Puerto Rico.
For the A. C. o! s ., G-.J: For t!le Dlrectcr c.f N.:tval r.rMUlgene~:
tt:1:11. E..~ ClO~

MAGUIRE:\
a~n,./2.·~-
"H. SCHRADER,
Colonel, C.S.C., Captaln, u. s. N . •
ChWf, Theater Group. AGSt, Olr., lnt•Uige-nce Gt'CUI).
....
t\
~\ ARMY-NAVY
On lnformatlon recelwd-- ..;rar IUIJ Navy DepartmJnts,

From: lt.OI Z, 18 f~ptemb.lr 1£43 Washington D.C.,
To : 1200 z., 19 ~eptomb3r 1943 19 SQt)tember 1£13.
No . 1'15
1. NORTh AM8!UCA.--Nothlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.• -Tha composition of the now Bollvl<ln CabiMt
sworn In on 1~ <;optembcr 1943 Indicates no ch~e In foreign policy.
3. ZA"'l'Ei!N .:.UROP.t:!.·-C}UCJSUS: In the Kub n eMmy units contlnu9
to !ill back on Anapa, Tamansi'.aya, and Temryuk. They no longer have
the protection of mountain p.'ISSJS. Sov~cl forces now occupy tile raUroad
from Krymskaya to Novorosslsi<. Southern fl:lmi: TlH l~ft O.:mk of the
ReO Army has advanced ~0 mll~s and occuph:d Nogalsk .md Is l~ss than 50
miles from Mclltopol. e:~.st of .:.aporoLhe Soviet units m \de slight h<>ad·llay
and face the outer defcns~s o! the city. In trn! Dncp.·opctrovsk I.Ll'ea fresh
Soviet res<Jrves h:lv e l:Uaon thll key RR junction o! P:wlogrnd and are less
than 30 miles !rom the Dnepr . The long- held enemy dafensa and I:.R llno
f•om Krasnogr:t.d to [{\ev has b·~en cut by R...>d Army units at Mlr~orod und
Romodan £ of Lubny . The positions of Poltnva and Kl'i.iSnograd nro now
critical. In the Kiev ar~:t the long narrow :;ovlet soll<3nt has reached the
outer defense ring of the city. The northern point of the salient has reached
the Desna t. of Chernlgov, whore tne .;11emy retains a smill brld(l<Jh ad on
lhe £ bank to guard the road and :tR crossing at that point. Howw<Jr the
city Is under ~ovlet artlllJry fire and Its position appears to btt critical.
Centnl El:2nl: /Jong tho! Des1111 Rlwr Uu Soviets have again lncr.,ased the
lllz.., of thllr Novgorod-fevarskl and Bryansk brldgeh.:ads. These two 1<...--d
Army columns ..ppe.ll' to be astride tne arts ..nd polnt.:d at u.e junction of
Novo.:ybkov, about ·10 mUJs li: of Gomcl. ln be Su1o rM hl<rd htln"
continues but th•l coo "s s.tUl hold li' h · >nt
" >0 e r<'!'~~ ' l outll of !Adot:" fighting cont1nu.1s
with no app:~.r.,nt ci\..mt:tl In th · sltuatlon. In Uu! OV·Jra.ll 1 ictw·o tha t n.my
appe:ll's to be falling b.1ck to the Dnt!pr i;om Smoh:nsk to the Crime...
"'llelner or not he wUl ~ttempt to maintain brldg :h~~ds :; of the rlvar nt ker,
points, nnd prouct the Crlmt?a, Is not yet ap1>ar- nt.
·1. Wi!:S.TERN'F;.URQP£.-~othlng. to r;.,port ,
5. MI!:DIT.!:RI~AN~AN ARC:A.--In Italy on 1'1 September the ln1portant
town of Glol:l. del Colle In the soutll was ewcuated by U1e om~my. On 1~
Septembe r the town of Battlpaglla w"s r-cLJt:.n by th.: Fifth Army. Consld~r
able anemy motor traru;port was reJ;ow vlng i< !rom U•ls point.
s~ . .!-?a
DI.CLAU IFID
080
9-e €ffS I
the esti-
AltavU!a was reoccupl~d by Alll~d troops . As of 16 Septem ber,
N of the line
mated streng th of Germ:~n groun d forces In It.lly was 178,000 ber
16- 1'1 Septem
Plsa-- Rimln l, nnd 163,000 S of that line, On the night of lines
attack s on enemy
and the next d:J.y, Allied planes m'lde heavy bombing
na air-
of comm unicat ion. The Clamp lno, Pract lca di Mare, and Cister18 glider s
drome s S of Rome, were heavll y bombe d; 80 enemy planes end
bombed.
were dootro yed on the ground . RnU yards a t Pescn ra were also ead.
on a very reduce d scale over the· Salern o beachh
Enemy air action was de-
, was
On the 17th, one of 7 JU-52's westbound with 2 escort ing planes vessel
stroyed" oU "Stamp alle Island In the Aegea n Se;~. A 1,000- ton enemy
was sunk oU Nams Island by Br ltlsh plaMs .
d
0. ASLA.. -- Burm:J,: On 16 Septem ber, U.S. fighte rs eifcctl vely ltt::tcke k
u G:l., six mUes SE of Malng kwan. The barn.c
enemy-lnsta lhtlon s at Nlnghk mediu m
::tt Maymyo were bombe d and some buildin gs destro yed by U.s.
o.tt:~c kad o.t Wctwun
bombe rs. Roll1ng stock and tro.cks were succes sfully
and ?w~kawk by U.S. mcdlw ns.
uni
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. --Pucl flc Arllll.: A naval comm ,
y raldt!d Japane se bases on Taraw :l Island
Que report s strong forces ha:~vll
tn~ night of
Gilbe rt Group, and on Nauru lsl:md , west of the Gilber ts, duringSolom ons
18 - 19 Septem ber and for a good portio n of the following d:ly.
ng attack
Area: On 17 Septemb~r. KWUI was subjecti1<1 to a low level bombi ovar
tire encou nter.:d
by U.S. mediw n units . .r,ccurat<J and lntens a AA W"..S
ing
strafe d l>y U.s. pbnes . Cov.Jr
the tn.rg!lt. Ballale was Illso bombe d and Mill'
fighte rs shot down 14 of 50 ;:nemy !lght.l rs attemp ting lntJrce ptlon.
pl:lnes
Gulne a- -twv Brit3,1n Ar.:a: On the night oC 16 S.::ptdmb.:lr, 2 enemy
ov.Jr Hopoi withou t vUect . On 17 Scpt~mb ..ir, Allied bomb- :rs
droppe d bombs
P..:nin sul:l..
str:l.fed F inschh afun and vllla(!..JS t\.long tha Cl'\St coast of thu Huon n w.:re
co:tSt of N"w Britai
Four small enemy cargo v..,ss-:ls of! the northw..:st ~
,;sl Austr: :lh·-~
str:l.fed end left burnin g by All!Jd pbnes . Northw :l.ttac k~
T::tb~r fanJ, Aro.:: Island s, was
Aroa: On 17 S3plvm ber, thJ vU!ag~oJ of and scoNd n
by Allhd planes which dJstro y~d 1 floatpl antl and o. fuel barge,
dlr .:ct hit on an AA positio n.
S. . AC'!lON AGAINST ALLIED SHlP.HNO.-- Nothlng to r Jpor t.
For th..J A. C. of S., G- 2: For the Dlr.:c tor of Nav::l lnt.;lll g ..tncJ:
I~ .L. }'f\(\'\w.~ a/ d
,.:-A.E .
~ ~ - SCHRADER,
H. E. MAGUIR~:;,
Colon.:l, G.S.C., Captai n, U. S. N.,
Asst. Dlr., lnt~lllgcncJ Group .
Chief, Thant er Group .
ARMY- NAVY
DAILY INTELLIGENCE ltiEPOitT
On Lnformatlon recelvo d-- War and N&•;y Departmenle,
From: 1201 z.
11 Se~tember I~S Wasl>lnctm, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 18 Septem ber 10.3 18 S.pwm ber 1~3.
No. 174.
l. NORTH 'ddERI CA.·- Nothlng to report .
4. LATIN AMERICA. --Nothtng to report.
3. EASTERN EURO PE.· -SoutM rn Front: The left flank of

Red Army, advanc ing along the sea Of Azov, haa oecupt ed the
Eaat of Zaporo zhe and Onepro petrovs k on the bill bend of Onlpen ko.
lhP. Dnepr,
the enemy ccntLnultll to hold hll 50- mlle del- line, lnclu~i
"i tho
key railroad joltlct1on of Pavlw.rad. From th! l..o~vaya
the front genora lly follows the Jlr.e of tM raUro!lll, being area to Kiev
10 mUes N
of It at Krosnc crad, and '\bou.l 30 mlleo aWl\y at Poltava and
l.Ubny.
The enemy has succers!:Jlly ~t~t Lflis vital hne <:pf!'l. and
la now clvt.niJ:
it up 1 few mtles at a time at the east=~.rn end.
H!s position at ?av·
lograd ls sertou.sly threate ned, and at Krasno grad his Situatio
crlllca l. 1n the Priluk i· - IUev-· Chernl gov trlangl o, the point n Is
Soviet salient was advanced slightl y In 1.,.., marah y ccuntry of tho
Front: On the Desm hiver, tha So-tleta allghtl y enln'ge d their . Centra l
NoviJcrod-Seversk1 and Bryana k brldgo huds. 1n the Bryans
1n additio n t o captur lnr the city, Red Army unite have k arco.,
oecupi ed all
of the subur~ factory towns The heavie st flllhtlng
place In the SmoletLSk area. wbere the enemy appears c:! w day too.<
to have
pullld Soviet attacks . Northe rn Front: s..~th o! Lai<e Ladosa r~
Mga area, fl~htlng conllliued hal theS!l'uotlon Ol'P'"ars uncllan 1n the
ged.
4. WESTERN EUROi>E.--Q> 16 S.vtem ber, U. S. bombe rs
attacke d the aubma rtna pens a t La ?aU Ice, the 1..& Rochel
le airdrome,
naval Md ship yarde at Nantee , and the CCf!W ' airdrom
e. W.edtum
bombe rs attacke d Beaum wt-..·Roger and Trlcqu evllle a>rdro
En~my a!r cppoel tlcn was wea< to moder
mes
ate. Q> the olgtn of the loth
the raU center at Moda.ne (in Fra.nce, 50 mll!!s W or Tudn) was
bombe d by a atront force of kAF planes . One arch ct tht
vtadue t on tho Rtvlera r ail lint, SW o! Nice, was d4stT, Anthea r
cyed. r;o
enemy opposltlan t o these attacks was encounter ~-
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA .··ln Italy, on 17 Septem

o! the British Elglllh Arm.y &Dd 1\marl ean forcea e!feete ber, patrol l
da
S of Salerno . The AU\11 oecupt ed Ccntro ne and Roccadaepido)unetlcn
In the
~~· Regraded Unclassified

SE C RET
hills . Fight ing continued wltb llttle change in tne immediate vic lnity
of Salerno. The west coast islands of Ischia, Penza, and flroclda
were occupied by the Allies. The east coast of the Italian heel was
cleared of the enemy as far as Bisceglle. However, below this town,
the inland city of Gioia del Colle r emained In German hands. On t he
night of 15-16 September and the next day, Allied planes made wide-
spread attacks on enemy lines of c ommunication and transport between
Potenza and lsernia. The heaviest concentrations were e mployed
near Torre Annunziata and a t Benevento. No air oppos ition to these
attacks was encountered, but enemy air action over t he Salerno bridge-
head increased to about 120 sor ties, mostly against shipping off the
beaches. Photographs showed mor e than 60 JU- 88' s on 6 airfields
at Foggla.
6. ASlA.--Chlna: On 16 September , more than 30 enemy bombers

were r eported to have entered the warning net N of Kunming, but no
contact was made . U. S. planes bombed ammunition dumps, barracks ,
and warehouses near Tayeh. Burma : U. S and RAF plane s attacked
r ail faciltties in northern Burma; it is believed that s\x locomotives
viel:-e destroyed, The RAF successfully straied supply crait and troop
shelte rs in Arakan . .
,j
7. SOUTH AND SOUT HWEST P ACIFlC.- - Solomons Area: On 16

September U. S. planes heavily attacked ene my installations in t he
Kah\li area for the third successive day . Two enemy fighters attempt-
Ing interception wer e shot down over Ballale, Ene my AA fire in
the area was intense and' accurate. Buka and VIla we r e al so bombed .
.Enemy planes continued to make scatter ed r aids on Vella Lavella;
3 of his planes werE! ·shot down. Allied torpedo boats destroyed 5
enemy barges N of Vella Lavella. :New· Guinea -- New Britain Area:
Lae was occupied by Allied ground !orces at noonW September.--
Prior to the occ1o1pat ion lillied light, medium, and heavy bomber s
delivered a thoroughly de structive bombardment of de fens e areas
E and N of Lae airfie ld. Allied heavy units bombed the dump and
personne l areas at Alexishaien. A runway was left unserviceable.
Rectnnaissance aircraft observed a new 5,600. foot runway on Los
Negos Island (E of Manus in the Admiralty group) . Northwest
Alrstralla--Band3 Sea Area: On 16 September, 12 to 15 Japanese
plMes lrie!fectually attacked Fenton airdrome in t he Darwin area.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SH1PPING.--Nothlng to r e port.
U-boat St~tings in American Wate rs: A sighting was reported 17
Septembe2 4oo miTe s- S ol Bermuda.
~ • • f
For the A. C of S,, G-~: For the ~rect<;>r of 1

· . 2te lllgence:
J·"t.:-H.L")\1<1;5::_~L:.:
E. MAGu~E,
Colonel, G.S.C.,
L.(. a~
nJ:Ct.~ssi1UII.:IJl C
..
~. · 't-··- • -
in, U. S. N.,
Chief, Theater Group. oan t.•8£ tfiiC 1£)1 ., Int elligence Group.
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ARMY- NAVY
On information received- - War and Navy Departments,

To : 1200 Z, 1'1 September 1943 17 September 1943.
No. 173.
l. NORTH AMERICA. -- Nothing to r eport.
2. LATIN Alv!ERICA.--Nothlng to r eport.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--CaucasH: In the Kuban, Soviet units have

captured the town and port of Novoross isk. Northwest of Krymskaya,
Red Ar my units astride the Kuban River and the Varerilkovskaya
HighwayS of the river, have also advanced. Southern Front: On the
southern hail of the Donbas front the enemy withdrawal continued.
Soviet units advanced 5 to 10 miles and a r e now within 12 miles of
Verkhne-To!<mak and Os!p~nko. The pos ition of the latter city is
critical. rn the northern half of this front Soviet forces have captured
~
he railroad junction of Lozovaya. The Donbas front no longer r e -
resents a Soviet salient as the llne now e xtends dlf.e N and S through
\ ozovaya. Southwest of Khar kov, Soviet forces astr ide the Khar kov--
rasnograd railroad have advanced to within 13 miles of Krasnograd.
In the great bend of the Dnepr, Soviet forces threat en ?avlograd and
Krasnograd . The c-:.ptur~ of th.;;s. two nil junctions would b.:: s r · .
ious for the enemy. In the Konotop area the southern shoulder of the
Soviet salient has been advanced by the capture of Romny. The sa-
lient's point has been exte nded from Ne zhln to Nosovka, 50 mile's
fr om Kiev. Central Front : The nor thern shoulder of the Konotop
salient remains along the Desna; however , the Soviet bridgehead on the
W bank of the river has been enlarged and now includes the town of
Novgorod Sever skl. At Bryansk all ene my un~ts appear to have been
wiped out and the city is believed to be entirely in Soviet hands . In
the Smolensk ar ea fighting continues. Northern Front: In the Lening··
grad area the situation app;lars unchanged. DUring the night of H - 15
September , Soviet planes laid mines off He lsinki Harbor.
4. \!'ESTERN EUROPE.- - On 14 September, 11 enemy bombers made

an unsuccessful attack on Allied shipping off northwest Spain. The
next day U. S. heavy and medium bomoers dropped a total of SH tons
of bombs on airplane and ball-bearing factories at Paris, on the air-
cr aft r epair and storage depot at Romllly- Sur -Seine , and on air fields
at Chart res and Merv!lle. This was the lar gest tonnatte yet dropped by
the Eighth Air Force in a single day . AA fir e was Intense In t he Paris
ar ea but weak to moderate elsewhere. Enemy alr opposit ion was
gener ally weak. About 60 enemy fighte r s wer e sighted In the Paris
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SECRET
area, but they lall..S to press hom• their attacQ. A tO<al ol 16 hostile
ll(htor• was shot down durlnc the <lay's operations. en th• nleht ol
15-16 September, the RAF heavily attac<ad the tlrtlactory at Mont·
l ucon (43 miles NW of VIchy). AA lire ,...., tl!chl and onlY a I~ enemy
alrcr&lt were encOWitered. The same nl(ht obout 17 '""my plan~><,
a! which 3 were destroyed, dropped bombs In the Ker.t, Lmdon, and
&lssex areu.
S. MEDITERRANEAN AP.E:A.··In lhl. St.Jerno &rtl the Allies
repu:ud auaclr.a from the north and east on 16 Scpt~mber and assumed
the ollens!vo. Capeozano, 4 miles N ol Salerno, te In Allied hands
dupltt O.rman att•mpts to ln!Utrote through the nelgr.borinc psues.
Albanolla was retaken, ellmlnatlnc an en· my salient along the Sdo
River, Tho E!gnth Army reached Vollo dt L\loCJ\IR, opprOJ<tmately
16 mtlee from Amerlcan poslttons noar AcrcpoU. Pntrol.s of thr
Etshth Army and of British unl\e In tho ltatlCJ\ hool modo contact
along \h. Oulf ol Ta.rCJ\to. en tho night oll<l·16 S.,ptember, nnd through·
out the next day, Allied planes contlnuad their allacks on oncmy troop
concentrallons , transport, roads, Md ralt lines uraund th.e All led
bridgehead. More thnn 150 tons of bombs w.-ro dropped and strong
n,htar covor was malntatned: ov:r our troops. Enomy !\tr acttvtty v.ras
considerably curtailed; there was no OllPOllltlon to ..,Iliad bomofni
a\laclcA. Sevon enemy planes weu destroyed ovor tho batt! are~.
5. ASIA -ChW>: Cn 15 S,p~ml>or, 8 enemy plor.fl bcm'.bed Klcnow
airdrome. U~ed.I:J.m bornbc.rs. ~scort...>d. by tlsn:~rs, c< r, U.S. l!~ters atw:<ed
en :my lnaU!Iat!ons a~.wan and In the norlhtm lht<aemg
Vlllley, s..ttlng buildings o!!re an<! destroying a 11Upply dump. U. S.
medium bombers att.>Oked raU facilities "$.<!'"·
QJ\d dostroyLACIFIC. ·· Solomcns Area: entb
Septqmbor r olnlorccd )'p(UleSe unlu on Aruridoi unsucccootully
countora.ttacked our poslticns. Enemy nlrcratt mndo aeanorod ralds
cvor OUadnlc>not, thu Russell lstnnds, Mundn, on<l Volin Lavclla.
en 14 Sopt<>mber, Allied pi!Ules mndo an unusu!llly heavy attAck en
the enemy base at Knhlll. Tho lcllowtns d,y 3 w~veo ol u. S. planes
succeasfuUy bomb.;ld th~ so.mo a.r.:::1. TM n~Jw t;nomy l~lnc fl.~ld
a t Kara (10 mtlos W o! Knhlll) Is now s•rvlc•'bl~ for 3,750 fe.t.
N•w Cutn.3 .... New Bri.ta.ln Are~: en H $...1)-t.tmbtr, 6 .nc:my pl.:tLS
!Mntctully bOiiih..<r!lii'~ the lAo Otctor, 1& S;ptemt..r, Allied
CrOWid troops cmtlnJMI to advancJ &g:llnlt lncr :LSinC <n my opposition.
· 2·
~~~~'Ill ,.
5 lilG'R'E t'"
•
Alllod n1>vy bombcro drops>><! 68 tons ol bombs on W -w>< ~d Borrun
alrdrom,a. ~.pprO><Im~Hy 10 )"J)'!ll••- pllltl<s weN d'stroy.d on tl.
trrour.cl, v.d 43 ol ~ to 70 •r.el:'.)' !lo;ht..ra wnleh ~r~opt.-d lnt rc.otlor:
w~l"'l: ahot down. Allied m.xllum b~mbcra d atroy..,.od 15
tw on FIMcbh:llon :lnd MAW'i·
On th. nlfht of 14 Sep...,mbcr,
RAAF. The same nlgM tho town and alrdromo ot KOJ>d>rl
werlo Ct !~JC:tlvoly nttacl<~d by Alllc.-d henvy bombors.
8. ACTION AGAL'IS'l ALL!EO S!li?P!NG.·· No slru<ln;:s r•pon,d.
U-boat Sltnt!ngs In Mr. ·rlc>n Wators: On 16 Sept mbcr a poallble
slc•~<lli ..... repo~s~.wfaunc!Und.
Fer tho A. c . of s., 0-2: For th~ OJr;,:ctor of Naval tnt Ulg... ncd:
~ E~r
Colon ., G. S.C.,
Chief, Th >ter Gr011p.
·3·
/ 0
ARMY- NAVY
On Information r eceived-- V!ar and Navy Departments,

From: 1201 Z, 15 September liH3 Washington, D. C.,
No. 17l.
I. NORTH AM ERlCA.- - Nothlng to report.
2. LATIN AMFRlCA. - -Nothln!J to report.
3. EASTERN EURO:>E.--Cauc'l.sus: 1n the Kuban heavy fighting

continues 1n the northeast suburbs of Novorosslsk and NV' of Kryms-
kaya. Southern Front: (OSipenko to Konotop). On tne southern hall
of the Donbas frolit1lle enemy withdrawal continued. Soviet forces
have advanced 5 to 10 miles In the direction of :.ielltcpol, and are now
within 20 miles of the Ver:thne-Tol<mak rail junction. Capture of tnls
town would cut the last rail connection to Osipen..:o. Along the north-
ern half of this front, in the Lozovaya area, Soviet units haveo advanced
to within 12 miles or the city from the E and 16 miles from the N.
Southwest of KharKov, Sov iet units advanced againsl s tr ong opposition.
West of ZenKov and Gadynch, Soviet forces extended their gains toward
Lubny and are now about 20 miles from the rail j>.mcllon at Romodan on
the vital Kiev- - ?oltava railroad. In the Konotop area, the southern
shoulder of the Soviet salient Is still held baclt at Romny. The salient's
point has been extended by hcd Army units t o Include the rail junction
of Nezhin which cuts all rail connections to Priluki from the N.
Central Front: (Konotop to Vel! de Luki). Along tne Desna, the enemy
holds a siilaiTDrldgchead N of tne junction with the Selm River.
Soviet units continue to hold th'!lr bridgehead VI of the Desna 'It Novgo-
rod-Severski. At Bryansle Clghting continues and the situation Is con-
fused. lt is believed that enemy units ar~ still in poss<?sslon of part
fr of the town. In the Smolensk area, new Soviet attacks have been
~ launched against the cit y, one from the SE near Yelnya, the other from
the NE near Bely. Northern Front : In the Leningrad area, nfter
«str ong artillery preparation, l'fle1lovlets initiated a new attack to widen
~their corridor.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--Nothlng to r eport.
~. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. --Cn 15 September the Fifth Army

retained its grip on the Salerno bridgehead. The battle continued to
be desperate with t he Germans' attempting to drive :1 wedge Into the
1\ll\ed position. The Germans were reported bringing up reinforce-
ments. In the South, tne Eighth Army reached Saprl. During th night
5~~-11
~~;-~~
SECR ET
-
of 13·14 September, Fnnch troop• were landed In Cor sica to r In·
!orco local patrlota IIJld Italian forces willeh are fl(hlllli the O··r mans.
Thq patriots and llallan.s control A)accto and most of th~ Interior,
but Baatla and th.e southeastern part or the Island nrc under enemy
controL The Germans are relnfcrcln( Corsica from Sardinia. On
t~ ntsht o! 13-14 September, and throu11!1oot 1M noxt day, Allied
planea eoneentrat td 1!\olr bomblnll tf!ort In 1!\c Salerno ares, drop.
ptnr 1200 tons of bombs on rotda, enemy eoneentr>llons and tranaport,
with partlculart y heavy anae<a around Battlpaflla and Eboll. C\ner
U. S. planes dropped 79 tons of bombs on the ~scara rail yards. The
only onomy air oppoalllon to the bombing attaeks waa one atlempt~d
lntereoptloo by ab<Olt 12 enemy flrnters over Battlparlla. U. S.
lighters made an unopposed sweep ovar 5ardlnla. Bombardment of
er.ctmy posltlona In tbu Salerno &rda by J'Jlled warshlps eontlr.u'ld.
Ab<Olt 70 enemy planes were active over Allied (round forces, and
dlve·bomb ers atUlck<ld Allied shipping of! Sal•rno, On 13· 11 Sept mber,
28 Italian small naval craft lltl"lved at R>lermo.
6. ASIA.··Chlna: Foor rut of 10 enemy fl&hturs wer e shot down
""hlle lnlercept!n , a f.Ugnt cl U. S. mo1i~m bombors N o! H<ng t:on;;.
In offen.slve reccr..natssanea OV-!r t!ll middle YaJ\i1t.a, }.111~ p~a
bombed 2 river st_,arn••rs, ont: ct \villeh v·as ~llovo...'<f su.ru. An
>mmllllltlon depot In NanClWIC wna nl&o hit. Burma: U. S. bombo rs
a ttackod river •hipping a t Bnamo, rail yards arRiiii'i>alu (25 mllos N of
Shwobo) and 1!\e town of Myitkyl,.a. japanese camps In the Hu~.Awng
Valley were bombed and str.>fod wll!\ good of!oct. French Indo· China:
On 14 September , ahlpplr.g In l!otphan0 was atuc..a<rb yU. S: !i<avy
bombors. Dlro1<:1 hlta were ..-:or ld on a Ooatlni dry dock contslnlllof
a 2CX>-foat ship.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAClFlC.-·Solomons Area: U. S.

grou.nd troops on Arundel continu td to meet enemy resitrtane~ from
a Ioree estimated to be !rom 200 to :;oo. On 14 S..pt•mber, VIto was
bombed by U. S. h<tavy anlt.s. N~• G.llr.oa--N<:w Britain Area: Ca
14 ~pt.,mber, 1!1• low r !l.arlcham"-11aTieyroocfWa~ Stralod
In support o! Allied ground troOpl whlcil advanc<ld to wll!\ln 4 mil •• of
Lao alrd romo. Tho Hansa Bay o.ron was hewlly bombed; bulldln(s
we re destroyed nt Angoram and Marlcnberg , o.nd AA posttlon.s W~Jre
allonc<td near Nubia. Northwest Austr,ll•- - Band• S.a Ar•a; On 13
Sept•mb<.r, the en. my seaplllil" bue at lla!onrcn
Ambon waa attack·
ed by RAAF planes; AA positions w,re stu:r.ced and 3 er..,my !lo-t·
phnea were bomOed IUid stro.!od. Babo ond L.;•.noer """' als•
bombed. Ql 14 S.:J)tQmber, Sauru lsl!lnd was S'Jbjectud to 3 attaCI<$
by Allied medium bombers whleh llllrted Ia reo !!rea In tho supply
dump a rea.
8. ACTION AGA:N~ ALUED SKIPPING. ··A Brlllsh e.ugo veos;ol
waa ...11\k by enomy a\r ersl\ 300 m\lol W ol Portupl on Sept~mbor 13.
~ Sightlngs ~ Aoerle.sn ~: No atghlln(a r.eport~-d.
For tbo A. C. o! s .• 0-2:
H":fe~~~ a..tV-"1A ---c-...

Colonel, G.S.C.,
<>,A:'
E. SCRRADER,
~ptaln, U.S. N. ,
hc:-- -
Chlel, Theater Group. AISl. Dlr. , Jnlolllgenco Group.
ARMY- NAVY
On inform ation receiv ed-- War 1nd Na\-y Depar tments ,

Fr om: UOl Z, 14 Septem ber 19.3 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 15 Septemoe r 1943 15 Septem ber 1913.
No. 171.
l. NORTH AMERIC•\. · -Not"llr.~ to l''lport .
~. LAT!N AME.HICA.--Notraint: to report
3. E '\STERN EUR1."1PE --In tho Kub1n heavy fighting contin lPS.

On the sruthe rn na.J.f of the Donua:; front enc:':1y units contin
ue to w'th-
draw. Soviet forces have advan ced their 1 >ft fl:ln.t from 10 to 15
tcwn of Yalta on. the Sea of 11zov, junt W of M:~rlupol.
m lles, ta:tlng the ced akng
lUong tht> ncrth>.?rn il9.U ol tnis :u·ea Soviet forces have advan
the tovmn of GavrU ov~a and
the Slavyansk--Lozov:t~''l railro ad ta <;ng
Oubovo. Red Ar my units are now within JO to 30 miles of the enemy
ov,
railroa d junctio ns of r"'avlograd :lJ'oJ. Lczovaya. Southwest of Khat·~
bac.t a f~w mil •s as til" Soviet s improv t;d
enemy units wert1 fore:><!
their pcsltlo ns. In the Kcnoto,l are3. the soutne rn shC\;.Id ,r of th
·<tended
Soviet salien t Is stlll held oac!< at Romny. Soviet forcos have t
the point of tile sal!e:. t and cut the Chern\~cv-- No;zh\n rai\ro aJ just
•t
N of Ne::.'lln. Tnls salien t s now ubout 70 m•les J •ep :llld only aoc .
'10 miles wide at tlte b:tse, which r uns throug h 1\onoto p and Romny
In the Bryans~ and Roslav l areas, Sovi->t forces contint~c
to approa ch
the Desna alcn~ Its enth·n mtddl< lJld upp. r c"'.lrS· 1.
4. WESTERN EUkO.i'E.--N otntng to noorl .

nts,
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.-·-Britlsh and Amer1oan reinfo rceme
Including tan,{s and airbor ne tr~ops , Nnch~ d th Salern o area on 14
r no
Septemoor . Heavy f!gittlng contln .ed, wi th the Allies holding Salefire.
Md the beachh ead SE of tile city. Saler nc \''l!.S under enemy snell
In
Enemy pressu r e ll'l\S most se·1er., In the centeor of th~ !cll!cd line. del
tho heel or ita ly enemy troops , 'ldv:mclni$ from the airfiel d a t Gtola
de-
Colle, forced two brigad es of Britis h paratr oop!: to assum e the ced
fensiv e In the area of f,lottola. In Calab ria the Flghth Army advan
on the w 'sterH co:1st and to t ho
without meetlnc; oppos it ion to Sco.lea was occupi ed
ar ea of Co1·igllano Calab ro on the easter n coa~;t. Cuprl
ns ln
by an Allied force on 12 S>ptemb!'r; defAnse of th. Island remai On
t he hands of Italian s, v:ho are coo::><-r<ttln!f with ';llkd a~thoriti'>:<. ed
the night of 12-13 S~ptember and the nP.<t day, Allied boMb ers nlto.c!{
the
road j!Ulctlons , r ailway s, and t>nemy motor transp ort N and E of
Saler no ar<!a without encO<J.nterlng enemy ·\lr oppos ttlon. en th" 3th,
wer~ mtVr .Jill th; Salurn o beachn ead area.
about 1 ~0 enemy sortie s
Sactff~-·- ·'
~lexandrh\, RA.F 1-ian"S
Tt·n tr._,.my plan'i"l •·.,r~ d· troyed Nortn of t .:Sown W c.! t)tsu· Jl
d"Mreyoe-J & JU· - ~ • .netr. . r en rnr t.O::l' r Q$
erl! l\LUlck· d nll

d. ASIA. -&r m •: CfJ l~ Septe mber , 0. S. oomb
l.c'= :.u . yawb\1.' . 'l'btJ 1.e .t
fl. Ill ~• '"t · :rmii"""~ ..:! ~Zi, ~1 t~ulHlt
. Cll.;tt \: kepo rts c!
day, 1 tOJo.5 \l."t!r drct~J.'lftd on L~f'-ICt•il: & r·1ro-m mohth !ifiowu..i apj)ta .a-
c lnC:e mJ.dr.> tP:r ly thle
phot~raph1 recoM a\G-::t!
::'1.1.\Aly iO , 00 ton of sn lUl>... t Hon<r Konl.
~'ACifiC.--Solomons Ar ~ : J 11r.us
1. SOUTH AND SOiJ'l'HV'EST
U~ivtly sh Utd u.S. potiHor.~ on Arun~ On:JOJ1 !8
an.:.· ry tr. 'l3 ~-··· 4:!, w .s: t."!..f' .-ctiv
!sbnd :. Ttk· L.un~..a Lsml:<.l lrU. on
·:
.nth~ e Me-t i.t. 3.
ly b(lmbed by .Jnemy yl:ln""l on l3 ~pt.1mb'r, d-<J-
U.S. L.ombt-r ccor 1 d'.r ct 50'1·pO'.lr.d bemo hl\ on a Jo.p·mt81.1
2
~·.:\t" Ol 1 !".£'l•• Nt!!t,. Et!ul n hr('.l!; Ea.rt o!
~roy r, ? ot ~oln ·rH! •
w , illt.:.t t:rc::.l!l:.i lntutna11t't :e:.l to v1lt ~-;:;--- 1"!k'i""a' ~tr-Jret:l".
ln tt.· Mar-cham Vtll-gy ·r:,.y cnpoz to t Ht.:!.th's Pb.ntu tlon \ti ·rc
J :.y AlUM crour..;l .1r..t • lr UD s·,.B.na.n
araa
s:,.~e · Nt.1U y tt:u:
En r'llf pl"r. bomO)~
J1.pan •fk: f· rc .s ~.1·:e r _,: tA N c! A:ar.l.
t!ll"llt ts c:·1.t tha mouth ol tM BIt p
Rlv"'r {E of l..-'l.•~). A forcJ of 1 .
tr. o.y tor.. rs ec-1 ·r~ Ly ZC tl_J••l- rs :•lt· C-~ ••1uU1n :.no ~pi n :s
r.t re: 'tt'rs ~r._my at::r) Jlal$ 0 t:t<":nx.:l
wtr d~ttr·'i dby A!l1e-i
tn Mor~l or.Ja. th nt~t cf 1~ Sept .. mbt r . T.-1 .r..my alrd.r orn •s t
h!lavJ y t.mbc d by AU\ d
I"r-Ci, llR!d Bc~t. lll t11 V.'ll\\'2k ar It, wer
pl:ul. u, wnle."a ~:.·o 1 stray i 3 en 07 lr.t
rc t f3.
3. .ACTION 11.0o\.lN ST /~lWE:> SUlP; 'il{G .. -No jln.r:ln (o r ..-pl"!rtJd.

~ S {ht r. ':J; 4:. ·.m.rael.n Y.:...:...!!= l~o at- rt:n:.:-s :- ,> 'rt·~.
F c..r th A. C. of S., 0 - l : FM tl'll tllr ctor ot K:l.v 1 U\WlU nc"':
ti1 ;.'\:rou~~
Colm· . 0 S.C,
Chj f, Th ' r ....;r
)
/ ARMY- NAVY
On lnformatlon reeelved- - Wa:r and Navy Departments,
Fr om: 1201 Z, 13 Se!J(ember !913 Washington, D. C.,
No. 170.
!. NORTH AMERICA.-·Nothlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA. -- Nathlng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.- -ln the Kutw., Soviet forces ha\le reached
Novorosslsk. Enemy unlts rnay be evacu!lting thelr Kuban bridgehead.
Along the southern hal! o'f the Donbas front, tram tM Chapllno area S
to the Sea of Azov, enemy units continue to wiLhdraw. Scviet forces
have advanced from ·1 to 10 mlles ln the general directton or Ostpen.ko.
From the Up of the sa Uant near Chapllno N to the lzyum area, the
enemy defenses based on Povlograd and Lo?.ovay~ eantinue to resist
Soviet attacks. In tntj Kh3rkov area, the enemy d~fen~ llne Sand W of
the city continues to hold. In the Romny area, that city Is st!ll In
enemy hands; howovc.r, 1ts posit\on is critical as Soviet units nave
further enlarged the southern shoulder o! thet r sallent. Jn the Konotop
area, the Soviets have Ctdvanced the: point of their ::;anent and captured
the town of Kruty, 12 miles E ol the railroad junction at Nezhln.
Enemy forces have evacuated Bryansk, long one of their prlnc!p:tl
raUheads. Soviet units ln this araa arc now appr pachtng the Desna on
a broad front. The completion o! this advance will place the front
line along the rlver for some 300 m lles !rom the Balr.hrnach sector to
Yelnya. ln the Smolensk sector. In the Smolens~ area there appenrs
tO be no change. On 13 September , the Soviet Air Forcl.! attacked Ger ..
man landing barges and shipping In the Sea of Azov.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.- - The Swiss have moblllz<>d several
additional units, raising the mobilized Gtrength of the Swiss Army to
300,000 men. On 12 September, about 4 enemy planes attacked shipping
400 miles off the northwest coast ol Spain.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. - - Heavy fighting, Including powerful
enemy counterattacks, occurred ln the Salerno area on 1.3 September.
The enomf reoccupied Batt!paglln, and enemy Infiltrations threatened
Allied positions In passes north of S.•lorno. The British Eighth Army
continued il$ advance up the Italian tnstep, occupying Betvedera on
the west c:oast, Cosenza in tbe center, and St.rongoll oh \hs e-ast coast.
BrtUsh troops entered Bar,, o.nd the entire heel, on a line south ft'om
Bar! to tho mouth ol the Rlvor Lato Is now In AU!ed hands. After
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fighting bPt~~o'llen Oerm<ms nnd lt41ton> on Rhodes arul Seol"p&&lto, the
Ocrmans wcceeded In gslr.tng control of these Islands. Ql tho n!ghl
of 11·12 September, RAF plonu dropped ld7 tons or bombs on the
Froalnone airdrome (NW of Naples). other Allied medium lind light
bomber:; made wtdes-pread attae,us on enemy r oads o.nd tr anspor ~ tn
front of the Eighth Army. Qllho 12th, U. S. planes ago in bombed
Froal n on.e alrdrome and att.ac:)ted roads and brhtces at BcneventCI,
lsernta, Formls, Cas.teln'llO'IO, n.nd Arlana. Enfmy alrcr\ft fievr
abou.t 100 sordes over L~ Slltrno beacnhead but there wta r.o enemy
..
air op;>osttlon to Allied heavy bomber c;>er3tlor.$. Ql Rh"""•· U. S.
airc raft atucked the Marltt.' w Calato airdromes, later botl> of them
were reported ur.serv!ce:lb!e. Q\13 Se;>tember, enemy j:lar.es attac<·
ed ahtpplng In the Sderno area.
6. ASIA.· · Chln~ : On ll Sept••mber, japanese pbnes rnlded

Klonow olrllei<!lnF11klen. U. s. fighters and bomb<:r s mode d•mnilng
raids ogalnst e nemy rall r o~ds nnd rive r shipping In control Chinn.
Incr•>$ed shipping activity, lncl~dlng several smnll n>vol croll, WM
noted In the Yangtza from Han<ow to Nonklng. Two 500-foot morchnnt
vessels were btt I'J.t Hone Konr,, 'l.nd :1 destroyer was s ·t .dirt Al
SMebau l.sland. B>r,n1: On 11 Sept1mber, U. S. phnes ~llectlv,·ly
bombed r allw:!y hC'!Ilir.s 11 Pylnman• =1 Sa,.,!ng, Direct nits w•re
scor.od an two lar~ rlv· r voakls off Saga!ng. en 12 S.,pumber, U.s.
bom~ r s 3ttsc:eed L~ Yar:atMn r.LUw1y yard$, c:'t.~Sit.C heav-; d1mae-e.
Kurllos: Fllnher details on t.le U 5.:;n.!mber r~ld on Par:unoshll"•
r oveil th:lt 5 enemy vesst-t.s ..,.. ra nlt: 2 of them wtre S'..Ln.<, 1 wu
domllied, :md 2 possibly d•m•g•~. Mol.r~te -\A !lr ·• mostly trom
veuels, was encount--r ed. Cr.o possible b~ttlosnlp , possibly 1 or 2
henvy cruisers, Bev...-r nl morchnnt shlpsJ and soma de~Lr oyora wer e
obscrvod In the Strnlts.
7. SOUTfl AND SCUTHV'E$1' PACIFIC.- ·Pnclflc Aren: On 12

Septcmber,l5 J'panese pianos bombed Fun.tUEt'Q,o 6omb" wos do-
atr oyad by -\A fir~ Solomons A~'" Q\1< Sept.mbcr, u . S. er~
troop3 on Arundel were closing on j1panese pOSitions. Enemy
lnSt>llatlons ~~ v::s wert ett~><:tlvely bombed. AA lire wu ll&bt.
U. S. pb.n-?s 11meked Y~IU ca tMI same cW.e. Escc-rtblC tl(t'.t u
•11ilf\.'<l:ll7 enemy lnterctptcrl, r.n1 sb<>l down 7. AA liN ~'Ill ht>vy.
New Guln ~"'l~~ N.,:.w Brtt .!n A~~: Wlth Ute e.Xce~t~Gtl of tbO hltfh
cr~l Keh VH!I\F,"AAll"e clloreosl\"va occupied the ntlra
Snb.mnu.a sector. At L'!e, 12 ~ptombc r, consldcr:~ble en ·my oquip~
ment was captured on L', west ban~ of the Busu rlv, r. Alii Kl bu~vy
bomb< r s, In support of ll'round troops, droppad 49 tons of explosives
on one my outposts. Ql lh~ same dote 10 enomy bomburs with tlffh\ •r
escort nttackod Allie'<! shipping ot Mnrobo. Northwest Auatralln· •
~Sea Areo: Q\11 Suptomb~r. Allied alrcril!t drep~»o'd 2'1 tons of
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bombs on w...._Lrfront war~Jbou.s.Js, tl.l.Jl ta.n!u, "\Ad b•.trr1.cks a.t ~bc:u;s.... r.
On th~ tollO'>~Inil d.•y S@hru alr!lold (T>nlmb't Ial'\nds) W"UI bombed v.d
str>!ud.
8. ACTIOf.; A.CAL'S!' ALLI£0 Sii!PPING.··A &.Ilea C""i10 ves""l

w s sun"- about a Septl!ober n ... ar Cor'\IC3, ~tr~tly tu1 a result cf
(n .my •et!Qil. U- bo:lt S!ght\ngs In •.m.
rlc1n V:•"'rs: A Sli!lllr:&
r<porto~ on 13 sej)L:mb<r 6Q nilli's $ ollkrmJ<!1."X"a!gr.l1Di was
=•
rtp('n~ 14 S'~ptembcr 200 mUea SE of Nov' See-U!l.
For the A. C. ol S., G·Z:
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H. J::. MAGtllilE, A. E. SCHRAPI::R,
Colonel, Ci.S.C., Cnptn\n, U.S. N.,
Chl~f, Th.::::ttcr Group. ~a.o t. IJir. , lnl.<!UIS~oonc- Group.
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On Information received-- Wa:r and Navy D3partments,
From: 1201 Z, U SCptember 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 'l, 13 September 1913 13 SCpternbP.r 1943.
No. 169.
1. NC'RTH AMER!C'\.- - Nothlng to report.
2. LATlN AMER!CA.- - Nothing to report.
3. EASTERN EU;W?F.- - l.n the hub:lll, enemy forces have

succeeded in further constrlctlns the Soviet br!d&ena3d. Along the
Donbas front, Soviet forces n.;:'lin enlarged the shoulder of their sa-
lient. West and SW cr Stalluo the Red Army advanced 6 to 18 miles
in open country. F'rom the tl;:> of the salient near Chapllno, N to
Kharkov and including t he ?W!()brad and Lozovaya arMS, there appears
to be no change In th'l sltuntion. ln the KharKov area, Sand W of the
city, Soviet forces In h"avy fighting nave made slight gains. In the Kono-
top a rea, the southern flank of the hrge Soviet sal ient was again en -
larged. Gains in this sector, however, a:re being held up by stron~
enemy resistance at rlom ny which Is now attacKed by Red Army units
on three sides. Gadyach about 25 rnlles SW of Lebedln was capturod.
1n the S ryansk a rea, Sovlllt forces making a frontal attack astride
t he Orel- - Bryans.~ railroad gained a few mlles and captured the town
of Belye-Berega only 12 miles E of the Desna. Fror.1 tile N, Soviet
units made slight gains. The position of Bryans.< is serious, as It Is
now within the range of medium artiller y. ln the 'Mrov sector, Soviet
units made new :1dvances toward Roslllvl and have e.<tended their front
along the Desna. In the Smolenst: area the situation appears to be un-
changed. On the night o! 10- 11 September the rail junctions of Gamel,
N zhln, i<.r~snogr::.d r nd V r .din~ w~r ~tl.c -~d by unit:: of th
:.ovLt .'\lr F~rc-..
4. V:ESTERN EURO.i?E.··On ll September, U.S. medium bomb-
er s made light attac <G on the :::hlpyards at L:l Trait ~nd the Beaumont
le Roger a irdr ome. All !Ire was weu to moderate and there w:1s
little air opposition. An airdrome a t 'Illlo was also atlncked; abe>ut
20 enemy planes were encountered. In t he Dlep[>e- - Calais area onomy
fighter s !.L\;' about 100 defensive sorties.
5. 1\i.EDITERRAN":AN AHEA.--ln Ita ly on 12 &lptember, In the
Saler no area, Brltl::h troops on tho left flank galned about 4 miles
and advancf'd E as far as :::boll. Heavy enemy transport movin • S
was obser ved N of Naples. ln the toe, Nicastro was captuNd by the
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Can&dlan.s. The heel was cleared cf tho en 'my S of the lint lrom
Taranto to Brlndlsl,an<l S<>m.procreso was m&da to theN and W ol
T•ra.nto. An Allied comct-J.ntcrt.~.e staloa that Croton" W&$ occupied
by Allied lorces en 12 September. The Island or Cute.rosso In the
eastem Dod•caneo was occupl.e<l on 9-10 S.ptamb<'r by Alii >er, mator tl'llnsport ""~ rooas In tho
S&prl aroa cf ll&ly were an~cia!d by Allh>d mecll•m and 1\~t bor.d>ers.
At Form Ia, RAF pianos clroppo<l 9! tons o! bombs on roads and
bulldtncs. The next day u. S. plnnu 3ttoc<Jd roods and ull tsriC'•
in th · ~n~v~nto 3.nd lsernla areas, t.nJ ar.-u tn Ativaneo o! ground
troops In tho loot cf lto.ly. en II S:>pt mber about li!O <nomy tlghtor
sort lea wl!ro flown ln the Sal~rno &r•.:a. On the Island o1 Rhodes,
tho Mnrltu and Calnto ilidrom-.s wt)t\l bombed by RAF planes. The
lollowln« ships ol the !taH-m Fled had r •>chad Molt> by II September:
1 battl ·shlps, 8 HBht cruisers, 8 dostroy.,ra. f,n('th r bottl~ahtp'
arr\vfJ'd al TnrMto en th~ 11th. Ftvt $ubmarln<J8 rta.chod n Stclllnn
port on 10 September. One U~ht crul""r nnd 3 dostroytrs, which
trrlved ~t Port Mahon In tho Bilinrle llllAitds on 10 $)pt•mber, wera
tnt<lrncd. Thrca other d ~stroyers arrlv...od at Pollcmu B~y in th·..
Island of Mtllorca; two "'" SC'Jttlcd on •~• lltn. TM bottlfJh\p
Rcma sank "lS the r.:!sult of ::ut air atuc.< on 9 Slpt ·mtx: r.
d. AS!~.--Cnm": On 10 S.pwmber tn. doc< or• as~~ !!sni<ow
:uld '.1"o.1c1u.n1 w t::;"bQ:n~ h-1 U.S. pl!:ulaa: hfi nr.,a r.:suh.:d. Of
20 cr.cmy tight ·ra •tt.:op<ln;: mtore.:puon, $ ..., r ahct down. Tho
V'hampo:l doci<S n.>sr Olntoo ..._,r~ rol®d by U. S. fll~tora. A tot'\1
cf ?:1 •n•my llght:r$ \nt"c"ptad, an of whl::h ~.so-
Un~ and ammu.nltfon dumps qt Srlu~h ••·<;r.: bombed by U. S. fiv.tcrs.
Burmo: U. S. bom,..,~s score~ dlroct hlta on rlv•r bo:>ts and rollin;:
~•t Sag:t!n3. . Cn 11 5ept~ntbc:r,to!Jl.d bomO.rl ..ff~l\Vo._ly ~<:.or
ad th Ch'lak on fleld.s, .!nC!:!nf f.J.ctcrl•a, rtv.. r er"lft and rcJUng
atock along tho lrr.wnddy south o! o>romo, and supply cntt In tnv
M•yu Md Koladnn Rlvars. KurUos·. Qt 12 S.pt.mbor, Par nmushiN
wu att•cM3V}' boml>ora. Thlrty-flv•
tons werv dropped on targ~ts In tho K"lllbi·Wabor• otnalng nrw• and
tn Pa.ro.muah'ru Strnit. Exc.lll... rrt -rosults wortl r ·portud. Approx_t ..
malely 2<1 onemy righters intcrcaptod; 10 w"t " shot down.
~. SOUTK .~NO SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.-- Arcn: en 11

SoptomD>r, U. S. me~lurn bombcro ilii\!Uo nrc3.
Now Oulnell••NC'>"I erlt'lirt Aru~: 1n ttw Sahma~ ....-ctor, AUiud ground
forces ll!lv~ oecup\cid tn~ '\lit'Gla. ln th• U •·etor All\ d troeps are
\n eont!lct w,tn t.~. uu.. my K <d ~tb'a i'l'!U'lt'ltion. Nort:.\\•cst
Auslnlla--Brnd' Soa Area: Cn II S.pt..mb r thv <C my 6U:i •t
sot•.ru ......'Doiii'O.:a:- Xt!l:>d 11rcrnft m&do llilll 'ltW:k.a on Lar-iiO< r
-·~·tytP ,.
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In th> 1<.>1 lslD.nd3, .,.! l.,.1hs atr!t.ld on AmbCil.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.-·t:o sinking& '"Jlort.-d.
U-boo>t S~~i In Arn-rlc:tn V'· t.ra: On IZ $'pt ml> r 3 Sli;ilt~
;;;;r-r_, · :'00-mU:s SE Ol !rn!Jii, liO mil•• sv• ~~ a.;.rmud:l Mil
30 mU~a NW o! P.1arto Rtco.
Fer the A c. cl S. , G-2:
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Colonol, G. S.C.,
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c~'''n· U.S.N.,
Chtof, Thoat..:r Group. Ale\. Olr., Lnt:lllts~nee Group.
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On Information rece ived - · War and Navy Dep artm ents ,

FNm: 1201 Z, 11 Se1-temb.;r 1943 Washington, L. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 12 Sept emb er 1943 ltd Sept emb er 1943 .
No. 168.
6, and 7 SeJ?tember
1. NORTH ..:.MERICA .- -Gre <Jnland repo rts on 2,of! Ang mag ssall k
ine
Indicate probable preGence of a host lle subm ar ed.
with the poss ibili ty of enem y agen ts' being land
rto Gilb ert has
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Nationnllstlc Gen eral Albe rim to repl ace
F)re lgn Min ister au Inte
been appointed l.rge ntlne
frien dly Adm iral Segundo Stor n\.
EASTERN EURO~E.- Bitt er fighting contOn inue s In the n~wly
3. sisk . the D)nbas fnn t
esta blish ed Soviet brld gehe au at NJv oros
tJ 9 mile s. S;mthwt::t oi
Soviet f:lrc es W and SV! ·Jf Stallno advanced 6
Chapllno Red Arm y units maJe b to 8 mile s t?wa rd Za!)·)rozh~ . Along
ars to be no change .
the nort hern hal! Jf tho Lonb as frJn t ther e ap,leand Lno vaya sect Jrs
ogra d
Stro ng enem y coun ter tttac k 1n thO! .-avl ln the Kharkov arta , S anc. VJ
had som e succ ess In resto ring positions . s, Red r.rm y units agai n
of tho; city whe re the ht;avt~st flchtlng cJnt lnue fJrc cs astri ae the
~t
made sligh t gain s. In the Konotop aNa Sovl ral mile s towa rd Nezhln thou gh
Bakh mac h--K iev railr oad adva nced s<'ve
th,; l(on otJp salitcnt seem s
Incr easin gly swampy c:ll.l.:Jh•y. The rest of
&'V' and NVJ :>f th<l city
unchanged. In the Srya nsk area Soviet f:>rceo:.. Rive r. In th!. Kir:>v
mao.; sligh t gain s In th!! dlre cthn of the se;:;n vl railr oad h~r.vr:
sect or Rea Arm y units astri de the KlrJ v--R o:;la s!tua tiJn seem s un ·
the
advanced to the l.Jesn:.. In the Smolensk ar~a att.J.cks wP. r? r~j)Orkd
change<!. On the Finn ish fron t, n.w S?vl et alr
on He lslnk l and Kotka.
y bJm bcrs from
4. VIESTERN EURO.?E.. · On 9 Septcml).,r 4 enem
. .!?hol ogra phic rcc:>ll·
Tron ahel m were ?f! the nort h coas t :>!Iceland no trac. : Ji the ru.my
nals sanc e of Splt zbtrg>.n on the lOth ol::c loscd
? r any s ign of lifo.
tember alllr:d
5. MEDITERRt.NEAN •IRl:.A. ·-In Italy on !l Set>
resl stancu. Tho ,J·:>rt
prog ress contlnu~a In splto of stron g Germ an
1n •• Wed hartds. Eigh th
of Brin dis i on th~ east ern coas t Ji tho heel Is ' Eut" mla Lam £zla. Con ·
1-. rmy t roops hav~ take n Cata nzar o and Sant mov ing N m tile
obse rve~
slderal>le enemy moto r trans ,Jort was s tn th'l ar"a f':.V of
Lagonegro --Sa la Con sllln a roaa and othe r road
9- 10 Sept cmb~ r RAF med ium bomb<, rs
Salorno. On th!l night of s. Oth r /'.llled
made an 81 ·ton attac k on th~ Gns sdo rail yjlrd
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b'mb.crd rAtl.l d fUl alr.lr;mm at :·r~lnln th 0r4.~U.n18 lOl.Mlnt{
rrou.no.~, tho tJ4Q Jutw:tl·jrt at Au.h..U& a.n., raU t&ri1:t8 ~rd tr o.;, cJn-
ctnttalbna f .uw S'.\ lt N~la:l tLrl4 in thO C xo.:nza -0 ustt ~v u~ ·u·t ~l'c:a..
On .0 ~aolt mo..r U.S. b~mt:..:rs j.r~,."'e.i ee
tJn& M th Vlnch.l..ar.~ .:>
raU yarua: &DJ &: t~ :ut the ;.rlan~ r:».t.a j:.onc:Uxt. 1rtJti1 raJ t m~MJ
W raU yar....a at Formls and nUr,.W matallat1 w "C.u~~ W1-.:n :;...nj
Ll rnla. ROLla. crl.tiJ•s am l.n!r::y c»e:v-.lr•ti~ w r b:u:abej :.ru
alNIJ~ thrqr.~t til. Jay. i..l.lad t~n prcv: ntW \f! euv. ~ncm7
alr optn.tLXI& ~s.-lw S:lm£. tner-....ue ~ u.a lOth \n tho vn:m:;"a a.ct\V\t7
0\' r tht ma.ln UAU:t a~.
~- I.BlA • ..Cilln&: On 10 Sept.:ml>;r Jlj)lnOII< ~lone• ~:>mbod iCI n>-.•
a1rtl ~~. U\ \.1\--;am.. Jat:. •.;Ultd tzt_dlur.o bO:nbc rl wJth fii;t.t r e'l\1 r
attHc:< d WucMnc 10d t!:.~ H:.•mt~ dxltl. Lkre•. ttr.. t w rJ St!l.rt 1.1.
<A 0 tnt.. r<:q:.ttnc .n... my flibtt.ra u kut 8 w r-.. ah ..t d)\1/J\. •..:th.r
A.i.Jt .1 ttrht .r olrcr&tt bomlx:c1 th;~ Whilmp'll dlCU ana ac )tt."C ~ v rttl
htts. 'fll ·y ncotilih:r~.i .:..i t;n_m;,' t!ght...ra ourln" th U.ll~JC t.J1J dl)
atNy d At a.un lJL. 1'h_s_ .no. my r1cht-:rD w· r~.: r~.p.)rt.,..s t'l t>! Vi..ry
t~U~t. Burma: on 10 S.. pW:r.b.:r th.:! Qo;.."tdk vhlducl wu df,,cuv .. ty
b~m'bo.dl)y'i.U11.dplun.1s. lo:!tccurat... light A/A ttr wo.e .nc!Junt ·r..:d.
Uopln, tn nortn· rn Burma, !1d N<lb:... j~cti!Hlllnd lhtpplug on \.ht lrn·
wa4dy Rtv.,.r ahl3 ll.'t r~.: ~tLoCJC '(1, On d C t't..·mbl t, rdlt .J .,:.lA.n s b~mbad
MyltKylna. ;>Jld ;)R 9 :iept•. mQ.. r •ttt&Ck<.d 1\ n.&chl.llllr ACt ~8 ll'\,. Cnlna.
trontlt,t, f"trd W>~l" iiWL.-: 1n b-Jlb \3"4'1"\a.
7. SOtrrK ;.~~t.. fiVUTH\':EST ri"-ClFIC. ·hetf\e A t a: (;n 8 t:..pLm-

~r l.c. /J+lW8 pla.r.....'$ ln ::. '1:tJ8lq r-~.1:d Nt.numoa:=-tn:;-njrU~~~; rr.m~t
t.a~w 1n tr.a !.t.le Onu,r. S-J!~mlr.s r rta: vn 10 Sept mbtr, lJ.S.
f;:~te.:a on n::ttb:l.St Vr;!3 Wv.:a..&a ioU\~.1 w.th')\ot opp:~:m~ A ca; :·;;.r
1nC a.b&nOanrJ a ... ,..11 s -7.1 !:!.:.~ ri •. £nor:o.:; t.)tc a en n>rth.:r:-. V-!~
UV\UI ar &:ll!T~t."''J u .._00 lr>:Jp:S. On tb-~ ~ .. to aDCtn,y art1Uny,
pr~ly an !Co!otnb.;..n&-n... in'!'C!.,.-ct~o~~~.:.-1:~ lb h J 8;&.tnr.' H ru~r '!De
LnUo C~ ana;.::. !<~~.lr. 1nD n vU:i bll:lb.:\1 ty U.Q 1.-cr.ift.
ana bared~~ u. n~H1...,._;;.st c_ :st" r .. atr~J\1. r.:-w GulJj a Nn,
&r1utn; t"\:1:1.: On~~~" G:dt..::z., 10 S.:;.\._mo:.r /.ili04f~rc:~r.. UiC"Xl
tlel wtlh a am~ll n_t::~y f~rc:. t. at H uh·a PlVl\Jd:ti d mlk.oo ,,...~· .:Jt L:ae.
• In tt<.c Sa..L:.t.m•u• ar... o:. .r.Ul... "' torc~s t..l\r.lllCod a.lClfC ttv C!IQ.8t n.J e .pt...r.Al
K nn Jy'a erosah.'\8 X~ Uk: Fnn<::t.sc;J RlvH. an" ctrltt& P'lnts s01.0th 'r
Nuk NuJ<. :· nt.:my tnstnllll.tiorli!l :z.t L~ la1and :Jt tho.: t; w Guln· u eJ-3S"t,
and bu.r"'-' ll!;U'I£ tho. coa.s:t !rom Sa!d.)r t~ HaJ'Ufl a~y W• r. !iUtc.co by
J..U1 d. plnn-..~s. ?h,t!)£rnphs UuLn 9 S·.j.;\.· mb'lr ohow a. r.•JW lt &~!ng Dlrlp
ot Capu H-ooklna on th... n.)rt.h c..ntraJ c)Ut of r.; w 6ritnln ob-out JD
mUcD £. ~ Talr.r.a• 11. Nor lhw.:at r.U.Straltll·•BIInd l Son ~.r. :.~: VnotQ~rlJ)I'IS
la.i(on iJ S...ptt.mb- r abw soltW lmpr>V.o~m( nt ot run:;ii';Yiiiflh n my
bUu on S..i.ITU lslatt.J.
I For the 1.. c. ll s., G ·<:
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!I E. MAGLUE
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Cht...f, Th.;;.o.tct Group. J.stt. Llr. 1m !lit ..nco Gr >U~.
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DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT ~.m..

To : 1200 Z , 11 September 1943 11 September 1913.
No. 167.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Oreenland: On 7 September a 4 ·englmd

plane ldentliled as a German FW-Kurler, Clying east to west at 1,000
feet, was observed 112 miles S of Scoresby SJund. This was the second
such ldentliicatlon within a week.
2. LATIN AMERIC.I'..--Admiral Segundo Stornl has res!gneJ ..s

Foreign Minister o! Argentina following publication of Secretary
Hull's unfavorable reply to Stornl's note explaining Argentina's
foreign policy and suggestlng that armaments be furnished Argentina.
3. EASTERN EURO·"E. ·-It Is believed that In the Kuban, Soviet

amphibious forces have ag.... in landed·on the Novorosslsk peninsula
where they maintained a bridge head for months the early part of this
yea.r . The outcome of this action Is In d~ubt. Marlupol has been
occupied by Soviet units . ln the center of the Donbas front and north
to the middle Donets, Soviet prossure increases and enemy forces
have fallen back to tho defense areas of Lozovaya and t--avlograd. ned
Army units astride the southern loop of the Krasnoarmeiskoe -
Dnepr opelrovsk railroad have re:u:hed Chaplino, less than 50 miles
from the Dnepr. Along the southern half of the Donbas fr~nt, greater
enemy withdrawals are still In proeress. in the Kharkov area, S
and Jl of the city, the enemy defense line continues to hold agalnat
strong Soviet pressure, however Red Ar:ny units have made a few
slight gainS. in the Konotop area the 5ovlet salient NW of Romny has
been br oadened somewhat. N:>rtb of Konotop the Red Army has
established a bridgehead on the W bank of the Desna ln the vlclnity o!
Novgorod--Seversk!. 1n the Bryunsk area enemy forces held all
Soviet attacks S and E of the city. North of the city Red Army units
astride the Klrov--Bryansk railroad advanced several miles. In the
Smolensk ar ea there a 1,pears to' be no Important change In the
situation although Soviet attacks continue.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.- The Swiss have ta.ken measures to

str engthen t hei r frontiers. On the nlght of 8-9 September, 8 enemy
.. fighters bombed and strafell points 1n East Anglia. On 9 September
U. S. bombers attack"d Beaumort -Sur-Oise and Beauvais airdromes
(N of Paris). Bombing attacks were also made on airdromes at
LUle, St. Orner , Abbeville, and Vltry- En-Artois (E of Arras), and on
a bearing and alrcratt englnCl works In f'ar!s. U. S. medium bombers
5~~~18
SEC RE T
made a 19iHon ntt.aek on tO.. d•fenses of Boulccno. At Beaumont·
Sur 01s~ aneroy fightur oppootllon wa.s s trong. FUto~n ancmy plan!.!S
woro destroyt:d. At other J>Qinta fighte r reD.CUon wao weak, A total
cl about 380 eoomy n r~ter oortl•,s wero fiown durlnc lha day cwr
northern Pra.ncu and thu Low lAndo, u contrut..Jd wUJ\ M&rly 2, 500
sorties by Allied llihlera.
5. MEDITERRANE~ r; AREA.· ·Det~rm!n..'<l att.oc<8 w N mad. by

0• rmOJI8 on 10 Sopt.>m'b< r aplnst Brlt\3h and U. s. for<>ll4 S ollhc city oxt<n<lad to a .l·~u. ()( 4 mUcs. Br ttloh tro<>!'S,
lliPPOrtcd by naval Wllta, · nt red I& navo.l bas. «T"anto and at!·
v&nec..:d eastward rapidly to Frilneavllla, hallway acr011 tho.- Italian
ho.>ul. On '-'• too of Italy, lh< advane, o! Brttlsh and Canadian troops
was &lowed by demolittons and en~ my rearguar3 of
bombs on r oads tllld rail tar~;- ta In the NopJ.cs--Sttlurno 3rt!a. The
ntxt day, U.S. planes dropP<d lU ton:> of bomb• on roo.ds and brldg.s
at C"Pua and 180 lolUI " ' Cane. Uo. R~ll mrgcta ot o->ownu w.ru apln
attacked. An 88-ton atw:• was made on th< Focrla alrdrom• w!l >r
ll1c bombers mot abol.t ~0 c n my pl.m.s; 9 of them wore destroyed.
Th!s wu the ODly oppoclrJon tneour.tered by Arn.d hoavy bombers
~urln( the day. U.S. l!Sht 1\nJ :r.eJlwn bombers .wnacod or~
atroyed over 200 motor wl\leles ln Calabria, ar.J mack other attac.4S
In support of Alllod 11rDW>il troop:.. Sever al Ught air att.ac.ea -re
made by the en9my on ALHed co.•w,ysln tbe Salerno ar•t&, but alr
oppostUon to Allied landlnu:a wa.a o:a a moder-ate seale . In a sweep
over Sa..rdlDla. U. S. llcht~ra •ncounV!rcd no enemy plnnea.
6. ASIA.--Chlna: On 9 Septomber, doer. warehouses In Canton were
oet a!lro by ~hlorJ. OurLno recoono!soance sortloo alonlllhc
mlddle Ya.n.gtze, five r1v• r boata were Bunk, three locomouvea wa-re
deatr Jyed, and two radio statlon.s were hit. In addltlon roULn& stock,
barracks, and other tarieta o! Oj>portunlty wero stra!e<J by U.S.
f!(MerS. White Cloud ~11'\lrome (Canton) wu bombed by U. S.
CW<IIums. Olle enomy tr..,_.port pla.M and flve f!(btera wert a..trO'/ed
durin( the day. Burma: On 9 S.·~teo-Jler, Go.<telt. VIaduct wu tl!ectlvejy
bombod by u. S.liiii!ruma. ErArny supply !ac!Ut;ea 1.1 Kamalnc wen
attacud with cood rellllta.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWFST ...AC!FIC. - -Solom01l8 Art!&: On 9

September the enemy lnellectually s helled U. S. artlu,;;:ypoaltlons
on Arundel. On the aamt dale, U. S. beayy units dropped 14 tons
ot bombs on the atrlp at VIla. K&hllt was bombed by U. S. nlrcratt;
acourate and lnl<!nse AA wa• encountered at KahtJJ and Ballale.
o>~otocraphs show lht new enemy landing strip at Kara r;w of Kthll!)
grldad to 3,000 !e•l. Now Guinea--New Brltoln Area: On 9 Septembe r,
..._...,...
AU*! ~~found forces eo;>tii'rJ'ilii rl~\i'ln tho Satamaua
s .,......e.
~~ ....,.
j aD=~"
ar.·a. AlU'td forwa.r\.o e.emunts 1n tho t... ar•:i croa.s.ed tbt Susu
Rl~r. tnco-~~rl!l.g sorne l'f!S1Stanc'4. 1\'ltO(r&;h.s taj(tn on V
Sop«:mber """"'a toa! of74 flifltera ....ct 51 bombers on the 4 alr -
Jrom ·s 1n the WewU. are:t. Suppllea w re •lone tM be-ach. ~1rcn
way• &;.""'J)e&Nd aervt.:.n'bte. Northwc!it Auatrall~··Ba.tlQ.i. Sea Ar ea:
On i Str;.~tember, 16 eD{rn)' bombira, e.CO~ tDfli'iu!ri, - -
attAcko:i tM !~!<?rau.;ce alr<trome. Ambon, St-1ar1.0, and L&r..n(lecr
f airdromes w~ra sub~ud to UJht r-lda by AUfn.1 aircraft.
8. f.CTJ0:~ AOA!NST ALLIED SHL'PINO.•·NO ship r<fOrl-.1 sunk.
W:d.ara: A •tehtln&' was l"t,>'ln~d 650
~··tnbor.
For tho A. C. ot S., 0 -2: For the Olrtetor at Naval JnLOUtg~n~:
~~~:.·~)____
C' tnln,U.S.N.,
Aaat. Ulr . 1 tnt Utg.;;nc~ Group.
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ARMY-N AVY
On Informa tion receive d-- War and Navy Departments,
From: 1201 Z, 9 Septemb er 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 10 Septem ber 1943 10 September l\l~3
No. 168.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Nothing to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Nothlng
. report.
t~
.
3. EASTERN EUROPt::.--In the Donbas Sov1~ t forces continued
their advance and now occupy a line '·" of Izyum, Slavyansk and Kras-
noarme lskoe ending E of Mariupol on the Sea of A~ov. Heavy Soviet
pressur e continu es against this fine. Red Army forces astride the
Krasnoarmeiskoe·-Pavlcgr:~.d rallro:Ld have mado Impress
ive gains
and are now believed to be approac hlnc th~ outer defense of Pavlogr ad.
s
South and W of Kharkov the unemy defense line covering the norther n
flank of the Donbas withdrawal continues to hold solidly. 1n the Kono·
top area, where great Soviet pressur e is being exerted , the Red Army
has advanced the point of Its salient to beyond Bakhmach which was
taken on 9 Septemb er. Romny Is still In e nemy hands. Tills d~ep
Sov1et salient, now less thllll 50 miles from Cher nlgov, has reachGd
the Desna on a bro:l.d front and faces the marshy area E or that vital
road and railroad junction. in Uta 8ry:msk are:L, the southern :Soviet
pincer hav1ng passed Navlya Is now within 20 mUes of the city. Th:l
Soviets ' norther n pincer, with fresh Impetus from the directio n of
Kirov, made slight gains Q(ttinst strong enemy resistan ce. In the Smo-
lensk area there appears to be no importa nt clwll;e in the situatio n
although Sov1et holding att:1cks continue. On 9 Septemb er the Red Air
Force continued to attack e nemy rail targets, troop concent rations,
and airdrom es In the souther n and central sectors.
4. Wt:STERN ZUROPE.-·Not hlng to report.
5. MEDIT ERAANEAN AMA. -- Enemy opposltlon, which Included

mlnl!l( of the beaches and a counter attack by Germ:m armore d units,
was overcom e In the Naples area on 9 Septem ber. Ventotene lshnd,
40 roUes VI or Naples, was captw-e d. In the south of !taly the C:lgbth
Army continued its advance Q(ainst light resistance by Germ:lD re!ll'
guards. On the western coast of the Ita! inn toe Alliad troops captured
Pizzo and on the e:lBtern coast reached Monast erace Mc.rlna. On the
ntght of 7·8 Septem ber, Allied pl:lnes atbcked Vitorbo o.irdrome :lD<l
rail targe ts at Benevento. On 8 Septem wr U. S. bomber s dropped
130 tons on Foggla airdrom e. Thirteen of about 35 enemy pl:lnes •m-
counter ed were shot down. Other U. S. bomber s dropped 389 tons on
. s~$ -?a
Frascatl, whet·e 1bout 50 Axis fighter s uttemp t~d Interce ption; lU
cnumy phn ·s were shot down. In tho foot of Ihly, Alllod medium
and ll.ght bombe rs m'\da hanvy :~tucks on ro;~ds, bridge s nnd r'lU
targats . U. S. fighter -bomb ers :tgaln :ttt:lck<~d Po.blllo nis :tlrdro m,
on S:trdln la . In :m o.ttllck on Allied convoy s In tha Napl;;s area 6
\ln!!my :1\rcr'\ lt 'II&N shot do·.-m. On tha night of 8-9 Sapt!!m'ber,
about .:0 eMmy torp.:d o phnes made :m unsucc-:ssful att..ck on
All1od w:trshl ps; 2 or the phnos W·3l"..l d ~stroy0 d . lt:lli:ln n:1vnl units
l t Spezi:l o.nd T:tranto ar e r eport ed to hnw lJ !t port ln accord·Jnc ·
with tha Armist ice t!lrms. Th~ s hips from Spazl:t were :1ttack.:d by
G.lrm::n :llrcr:l ft on th J afterno on of tn • 9th .
6, A~lA.- - Burmg: On 6 ~·opt,•mb.lr, U. 1'. m ·,Hum bomb.l

rs scoNd
hits on thol b::~trac ks at L-'lSh io, ::~nd lnst:Uh tlons on Shw,bQ airdrom .l
w'"ra dnm::c.:d. On 7 f::ptcmb ·r, Gokt lk vhduc t W:lS bomb...> d.
7. SOUTH AND SOUT hW ·:ST PACIFIC .-- f'olomo ns ~ On 8

Si)J>tom bar 'Ul att<Jmp tcd Japnn- se lo.ndlng from b:trg.:s :1.l Bombou
village , on the north co:tSt of r\rundJ l, W:IS r epuls... d by U. S. in!lntr y
units. On thu s amo d~k, Vih, k ingi Cov.:~ :md Dulo Cov w.:r "
bomb~d by U. S. h.Javy units . H>!Yl .Guinn --Nilu Brit:tln
Ar.n: On 8
SJptJmb~ r. Alli~d fot·c.•s E of Laa waN :Uong thlol
.J~t b:lnk of th<~
Susu Rlvar , 4 mll.:s !rom tl.4 :llrfidd . Wast or ~.:. Alll..d forc.:s
W<Jr~ approa ching H4ath's Pl:mht lon, six :md on4- h:lll mu .. s !rom
til~ town. Alli;Jd pl:l.nJ S ln 4 s.Jpar:~t.; o.ttacks hJnvily bom~d
:lnd
AJ\ positio ns w~N sUJ ncad :md buUdin gs d~
str:lf.xl tha L:t.: :lt<J'\;
stroyed . Th" track S from S:ll:una ua wns clso bomba d and strru ..'(!.
Northw est Austral!~--~~ ~: On 8 Sept ember, Allied a il"
cro.ft attacke d Babo scoring hits on admini str:ttlon and barrac ks
buildin gs, startin g large fires. Eight iliborn e e nemy aircraf t fa.Ued
to attack. The Lanego er airdrom e was bolllOOd by RAAF medium
units with unobse rved results .
8. ACTION AGAINST ALl .u;D sHIPri NG.--N o sinking was r eported .

U-boat Slght!n gs In Americ an Waters : One sightin g was r epor ted 40
mUes of! the N\'1 tlp of P rince &!ward Island, on ~eptem bt!t 8.
For the A. C. of s., 0-Z: For the Direct or of Naval Intellig ence:
Ftt . ~A~~ IJ.f,.A.'~ _s: P., . "'t--A../;

v. ~ . .PICKHARDT,
vt-1- ::.t I
Colone l, G.s.c., Capta.ln, U.S.N.,
Chief, T heat er Group. Dep.Dl r., O.N.l.
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/ ARMY- NAVY
On !Jllormatlon roceived- - Wo:r and Navy Departments,
Fr¢m: 1201 Z, 8 S.ptember 1943 Wuhincton, o. c.,
To : 1<:00 " · 9 S.ptomber 19-13 9 S.ptember 1'43
No. !G5.
1. NORTH AMF.RlCA.--N~ to tOi>Ott.
2. LATIN AMERlCA.--NOlhlng to report.
3. EASTERN EURO"'-· -Enemy units In tho Mllri~l ..,ctor are

now 1n a precArlou.? pooltlon. Only on• r nllro.d Un' aupplylng this
sector remains; a.boul 40 mtles of whlch runG parallel t? o.nd near
the front. Enemy units In the Donban eontlnu• th•lr forced withdrawal.
Soviet 1oTcos wh.lch crossed tM middle uorwt.tl a.nJ threatened to cut
ott all enemy torcl'l Nt :Jf Stallno havt: t!U<fln Kruno.rmPisk?e.
P.pparently low enemy uclts n."" been trar~J. Sovl<t forces now
occtljly all th<o imparumt coal mln!n( e..'l<l Industrial sectJrs of the
Oonbas lncll>lllnc U. com> lete Industrial railroad notwor<. Enemy
!o~cos • - • r to b'! falll111 back to • north ·S'>Uth lint thrOUih Lozo-
vaya--i'avllllfad··OS I.,.nko. 1n the v!tJJ •Nt& I.Vi c! Kbarbv hard
fightlllg contlnlll's &no there ap;.ears to be little chanp 1n the situation.
In the Konolc,l aNt& Soviet forc•s have again mad• aubst.Jntlal gainS
with Konotop now entlroly In Soviet ~. '!'he poeltlon of Balthmach
and Romny Is c r ltlcf-1. West ?I Khutor-ML<nallovski Sovlot units made
!Ur!Mr advances toward the Desna. In tlle Bryanek and Smolensk axeas
light ing conllnues and Jovlet forces Improved thOlr poalllons despite
enomy counter attacks. On 7 September th~ Soviot Ai r Forco attacked
enemy advance airdromes In the area NV/ ot Sl.llllno. In the Barents
Sea, Soviet alrcrl!l attacked German shlppl11f, ainkl11f two transports.
Other Soviet planes sank 2 small sillps In u.t OWl of Finland.
4. WEST<.RN EURO>'E.·· Oo 7 Sei>tember, U.S. bombers dro;>;>N

.. I~ and"" larj;et.S
2111 tons of born~ on on &lrcrW! factory At 81'\l.S"'
at Watton, near St. Cmcr. l:.scorted U. S. I'!Widlwn bomber~ .:>rop;>ed
l:k tons on the~.<. Pol r..tlroaJ cecler and the St. Om.r aJrtlelo. Oo
8 Septsmber, l alrflelda at Lllle wo>re attackeJ t.y U.S. medi11ID l>omb·
ers. One hu.ndrftd and four tons were dropy dOt\ ont and 94 tons on
the oiMr with 100<J raoults. No enemy fighters wore encountered nnd
AA lira was moderate.
&. MEDITERRANEAN t.REA.··Gi'neral Elscnhowor announced on

8 September the uncon<1lllonal surrender ?I tho IUillan ll.rmed forces.
The reaction of Italian army units and th• Italian tloet still Is un
deter mined. AUI.d forc.a I..Jlo o :J:>Ut'OlOO 011'11 S ~~ mb.r In Ill
~-71
SEC RET
•~• of llaple•. SIIPp>n wu ,r?VId!HI by Americ an """ BritiSh
navlea.
Cierro:m trooPS were t08'a&ed lmmedtntely Md some prlsoners t.a.ken.
Operdtl onr are proceed ing &ccJrdl ni to plan. Furtl>er Iandini•
made at Vlbo were
Val•ntla , 30 mllu N of .i>alml, who..., only Ucht opj><><~IIIQII
was enccu.~tered. The road from Gioia to Locrl, o<:r.>~~n U.. too
af \
Italy, !.o now In Alllod Mncls. Zlemen te of the GermWl Zlolh Motorl"
Dlvison retiring northwa rd have been ldoniUie d In lhls a rea. On "d
Uw
night of 8-? Septem ber, enemy planes •ttacked Blur~ anJ 9 ~re
de·
strayed . llAF planea c!Mppod 92 tons ol bombs on the r3ll
yards
Batttpa clla. !..\inter attaci<a W•·re ....:.e on c..,.. ond on Altamu at
(near Bar!). On 7 Septem ber U. S. heavy bombor a dropped ra
180 tO.UI o!
bombs on Foggtn airdrome. About tO enemy plnn•1.:1 were Pneount
and II were ah<>t down. This was !be only enemy •Lr o,Jposltlon ered,
ered during !be day. A 70-ton rald wu ma.le en lhP rau yarda encount ·
at
Crot<>M. In Sar<lln lalhe .i>ablll'-'113 landing grounJ waa •tl.ic<od
t ighter-b ombers . In the toe ot Italy U. S. plones •tlaeked enemy by U.S.
sllloos, roads, and raU lariot:l In advonce ol Alllod (round traops. po·
tl. ...SIA.·· Burma: On 6 Sopt•m ber U.S. heavy bomber s -

raids aplnst enomy nhiPPln i and dock !>CIIltles In the R""ioon 4
Direct hits were &eorcd <m 6 l4rg& carso ships. Sevor-al other IU~r.
were obaerv~ 1n lhlt rtver. lnten.se and accurat e AJ. fire wu vesaol.G
en-
counter0\1. Enemy fighter ~p061tl~ wu weak ln numbers, bl.rt
attad<s .,...., well dlr• eted. Four flg!Mra were repone<> o.eatroy
On 7 Sept•m ber, an Pnemy supply aump at MalnfiKWan and thO rnll- ed.
way junetlon at Ywnltl.ung wel"t bomOOd w1th axc~llant results.
7. SOUTH AND ..OUTII'NE .. I i'AClF! C.- ·>A:Ifle '!'heAter AU. S.
ru..vy communlqu.! at..o.t~ that in a t". S. alrcr::tt.. carrler ra.ld: on
Mare us laland on 1 September. an f'Hrthnll.tod 80 percent or
mUitar y llwlAllaUons there w ·rt• dentroy od, tog.:tlln r with·, enemytwin-
engine bomber s which were e Ullht on tl>o ~. Tho.re waa
n~ enemy
air oppoeltl on. On Vella i.livella one Jlij)lnOM ~nt
Ia belt•ve d 1> In the vletnlty or Boko Mls$1011
(northeatlt coast}. enemy n&aistance on the nort.h#Jaat
coast !a lnerean lnc. On & Septem ber r.usv<etcd <n.my rad>.r
on Mofi\'S&la Ls!And, Shortlan .U, wore bombed .,.. atn.lod by posltlon U.
o
planes. Five ol 20 t? 25 enemy !lg!Mrs ltlcmyt \n8 lntereop tlon S.
were
shOt down. Ne-w Gutn,~a-- New Britain Are&: On 7 Septomber,
enemy rorce0f :!'7fn.i llwnoo iiilidr5 •aeorte d by 30 fighters waa an
lnlilr·
eep~d by Allied ll.flhturs at t~or>!Mt and forced to )o.·tttsoo
Ita bombs;
4 enemy llchters ..... " shot down. On? S. p"'mb. r the Lae a ....a
bombed by Allied heavy and mlld!W!l unlto. Ears• hldeoute was
along tho
Now Gulnoa and New &ritllln eo:utts woro ntratod by RAAF planea.
At Garovu leland 3 bnrge.s wt~r• d :·stroy11d. Northwe.Jt Jo ustrn.lta ...
B&Dda Sta Area: On Sept.;:mbtr, .!1 tnwmy pb.D~• W.:N lntwre,rt!!d
Dy'A!uoon~hteu o""r Darwin &ntl 5 wor• anot down.
~~ ,.
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f't."[~.~.~~ f1 (.}.. v.~ St~t..u /""
"!C~<DT.
.•
·
Colon•!, G.S.C., Cu.pta.tn, u.s.:...~
Chl..;t, Thea~ r Group. D~p . I;Ir., O.N.!.
ARMY- NAVY
On Information received-- Vlar and Navy Departments,
From: 1201 Z, ? September 1943 Washington, D. C.,
No. 164.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN EURO,.>E.--In th!' Kuban, fighting of local slgnll!-
cance continues. There appears to be no sign as yet that the enemy
Is evacuatlng hls bridgehead. em units In the u r Donbas con-
tinue their forced withdrawal In the face of lncreas n& et pressure
kom th€!zVum hrldgeh<Jad, This Red Army thrust, aimed In the
direction of Lozovaya--.-avlograd and the Dnepr bend, parallels the
Soviets' great threat from the Kharkov direction aimed at Krasno-
grad. Tbe enemy has evacullted St-'lllno d he is hav difficult In
meet! the n al et ress
let summer oifenslve
Zenkov, on the southern limit of the great Soviet salient, after chang-
Ing hands several times, has been recaptured by the Soviets. In
the Konotop area, the northern limit of the salient, the Red Army
made galns up to 14 mUes. Soviet units have entered Konotop, and
Its position appears to be ho;;>eless. The position of Bakhmach Is
crucial as Red Army units have apJ>rOO.ched to within 6 miles from
the north and have cut the railroad to Gamel, NW of Bakhmach. From
Baklunach to Bryansk, Soviet units contlnue to approach the Desna on
a broad front and have crossed the railroad from Konotop to Navlya,
Inclusive. In the Bryansk area Soviet forces have made slight gains
toward Bryansk from the south. In the Smolensk area the Red Army
made slight improvements ot Its poslti?ns. Along the entire eastern
front Soviet pressure continues, with gains in most areas. Intense
air activity by both sides continues over the main Soviet offensive
areas. On the night of 6-7 September, the rail junctions of Gamel,
Nezhln, Krasoo-Arme lakoyo and Volnovakha, and troop concentrations
SW -6! Sumy and In the Smolensk area were bombed by the Red Air
Force.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On 6 September a large force ot U.S.
bombers attacked electrical and aircraft factories at Stuttgart.
Bombs were also dropped on targets of opportunity In Franca and
Ger many. Enemy air opposition was very strong; 84 Axis fighters
were destroyed. Other U. S. bombers attacked engine repair shops
, at Rauen. /'.A tire was we~fhter reaction was negltglbl(;. The
. .~ z_,. .
oall~~~ih.T
same day a Ju 88 was shot down by an Alll~d plane over the Bay 'Jf
Biscay. On the night of 6-7 September, a strong force of RAF planes
bombed Munich. AJ.. fire was moderate. Night fighters wer;, active
on the approaches to and ovur the target. About 13 Axis flght-.r-
bombe rs made scattered attacks In East Anglla; 2 of them were d&-
slroyed.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- -The British Eighth Army con-
tinued Its steady progress on the toe of Italy on 6 September, re:ach-
lng th" mouth of the petrace River 6 miles NE of f'alml on the
northwestern coast, and capturing Bova Marina on the southern coast.
During the nl(!ht of 5-6 Sepw mbcr , Allied pianos dropped 85 tons of
bombs on rail yards at VIlla Lltt:rno. Light bombers also attacked
rail targets at Aversa. On 6 Sept~;mb;,r U. S. bombers made h.,avy
attacks on Grazzanlse and Capua alrdrom..:s. A total of about 50
en.. my plan.,s w.,r., ... ncount ~rud «t the two targds; 10 we ra d~stroyed.
Lighter attackG wcr.:: rnade at Capodichlno and c'om lgllano a!r-
flolds .
6. ASIA.--Chlna: On 6 SdjJt<lmb~r. u. S. il(!ht<:rs rnada an o!!.,n-
slvc reconnaiSSaiiC of th~ Yangt:w. l.t Shlhhwe!yao on-o 250-foot
bo;)t was sun><, ...n iron foun.lry and 4 locomotlv.;s w~:r..: d.stroyed,
and riv" r craft dA.m«g~J; on ... n my trans.,ort pian« was d~stroy.:.d.
South of Puch!, th, r~Uro:<d station was set afire. At Sltang, an
estimated 100 enemy trooJ)S wer e killed. Ou rma: U. S. planes dropped
about 9 tons of bombs on th(l Maymyo baniicks, starting many fires.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTffi'lF.ST PP.CIFIC.- ?ac!fic P.r!la: On 4 Sep-
tember, an enemy 4 ·engined flying IY.lat was dcstr~yeO!)y a U. S.
patrol plane 60 miles W of B;~er Island. Solomons Area: On 6
September, U. S. aircraft mwio direct hits oh gun positions and an
ammunition clump In the VIla area; Kakasa, on Cholseul, was bombed
and s trafed. New Gulnea··-New Britain Ar~?a: ln the Lae S'lctor
Allied troops contlilue to adv:Lnce W from Slngaua r>lantatlon; enemy
opj)OSition remains weak. On 6 Septem~r. 1.0 enemy bombers, es-
cortea by 10 fighters, were Intercepted by Allie:! planes over Huon
Gulf. The enemy lost 2 bombers and 5 fighters. On th'l sarne date,
Allied heavy units ef!ectlve ly bombed Jacobsen's Plantation (1, 700
yards N of the Lae runway) . /'. Iorge forcCl of medium bombers
thoroughly bombed and strafed Malahang airfield. Northwest /,us-
tralla--Banda Sea Area: The enemy bases at Jl.tamboea ana Dill-1-
{'l'riDor)""Were attackedby RP.AF medium bombers.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIP..?ING.--No sinklngs reported.
U-boat Slghtings 1!! Amer ican Waters: No slghtlngs repor ted.
For the A. C. of S., 0-2: For the Dlrnctor of Naval lntolllgence:
/./ cr /""'~";_,..._ =J...r r t?t .t--1/j..~~ ' ·t-·r -
·s. •-'ICKHARDT,
DJ:O~IUfla~> ...o. •
H. E . Mi. UIRE , ~- · v. ,
Colonel, G.S.C., OU '!t'fc;R E ~o.ptaln, U.S.N.,
Chief, Theater Group. -2- l:lep.D!r., O.N.I.
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10 wrtODd -IDI ptiDII Cll JC1Aa lDoluded NC'0' 1'""ce, petrol bomber- ud
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of Jopoauo &b' oct19117 ta- ona wulbt IIPtiDI bJ a u.a. po<rot
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.--n.on . .re ta:w'ita11ooe'Uiat tbe Oerm.u IDtelli-

~ IDieD.IIfkatiOD c:4 etfortl to d.lacoqr AmerlcaD
IDliJIU7 aDCI ICCI'omtc pnpuatlon a. Arreota were IDIIIco on cbar1o• o1
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~ remataa OOD\PI'oo*' b)' ~lpl-tc foeloro aDCI b)' tho e<>IIOtaal
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Kbu'.,., aa.r.asw. Wbu. u. eotDlf'• alQat.ttoa ln the Kuban, Crimea, and OCl'lbu
. . . erltloal, be preulated a lel'lOU breach 1D bP Une.
OD tbe Kbarlll:w frcxd tblt BovieUI4rovt a als.nt neulylOO m~a deep lnto
tbe z.okov-..ctor Dortb of Poltava, and tbNateDed Poltava and Knmenehue on
tblt llilllepG' JUvv. Tbe 8ovWt tJuouat wu llowed b11tllbborn enemy realstance
lllbo- allbo oalloat--atlllm¥, ond juat - • of Lful>atln. Pallw'e to cut
tbe Jtleor....PoJtava railroad IIDd CJ"ou tht Dnieper Rlvu may per.rnJt the erteii)Y
to malala2D bla bald em tbt DaDbu W Cram-.
a:. tbe Eu.nk··l...c09' area tbe So¥1et.l brok:l throueb aoutb of Se~k, etptu.rlo(
RJI& lbpl•ottnclbo -.-oup, 11o<1 Anlf!J uatu croaaod the north--ooutb
B>Juot--llldor--Bol_.--lllm¥ rallrood ond took the t""" at Olullhov,
acm.t Ukra!De. 'lb1a formed aD eDem.J ..u.at at ~, with deep Soviet saUmta
In the
to the DOrlb d Glllkhcw IDS to the aoutb at 7Anlcov.

c. tbe ar,u.at frtat a Sov1et otfeMJve reduced tbe larp salJeot there am
compeUed the~ to encuate Orel aDd Keraabev. The entm.Y establ l.ahod •
lborteDid det.DM Uae eut ot Bt'J&Il,lk. tbla vital erwtm.y ..tteld rt.Uh.ead wu
tbrMteDid tzoom tM nortbeut, M.st, an4 aoutheut., but Soviet troapa apparently
" " blocAd at the outer detanaea ot BI'J&MIL
CD tbl ceutra1 b'ocla SOVIet olfenttw ap!Mt Satolen.tk tr-om the east and
at
• - modolmall plno, taJc1oC !be town Yeleya.., the Smolenak--
auhlfttcbt ra.Uroad. aDd DorQI'CibQJh em the Smolen.llk· · VJu.ma railroad. Th1a
brCUibt tba Sovt.lt forces to tbe outer def'ecutea <trO-mlle rlne) of Smolen.tk trona
tbt DOI'thMat, eut, aDd IQ.ltbeut,
8culh of ~ ond Jlmao, a.rtlllo1'y cluelo end local ottoclaJ C<llltlnuod.

Ac!U9ttJ CD tbl P1DDUb fred cODilsted ol amall-K:alt reeoona.lManu ratd.#.
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WOUOWtrac the fall of Orel, German k1J' Foree acdvtuea were c:hleflJ da-
t.atw. n. ~ tormeriJ concentrated «1 tbe ceatral trcm: wu d.l$peJ'sed
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to IUit acm.t dackl: tD other aect:ora. 'Ibere wu eome IDCllcatJca ol a more
- - . 11ot
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ARMY-NAVY
On Information received-- War and' Navy Departments,
From: 1201 Z, S September 1943 Washington, D. C. ,
To : 1200 Z, 7 September 1943 'I September lS43.
No. 163.
l. NORTii AMEIUCA. ·-Nothing to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.- -The Argentine government assumed con-
trol of the Tucuman branch ol an American po·•,er company's
Argentine subsidiary and placed pollee guards nround the subsidiary's
main oflices in Buenos Aires. Four of the company's officials were
auested but they w<!re permitted later to return to their homes.
3. EASTE!1N BUROP8.- -In the Donbas enemy units continue their
withdrawal, falling b!tck in the Lo~ovaya- -Pavlogr:td direction. Soviet
forces have occupied the r~U•·oad to·•1ns of Makeyevl~a, Konstantinovka,
Kramatorskaya, and Slavyansk, including the upper half of the last
north-south enemy-held railroad in this area. Red Ar my troops are
within a few miles of Rtal ino and Its occupation app<3ars Imminent.
Along the middle Donets .fr om I.zyum to Zmiev and from Merafa to
Oposhnya, st.J·ong ell':lmy counter attacl:s continue to s top Soviet :>ttempts
to break through to the Poltava- -Krasnograd- - Loz.ovaya railroad.
Soviet forces N of Ronotop havo.! made impr essive gains in the direction
of the Desna River and BJ.khmach. A strong enemy counterattack in
this area leaves the position of Konotop ln doubt. Ho·11ever, the s\tu-
atlon in both Konotop and Bakbmach is critical, with the Russians
claiming the capture of Konotop . South of Bryansk, Soviet forces made
further gains toward the Desna but no important advance against the
Bryansk defenses. in the Smolensk area ll-Iere was hard fighting.
Soviet forces somewhat improved their positions in spite of strong
enemy count erattacks.
4. WESTERN EUROI' E.--On the night oi 5-6 September, Mannheim
was heavily bombed by a strong force of RAF planes. AA !ire was
moderate at first but incr.msed as the attack pr ogressed. Nearly
100 searchll&hts were ln operation, coordinated .,,lth night-fighters.
On the night of 2- 3 September , German 8-boats "•ere suspected of
having laid mines In Lyme Bay on the SVI coast of England.
5. MEDITEH.RAN;:;;AN AREA. ·- Alllod troops enlarged their bridge-
head on the toe of Italy on S September, advancing 2 m lies to Palmi
on the northwestern coast and capturing three inland to"IU$, De-
llanuova, San Alessio and San Roberto. £ nemy opposition con-
tinues slight, but extt!nslve demolitions retard the Allied advance. On
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the night o! 4-5 september Allied a ircraft dropped 138 tons of bombs
on Or-az:~;.a.ntse airdrome. A llghter rnld wa.s made on tho raU yards
at Battlpoglla. The next day U. S. aircraft dropped about 250 tons on
the Orazt.anlse land1"8' grounds. About 25 enemy pl:uws wero en-
countered but the[r .:tttacks lacked determtnallon. ll. s. planes also
dropJted 192 tons on Viterbo airdrome encountering about 20 e nemy
ulrcraft. A landing cround and radio Installations In southern Sar-
dinia were bombed and stra!ed by U. S. fighters. No atr opposition
was encount ered. l!:nemy pos ltlo t~.s and Hn!s o! communtcatlon ln the
toe ollt:lly YIOt'e attacked by !\J.lled light and madium bombers. On
the night of 5-S September, the RAF again attacked Cra.oanise air-
drome, dropping 150 tons.
6. AS!A.--Ch1..Jla: On 6 S-eptember, 10 enemy planl!s ..,ere reported

n~ar VJuchow. U. S. !igl".ters attempted lntercl!ptton but no contact
~s made. Additional lnform:ltlon lneroanes to 57 the numbe1· of
en...lmy fte:ht"'lrS destroyOO 1n the August 21st r.ltd on HankO'lJ. Burma·
On 4 Septembor, U. S. heavy bombers dropped 50 too.s of bombs on
docks a.nd shipping In Rllngoon nnd on raU·•ay yards nt Letpadan.
Many dlrcct hits wore 3Cored in the target J.reas. On 5 September,
U. ~ . mediums effectively bombed the Cloht1on and scparatlon plants
and the Dtescl po·ver sl:ltlon at the Namtu mines. ~ Indo ChUlA;
On 5 September, U. S. flgllters dropped several tons of bombs on the
railway ma.rshilltng yards at LaolHt.Y. starling numerous fires.
7. SOUTH AND SOUT!iWQ:ST PACLF!C.--Solomon:; ~ On 5

September tiltght )apan~;~sc res1st.l.nce ··ms continuing on tile NZ tlp
ol !\rundel. On Vella Lavella U. S. ground troops aro In eontact ·•,lth
a small enemy !orc.c o.t 9oko VUlnge (northaast coast}. On 4 Septcm..
ber U. S. atreraft attucked the VUa 1rca twice. In Ul.e second attack,
which was unusually h.eavy, L....e t3.rg:et are:t. was thoroughl;t covered.
J:iJ:l2. ~- -~ lk1t.WJ ~ On the morning of 5 September
Allied paratroops c>pturcd Nad.mb landing ground (23 roUes N Wof Lao
vt.."l the Mttrkham ro:J.d). Gr ound troops me:mwhUe crossed the M.:t.rk-
ham River, 3 mUss W of Lh\3 :tlrOel d. This surprise aetton TVas
unopposed nnd It virtually eut the only r em:tlnlng line of communicatloo
of the japanese garrlson o.t L.'1e, ..,hlch ls eatlm:J.tcd to a.pproxlml ta
8, 500. During and loliowl.ng the occupntlon of Na<iub, All ted planes
hea.vUy bom'bed ~nd stra.Ced tl"acks nnd vUtsgcs between Nadz.ab and
Lae. On tho same d:t.t.J G:lSm-_u w:w bombed once l.nd cape Glou...
<:ester twlce. The airfield .1t Gas~ta w;.s left unsa-\'tceable.
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S. ACTION AQA!NS1' ALLIED SlllPf!NC.··No slnklngs reported
1l'l my tne3.ter. ~S1 ghttng• 111 Amertson ~ No slghtiz\(S
rtported.
For t..ite A. c. o! s.. G-2: For the Dlrocter of N>v>l lntallls•ne.r.
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H. :;:, MAGUIRE, • A. v. S. PICK!'.ARDT,
Colonel, G.S.C., Captain, U.S.N.,
Chlttf, Theatu Group. Oep.Dir., O.N.l.
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ARMY- NAVY
On Information recel ved-- War and Navy Departments,
F rom: 1201 Z, 5 Septembe r 1043 Washington, D. C.,
No. 162.
1. NORTl:l AMERICA.--On J Septembe r an unldentilied twin-
motored aircraft was sighted by a U. S. patrol plane ~00 miles S\Y of
Attu.
2. LATIN AMERICA ... - Nothing to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.-- In the Donbas Soviet forces, clos<>ly

following retreatin g enemy units, have advanced about 10 miles ana
occupied the towns of Artemovsk, uze rzhlnsk, Nlzhnaya-Krynka, and
Mospino. This places Red Army un its within 15 mlles of Stall no .
S:wlet forces are nJw In ea!;Y striking distance of the last north-
south enemy-h eld r ailnad from Slavyansk through StaU.no to Mariu-
pol. On the middle ;Jonets at Izyum, and along the line W.erefa ·-
Oposhnya, strong enemy countera ttacks are successf ully protectin g
tho Slavyansk--Loz0vaya.. -Krasnog rad- - l??ltava rai!r')a.d. The
situation in the Kharkov a rea appears unchang'3d. In the Konotop a rea
Soviet forces have made new gains W of Sumy and NVJ of Konoto,>,
making the posltlon of the latter precario us. In the Sevsk area the
Red Army is advancing toward the Desna River on a broad front be-
tween the Konotop sector and the Bryan:~k !ortiflcat lons. In the Smo-
lensk area heavy fighting was renewed without change in the situation .
Reports ioalcate consider able activity by the opposing air forces over
the southern and centrai fronts. During the past few d:lys air actiVity
appears to have Increased over the nortoorn approaches to Leningrad
and over the Gulf of Finland. In the Battle tu~d Barents Seas, Soviet
a ir units were active against enemy shiJJplng.
4. WESTERN EUROPE .--On the night of 3- 4 September, 2 enemy
planes dropped bombs ln the Grlmsby area of England. On 4 Septem-
ber enemy reconnai ssance of the English Channtll was on an un-
usually lar ge scale. U. S. planes bombed raU centers at 7 points In
Fr ance and Belgium, Including Courtrctl, St. Pol, Lille, and Hazo-
brouck. A total of nearly 200 tons of bombs W'\S dropped . AA fire
was light except at Hazebrouck; 19 enemy planes were destraye d.
The harbor at Boulogne was aiso bombed. On the oth, U. S. aircraft
dropped 93 tons of bombs on the Ghent rail yards. AA !lre and
fighter opposition were weak. On the night of 2-3 September enemy
E-boats wer e attacked by British naval units and planes of the Fleet
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Air Arm In tho El!(llsh Channel. One wa.s dottroytd ana two were
dam&jtn1. f.uly oo 5 September British llsht n.&val Witte clllmago l
s .\-era! ct & l&rs• group o! enemy mllles.,Hpert ott the Frtn~h eoast.
&. MED1TERRANE:-Ul AREA.--Ct.I!OdW. lroope od~ 10
mUe.s 1nlaz\d 1.D ltaly ~ S ~ptember, cae~t'Jrlnc Sln !;t~- h.no snu
ele&rlnc tile road betwUn thls town ana Re"lo ell Cal•brla. Ex
ltllllV• demollt!or.s 3Dd tlle mounuln=o lllolON ol tM e:N~~trJI\amporod
l.lllod ~rogr•ss. About 3,000 prisoner"' m~tly ltal!&n 1\all't be••
l&lcen. On J September, U. S. planes clrOJ•ped 75 """' o! bombS on re!l
ya.NS at Sulmona. Air opp»1Uon was ho avy, ((! •_n,.my pl.rmes w.;•ere
shot do'Nn. On the night o! 3- 4 September, the RAF "ttser.eJ Capua,
C~podlchlno, anJ Grottaslle . Somo nlght·tlahl··r opp'>SIUon was en-
counterod at GrottagUe. On 4 September, Axle roconnalssanco plllltes
made repeated attempts to reach Bl::ort. but wore 4rlven o!!.
6. ASIA.- -Chlna: On'. September, U. 8. bomb< rs r>tded tho T!en
Ho alrdromt• nECanton with c xcollvnt r-~aulta. 'l'hNe en~.,my tight~
er• wore shot down and oac was probably lleatroyod. Wuchow, 150
mlloa NW ol Clllllon, was attaekM by on<>my bombers. Burma:
U, $, bomberS, Which droppe I 0 t?UIJ of lJlon.ll ol Wmbs-;-n;:;;J
w&.Nhou.Hs e.n.J bulldinze at Kstpaw, and da.m&e.xl ratl tracuge nt the
thmw tow min s. Ten tons Jl bomoa w.n~ \lro;>pod on th1 !.~:~m;oo
railrood f'lrd8. Nle'Jbu-ls!flll<IS: On J Sept•mbtr, U.S. heovy
bombers all3<:1<..<1 Loc• tnsulliuoos on Car Nleober !sl\1<1, <00
mlloa tiVI ol Slun:;tn.
'· SOUTH I.I'<'D SOUTIIWEST PACIFIC. · -Solomona i.r...: On •

Se;.t.m~r U.S. oo~vy bo:no..ro. wttb a •trocli fich!.r ese:5Tt, ~ttack
od t1w l&ndlni !kid a::d t!lsperSm~o.u !lland, wer< ~U•c
tlvoly bombed. Nt;w Guin .. a·-Nt..w Britain Area: At d11wn on ~ &ptom-
bolr, on Allha tiirCO =d• on ~·P~ 1·1 mllos E or La<..
After t.hi.O te.ndlns, n..:my plan~.s mn.d .. ..J wwuee;ssfu.l nttacks on Allled
aur!ucu ern!t In Huon Gulf. AllL:d !l~ht r s ohot ~ow n 21 cnomy a lr-
ern!t. Th•. sam" morning Allh;<l heavo; bom~·r• dr>pi»d U6 tons ol
b:>mbs on gun emplacem£nt.s nnd d:.~fc.nsca E of LllJ airdrome.
Modl\1111 units bombed and olra!dcl Ho.>o! L.ndlng Ill'!~ ••bo<~ t .o mllos
£ of I.U s.nd 5 miles E ol the Allkd po:;ltlon. On tho. nlcht of 3- 4
So)1lcmbcr All!c"<l pl:.nes wmbcd the alrdronws a t Ra~ul. starting
fir. a ot l...&J<uaal a.nG Vuna«nau. On , S.:pt' mb. r Curnatn 1\JlJ C.pe
Oloucestr:r wo ra -.;.U_ctively attrt.cx(l:d.; t. .ncmy ba,_.·a W}t tLstroy~ .
at C•rov> lsl:ond (N of New Br!tala). Norlh....,at Autttoi!•· · B•.nda S.a
Aua: On tho night of 3 &:;>~o>mbcr AiiiOJ ali'erati ~a r two ::.tl.lcl< s
on T•nau t.nd ant an K~ ('nm?r).
8. ACTION f.GJ.INST ALLIED SHU'•'IllO.·-N> s ln.<lniS <'P<>r t..d.
~ Slghtln;l:; I!! l.morlelln ~: N? slsnttncs r, port.!d.
For tho A. C. o! S., G-.:: Yor lb Olrtoetor \).{ NlV3l lntdllgcoe.. ~
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A. v. S. ;>tCIQlAIU)T,
Ca.pu.ln, U.S.N .,
Colon"l· o.s.c.,
Chic!, Tt.."wr Gr oup. l:i<'l>· Olr .. O.tl.l.
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ARMY- NAVY
On Information receive d-- War and Navy Departm ents,·
To : 1200 Z, 5 Septem ber 1943 f> Septemb er 1943.
No. 161.
l. NORTH AMERICA.- - Nothtng to report.

2. LATIN AMERICA.--The Chilean Cabinet which took oU!ce 1 Sept·
ember 1943 has tendere d Its resignat ion to Preside nt Rios. Althougn
not yet accepte d, the resignat ion has created a tense situatio n and
pollee forces have been augmented.
20 miles E of Slavyan sk-- Artemo vsk--St allno-- In the

Marlupo l area the situatio n appears to be little Along the
middle Donets tn the Izyum area there also appears to be no change.
In extreme ly heavy fi&httng in the Kharkov area Soviet forces overcam e
enemy counter attacks and advanced slightly SW of the c ity to capture
the railroad junction of Mereta. No change Is apparen t In the Poltava
area. Slight gains were made In the SUmy area; the German s gave up,
the town of Ulanovka, 23 miles W of SUmy. Northw est of Konotop gains
or about 10 miles were made; the Soviets occupied the town of Korop,
3 miles from the Desna River. West of Sevsk enemy counter attacks
were overcom e; slight Soviet advance s were made N and W of
Komarl chl. Gains of about 6 miles were made S of Bryansk. North
and E of the city the enemy apparen tly holding. In the Smolensk area,
W and SW of Yeinya, the souther n Soviet column advancing along the
Sukhinichi- -Smolen sk railroad met with heavy enemy counter attacks
by large number s of tanks and Infantry. Gains of 4 to f> miles were
made by the norther n column advancing along the Vyazma --Smole nsk
railroad , W or Dorogobuzh.
4. WESTERN EUROPE. -- On 2 Septem ber, 9 enemy planes from
Bordeaux attacked Allied shipping off Cape Vincent. One FW-200 was
shot down by AA fire. West of Brest, FVI-190 activity has lately In-
creased to an estimat ed 40 sorties dally. On the night of 3-4 Septem ber,
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strong forces o! RAF heavy bomber~ apln •ttaclc«! Berlin. AA !Ire wae
moderate and dlmlnlshe<l as the attocked progressed. Searchlight
activity Increased sllgllUy over the previous attack but fighter opposition
deereaM<I. Q\ the same night, an ammunition dump near ValencteM•a
was attacked by RAF planes. No enemy opposition was encountered.
6. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--()> 4 SeP<ember, British end Canadian

!orcea o! the ElghtJl Army contlmled tllOir progress In the tot ot lt&ly,
captur!nc Bqnars In 1M nonll end Melito In the S<l1th. !:lemolltlona
retarded the pace a! toe advance. Additional pr1a~e.rs were ta~n,
mostly llallan. 0> L"e night of 2-3 SeP<ember, a JU·8a r.,.onnalss>nct
plane wae deStroyed over Bova Marina, on tho toe o! Italy. 0> 3 Sept-
ember the radar stations at ?aola (on the coaat, W ol Cosenza) end
Carbonara (on the SEc~ o! Sardinia) wore attacked by U.S. lighters.
No enemy atrcratt were eneo1.1nterod. Light and medium U.S. bombers
bombed the airdromes at Crotono and Camlgllatello. Twenty-throe
enemy aircraft were en<O\llltere<l at Cami&II~.-Uo. O>e ME- 109 was
destroyed. Ltttle enemy rcslDtanca was encountered at Crotone. U.S.
heavy bombers attacKed Capun and Capodlchlno, OJld fighters mado a
low-level attae< at Grazzlnlse whlcn wu followed by an RAF' ntcht
attack. Allied aircraft bcmbed and atraJud enemy troop concentratlon.s,
transport a.nd communlca:ti~ d.tring tM day. ~:o ~ststanef! •-aa t:n-
c:OJJU.artd over t.M toe 0: ltely,but atucu ov,•r central aaty cont~naord
to meet determined !l;;tter opposition. Dur!Jig 1M sam• day, 18 e.,.my
flgt.t@r bombera atuckLDg 1\.~ess.i.na •-ere lnt reopted and forced to
Jettison their bombs. North o! Bl:r.orto 2 F'W·IOO's were destroyed,
atld 7 enemy reecnnatssanee planes wert drlven oif.
6. ASIA.--Chlna: On 3 September Namyung airfield In Kwangtung
was a ttneked bY'3l!"I•Panese bomb.ra, with an escort o! 21 !lghtors,
and Wuchow, 130 mUes VI of Canton, waa twice bombed, by !lights o!
II and 8 japanese planes. French lndo·Chtna: Japanese barracks at
Pho-Lu, SE o! Laokay, were set on lire i1IJ d •31J'oyed In strafing by
U.S. lltrotero. Burma: On 2 Sejltember enemy barracks and w raU-
road yards at ~... 9& mUes So! Mandalay, were heavily att.lC•ed
by U.S. bombers. Dlrect htt.s ca"J.Stnc ftrtl' 11.-ere a::ade C."'l the bar rae a,
aod a 1arct &mOWlt o! rolling stock aod ecnslderable trae~e wero <~<"·
stroy-.1. Similar missions were mad· against Chauk, an oU produciiiJ
center 1n Ct ntral Burma, and aga_Snst T~goo. Larg-e oU fires were
started In Challk 8lid warehOilsea and railway facilities In the Tountroo
dock aru were heavily damaged.
7. SOUTII AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER. --Sclomons Area:
Photosraphs ShOW . new 5,000-toot alr!lold, p.'Utly IIT&ded, 10 muea-
w of Kahil I. New Guinea-- New Brlt41n Aren: 0> 3 September Allied
lighters destroyi<l'iii<raami&Od 6arae• Tiillio Bnr~ren Bay area. 0>
the aamt clatl A.llled bombers attac:.ldnc th.t Cape Gloocester area aUenee<i
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/an AA poslllon and ~tarted nroo 0~thi~,:~!:O:~:~
lui• lnln
In an 84·ton raid on Lae, Allied planes d
wlldlnil• Vlllaiee "" the Markham Rlv•r
heavily bombt<l and strafed.
On 3 30pltmbor tho Lalu!
both t~n Ambon, were auacked by AIJIIOGI p>anoo.
waa deatreyR.
8. ACTION AOAINST ALlJEl) SHIPPWO.··Nothlni to re~<Crt.
For tho A. C. o! S., O·Z: Fort..~ Olr.-ctor of U&val :r..teUt.vnee:
H~./1(1/~M ... fJ.V~~e«df

1!. E. MAOUU<'l!:, ..• A. v. S. PICKIIARDT,
Colonel, O.S.C., C~pl31n, U. S. N. ,
Chit!, TheMtr Oroup. Dop. 0\r., O.N.l.
/ ARMY- NAV Y
On info rma tion rece ived -- War and Navy De;>artments,
Washington, D. C.,
From : 1201 Z, 3 Sep tem ber l94J
To : 1200 Z, 4 Sep tem ber 1943 4 Sept emb er 194.s.
No. 160.
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I. NORTH AMERICA.··NOlhlng to r epo rt.
l. LATIN AMERICA .-·NothlnE: t-:> repo rt.

th'! situ atio n app ears
3. EASTERN EUR O.?E .--ln the M'triup-:>1 area forc es gained ab-:>ut 14
area Sov iet
unchanged. In the Vorosh\1-:>vsk
twar u alon g the Don ets In the
mile s, elttending thei r nort hern !lan k westhis vita l Indu stria l area con-
dire ctio n 'J! SJavyansk. F.nemy unit s In
Don ets In the Izyu m area
tinu e thei r with draw al. Along the mid dle Kha rkov ar ea, W o.no SVI m the
ther e app ears to be no ch JJge. In the
atte mpt s to wide n the
clt)l the enem y cont inue s t'.l resi st S-:>vl et ?olt ava area the situ atio n
salie nt. In the
sout hern base cl th'l Zen kov betw een that area and
app ears unch..nged, altho ugh hoavy fighting
, fr-:>m Sam y to Kro lcve ts,
Kha rkov CQntlnues. In the K'.lnotop area
Is with in 14 mile s N or Kono-
the Red Arm y mad e subs tant ial gain:; o.ndRive r at CheplevKa. In the
top and with in a few mile s of tM Les na
h3.rd on the enem )' 1'3ll ·
Bry ansk area 2 Soviet arm ies are pres sing slig ht gain s agai nst stro ng
head . The arm y In the Sevs k area mad e
the area Spa s-D eme nsk- ·
enem y coun tera ttac ks. The arm y !rom
Klro v--Z hlzd a also mad e slig ht gain s .with In the Sm-:>lensk area the
two colu mns , one astr ide
Sov iets are pres sing hard on the city
othe r astr ide the Smol~nsk-
the Smo lens k--V yazm a railr oad and the mn, having pass ed D-:>rogobuzh,
Sukhlnichi railr oad . The nort hern colu
colu mn with df.!!iculty
Imp rove d Its posi tion , whil e the sout hern k. In the area betw een the
stop ped a dete rmin ed enem y coun tera ttac
s cl a few mile s.
railr oad s, Sov iet forc es mad e slig ht gain
Sep tem ber an amm u-
4. WESTERN EUR OPE .--O n the nigh t cll- 2
by RAF p1ane::. On 2
nitio n dum p near Valenclon!1£J:lwas atta cked , Den aln and Llll e, and a
Sept emb er, enem y aird rom es at Mar dyck S. vlan es. Axis figh ter
by U.
pow er stat ion nea r Llll e wer e O)mbed
was enco unte r eu at LUl e.
oppositl-:>n was weak but Inte nse AA fire ne fact ory at ,...arls, an air-
On 3 Sept emb er the Ren ault alrc ratt engi
an airc raft asse mbl y
plane 'St oral !e depo t at Rom illy ·Sur -Sei ne,rom es In nort hern Fro.nce
plan t at Meulan Les Mureuux, and 6 aird
oppo sitio n was weak exce pt
wer e bom bed by U. S. plan es. Ene my air
!lgh ier r eact ion; /'.A fire
that one !orm atio n of bom bers met stro nge at the othe r targ ets. Twe nty-
was Intense at Lllle but slig ht to m:x.lerat
seve n enem y alrc ra!t wero dest roye d ....
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&. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.-·Brltlsh ond Cal\.lldlon trogps of
the l::IJhlh Army <ntered Retmlo dl Ca~brta '\nd San GloV>.MI, on
J September, capturing many rrtsonora. En••my loreea oflerlng only
WI:Lit OJ)l)Oo:itlon, wtthon:w \U1~'!r SUBt.llntJ Al11·,;,S :lttacka. Qn the
ntcllt of 1·2 Se.,tember, RAF pl=• dr<l!';>e<l &Ilona ol bombs en r3U
y&rda at Avursa (N ~ N.ples). On 2 Se;.wmber a tol&l of about .10
e., my llehkr-bomber:; !!Ude ll!'..sueees•luJ atwci<l en A~~i"sta an.1
C•tAnta. AUiod ahl.,q wu <>ltac<c"J by my bombers Olld torp..odo
planea 1n the w~.;stern Ucd!terr.a~a.n. Rrll ta.rcuta M Bo.lopa were
sawroly dam"iad by U. S. planes wl\.cl\ ~r>s>. d 187 tona of bo:nbs.
Ourlng lh· lr r.turn flight, lh< U.S. pl&nos wor·• atwek•d by 40 to
&() O~>"my planes W ot Leghorn. Rall ynrda st Tr.;nto war< bombed
by otllcr U. S. planes. About 50 er:~my olreratt w >r· en<:OWII»red.
A third lorm•llon o! U.S. bomb.>rs atll\eked t'•ll tar&o:ts at Bolzano;
about 16 cnomy planes wore oneOtmt..lrod. Aerll\1 photosraphs show.x!
th Brunnor Pas• rail Unes bloek·,d at Trento r.nd Bolzana as tho
result of thesa attacks. MoT< than 100 tons ol bombs wo"" droPP<lJ.
on rall tarcots at CancaUo by u. s. m<dlum bombers; nbout ?0
enemy tlghtera wero oncountor111d a.nd 2~ wure dttstroyed. On t.hu
sam~ day, communi:"";LtioruJ. ammr.mltton dumps nnd on.: my positi"ns
throU(hGut tho toe of lb.ly W<N bGmll.!d by U. S. pl•n '"· Targets
In tho vlelnlty cl Capo deli'Arml wcro bGmbard<d by Brlttab b.>ttlu·
ahlo>a on tbo. J:~ornlng of 2 Se~t,mt>or.
6. ASIA.··Chlnll: Cn Z Scptcmb<r, U.S. bomb<ra at&rt d llr a

In atoroce t1:i6'ifLalehlcok .,u firm, ne.r K~locn. 0... ol7
J•po.n .., !nldreoptor~ was shot ~,.,. ShiP> tnt In Hong l(ong ll,.,.bor
w'UI bozr.l><:d "'" stral.d; a Oihet hll .,.,. ..,or d en a llOO-Ioot sblp.
Burm.:1: On .a Aucus: u. s. bombers mU> <II cUw. ttt.ICl<l en
V,fliKyt.ne. Tb.o r.Ulroad str.tlon ~ il•rnollal>'hl anj 40 r>.llroad ears
wor d<Siro)'<l<l. On l Se!'t.embtr, r•t1roa.ll clilll•s at Monywa ..nd
Hslpaw, 80 mUes NE ot Man.illay, W!ro h'"vlly d.>mag.J.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTIIWE.ST i'l.CIFIC.·-Solomons AroA: On 3

Supt•mbur U.S. medium bombers oll•"ctlvoly alt.uck.d"Vl!i'AA
positions and supply dumps. AA liN wash, avy. On" Suptumber
U. S. phnestwlce atU:cked Knhlll . ~~ thJ first ottnek u.S. rtghtors
duotroyod llt wast lour enemy flghtors on tho runwoy. New Gulnoa--
New Br itain Aroa: On 2 Septamll.!r ottoeklng Alllod tr~
n;;Qvyc:iiii':tliiCSon tho ,nomy In th mount>WI W of Dot Inlet and
alone tho river tr..:k 2 mUes SW ol SIIJ1m~u• ~lrll•l~. Alll•d heavy
1nd mudlum bomburs. escGrtcd ~Y tlght..rs llcl1vlly attD.Ckud tho run-
Wlya at Capo Gloucestt.r. Clouds obscur ~ realllts, but at le-st 7 ol
rut tslllll"t..d U lnkrc6ptlng ~""my llglrt ra W· r< d otroyotd. Alli.d
mocll:un l»mbers, e.scoreo by a atronc l>re~ of IIChL ra, att&ekad
en.rmy ahl.pptn& at w. . wa.k. Th:r-_-e m"'""dtum mtr~h..nt v aMls, 1
om.111 mtrc!unt vus.l, and s gunboat wtro loft·~· Tw•nty-
llw to 30 etWmy !lehtcrs ~tliim;>t..cl In~ re ptlon, I~ w rv abot down.
•
Whlw ....turnL•g to tho!r bo.a.s. U... tlght..rs a hot down 2 e nemy
bombor s SW of !.llldlu>t;. On tlw> som. date AUicd m.Nlum bomber s
dustroy«< S ~t$ In Bor~;~.n Say (E of CAp. 010\ICCStcr).
8. ACTION AOAn lST ALLIED Sl!l??t:>O.··No olnktncs ftrc ro·
~rt ed in any theater. Submarlr..e Sl&hUne:• ~ Amcr\eln W~rs:
N!> stchtlngs w..:..re rt.:portid.
For the,.,. C. o! S., G ~ 2: For thu Dlr.ctor of Nova! lnt..Utco~:
H .E.. m "" 'l ...;..,..,__, '

H. E. w .cOlRE.-?.. 1\ , v. S. l'ICKHARDT,
Col<mol, G.S.C., Cnptaln, u. S . N.,
Chit!, Thcator Gr ouP. Oup. Olr., O.N.l.
ARMY- N AVY
On tn!ormatlon rcee ived .. - War v..d Navy Departments,
From: 1201 Z, 2 September 1!1~3 WashlngtonJ D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 3 September 1943 3 September 1943 .
No. 159.
1. NORTH AMERICA.··Alaska: On I September a plane idontllied

as Japanese o! medium bom"!ier1Yi>e was sighted over Attu.
2. LATIN AMER!CA.·-Nothlng to report.

3. EASTERN EURO;>E: .· · ln the Mt>rllljlol area the Sovtets have
reached Budenovka o.n the east bank of the Oruzskl .. Yelanchlk River.
Wes. of the Gruzski· YelancMk there iS only one more water barrb~r,
the Kalmlus River, between the Red Army units a.;d Marlupol. In
the Voroshtlovgrad area the enemy withdrawal contlnues. Soviet
forces have taken the towns of Voroshllovsk and Ch!styakovo. To the
north, the Red Army crossed the Donets on a narro•..., front and seized
Lls1chansk which has long been the enemy's north anchor for the Mius
front. At lzyun>, !lghtlng ol Wldetermined weight continues. In the
Khark¢v area S and SW or the city, the Soviets again made small galns
ln their attempt to further widen tho south base of the sallent~ The
nor th base of the salient at Sumy hes been evacuated b~ the enemy; thus
the Zenkov saltent In tho Kharkov area and the Olukhov salient in the
Kursk area are merging into ono large salient, threatening Konotop.
The point of this new salient is at pr esent blocked by enemy resistance
In and a r oond Belapole, an Important railroad and highway junction
hal! way between Sumy and Konotop. The north bulge ol the point has
reached Krolevets, 25 miles N of Konotop and E: of the Dcsna River.
In the Bryansk and Smolensk areas ther e appears to be hard fighting
but no large gains we re made by the Sovtets. In the Smolensk area
enemy counterattacks were particularly heavy. Soutb and W o! Yelnya
the Soviets made sllgbt gains in the outer Smolensk de!enslve ring.
Both air lo,.,es continue to support ~rround operations although GAF
\ activities appear restricted to critical areas. On the nlgbt oil Seplem·
~
r, rail junctions W of Sumy and N of Stalino and troop concentrations
n the Smolensk area and ~'VI of Kharkov wer e bombed by the Red l.lr
ore~~,;
~. WESTERN EUROPE.- - On the night oi31 August-! September,

J ME- llO's drOPped bombs In East Anglin. The same ntght Berlin was
heavily bombed by RAF planes. AA flre was negligible but night·
lighters were active in coordination with searchlight&. On I Septem-
ber rail targets N ol Antwe rp wer e attacked by U. S. light bombers.
No e nemy planes were encountered and AA tlre wa.s moderate,
~ ...-.MI Ifl"l'
~ .......c:sr·,. Regraded Unclassified
6. MEDtTERitANE/I.N AR£A.-- Aocordlng to an Allied oommunique,
the BrtU.sb Eighth Armyt supported by Allled sea and Ail units, attack·
ed across lhe Str aits ot Messloe oa the morning ot 3 September. A
l.andlng Wit$ made ln the v1c:tnity of Reggto dt Calab ria, where enemy
gunS attempted unsucc-osstlll.ly to etem the Allled lnvaJil-;m. On the
night of 31 August-1 Sep!ember, 2 anemy planGs operated d.C Cyprua.
'the same nt.gbt tM rall ye.rd.s at Salerno (se o! Naples) ware attacked
by RAP planes. Ta rgets near Reggio dl Calabrhl were attacked by
Allled Ught bomber6. On 1 September lnd.ustrlal ln!JtallaUons on Sar ..
dinla were bombed IJld stra.ted by \J. S. fighters and communlcatton.s
ln the toe ot Italy were bombed by other Allied 41reran. Only 4
eoe.JllY pl.ancs •.verc eneOUiltered 1n the dayllght raids over Italy.
6. ASIA.·-Chlna: On 30 August sw:c. .Sful bomblni nnd s trAILoc

attac.kS w~re m&ai"by v. S. planes against enemy shipping and r3.li-
road facWUea fTorn lchang to Ha.nkow. OWcblhkow town wa$ heavily
h1t. Several raUroad ste-tlon.s and warehouses were strat~d and set
on fire. Four locomotives were destroyed, and 3 smlii-U river steam-
er s were lch. tn a slnklng eonditlon. On 1 September stmUar attacks.
were made against taract.s ot opportunity along the upper Yangtze
and ln SwatO\Iil bB.rbor. Slx boats of b·om 100 to 250 CCc:t were be ..
lleved 4unk. Four smaUor c.ratt were set on ii1'e and sunk and J
locomotives and one t-ra.ns:port plane ware destroyed.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. -·Solomons Area: On I
September U. S. gl"Ound troops aavanclng N on AOruildenilMd eoa, ..
tac:ted and r:;cattered 2 Japanese patrols. New Oul.nea- -New Britain
/!.rea: On the morninc of 1 September a large lOrCi"'(AJirediiiiafum
bombers heavily bombed and strafed the .1\lexlsha!en area. Ll.rgo
Cl.res were s~rled ln fuel and ammunition dumps 8110 t.bc only alr-
pla.ne observed on the ground WIUJ destroyed. Allied heavy bombers
e.ttaclted Japanese lnstallatton.s In the MadMg atoa. wblle other heavy
units bombce Labu Lsland i.n th.o Mukha.m rlver near Lae. North-
-west Australla--9anda Sea A~a: On U,() nlgl\t of 31 Augu&t ~
planes 6¢mbed TiOiN"ane iuiil1:inggoer. Otbor AU1ed aircraft bombed
Manatuto, Baucau and Lagll on Timor, and Wa.ingapoe on Soemba
Island.
8. ACTION AOAINST ALLIED SHIPP!NO.-·No slnklnis were re-
thea~ r. SUbm:n·tne Sl\htings ~ Amartcan Water-s:
ported ln any
No s®m¥r1ne slghtings were reportc •
For the A. C. of S., G-2: For the Dlr ecto r oC NcLVe.l lnt"'lligence:
ll l': ~ Pt t>JL ·,'c'l l..<'•"l

H. E./?t.~uu..
/JF: UIRE, A. v. S. PICKHARDT,
Colonel, .S.C . , ~ CttptalnJ U.S.N.,
Chic!, Theater Group. ..=~opt. Olr., O.N.I.
-
/ 0
ARMY- NAVY
On 1n!ormaUon received· · War and Na.vy [)epartment.c,
From: 1201 Z, I September 1913 Wa.shlngton, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 2 September IG43 2 Se!'teml>er 1913.
No.l~8.
I. NORTH AME!UCA.··I;othlnC to rti'Ort.

2. LATIN .Al.lE!UCA.-·A revolutionary plot in Panama waa frus·
tr1tod by the arrest on 28 Auruatl913 of jOile Pezet, Iormor Mlntater
o! Education, and 13 pollee olflclale. The composition of 1 new
Chilean cabinet sworn In I September 1943, following the reelgnaUon
of the old cabinet on 31 August 10·13, Indicates no chango In foreign
policy but a more c.onservatlve domeatic government.
3. EAST£RN EUROPE.-·In 1M overall picture Soviet forcee,

lttacklnC at Important pointe on tho 600-rnlle front front from Smo·
len.ek to Marlupol, made alight co.tna. In the Tagar.roc ana Sovl•t
forces completed the llquiJauon of enelrcleil er.emy unite. Alone
the upper Mlus enemy unite IN qaln wlthdrawlnt!. In tho - " " just
E ot ChiStya><ovo, Soviet unite have broadened the nortllern b&.le of
tho Donetsko- -Kut.,inL<ovo salient, advancing several miles. Tl>t
exter.t ol the enemy withdrawal In this lr• a and SVJ of Voroshllov&rld
le stU! In doubt. In the lzyum &t"O tho tempo of !igbtlni: baa In·
creo.aed. Any Soviet advance 1t1 thta area threatens the northern of
the enemy'e only two rallroncls, which supply all troops In th• Don·
bas. ln the Khnrkov area heavy fighting continues W and SW of tho
city, where the enemy Is trying aosperutaly to prevent the wld•nlng
~~the southe rn ba.se of u., R<!d oollent; Soviet gains consisted mostly
of Improvement of poslUon. On the Kur •k front, ln the CluJ<bov lll'ta
t.n<i W ol Sevsk, the Soviets made small pins. Northeast ol Sevs<, Reo
Army unlto a.strtde the Bryanek--t.cov raUroad took tho town ol.
Komartchl. In the SCloleO$k area a Soviet auae.< on 1M 50-80 mile
front between the Smol•nsio-.\lyuma r allr....S and tho Smoler.Sit··
Sukblntchl railroad macie small pins VI and N of Yelnya, Wtnc tho>
town of DorogcbuU!-on-Onlep er a1 the southern end ol. a railroad spur
I~ miles S of Dorogobuzh. Considerable Soviet air activity wu rt·
ported ove r the Cull of Finland and tho Black Sea during the pa.st tow
days.
4. WESTERN EUROa"E. ··AS a reoult o! the enforcement of

roatrtctlve moasu:res eontalned ln tho proclamation of martlal taw
announced by Ceneral Hannekon, Corman commander In Denmuk,
the situation In that country now avpears to be completely und•r
lll'l"""'~tY>&-11
SE.eR~ "" Regraded Unclassified
SECRET •
co.•trol of lho occupying forces. On tile nl~hl <>1 30-31 Auall!it, St.
Orner wae bombeJ by the RP.F. AA !In wu no-cllfl~lo and no
enomy IIchter reaetlon was r eported. n.. nrxt day u . s. pl!lnOs
droPPed 315 tons o! bombs on an airdrome at Aml•oa. Enemy fighter
reaction wa.s cer.erally 1•teak.
5. MEOITERRAt.'Ef.N THEATER.-·Itallan batteries In the Cape

11Uaro an~a In the Stnlts o! M•sslna pw ln<·lf<'Ctual roply to
lire from AUI•d war ships, Including balUoahlpa, on 31 i.uaw<t.
The be.ttlesht.p::s als? bombard.e-j en~ my couw. buttl!tt~s north.:!ast
o! Renlo dl Calsbrla. On the nlgltt ot 30·31 AUf\llt, a elnale <nemy
plane dropped nares over Cypru.'l. The same niCht, U.S. bombers
a ttac•ed enemy positions near Remlo dl Calabria anJ tbe RAF bombed
r ail yard• lllld Industrial installations at ClvltawccMa. Th• noxt day,
u. S. bomber s a ttacked ran tarBOts at P•scar- on t.l>. Adr UUc coast,
and a t i>lsa . Rallr~ lacllltl•a In U1a too ot Ih\ly WON nlso atta<:ked .
A total o1 about 40 enemy !lghl<lrs WCN oncounl.•r• d nt Plsa 1111d
Pescara; 16 ware destroyed . At VesearnJ A>:t., pltLn<:s wore reluctant
to eni"i•·
6. ASIA.· · Chln•: On 30 ;.ugu:·.t u. S. !lghtors cnrrled out o!fensh"'
reeonnataa:mce against \\"a.r..:ho~s.c s, ratlwaya, A."lld ah1.-plng bctw.:!en
Ich.ana and YochtrN. Four locomot.iv· s w:rt d :,t.royed. !.~aru.· bu!ld-
lnc• were~ In a bomblni o! L'l-1 n-.·.v ·n.my alrdromo at
Ie~. A 44b-!oot enemy sM,, In licnc<onc borb>r .,.., ldt In a
elnkln( cond!Uan alt.1 r a boombln& and strallni attaclc. U. S. ll£htus
ana bomb.ra scorod hits m rallw•y yar\la at Yochow. V:arohou.s.;s
Sln.tl wd-. uenroy.:d tru1 Oll-.:rs d..ur.at\:<1, Fr ncn lnd:>-Cblna:
lit
GUiam •Wrome and the prot.ectlnc .!l.<o w N att.>eiC•d on ~I
AUf\111 by U.S. heavy b'rnbers. Fir•• w " atartl<lln the .J.Irdro:ne
buUJtnsa; bit.s were scored on the a\k , but no fioodlag oeeurrea
bec:&uafl of 10\V water.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST .,>/.CIFIC.-·Solomono Ar"a: Supa!Q

and L.Qtl l..Jti, on the west cout of v.:l):l Ltw.•Jla, h.ivu1i89n cloated
ot tho e nemy. On Kolombangara tlbl .n<my kt VUn I• belni sub-
Ject.od to honvy a rtillery fire, \\lld on 31 AuguDL, U. S. bomburs
ot!cctlve ly altaekod gun p)Sitlons IU1d n r.dlo etotlon there. Heavy
and ilecu r~Uc AA firt: was cnc:tuntercd. Twvtv._ , n my bo:nbt.rs,
escorwd by 6 !lgh'"rs, atLck•d Alii •d nwal v ,stJ< Is and w,ro
lnt.rcept.>d by a sl!l<.lkr !orco of U. S. fl&llt• ro; b ••n..my bombers
wore dostr oy,d. A reus.ssm.nt of th att "'" on KlhiU 30 Augu.:;t,
lndieatos thAt 20 to ,<6 '""'my alrcr.Jt of .n lr.t rc illlni Core.. <>I
bO to 60 pUlka w'-rd sh!rt. da.\rn, l~~,;W Guln .. &··N~,:w Br~Lain Jo..r.. a;
Allltd crOW><! troo;:$ contlnu to cl ..., outii' ~illbOi\:i liiiD.c$
SW o! Salt.m.aus r.lr!L.d. Cm 30 ;.,i'J"t t.lll 1 D'l dlum bombers
dropped 1~.. .. 112. tons af bombs on c .... _ lilouc . t r ru.nwJ.yG. Five
lrouncio4 alrcr:l!t ••~ ""la!!r. or eLmn;-~· Air ~lt.>c"" on <n<my
~~·tf 11
=-Ci~~ Regraded Unclassified
barr..: concentrations ecnt1nu:td. 1n th. wt.:..:K t.ndln& 30 A1JiUSt,
llll!->d l'T bo>ts d.,.troyed 10 J>p&lWI• barKuS &IQr\S th... oouth co:>.st
at Huon P<n!nsub.
8. ACTION AGAI:"IS'r ALUED SHlo'P!NG.··IIO AUI<d mcrc!l:lnt
ahlpo •· ~ r.:ported sunk In any tboOler. Subm>rlne Sl;!~~ In
. Waters: O!h: &1Jbm&rtM wu sl&hG atn tM ~warcr
~mber.
For the A. C . ol S., G-2: For tho Dlr.ctor ol Nav:tl !nwU!g.nc.. :
H t, . ma.1~· rf' . .r; I·? - //; · ., r--

H. E. MAG'tnRE, A. v. S. PICKHAIIDT,
Colonol, G.S. C ., CllptBln, u.S. N.,
Chtuf 1 Th.J;~.te r Group. D.~ . Dlr., O.N.I.
)
/ ARMY- NAVY
On t.n!ormatlon received· ... War and Navy Depal't.t!l!nts,
From: 1<01 Z, 31 AU&U~>t 1~;3 Wuhington , D. C.,
To : 1l00 "• I SeJ>tember 1943 I Septecbo.r lllol3.
No. 157.
I. NORTH AMERlCA. ·-Nothlng to report.

Z. I..ATIN AMERICA.--NoclliJ>g u rtiport.
3. EASTERN EURo ...r. In the Kuban lr•sh Sovlct attacks hs~~<t

been initlated alte-r eevaraJ aays of lnlen:Jt• artillery proparatlon.
Along tho lower Mlus front NW of Tagunroc, Soviet lorcns are advancing
rapl~y In an ellort to break throug~ the ehorten'!d enemy lines.
Heavy llghtinl has ag-.dn bro.t•n out u •nomy forces counterattACked.
The exact locaUoo d u.. now line Ls :;UU In doubt. Small enemy unit.:.
tr•ppod W of Tagar.rOI',all• r some enemy forces haJ eacaped by boat,
are beinK llquloated. Al>l\i th3 northern Mlus front In tho Donet.sko
and Voroshllov grad oreas thoro ap~ars to be lllUo chnn&o. On either
side o1 Izyum and along the mid J!e Donctb there appeara to be lighting
ol a !<>eat chllracter. In lhf> Khar•ov ar•n, S ll1W S'll ol 1M city at
the southern b:l.se ollb!' sall•nt, llghtinl continues but lioV!et forces
are held up by a :m.bl>orn tnomy defense. f.lthe potm oC the sa.licr.t,
In the A«htyua-- Zenkov aect>rs, Rod Arffl'J units are at~a«inlln
Ioree and hllve m!de small pins In their drive lor Poltava and the Kiev
railr oad. In tho Surny area the enemy position at the northern bue o1
the salient ts now preca.rlous. From the Kursk.. ·Lgov dh·•ct:lon, the
Soviet attae< S ol Sevsk Pf'Mtn.lod the •nemy lines and capture.! the
town oC Ryla<. E>')>loltlnl 11>0 breaktllrq h, Red ArrtJ:I unltJI crosse<>
the north··aOil th Bryansi<--K hutor--S..Io pol--:>umy railroad, and to:>oe
the l<rNn ol OII:.Xhov, Just Inside th• borJ~r ot Soviet Ul<ralne. ThiS
forms an eMmy sa!tantal Sumy with drtep Soviet sallttnt.s to the north
at Olukhov 1\nd to the SO)Ith at Zenkov. Soviet !orees ln tha Sevsi< a rea
hsV<t twnod north, threlltening Br yansk !rom the south. TIM enemy
cootlnues to clve ground ln beth the Bryans< ..md Sumy a.ctors. On
the eentr--ll fror.t L"\otMr Sovtet o!.!ensh-. a.plnst Sm~lena.r. from the
E made small plns, ~tiC tho town ol Yeinya on the Smol•n:~~-
SU«hhnlchl railroad, and Dorogobuzh o:t the Smolensk-- Vyazma rail-
road. Thla brings the SOVIet forces to tha outer defenses (1>0- mile
ring) ol Smoiensk Iron. tho NE, E and SE.
4. WJ::STERN EURO.-E.- -On lM ntcht o! ~0-3!/.uguot, U.. In-

dustrial areu of Muellehon, 0'-4bach and Rheyot, In U.. Rhlnel>nd,
were au..cked by •!a.rie Ioree of RI.F bombers. On the l ollowlr.g day,
tho LUie- Vendoville a!rn tWI»&l•~~~IJj ical l..ctory and power ~tlllll
ei!!!!'~ET
SECRET
at M.a:ln~rbe, \n northern FT~..:, were e\JCcessfully aU.ack~
by U. S. moodlum bomber3.
5. MEDrrERRA!lthN A!'.EA.--On tlle nler.t of 2.8·~ Aucust,
enemy !i&n"t dropped !lares .,.,_. Cypruo. Tbt next day 2 '.xis re-
connat..;.Ane-! aircra!t new over tb£ Lsl&nd. On the aa.me cby en~: my
olrcr&l\ attacl<ed shipping :>bout 130 mllea E of GlbraliAl'. C&tanla,
Sicily, wu ~I so bo::>l>.d lrt th . n.my. On tbo nlrht ol-J-30
A1JC\,14t about SO enemy planes attac.kod A~U.i aom• ctrc:tn.c t'Jr·
ped.oee t.•or.a dropped. A !tw eoomy flC~tar-bomb<.•rs &lao v:·-re ov. r
AU(u&t~ on the .lOth. Rail yaris >I Torrt Annun<lftta were attoc~ed
by RAF pllMS on the nlsht of 29-oO AU(uat. Tt> r.<xt day Allied ,J:mes
bombod the airdrome at Vlterbo (N of Rom•) and roll tarcet• at Av<rsa
.•nd Clvltaveeehlo , and objectives In tho toe ot Holy. Axis l!gnt•Jr .,•
.:LCtton ln tlw Avarna area was atrong nnd d!'ltermlncd; lh~.; ro was som~.:
oppoal\lon ot Vtt..rbo. A rallrood bridge Md c radio st&Uon In
oouth<lrn Sordlnla wero b?mbcd by u. S. llghtur-boml>tro. E.n~my
~tt~ rtes on the t'lll ot Italy shelhld MeS3lna ror an hour on 28 August,
eoualng minor ®mage. Shore b;.tt.,rlcs ncar Melito (+lind 0-lnch)
anJ smnll,!r csllber guns at Bova MJ.l'Ln:> ttriKl tt '1ft Allied naval
lore. on th night Jl ..s- "9 Auguat oU II>< C&l".br! .n cQ<I.St, no d:un>ge
'llr CJ.II -.1Ut>S r~sulted.
6. /.stA.--NOtllq to "',)'>rt.
7. SO!Tl'H :Jjjj SOUTHWEST > ACIFIC.·-S.>lomona Ar a: Oc 30
J.~cuot u. S. hcLvy bombo<rs, sc>r~»d by ltihtt ro, u~ K3hlll
alrtleld. Twtnty-fiVd to 3$ ~M my ttan.t. ra lnt. rc.. ~ LJ, !lnc1 8 wtr....
shot doom. Or.. or our haavy l>oml>ers .,..lll bit by an u rllll bomb :.nd
cr...h-JJ In fl!lm.;.:s. Uew Cu!Ma~·Nt,;w Brtt .t., /\rc3: On 30 August
t~ enomy .. lr!idds il1ruiUii!lr...6"J'l, {iil'fi'j'\1.'{WiK w-en., and 'lt
Todjl, SE of Albpo Wcl'C bomb<.-:!. urs• llr • and _xp(OoSI>nS Wcro
0
observed <.n<l ;>hotogr'-!>hs of Dagu:. ohow v alrer~lt burning. At

T·~ Z p.l)88,bl€: runways w~r'- oblf ·rvt•O. Allif.ld llsht b~m~rs damaged
doatr·oy•..< 5 IQoldcd b.orges along thJ Mopa ntv r In tho Flnochh:>Jeo
Austrolh--E>nndn S..n Area: On ~0 /.IJi1lSl fl,At.F
plnnea enemy seaplnnt bose it'l'Obe rlom.. On cnomy
!lO<ltplono willS shot down ond a 100 ton wa1el o!l tho coallt w"" strafed
ond ••t 1111re.
8. ACTION AGAJNST ALLrED SIQP>'!NG.··OM onull British
l...,lchtcr w:us torpecO<d and .,.,.. 7 A\lill&t NE o! Ma<b("..sellr.
U-boct S~!!t!!!p I!! American ~: No aubm>r!Ms wer~ sJ&hlol<l
li1"'A'iirer :;,n walers.
For the A. C. o! S., G-2: For tha Dlr· ctor of N>nl ln"'lltger.c..:
~f!Jr~
R. S. BRATTON,
I
,J,l\
I ... .
i'
A, v, S. PICKHARDT,
Colonel, G. S. C . 1 CnpU>In, U.S.N.,
Chlof, ln!oUigcnco Group. Dop. Dlr., O.IU.
ARMY· NAVY
On l.ntormnUon received-- War and Navy OepulmenlS,
From: 1201 <., 30 August 1943 Washlngt'!ln, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 31 AUGUStl943 31 AUjiUSt 194a.
r-:o. tt-e.
l. NORTH AIAERICA.- -Nothlni to report.
2. LATIN A!.!ERICA.-·llothlnc to ro.,on.
3. EP.STf.RN EURO?E .--Aionr tilt' lower Mluz, Sovlellorcos turn -

Inc ooolh !rom lhel r Donetoko·Amvroolllvl<a salient reac~ tho S.a
ol A2ov nt Vcselo-Voznes•nskoo. Thlo town Is located allhc mo\llh
ol the Mokry-Yolanchlk River, 2b mUos v, of Tag-..nrog. Som• or.orny
onlts wa re thereby tr"i'J)O<l E of tho Mloa ••Loary. Enemy loreoa In
thb arn &! pear to have IIUI•n bock to the hl"lupol ore~ .mJ th•
hlch 11round E of the K>.hr.l:cs Rlv•r. /.t 1M ,•oint ol the l..o:><l· t.sko-
Amvr03leVI<a salient th-3 Re<i/.rmy, a:strtie toe Tag:a..'U'ot-~StJiln) raU ..
road, ruaoe "" Important .>dvue<t of about 10 mll•s, Uidllll lila ullroa4
town of K\ltalntl<ovo. At 1M nortMrn end of t.'>O Ml:>S fr:><tt, SW .X
VoroehU~, ~•i•t forces m~11 forther slight gains. On t.'>O Kl»ar·
k3V trent, t1w Soviet LS-$ o.ult !rom Uw S®Uiern .,,.\S! Of tM aaHent at
Lyubocln, hAll cleared all enemy fore s out of the.....,_. SW of Klllrr.ov
for dlst.Jieo at 20 oU••· Tho lv .<vleat Ur;htlfli c~ll.nul!s W of tho
clty, w~re enemy torees are countur..tttackl.ntt GeSperattly tl) at:>v th~
Sovlota from lurlher widening t~ base ollh.>lr salient. At th•• point
of the oaUent ln thu Zenkov .. · OJ)03hnya ~tre~.o. , there o.ppenrs to he no
lmporlilnt eh>nge although llghtlnll continuos. In th• ~vs. arou,
Sovlal torc:ea w c1 t.be tQwn ~ att ·r ma.kin& some gains, w~r" eount~r·
oll•eked by .,..my unlt.a d· f, nd"'l th<o llry=k- -Koootop r•llro..J.
The ootcome Is st!l1 In doubt. South of S. vs< tbe Red Army twa m:..1
pins up to 14 mUcs In tho op·n t< rr .tn ,. tw .n th; raUr~ .•
South at Bryans< the u.myo of ll>. llchtl~ Is lnc~tnc as Sovlot ..nit..
make !IU"ther advances In ""'lr bid lor this v!UI enemy-t..!J r:.1lhood.
Alone too rest of the front W.r w r no lm,x>~t c~s.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.-·On .7 .ocust, oboo~t .!0 ·nemy bomb. ra
atta<:ked AU led shl~ptnc oU tl>, coast of S.,aln. On 29 Augu:~t, ""'my
long-rhnp fighter activity ov<r tho Boy of Blsc:ay was o<e6ptlonolly
h1avy.
&. ME!.JITERRA!lEAl'l AREA.- -On .:9 August, onomy flghlvr•

bombora mode two o.tu<l:s on '•~~<~"""'· Sicily. Rcll ..nd hlehwr.y
brldg"a c.1 Ancttola1on tb:- m"tnh.n:t l!lt. Jy, w t i! oombtd by U.S.
~··t'~·''
S&eft~ ,
0~1atr tJD ,lJl
OlD a.~Clt'E. T
light bomber s. According to a commun ique, railroad yards at Orb3,

Torre .hnnunoz.illta, Lamezi a, and Cosenz a wor o attack<.ld by Allied
bomber s. Some enemy fighters woN encount ered in tho Rome--
Naples a rea. According to :ln Alll.:d c:>mmunlque, an enemy bntl~:ry
near Cape .Pollaro (Messina Straits) was bombar ded by ::. British
cruise r and destr oyer on the afternoo n of 28 t.ugust.
6. ASIJ>.. - -Nothing to report.

7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST P.t\CIPI C.--Solomons Area: On .28
August, U. S. planes strafed tho nlrfleld at KnhUI, lenv'ing 8 grounded
e ne my aircraft burning. New Guinea-· -New B1·Lt:lln /.ron: i.llltd
ground troops destroy ed enemy j)!Ill)o xesst ol oMuDr ."'on 29 A'uillst
the Alexlsh a!en and Be&adJim areas were he"vUy bombed and strafed
by Allied planes. On the same date, P.llle..t henvy bomber s dropped
113 tons of bombs on the Wewalt and Boram airdr omes, causing large
explosio ns and fires. Approx imately 60 enemy planes attempt ed
interception, and at least 25 were shot down. Northw est P.ustral la--
Banda Sea Area: On 29 August, Allied planes dr oppe..t 17 tons 01 bombs
on buliilliigs and fuel dum9s at Babo.
8. ACTION Jl.GP..lNST I.LLIED SHlPPING.--N<:> sinkin~s were re-
ported in any theater. U-boat Sightings in Americ an Water s : One U·
boat was sighted 120 m!les SE of Nassau on 30 August. TWo :>thers
were r ep:>rted sighted off Cape Augusta , Colomb ia on tho same da y.
For the J... C. of S., G-2: For the Director of Naval Intellige nce:
-
yfa~~. a!/~ .~..v. S. ?ICiO!ARDT,
Colonel, G. S, C., Captain , U. S.N.,
Chief, Intellige nce Group. Dep. Dir., O.N.I.
ARMY -NAVY
On Inform ation r eceive d - - War and Navy Depart ments,
From: 1:!01 z, 29 Aclt;'.lst 1Gt3 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 30 A~gust 19·13 30 August 19•3.
No. 154.
I. NORTH AMERICA.- ·Notnlng to r ep.,rt.
2. LATIN AMERICP_N.--Nolhlng to report .

S
3. EASTEHN EUROPE.--A iong the lower Mius en•my counto rattaci<
esh Soviet reserv es. In the 3allent W of
have been smash ed by fr
Kulbyshevo th~ ~ Army hils greatly Improved Its positio ns and to
strengthened its hold en the ratlroa i. Th2 er.emy has been forced
contlnlled
evacua te Taganr og. Southwe:;t of Vor(lsbilov;Jrad Soviet forces
On the Kharko v front the Soviet s hava succeec l<!d
t o move 1head slowly.
ming the enemy 's f1orce counte rattactC S SW of KJtar,:o v and
In overco rn
nave ta~en the railroa d junctio n at Ly>Jbotln, \has w•den•ng t.te southe Army
baso of the salien t. At the point of the salien t NW of Zenkov , Red
units have reache d the Psel River, while SW of the town they gaineda--
f<.~rth'!r ground in the dlrecil on of Poitav a and
the east·-w est Poltav
Kiev railroa d. In the Sevs-. area S of Bryanc ~. Soviet forces have
broade ned their salien t and nra close to the north- -south ErynnsK- ·
Konotop railroa d. In the OV• r<tll picture , the Coviet threat to J.>oltava
and Kremcnch~g on the Dnlcp1 r remain s the focal point of tile summ' :'r
offensive, while lhe hed Army' s bid for tile Dnnets Basin is second ary.
Never the less the extt>nt of enemy wttndr awRls f;•om the Mlus front is
of major Import ance at this time. Along thg centra l and northe rn fronts
th re were no imp,rt nnt cn,u.se s
4. WESTERN EURO PE.-· N~tblrq to report .
5. Mt::DfTEF.R.o\NEAN AREA. --Com mando partie s too~ prison ers

and carrie d out reconn aissan ce durin!$ a raid m the vicinit y cf Bova .
Marina on the t oe of llaly on the nl~h\s of 2d·ZI and 2'7-~3 August
On the night of 2 -~' Aug<.~st , and on th•! cby f the ZS, Allied planes
Rome) ,
droppe d JOO t ons of oomos on enemy rail tar~>ets at Tern• (N cf other
and versa (No.ple a nrea), as well as on
and on Salern o, Cance llo I\
ng
points In swthe rn ltnly, Includi ng Tnrant o. A factory and smelti about 165
pl'lnt on Sardin ia wer~ bombe d by U S. fight·· rs A total of
tered durmJ t:Jes.· Allied attac,: s. .'-lppro. <l·
Axts fighter s were encoun
mately 30 e nemy planes we r e reporte d destro yed
d. ASIA. --8Jrm a: On ~S 1\ug.;st more than 60 tc>n~ were droppe d en
~tf1SI ...11
Ol: ~~t:. T
U. S. med ium and heavy bom oero .
l\j(yab dur ing coord\nat<!>d <tttacks by
wer e visi ble for mor e tllan 50
Extensive dam age resu lted and fire s t of llkyab tsland .
mil es. Cne larg e ves sel was SP.Cu eas
.- -Solomc>ns Are a: On 26
7. SOUTH liND SOUTHV:EST P'IC IFIC Re~ta Bay are a and l<abu ·
August U S. medium emits bombed theforc e of medium bomb~rs
~eal Island (W of Shortland).
'In othe r
mad e a low alti tude attac.< on bar ges :md h..lts in the Slgoleh" -Ba rcn
Fou r bar ges wer e des tr:>y ed New
\te Island a rea (NW Isab el Island).
atta c<t en All'.ed ,Josctlons \'' ~r
CJi nea --N ew Br\ t'lm llre a. Enemy On the mor nmg of n August Alhcd
Siilamaua alrf teld wer e rep ulse d.
c; on the Han sa B1y ana , ~cttll\6
med ium bom ber s mad e 3 hea vy atta ng barg~s. 9 lJgg ers and 1
fore to a sma ll car go ves sel destroyo cra.ft, and star tin; ! lar~e
pow er launch, dam agin g oth er coaps. stal
de~m Heavy bom ber s aua ctte d Lae
flre s In amm umt lon and fuel
a r:utnoer of bar ;;es , and sett •ng
wat erfr ont , deotroyong J .eth, s :md noe rs stra.fed and bombed
ammunition dum ps afir e L ght bor l\a ·Banda S;;,. Are a: On 2 •
8alama:.ta har bor . Nor tnw est A:.tstra
c~~d Dlll \ anO:Crtp" Cnater
August Allied med ium bomber s atta
star w.g lat·ge fir es
--T wo U. S car go snip s
S ACTION '\G -11NST ALLIED SHIP?il'<G. U-b oat s.~htiniS tn
Jt:> ·\ugust.
wore torp edo ed and s•Jn:< off Bonewas N;>orted A~gust 2· off theso~th
Amerocan V.'a ters : Cne sigh ting
rep orte d tM sam e day .00 mil~s
coa st of N~wfoundland; ano ther was
NV" of Natal.
F ~r th ~ Dh·, ctor of Naval
Inte llig enc e:
For the -\ C o! S., C-2 :
r .)
., -
.'
...
.;1 .f /Ja,;iint I .J L
P!C KHA RDT
R. S. BRATTON <\. v. S.
Colono~l, C. s. C.,
Ca9tain U S N.,
Dcp D!r ., 0 N.l
Choef, Jntoo~lligence Cro up.
)
ARMY-NAVY
On Information receiv ed-- \''ar and Navy Cepar tments ,
From: 1201 Z, 28 August 1943 v·ashlngton, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 29 August 1943 29 August 1943.
No. 154.
1. NORTH AMERICA.- - Nothing to report .
2. LATIN AMERICA.-- Nothing to report .
EASTERN EUROPE. - -In the Donets Basin heavy Soviet offen -
3. ng ln the
sive action contin ues SV and ,. or Voros hllovg rad. Flghtl
Khar kov sector center ed S of the clty. In tne Bryansk area the
Soviet drive has pushed a few miles v· of Sevsk. Along the rest of t
the front the situati on remai ns s tatic. On the night of 27-28 Augus
raU Junctions at Roslavl, ?oltav a, and Volnovakha were bombed by
the Red Air Force .
4. V"ESTERN EUROPE.--D urtng the day of 27 August aerona utical
faclllt les near St. Orner wer e strong ly attacked by U.S. lf!avy bomb ers.
ition was weak. The alrfleld at Polx was also raided by
Enemy oppos berg
U.S. mediu ms which encountered no opposltlon. That nlgbt Nurem
en -
was very heavUy bombed by RAF planes . Only slight AA flre was
count ered but enemy fighte rs were numer ous.
5. MJ:DITERRANEAN AREA. -- On the night of 26- 27 August, 30

ll
to 40 enemy planes raided Algie rs; three were shot down. t,Bogno
the
marsh alling yards were a ttacked by the RAF . On 27 Augus
U.S.
rau cente rs at Sulmona, Benevento, and Caser ta were bombed by
mediu ms and heavie s with fighte r escort . AU our missio ns were
aggres sively Interc epted and 20 enemy fighter s were destro yed. rs .
Canton zaro and gun positi ons at Reggla were raided by light bom~e
6. ASIA. --Bur ms: On 27 August, 65 tons of bombs ~re dropped
on Thazl railro ad )unction, 80 miles S. of Mandalay. Direc t hits
were scored on the engine s heds, warehouses, and r aUroad yards, yed.
and the tracka ge a t the junction Is believed to be compl etely destro
Chlna: - Enemy shipping on the Yangtze below Yocho w and a 30- truck
r
COiiVoy of Japane se troops wer e succes sfully strafed by U.S. fighte and
planes ; 4 river vesse ls Including a small gunboat were set on flre
6 trucks were destroyed.
8. ACT!O!l AQA!l;ST ALLIED Sllli
'~J:<(),• -No r.ew lhlppll>g .ooa
haw bcon report-xl ln onY tl\la
wr. y_.boat SlthtlnSS ln Ame rtea n .o
~: NothiLC to r ....port .
F« tho A. C. ol S., G-2: For thd Dtro etor of N:.v tlln WU

lg:onc
H S I! · •
Ri S. BRATTON,
-rr;:; A. v. $. PlCKBAPLT,
Colonel, o.s. c.. Coptoln, U.S.N ..
Cht d, ln"....U\ct.:D::.: Qro up t ... p. Dtr•• O.:t .l
ARMY-NAVY
DAILY INnLLIGENCE REPORT
On Information received -- War and Navy Depa rtments,
From: 1201 Z, 27 August 1g43 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 28 August 1g43 28 August 1943.
No. 153.
1. NORTH AMERIC A. ·· Nothing to report.

2. LATIN AMERIOA. -- Nothing to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE. -- A Soviet nanking attack near Tagahrog was

stopped by an enemy counterattack. Heavy fighting continues along the
r est of the Mlus front with the enemy r egister ing minor s uccesses near
Donetsko-Amvroslevk<\ while to the N Soviet forces made further slight
gains S'' of VorosilUovgrad. South of lzyum Indecisive fighting of local
slgnUicance took place . In the Kharkov ar ea the heaviest flghllng
appears to be S of tile city and V of Zmlev (where the enemy Is counter -
attacking to keep the Southeast base of the Soviet salient from spr eading.
At the point of the salient Red Army units have retaken Kotelva, which
was first captured last week. At Sumy, the northwestern base of the
salient, there appears to be no ch~nge although the fighting io heavy. "Jn..
a rea to
Along the r est of the

eastern front there were no Important charu~:es On the night 26- 27 August
the Red Air For ce again bombed Poltava and Kramatorsk as well as·
airdromes and enemy. concentrations Sand sv; of Kharkov.
4. WEST ERN EUROPE.--On 26 Augus t an airdrome a t Caen and a
power station at Guerledan, 30 miles NE of Lorlent, were attacked suc -
cessfully by U.S. medium and light bombers. No enemy planes wer e en-
countered.
5. MEDITERRANEAJ"II AREA.- - On the night of 25- 26 August RAF
planes dropped 125 tons on the rail yards at Taranto. The next day,
airdr omes at Grazzanlse and Capu3, near Naples, rail yards at Locrl,
and gun positions in the San Giovanni-- P.egglo dl Calabria a r •a, v•e-re
attacked by U.S. planes . U.S. fighters made sweeps over southern
Sardlnta. The only ene my air opposition was encountered ln the Naples
area, where about 60 Axis planes attempted interceptlon.
!)]op!.ASSlY~
oan :Dol!"(!: R"E T
area s In Hong Kong
a. AS!A. -- Chlna: On 26 August, Kowloon dock succ esst ully by U.S.
ked
and Tlen ho alrd rom e In Canton wer e attac enco unte red dete rmin ed
bom bers with tigh ter esco rt. Both miss ions
es wer e shot down. Sub-
flgh ter oppo sitio n and 10 of 40 Japa nese plan exte nsiv e dam age' In Kow -
ed
sequ ent phot ogra phic reco nnai ssan ce show els alon gsid e the dock s. Six to
loon, whtl e hits wer e scor ed on 4 vess
oute r harb or.
eigh t addi tion al frei ghte rs wer e seen In the
omo ns Are a: On 26
SOUTH AND SOUTHV EST PAC IF!C .- -Solter Cov e;lii ld Nusutuva
1
7. e, v ·ebs
Aug ust enem y Inst alla tion s at Rl.ng l Cov
a, wer e bombed by U.S. planes.
Islan d, alon g the S coa st of Kolo mba ngar I wer e attacked, and 9 of
The runw ay and shor e Insta llati ons at KahU n. U.S. plan es also at-
dow
30 Inte rcep ting enem y figh ters wer e shot
Bay and strll led the S coas t of Cho lseu l. New Guin ea-
tack ed Rek ata or, on 2d August, Alli ed grou nd
New Brit ain Area : In the Sala mau a sect
of Kela , and atta cked stro ng
forc es clea red enem y amb ush pcsl tlon s S\1 thwe st Aus trall a- Banda Sea
Nor
pill box defe nses 1 mUe SE of Bobdubl. and th" surr oun ding are a-w as-
Area : On 26 August, Koe pang , Tim or,
bers . Oth er Alli ed plan es
atta cked succ essf ully by Dutc h med ium bom
raid ed Taberfa ne In the Aro e Isla nds.
new ship ping loss es
8. ACTION AGAINST ALL!I"D SHlPPll-lG.· ·No
Sightlngs In Ame rica n
have been repo rted In any thea ter. \:[-b oat
Wat ers: Nothing to :-eport.
For the A. C. of S., G-2 : For the Clre ctor ol Naval Inte llige nce:
}f J• .;,,..,.(1 ,' 1 ,9. /J! 2~~4// ~« -

·A. v. S. PICKHARDT,
R. s. BRATTON, Cap tain, u. S. N.,
Colo nel, G.S. c., Dep. Dlr. , O.N.L
Chief, lnte ll!ge nce Gro up.
ARMY- NAVY
On ln!o"matlon received-- War am Navy C<!partn:enta,

li'r<>m: 1201 2 , 20 Aucust !1143 Was~gt:m, 0 . C.,
To : 1200 2, 27 AlliUSt 1943 ';;'/ August 19o!J,
No. 152 .
1- NORTH AMERlCA.--Not.blni: to report.
2, LATIN AME!UCA.--Nothlng to ,...port.
J. EASTERN EUROPE .--On tht Mlua !root hard lighting c:m·

tlnues. The enemy'tJ counterattacks have reduced the morn~ntum of
the Red o!!en.slve an~ suc<>eeded In closing all bren<:hea In hiS line.
At lzyum no lmporu.nt changes t:><>k place. In the Kht.r•ov area the
point o! the Soviet 3a!Wnt has aovanced a lew miles put Zenk>v and
Oposhnya, and ap,..,ars to be turning southward In 1M i• nora! di-
rection ol Poltava, &o.oth of !Ow-i<OY, In the S<>Ctor W G! Zmlev,
the enemy bad s.>mtt local succ:esa ln C.)Unterar..acJc:s. The overall
picture In this uea haa c!wlged little during the IUt ·4 hours :u>J
very heavy !!ghtlng c_>ntlnues. l.lonlthe rest of tho Eutern li'ront
1cUon conslsted :)( reconnaissan ce ratdG, e:xcet:~t ln the Bryansk area
where a new Soviet attack ha& been launched.
4. WESTERN EUROo'E.--On 25 AUCUS\, Tr!cquevlllo airdrome anJ
an electrical station tn the Rooen a...a ,...,re b>mbeo by U. S. plan&s.
N~ enemy pl&MS w re eocou.~~rt:<i &lW AA fire was ;..r&Jc aod ln·
accurate. ThAt nlcht Bcrlln was ap.ln bombe<l by RAF Mosqulto.;s.
Intense heavy-calibe r P.A lire was encountered ond lo.rse numbers o!
•eat ch11ghts were ln Oi)erttlbn.
b. MEDITERRAI'<'EAI'< AREA.--(;n the nlsht of 24-?5 A\liUSI, RAF

planes drOj)ped over , 5 tons on rail yards arul steel works at Torre
AMun.z.lau.. Sol N:lJ,Ilcos. A raUway anl brldl;es Qf'!lr Locr1 un~r t.?
too ot Italy.,...., bombarded by a Brltwh naval l>rce. E~my shore
batte ries repll•d Inaccurately. Thlo next day, Auousta harbor w-...s
attacked by 8 eMmy !!gbter-bomb ara. The railroad yardl an~ air·
ll•lds a t Foggta W6..., bombed and strafed by U. S. PIMOs whleh
dropped over 300 tons o1 bombs. More lho.n 100 enentY ll;hters op·
pos<!d these attacu. Enemy positions on the Calabrlan cout, towaro
tho southern oDd o4 Messina StraiUI, wore shell&d by a Brltlllh
c..W...r. '!be,.. waa a Uttle oppoaltloo lro:n 8-lncll ancl4-lncll f;UM.
6. AS!A. --CIIIna: On 25 August, doc.ts and shlp~l.ng In Hong K'lll(

wa ... attacked"'6jT wo flights of U. S. medium bombers with ftgbter
r«<ffe~ "·
5 J:"
~ \tf'trl o-S-71 Regraded Unclassified
escort. u lrect hlts were scored on two 550-foot ships at Kow loon.
One Japaneoe transport plane was shot down by U. S. bomber s. In
the U. S. raid on Hankow on 21 August, 43 enemy fighte rs we re shot
down, Inste ad of the 35 previously repor ted. New- type Japanese
fighte rs r ecently encountered In China belonged to the army as well
as the navy, and were handled cleverly by apparently experienced
pUots. Burma: On 25 August, Pyawbwe was bombed by U. S. h~:avy
bombers. Numerous hits were scored In the center of the town.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.--Solomons Area: The
Japanes e e vacuated the Bairoko harbor sector, e nd!ilg organized
resistance on New Georgia proper. The ene my left large quantities
of supplies and many vehicles. On 25 August U. S. planes dropped
H>·tons of bombs in the supply artJa at Rokata Bay. Ringl Cova , on
Kolombangara, was twice attacked, and the Kahlll strip was bomood.
At Kahlll 1 of 50 to 60 enemy Inte rceptor s wc r.: shot down. New
Guinea--New Britain Area: On 25 /<ueust, supply dumps and~water
iront artaatHansa Bay wer -. h~;avlly attacked five tim~s. In
addition to damage dJne to shor... Installations, 6 barges w.,r,_ sunk.
A new s trip, graded to a length of ?.,300 fuct, was obs~rved near
Condor Point (north shorv of Hans;. Bay). Gasmz.ta was also b;,mb.:d
and straled. Northwest Australia- - Banda S...a Area: On 25 August,
Lautem, on Timor, was attackt~d bylUiAF' medium bombe rs .
8. AC TION AGIUNST ALLIED SHJ.-r~ING . - - No new shlpplng
losses have boun rc:port..,d in any th..:atur. U- boat Slghtlngs In
American Wat1.r:>: Nothing to r<.port.
For the A. C. of S., G- 2: For th... Director of Naval lntelllgenc_:
~.., Y lJMffl,,
R. S. BRATTON, A. v. S. PICKHP.RDT,
Colonel, G. S.C., Captain, u.s. N.,
Chief, Intclllg~nco Group. Dc:p. Dlr., O.N.I.
ARMY-NAVY
War and Navy Dep artments ,
On lntormo.tlon rece ived - -
From: 1201 Z, 25 August 1943 Washington, D. C.,
No. 151.
ust a plan e ldentl!lad
l. NORTH AM ER! CA. --Greenland: On 2Z Augrved by a u . S.
as a Junk ers 86P (rcc :mn nlss anco typeSh:u ) w::-.s obse
ship ln the regi on cl m~n Islan d, :lppr~lm::tely
Cus tom s Gus r d st of Gree nlan d.
co:1
at ?5 deg rees nort h latit uae, 'Jf! tho east
• lN AMERICA .·· Nottfl.ng • •
• io r.;,po rt.
• 2 . LAT
Sov iet forc es contlnu.:d
3. EASTERN EUR OPE .- -On th... Mlus fron t
s In the Kuibyshe v·:> sect or
thei r ofi<C;nslve and Imp rove d thei r posi tion oshl lovg rac.. South cl Izyu m
and also fo:rthur N In th<.: area W :>! Vor
ht go.ln s made ln th-. Cac.:
Red Arm y posi tions war<" Imp rove d nnd slig rkov area th<~ S:~vlets h ve
of stro ng tnem y counter~tt~ks. In thi! Kh::
en~ my resi stan ce at /1kh tyrka. Afte r c week :>!
fina lly brok en the
the heo.vl.;st fighting, duri ng whic h Akb
tyrk a ch>.nged h:..nds seve ral
time s, the Red Arm y b:.s succ •• adea In nt r.dvanclng th..: poin t of Its s~
et snlic now desc rlb3 s n mor u or
Uent to :<.;.nkov. This vita l Sovi r Sum y, Lcbcdln, ~nk:>v,
less smo oth curv e p:\Sslng lltrough or no:: Kh:lrkov- -Polt::.v~. r::.llro::.d
Oposhnyo., and Vysokopo1o, which Is on ttho :>f th~ s..clknt, • .cnk ·:>v, Is ln
about 40 mil es\' : or Kh.•rkov . Th... poin
:1bou t 100 mll-.~s WSW of
open coun try w...u o!f thu r c llro::.u line s, s n d-.y fQr th,l Sovl&ts'
mil
Belg orod , lndlc'ltlng ' gcln of t:.bout .ly C)untcr~.tt::.cks at S\lmy ;;.nd
firs t sum mer orccnslvo. Strong enem
kopo1c s<.ctor h:wc succ<;C'd·
from the dlr'-'ctlon of Polt.o.v• In th~ Vyso s::U"nt. Along tho rest cl
cd In stop plng th" spr.;;~d of th~ b~ of th_ ghtlng. ~po rts indi c::to
the E:1s torn Fron t theN wcs no lmport:\J\t.ilvigo rous ly supp ortin g
that tact ical elrc r:l!t or both 'lir rorc~..s ::.r t of 24-:;5 August, t.M
night as well r.s day ope rations . On th-. ozyb nigh
tion s cl Nov !tov :md un·. cha, SW of
Sovi-.ts bomb,;d th~ r:::il junc
Don~ts s ..,cto rs.
Bry nnsk , r.nd rcU u.:.pots In thJ Mlu s :md
r~t r epai r shop s ::nd
4. WESTERN EUROPE .- - On 24 Aug ust, :'.lrc o :-.tt• ck"d by U. S.
P:-~rl s, wcr
the stor:::go dupot at VUlocoub1tl.y , n~r.r
bom~rs whic h d.rop~d 236 tons
of ._xploslv~s. Wc.lk •lr opposition
U. S. bomlx.r s m:::d... ligh ter
and mod1..r:1te AA flru W<JN -. ncountor ud. r.t Evr.:.ux, W of P'lr ls .
atta cks on F:..uvill" r.na Conch-.s ::.i rdro mcsmcx kr:::t u.
The r e w:ts no - lr opposition; AA Clr-. w::s
of 23-24 August, r ::ll
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- - On th... nigh t
'lekod by RAF pl::.nus, which
brgvts nt Bn.gnolln, E of Ne.p1.2!1 ~~~r~t
s ac:.t~ ···' ·
droppi.id 150 tons ot bomb •. Tbt n.;;xt d-:y,
S"'.prl, Slb:.rt, :.Dd C'"..atrovUL."".l'\, \n t"Lllro."ld tMtr. lhUo na r.t.
by u . S. f1Cht~.or-bomb;..ra. Two
~tb.:.m tt::ly , w.:r ....tt:.6 ... J
t.nc my cruts~r of! t.h6 c:ors:t ot•ouhlta w. ~~or~ on tM ato.;.rn o! ..n
tOOr n ltoJy, An &lrc ralt a.saembly
pllot a t - wu s..t>je<:to<l to
a 134- toa bomblnc raid bJ u.s.
bom berl shutt l\ng from North Afric
ell&lll AA llrt and medl oere IlCht a tO Engl and. 1n thle ltt.K k
er O!>p«<itlon were ene,. ...tei 'OJ.
6. ASIA ... -ChJ.na: Durt nc tM Chun cktng
whic h cau.sedc;r;:ry-mlncr dam.ll•· rfttd on 23 Aua:ust,
0D 24 AJ&W~t, l!ani<<>W and Wochl.t>Cone enem y OOJnber wu de~U'JY.t<i.
alr.lr o!MS ,..,.. aua.><ed bJ U. S.
modtum and heav y bomb er s wlth.
fJ ghter eaco rt. A det.r mtne d
lnte r";U ca was ~ by enem y n,nt
ers, \0 of wb\eh were ~Jbot down.
Burm a: OD ~• """' "'' u. S. plan !s bomb
r.ctm Tes ln Burm ed brid e•• a.oc1 r&llrOO'!
a, between Yllmeth1n iLlW M:;tt.cylra.
?. SOUTI! At.O SOIJTRWEST i>ACIFIC.
•
""'" " u. s. ground torees eontll1ued
mc10o11niiiD
...._ ., oo B... ,a t.lsn J. OD tho
tons of bomba on R\ngl Cove,;~.~~.?'~~~~~:~
Brita in Area : On a• Aucust Alllec1 cr>und ~--~~}.
;ii'CIO, iiirConooll<l&ted .,oo~u- :.~oo ya.r<\0
alrOr ome. t nerny equtl)ment captu olllle llal>-.,..,.
red 1n this advance appel.tt'd t.()
be DI'W. On 4 !- U(US t, ~r 120 tons
Wew u area b:; Allte a pl;&DeS, fiiJld.l
ot bombs nre on u.
~ l2. tnem J
&tternptad ll\t.llrc.tpUan waa shOt down
Sea Area : ea 24 Aucu st, b.rc oa w . North weut
were-,;omhe4 and atnl '!d bJ D"-.ch m.cl .uliCO~ Iii i!>O
l,m l>ombOrs and
Ughte r a.
8. I.CTION AOAU<ST ALUJ::C SJ!I;
tosse l a re ropor t.ed ln &IIY thea ter. >.-U:O.--No new shtpplrle
U- bOI.t Sight~ Ln Azn11rlea.n
Wato ra: A pcss lb•• •IChtlrJCwu ...,...
l0Wii11fru14n Guia na) on 26 A~ - ,rtel ~~ 7oe orv -
)\.) I) in/{ ;, /
~- S. BRATTON , A. v. S. PJ.CKHARDT.
Colonol, o. S. C., CttpLALD, U. S. N,
c~!. llrto llice - o.- -. lAp. Dlr., 0 . N. I.
ARMY - NAVY
' DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT

On Information r eceiv ed-- \Var and Navy Depa rtmen ts,
From : 1201 z, 24 Augus t 1943 Washlngt-Jn, D. C .,
To : 1200 Z, 25 Augus t 1943 Z5 Augus t 1943.
No. 150.
l. NORTH AMERICA.- -Dom estic Situat ion: Three pe rsons In
charg ed with espionage In behal f of Germany were arraigned sa Behre ns,
Detro it. Two of them, Grace Buchanan-D ineen and There
F red Willia m Thom as, plead ed inno-
stood mute, while the third Dr. Bertr ano
cent. Each was held In $50,000 bond. P.n-:>ther suspe ct, accus ed of
Stuar t Hoffman, was arres ted In N~Jw York City. All are
giving Information to Germ any.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Nothlng to repor t.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.-- On the-Mius front Soviet !orce s again;

ehead
attack ed and Improved some local positions within the bridg throu gh
however, stron g enem y count eratta cks have preve nted a break
the Red
and have succeeded in recap turing some ground . At lzyum e rattac ks.
Army also made s light gains but again was s toppe d by count
In the Kharkov area, where the main Soviet offensive
has greatl y
slowe d down, Red Army units advan ced but appar ently made no im-
secto r the Sovie t unit cut of! by the
porta nt gains . In the Lebedln t column
enem y has been liquidated. North of Bryan sk the Sovie
nsk-r allr oad attack ed S of Zhlzd ra but failed
astrid e the Kirov- -Brya grad,
Lenin
to make Impor tant gains . On the Smolensk front and a. t On the night
Soviet attack s continued, but appar ently witho ut' gains
of 23-24 August, the Red Air Force bombed the rail
junction at
Debaltsevo and the depot s at B.arve nkovo and Chlst yakov o. South -
s also were made on enemy airdro mes
west of Kharkov night air attack again st the
and conce ntrati ons. The main GAF effort was in defen se
Soviet drive s In the south.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On 23 A~~&ust, targe ts at St. Orner gwere
stron but
attack ed by U.S. medium bomb ers. E~~emy AA fire was ly bombed
flghte r activi ty was negligible. That night Berli n was heavi
ly s trong
by a ver y str ong !or matio n of RAF bomb ers. Exceptionalwas en-
fighte r react ion, coordln3ted with about 200 searc hlight s,
at 10,000
counter ed, AA fire was light and chiefly In bar rage formEast Angll a
to 12,000 feet. About 10 enemy plane s dr opped bomb s in
and strafe d an &1r f1eld.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. - -On the night of 22-23 August,

shot
P&1er mo was attacked by more than 20 enemy plane s; 4 were
-~.rr iP
s;~SI'II'lrD ·I·fl
Da.CL ~SSifliD
o~»st:"t ~'r
tons on tho ra il yard s
down . The sam e night RAF plan es dropped 92peJ 104 tons on Satt l-
at Sale rno. The next day U. S. bom bers drop barr acks near Cag ll-
pagl la rail targ ets. Indu stria l inata llatl ons and
inia, were bom bed by U. S. figh ter-b ombe rs.
ari, Sard
ASIA.--Chlna: Enemy rive r shipping Is Incr easin gly activ e
6. One 450- foot vess el
on the Yangtze-oeiWeen Nanking and Hankow.
vess els were a t Nanking;
nnd 12 sma ller craf t were at Wuhu; 3 moto r . In addi tion, 3
lang
4 merc hant and I naval vess els were at Kluk u, nnd one 335-foot stea m"r
med ium -site d vess els , 7 mile s from Wuh
ream. At Vlhampoa
20 mlle s W of Klukiang, we re proc eedi ng upst o. Large dum ps were
docks, Canton, consider able activ ity was noteand suve ral barges were
near the railr oad, and one 335- foot freig hter
rt, 2'1 Instead of 60
at the docks. According to a corr ecte d repo Aug ust. The next day 24
eneiny plan es attac ked Chungking on 23
Surm a: Tho pres ence of Japanese
Japanese plan es attac ked the city.
troo ps in stre ngth s up to 2 com pani es was r..:ported at seve ral
hills nea r the Indian
poin ts In the H~knwng Valley and In the Naga of bom bs were drop ped
fron tier. On 22~m 23 August :1 tot~ of 88ons tons
y supp ly poin ts and com mun icati in cent ral and nort hern
on enem the Myltnge brid ge ,
Burm a. Two succ essf ul raid s were mad e on
one over Pako><ku.
one agai nst the Me!Atila cant onm ent ar·ca, and bers attnc ked one of
Andaman and Nlco bar Islan ds: U. S. heavy bars bom
elS obse rved In the Nlco and Andamans. One
two 300 -foo tvess a near by 250- foot
from
vessel was set a!lre . AA fire was rece ived
vess el, belie ved to be a dest roye r.
c Area: On 23
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC .--..?aclfl ted patro ll\ng W of
August an enemy 4 - englnt: flying boat was sighOn 24 August 2 for -
:
Howlnnd and Bake r Islan ds. Solomons Area over Vella. Lavu lla, and
mati ons of Japanese figh ters were Inter cept ed Brit ain Area: Allied
9 of them were shot down . New Guin ea--Nr,ewNE 01 OldlrobCiubl, and
ground forc es cros sed the Fran cisc o Rive 2,200 yard s W of
cons olida ted thei r posi tion on the high ground,chha fen was effe ctlvd y
Salamo.ua airfi eld. Ec.rly on 23 August, F\ns day the aroa was also
shel led by U. S. naval vess els. Late r in thr:. VUla gc were dest royu d
bombed by Allie d airc raft. SuUdings at Kdc
was bombed. Northwe st
by Allied medium bom bers . Gasm ata tU.so town and :Lirdrome at
Australla--BandD. Sea Area : On 23 August th~ end the en.,my S<:aplo.nc.
KeDdarl wa re bombCcl byA lllod heavy units , ium bom bers .
base at Langgoer was attacked by RAAF med
n<lw shipping loss es
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIE;D SHlPr>ING.--No
have btlen reporte-d in coy tht:"-kr. U-bo
at Sight!ngs ~ Ame rican
Wat ers: Nothlnr:; to repo rt.
For the A. c. of S., G-2: Fol the Dlrt:;_ctQr ot Naval lntelligenc;c :
"I
,, ;, }.>.,. ,.,-, I • '-1 ,. '
v:
; ' ..
C ~ ~
t
R. S. BRATTON, D'Ct.ASSU~ S: P! '· ' '

Colonel, G. S. <NtD 'Jl'..E ).:0 E ,c;t.ptnln, U., O.N. S. N.,
L
Chief, Intel llgen c<J Grou~ I.... ~ J1>op . Dlr.
ARMY-NAVY
On Information recelveo-- War and Navy -Departments,
No. 149.
1. NORTH AMERICA.-- Not hlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Nothlng to r eport.

3. EASTERN EUROPE .- - On t he Mi11s front Sovie t forces enlar ged
their br idgehead N of Kulbyshc vo, and dr ove a 20-mUe salient lnto the
enemy l ine cutting the Taganrog ---Stalino railroad at Donetsko -
Amvrosievka. P. strong en~?my counterat tack r egained some positions.
All e gemy ra ilrgad c ;,gnectiops tg Tagant;o" have Q~}V b PAQ SAB!i?Q{icl-
In the Izyum sector, hea,vy fighting continues and th<l Red Army nas
J!rttet!m!!dr:rd:--"itT improving its positions wltb iA tbi OFiageilead. ·In the Khar-
kov ar ea the dMp Sovie t salie nt pointed at Poltava Is being strongly
~ounterattacked · B"s-
On the n.:>rther n flank o! t his salient, the Soviet
·advance Is held up !)ending the outcome of the battle in the Leoedin
sector, where enemy forces appear to have e ncircled a Red Army
gr oup between Sumy and Akhtyrka . On the Bryansk front the fle-bling
has died down for t he · In the Spas Demensk sector the
o e o en 1ve made furthe r s l ght gains . !:,Jon~ the rest of the Easte rn
Front t here were no important changes. On 23 1-.ugust Siavyansk,
Krasnogr ad and Likhachev-:l wer e atta_cked by Soviet planes.
4. WESTERN EUROPE. -- On 22 P.ugust. the Beaumont l e Roger
a irdrome was bombed by U.S. medium bombe rs. Fairly strong
enemy fighter reactl·~n was encounte r ed; AJ. fire was intense . That
night about 10 enemy planes dropped bombs In t he Essex- - Kent areas
and 1 plane r.:Jached north London. Chemical works at Leve r kusen,
near Cologne, we r e bombed by RAF planes. Heavy AA fire was en-
counte r ed at Cologne and a f<lw e ne my planes were s ighted.
5. MEDITERRANE/~N AREJ.. - ··On the night o! 21 - 22 August, the

rail yards at BattipagUa W~Jre attacked by Rf.F planos which dropped
over 100 tons of bombs. A lighter attacl< was made on rail ta rgets
at Crotone . 'rhe n"xt dD.y, r ail y.lr ds at Salerno we re s ubjected to a
94--ton bombing attack by U. S. medium b-,mbers . About 85 e nemy
!lghtCJ rs we re e ncounte r ed in t ha Sal erno ar..:a. On 23 August 62 tons
of bombs we r e dr opped on r a U targets ana th& airdrome nt Bari by
U.S. planes.
5~~ -li
wnu.
OlD
6. .~SIA. ··-Burma: On :&1 August , enemy barrac ks at Kyaukp
yu
wer e hcnvlly dn!IIIlg£.d by U. S. bombe rs. Twcnt y-thrc<: r afts In thd
Chlnclwln Rlv.;r N of M.Ungkwan we re sunk by P- 40's, which also
strafed and dt.stro y<>d en~ my supply dumps . More thnn 100 !r..!ght
cars In tho railway yards a t Sagaln g, Mandalay, and Ywataung wer e
dEstroy ed during r aids by U. S. medium bomb-. rs. Enemy In
s till::Uo ns :it Pakokk u and MclltU a WHe damag ed by 12 tons or
bombs , Photog raphs 'J! Rangoon r uvealed 17,000 tons of occ:~n ship-
ping the larges t concen tration of mcrch: ml vt:ssel s observed In the
port sine~ March.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIF IC.--So lomons Ar ea: On 22

August U. S. gr ound patrols contnc ted entr..~ncbed Japnne sc troops SE
of Balrok o Harbor . Envmy b:l.rge conctlntr~:llons at Supato (wost
coast of VeiL.<>. Lr.vclla) e.nd the Ouh Rlv~ r (N or Supato) were bombtd
by U. S. plane s. On 23 August, 4 of 16 en~ my flght.,r s Interce pted
ove r Volin Lavolln , were s hot down . Northw est Australla--B:o.nda d.
~ Arec.: On 22 August the air drome :md town ::1 Dilll we r
eTombe
8. ACTION AGAINST ALL!E u SHIPP ING.- - No new shippin g

losses have bc~n r eporte d In any theate r. T he U. S. cargo ship
previo usly r eportu d (Drily R£.port, 20 ;.ugusl) sunk In :m eastbou nd
AU::ntlc convOY S of N;;wfoundl::.nd Is now r.,po~d afloat and sa.l-
v:~geablu . Tha dnmag e resulte d from a collisio n;
no subma rines
ar e be lloved to hnv-> been In the. vicinit y of th~ convoy . U-bOI.lt
S!ghtln gs In Am..,rlc an Wo.t-.rs : Nothing to r eport.
For the , .. C. ot S., G-2: For the D!r-.ct or of Naval intelligence:
....
. J,~ 5~
--
./h" t, I fr,l R· V. J.'P~ .<-A-~ ,.~. y-
R. S. BRATTON, ,.... v. S. P ICKHARDT,
Colone l, G. S.c., C'lpt~ln, U.S.N.,
Chlef, Intolligc.nc.::. Group. Ocp. Dlr., O. N. 1.
,, Regraded Unclassified
• ,.1ECRET
ARMY- NAVY
oaJ~
,!f~c~ ?I
On lnform11.tion rece ived-- War and Nwy Dt:partm ents,
From: 1~01 Z, 22 August lll43 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 z, 23 August lll43 23 August lll43.
No. 148.
1. NORTH AMERICA. -- Nothlng to r oport.
2. L A.TIN AMERICA. -- Brlgadt er G'nenl Carlos Von Odr Becke

nas been llPPQinbd Chief of th.., -u-gentln.! Genera l Stan.
G-2 'Rc\'o\-; ;( ~vsS 'f\ 11
~3 'Et:;TJ;:,IUI E'dRO!'!!::--Oer man units hav<J bean forced to
ovacu:tt.:l l<h:mcov for the second time this y~ar It appears that the!
Soviet column from the SV' n<\1 succc.eded In m·.><i.ng the position of
tho enemy forc~s In the city untenable. W' St of .l<harkov the out-
j come of the enemy's despera te coanter attack remaln s In doubt. North-
west of «harkov, Red Army unlts again advanced. Although the
1 offensiv e has been halted tempora rily SE of Sumy and NE of Poltava ,
i the initiative r emains ln Soviet h'll".ds. On the Mius front heavy flght-
i ing continued. Alonb the rest of tne Eastern Front battles of local
' signific ance too.< place
i Soviet forces have had some local succ s SmolPn and Improved their po-
sitions . On other fronts. s;~ch as ansk, s.t. and Staraya
Russa, all Red Ar rrry attac.<s e repuls!! d. On the 20 and 21 of
August, an Increase In ta al air activity by both sides was noted
along the fronts. On ~ night of 21- Z2 August the Red Air Force
bomoed D~balts e and Uovays.mya In the Mius sector , and enemy
concen tntlo . of Khar kov. The 0·\F, with satellite air units,
appeare ore acttve In defense of the cent ral and souther n fronts,
an Finnish Air Force opposed Soviet ai r activiti es over the
lf of Ftnland.
4. WESTERN ElTRO.?E.- -Nothlng to report.

5 MEDiTERRANEAN AREA.- -Durln~; the night of 20- 21 August,
and the next d:J.y the rail yards at Villa Llterno , Cancello, and Aver sa,
near Naples, we re bombed by Allied phnes. A light attac!t was made
on Pomigllano airdrom e. Motor transpo rt was a ttacKed in the toe of
italy by U. S. fighter- bombers. '' total of about 100 enemy planes
was encount ered by .'\!lied bomber s on the 21st.
~- ASiA.- -China: Cn 20 .o\ugust, the enemy lost 7 fighte rs In two
actions o.galnsr tr.S. forward air bases. On 2t August, 33 enemy
fighters attnc~ed U. S pl!Ules on po.trol over Hengyang; 4 enemy planes
were shot down. H.:U1.<ow airdrome was ro.lded twice by U. S pinnas;
the first att'lck by U.S. medium bombers, with a fighter escort, encount-
er ed only ono enemy Inter ceptor Fifty Japanese fighte r s ::~ttacked
the second mission, which was mo.de by unescorted U. S. heavy
bombers. Thirty-five of these fighters were destroyed. An Allied
communique states th:~.t on 23 August Chun.r.<lng was raided by 60
Jap:mes!' bomoers. This VlllS the first att.lc.t since ~Y ••911.
'· SOOTH f.ND SOUTRWEST .?ACIFIC.--Solom ons Are!lt On 20

AJgust, 3 enemy planes ine!fectu:~lly bomoed Mundi air?ie!Q. New
Guine:~.·- New Brlt.lin Area: On Zl August, But nnd Dagu'l 'llrdromes,
in the Vlewnk :tren, w~tt'lc!<ed l>y i.lllvd o.l rcraft , and 34 enemy
:~lr'craft on the ground v1ere dectroyecJ or l:ndly d::~mo.ged. Of 50
e nemy fighters :ttternptlng Interception, 36 were shot down. AA po-
sitions were silenced, :md l power b·,rges In the harbor were sunk.
Japanese ground t roops tre now r eported to be occupying positions to
the east of, wd par:11Iel to, the Bobdubi--Korni'lt um tr'lck. Northwest
AustraJi!l- -a'lnd'l Ser. Ar'l'! ; Cn 21 .·oJgust, If< enemy bombers o.ttacke<l
the Darwin ~ Pomeb:l, s:;: c~tcb<:s, \':as bombed tht! S'lme d:tte
by !Jlted he~.vy i.lnits Fires w~rc st'lrtt!d In this import'lnt nickel
mining center, and consider~le d!lrn'lge w'ls done to the w'lrchouses
nnd loading plo.nt. An :~lrborne enemy tr•.nsport plane wd 2 or 12
fighte r s were shot down . Taberhne was nttncked, nnd 2 enemy
f loatplanes were destroyed.
S. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.--A British cargo ship ,

traveling ln n loco.I east Afric:uJ convoy, w~ sunk by a submarine SE
o! Madagascar on 17 P.Jgust. U- bo-'lt Slghtlngs In Arnerlc'ln Waters:
Nothlng to report.
For the A. C. of S., G-2: For the Director cf NaV'll lntelllg;,nce:
·/c
~r~. ,;:-)-'?t,, ~
R. S. BRA'M'ON,
l
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,
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S. PICKHARDT,
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Colcnel, G. S. C., Cnphln, U.S.N.,

Cnlel, Intelligence Group. Dtlp. Dir., O. N. 1.
ARMY- NAVY
On Information recelv8d-- War and Navy Departments,
To : 1200 Z, 22 August 1S4S 22 August 1943.
No. 147.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Alas ka: Completed reconnaissance shows

that Klska was evacuated by the enemy prior to 15 August.
2. L ATIN AMERICA.--Noth lng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.·· On tha Khnrkov front the Sovi et offensive

continued to make slight gains. West of Kharkov, after committing
fresh reserves, the enemy launched strong counteraUacks. On the
' Bryansk front enemy counter attacks were repulsed. Fresh reserves
were also committed by the enemy SW of Spas Demensk ln an attempt
to stem the advance of the Sovlo:t forc.,s.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--Nothln g to report.
5. MEDITERRANEA N AREA.--On the night of 19-20 August, an

enemy plane dropped 2 bombs S of Latakia, Syria, without damage. In
a raid on the marshalling yards at Foggia by the R AF, 93 tons of
bombs were dropped. Other RAF planes dropped over 70 tons of bombs
on the b~aches between Saprl and Paola. The next day, the rail yards
at Caserta and Benevento, NE of Naples, were attacked by U. S.
planes; about 55 tons of bombs were dropped at each place. About 60
enemy planes were encountered, of which 13 were shot doWn. Mon-
serrato airdrome on Sardlnls was bombed by U. S. fighters; no enemy
planes were sighted.
6. ASIA.-- Bur ma: On 20 August, enemy Installations nnd vUiages

In northern Burma were bombed and strafed by U. S. fighters . Chtna:
On 20 August, 40 Japanese planes flew over the Hengyang--l<wei 'Ylil'"
area. No attack was made on either airdrome. On the same day, Tlen
Ho airdrome at Canton was attacked by U. S. medium bombers with
fighter escort. Hits ware scored on revetment areas; approximately
20 enemy flght~rs attempti!d to lnterct pt. French Indo-China: Q117
August, Japan~se troop concentrations nnd supply damps at Cnu Lo,
near Hanoi, were successfully att~ckcd by U. S. heavy bombers.
'7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.--Solom ons Area: On 21

August the south end of Ba.'l!lga Island was occupied by U':""S': troops,
»I OI.A gttJ:'SO
oaet!.'e~~ +
1
. On the nigh t of
and 2 Japa nese 5-ln ch naval guns were captyured bom bed U. S. po-
19-2 0 Augu st, enem y alrc rnft Inte rmit tentl Guln~a--New
age. New
sitio ns on Vella Lave l l.a causing no dam e at Bor am, near
y aird rom
Brit ain Area : On 20 August, the enem bers . Larg e tlres wer e
Wowak, was attac ked by Allie d hoav y bom
royed on the ground.
star ted and at h: ast 5 enemy airc raft wer e dest ion, 19 were shot
of 30 to 35 enem y fighter s attem ptin g Inter cept
down.
shipping
B. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPINO.-- NoI/:tnew s ightl ngs !!)
loss es have been repo rted In any thea t~r. U-bO
.o.tnc rlcan Wate rs: Noth ing to r.:!port .
For the A. C. of S., G-2: For the Dire ctor of Nava l lnt.:llllgence:
I 'P J',:) J lft 77. •>.

11- v-J .f2:tA'~~tl(_,
'--'k S.nel,
BRATTON,
G. S. C.,
A. V. S. PICK HAR DT,
Captain, U. S. N.,
Colo
Chief, Intel ligen ce Group. Dep. Dlr. , O.N. l.
ARMY-NA VY
.On lnlormatlo n received- - War and Navy Departmen ts,
. Frotn : 1201 Z, 20 August 1943 Washington , D. C.,
To: 1200 z, 21 August 1943 21 August 1943.
No. 146.
I. NORTH AMERICA.- - Nothing to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA. --Nothing to report.

3. EASTERN EUROPE. --Sovlet forces continued their attacKS at
Staraya Russa, Smolensk, Bryansk, Izyum, and Kulbyshevo, and at
several places scored local tactical successes. However, these at-
tacks are overshadowed by the scope and intensity of the Red Army
offensive in the Kharkov a rea. Northwest and SE of that city, Soviet
forces have made substantia l gains after committin g additional re-
serves. Southwest of Sumy, Red Army units have taken Lebedin,
located at the end of a spur RR from Boromlya. In the Zmiev sector
Red Ar my units have extended their gains farther to theW and again
have narrowed the escape corridor SV/ of Kharkov. The enemy is
meeting this offensive with fierco counteratt acks by his ar mored urd:l.s,
and to date there Is no evidence of a withdrawal !rom Kharkov.
4. WESTERN EURO?E.- -On the day of 19 AUI!USt, escorted U.S.
heavy and medium bombers dropped approxima tely 290 tons of bombs
on five airfields in northern France and the Low Countries. Moderate
AA fire and varying fighter r eaction were encountere d; 42 enemy
fighters were reported destroyed.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. -- On the night of 19-19 August, the
temporary bridge at Ang!tola and the marshallin g yards at Crotone
were bombed by RAF heavy bombers. The following night enemy
positions at Angltola were shelled by U.S. naval units. On 19 August,
two separate attacks by U.S. heavy bombers were made on tho mar -
shalling yards at Foggla. ln both attacks bombs were well concen-
trated on the targets. In the first attack four interceptin g enemy air -
craft were destroyed. In the second attack escorted bombers en-
countered 70 to '15 enemy airc~att, and early claims indicate that
34 were destroyed. During the same day, Salerno and Saprl were
attacked by escorted U.S. medium bombers . Allied tactical air units
bombed and strafed enemy communic ations and targets of opportunity
In southern Italy during the day.
))ltCI.ASSIPTID
5'~ ~~rEllf'-72
o.~~m~~
6. ASIA.--Cnina: On 19 August, 9 Japanese planes bombed the
Klenow alrtle!Cr."15lioto reconna issance revealed more than 18 planes
at Nanking. Burma: On 19 August, raUway yards, rolling stock, and
Installa tions tn central B11rma were success fully attacked by U.S.
medium bomber s. Enemy- occupied villages In the Naga Hills were
strafed and bombed by U.S. fighters .
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACJFIC.--Solomons Area: U.S.
planes shot down 2 of 6 enemy Intercep tors over Kahil!. New Guinea- -
New Britain Area: An Allied communique raports the capture or-
I<omlatum and Orodubl, and the re treat of the enemy to the close- in de -
lenses of Salamaua.
9. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.--Nothlng to report.
U- boat Slghtlngs in Amer ican Waters: A submar ine sighting was re ·
portedon August 19, leo miles S of Newfoundland.
For the A. C. of S., G-2: For the Directo r of Naval Intelligence:
-, ..
-.
(1 / ~.> , ,.tya1, 11 o. ~ 13t/4Jf~
A. v. S. PICKHARDT,
R. S. BRA.TTON,
Chief, Intelligence Group. Dep. Dlr., O.N.I.
ARMY- NAVY
On Infor mation receiv ed-- Wnr nnd N:wy Dep:~rtments,

From: 1201 Z, 19 August 1943 Washin gton, D. C.,
To: 1200 z, 20 August 1943 20 August 1943.
No. 115.
1. NORTH AMER !CJ\.-- Creenh nd: A pb.ne obse r ved over Ella
lshnd on 14 !1ugust headed sout h was identltl ed as a !our-m otored
Cermn n bombe r. Anothe r plane circlin g nt 10,000 te.:t on 17 August
over a SE coast ll'ea h:~s not bc.::n Ident ified,
2. LATIN t\MER!CA.--N othlng to r eport.
3. E!.STERN EURO PE.- - On th~ Smokn sk front the Soviet offen-

sive, which h~s not ~ln.:ld lmpor tlUlt rn:!m•.-ntum, m:~de only slight gains
In the Spas Oemon sk sector . On th<J Bry•.nsk front ~11 Red Ar my :J.t-
te mpts to br eak thr ough th<J enemy 's Hn.:s w.:r e stopped . Southe 'lst of
Bryans k In the Dmltr ovsk sector slight g'\lns we r e m:~de by Soviet units.
On tho Kh'lr kov front, wh.,r e the most lmport'\Dt b'\ltl" of the Sovl.rt
r offensi ve ls going on, the situatio n r emains confus~ . Mora reserv es
are being commi tted by both sldes. The hewlest fighting In the aN~.
I
appear s to b.:: NW of Kh'lr kov In tho Akhtyr k'l sect or , wheN the enemy
In desperate counte ratt"'ck s Is at~mpting to stop th.. Sovl~s· gN:J.lest
threat t o p~netro.te t o t h\l Dniepe r. Sovh;t units a r e now Jess th'\D 8
miles from Sumy, the ene my' s northe rn t hreat t o the deep Rod Army
salient , 3Dd only 25 mllt1s !rom Poltr,v a, thl;l l:lst .,nomy stronghold before
l the Dniepe r River. Southo!lst of Kh:lrkov, th.: Sov!Jt column :~strldi! th~
Zmlev RR, and '\dvanc tng on thil city, m:~d-. sllght og'tlns and now
I. threate ns the Kharkov--Lozov.::~ya RR, one o! the hst t wo RRs supply ing
Kh:lrkov. On the mlddliJ Oonots , In th.:lzy um sect or, ..,nemy count er-
attacks succe.::ded In somowh<tt r educin g th~ Soviet brldgehe~.d S of
the river. On tho Mius front t he R.Jd Army again :~thcked In som'"
for ce. In the· Lvnlng r ad o.nd L'lko Omen sector s, fightin g of a local
cnarac ter ·left thi! sltu'ltlo n unch"'"g.;,d . Both :ilr forces continu e tacttc'l
th<J night of 17- 18 August , Bry::ns tc
l
suppor t of gr ound op.::r·t lons. On
.. l weN again bomboo by the Sovlt.t i.lr Fore" .
J :'.Ild Rostav
4. 'WESTERN EURO PE.- - On thu night of 1 i - 18 ;,ugust, 'lbout 45

enemy pl:lnes dr opped bombs :~t 28 sc~tt.;r.:d points '\long th-: E, SE:
and NE coasts of Englan d. The bombs wvrv mostly lnc" ndlvlo s th:1t
fe ll In rura l distr icts. The nilxt d'l.y , airdro mes o.t Llll.:~ :tnd Bryas,
Fr:~nco, nnd !!t WCX;nsdr echt, Holl:J.Dd, wor e bombed
by U.S. pl'\ncs .
t o lntens.. : :md no cn.:my flght~r s w..:rv tncoun -
A. A. !Ir e we.s mod.;; nte
t or ed.
DIOLAS SIJtn
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ll&C\.Lssi?I'JD
o~~c;~tr
5. MEDlTERR,\ NEAN :\REA.--On 17 August Llpnri nnd Stromboli,
ishnds N of Stelly, surrondar ed to c. U.S. nr.v'\1 t xp:;ditlon. On thu
following night Scalea W'\S bombardad by British cruisers 'll!d d,;;stroyars.
Bridges and power lnst,llatlons at Glol'l T'\aro and Palmi w~ re bombard -
ed by U.S. navu forc<~s. The:N c.ctlons w" r a r .. ported In an Allkd com-
munique . During th~ night of 17- 18 ,\ugust, c.nd tha nc;lrt d:1y, roads, brldg.
nnd lx*J.chos along tho W coast of Italy, from Pizzo N t o Flumcfreddo,
woro bombed by Allied pllmos. Mo.ny small boo.ts c.nd barg~s w"r"' drun-
agod or destroyed. Enemy shipping In tho 1\cgo;~an s en has rvcontly
bcl.ln att:lcked o.lmost dolly by RAF pl'll!os. During th..! night of 18-19,
about 60 enemy plenos In two wavas ntt'lck.:d Blwrte harbor; 6 of th,m
wcr.:: dcstroyt!d.
6. 1\Slh.--Burm n: On .8 August, U.S. bomb.-rs dJstroy..od 2 rlv.. r

boats '\t Kntha, <nd sot '\fir.. seve r'\! buildings In Bh=o.
7. SOUTH ;,NO SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.·-So lomons Ar oa: Early on

18 1\ugust, 4 J'l.pan~se dvstroyc rs, escorting bnrges bdlcvcd to IX! carry-
Ing troops, wor e lntur c.;:pt(.d by U.S. wo.rshlps N of Vclh L!\V Jlh. Two
enemy destroyoJrs W.Jr.. b?.d1y dam~gcd; 1 of th<lm possibly S'\nk, ?.nd
many b::t.rges wer e destroy..-<!. iJII.:d ?T boats o.tt'tckad 8 oth .. r ... nemy
b"...'ges ott VIla, with unlmown results; som ... of tho? b"...'ges mounLd
40 MM guns. Northwest i.ustnlla··B nnd'\ Sen Area: On 18 1\ugust
Allied hanvy nlr Wllts :~g.'\ln :~ttack.::d BO:Ilkp3j)'ll!; 4 medlum-slz. d m~;r·
chr:u1t ships In the harbor woN set :l!IN or dustroyed, and 2 others wer e
hit.
8. l.CTlON AG,JNST /.LLIED SHI?PlNG.-- Ono u.s. c:u-go ship w:ts

sunk In an eastbound :.tlantlc convoy S of Nowfoundhnd on 18 /,ugust.
U·bo:~t Slghtlngs In t.m"'rlc:m Waters: Nothing to r eport.
For the A. C . of S., G-2: For thi3 DINctor of N:wal tnt.. lllgenc~ :
,
9 .Y_;'
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1 . J. l~..-1 /tt'!, l t:r:---
v. S. PICKH.t.RDT,
• £,,
R. S. BRATTON,
Colon.Jl, G.S.C., Ccptaln, U. S. N.,
Chief, Inte lligence Group. Dcp. Dlr., O.N.l.
A RMY-N AVY
On Information received-- War and Navy D'"pnrtments,
From: 1201 Z, 18 August Hl43 Washington, D. c.,
To: 1200 Z, HI August 1943 19 August Hl43.
No. 144.
1. NORTH AMERICA. --Nothlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--The Colombian Cab inet r esigned en masse

14 August 1943 in order to give the Pr <!s ldent a free hand In re org!l.lliz-
lng his government, follow·lng the national convention of the Liberal
(government) Party !llld tho3 opening of Congr ess with a strong adminis-
tration majority.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.- - On the Smolensk front the Sovl<lt offensive
made only slight gains in the 'Spa.s Demensk sector! On t he Bryansk
front, the Soviet column '\stride the Sukhinlchi-- Bry!lllsk RR captured
several towns we st of the RR. However, there appears to be no impor-
tant change around Bryansk. 1n the Kharkov :trea the situation Is still
confused. The Soviet column astride tho3 Be lgorod- - Sumy RR ha s ad -
vanced s everal mile s :tnd is now only 9 miles fr om Sumy. South of
Akhtyrka !lllother Soviet column has pcnetr:~ted deeply :md. s e ized t he
town of Oposhnaya, halfway between Akhtyrka and Poltava. North 'Uld
E of Kharkov the situation :ipJ:iarcntly rema ins unch~.ngo::d, but SE of t he
city the Soviet line SE of Chuguev and W of t he Oonets has been' extended
to Include the. town of Zmlev. ·The fighting for Kharkov cont inues to be
the heaviest Qn the enttre front. Along t he r est of the easter n front, ther e
was little app:trent change in the sltu'ltion.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On 17 August, the roller- bearing works at

Schwein!urt, 65 miles E of Frankfurt, and the lmport:tnt 'alrcr:lit factory
at Regensburg, N of Munich, '.~(ere sever ely damaged by U.S. bombers.
Enemy opposition wa s strong and aggrvsslve . Prellminary reports show
75 enemy planes destroyad. That night an Industrial exper imental
station at Peenemunde , 60 miles NW of Stett ln, was bombed by a strong
force of RAF planes, which dropped mor.; th'l.n 1,500 tons. Very active
fighter opposltior was uncounter cd.
5. MEDITERRANEAN .AREA.--In Sicily betwo3en 10 July and t O
August a total of·l35,000 1\xls prisoners wer e taken. Of thes e a pproxi-
mate ly 6,600 wer e Germans, according to the latest available figures .
During the night of 18-17 August, t he a irdrome at Viterbo wns attacked
by Allied bombers whlch dropped ?l tons. Grosseto rece ived a lighte r
attack. Beaches and shipping along the toe of Italy were also bombed.
DlCLASSI!'!J:D
5IE"C"·~'t7a
On tho~ d'ly of th.:: 17th ro.'lds, tnnsport , !llld oth.;r hrg.,ts In th~ tOll of
ll:lly wore bombed, llnd light shipping In tha Messln'l Straits w'ls nt-
tackvd by flght.::rs. Istres lo Tube :llld 5alon airdrome s, W. of M'lrsdll es
{n Frnnce, wer e 'lttr.cked by U.S. bombors which dropped 250 tons. Ml\lly
enemy planes and gilders W..!rc diU!lo.g"d or destroye d on the grou.nd; only
6 .:n.:my fighte rs were encount. r.;d. About 80 ~nemy planes athck.Jd
Blz.:rtc. llarbor on the night of th.:: 17th.
6. ASIA.--B urma.: On 16 August, 2 sm:tll enemy ships wer o lvft In
a sinking condition about "30 mile s S of Rangoon, following .::~tt:tcks by
U.S. bombers . The following dly, M~lktlln r ailroad y!I.Tds w.:N 'It-
tack~ by U.S. bomb~rs; 27 tons wore dropped. Chln'l: On 16 r".ugust,
40 ]'lp:'lllesc planes In two waves :tpproach"'d Hcngy'lllg acrodr om.., but
turn..d ba~k before r eaching tho t:trgat. On thoir return t r ip, thu <Jnomy
planes bombed Si'lllgytn, 18 mHos N of Ch:Ulgsh:l.
7. SOUTH ;,NO SOUTH\"EST PlClF!C .--Solom ons Area: On 16

August, U.S. phnas bombad th~ J-:p.:lll~SJ b·s~s at R.:lc.tl Bay and Vlb,
and anomy pos itions on B'Uln&" island. Nuw Gulnon- -N.:!w Britain /.N:t:
Al lied planes tlltf\Ck<od 6 on<>my barges ni5'ir'Midang; :f'O:trges wcr - c -
destroyoo and tho others d:tm~cd. A communi que r.;ports that on 18
August further :lthcks wcr. m'ld.:: en th" r~mn:!lltS of tha c n.Jmy :1lr
complem ent In the Wocwak 'lr"a. Of 30 tnt.rc.:Jpting ... n~my pbn.:s, 28
wer u shot down. The fklds WoJrv thon str'lf~d, Md 64 more plan~s
ware r<Jported d~stroyed . Somo of the se had bee n r ... portod d:lmtlgud
In thil pr.,vious ntt'lck. Northw"s t Austrnlln --Bandn S.'!t~ Are:~: On th"
morning of 16 August, 3 vnumy r ..coruutssn nce pl:lllcsw.:r c shot down
over the Ol!rwtn 'lru:l by Alll~od tnte rcilptors ; 'lnoth<:r w'ls shot down In
tho nft.,.rnoon.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPJNG.- - A sm'lll British cnrgo

ship, a str<!gglcr from an C'\st-bound trnns-Atl nnttc convoy, was sunk
on 16 August by 'llrcraft in th.., M..dltcrr:'lll.:lan, off PhiUtp~villo. World-
wide Allkd and nuutral shipping losses thus hr r ..portod In August :1ro
55 perc~nt lxllow the l.2v.;l for the corriJSpond!ng purlod In July. U-boat
Sightlngs In Amerlcm Waters: Nothing to report.
For tho A. C. of S., G-2: For the Director of N:tval lntolllg~:n ce :

~.-..
LJ ' t/ \
• 'r ,; . I J I (, ( (, ... , /1 i~ J J r-" -i''·Ct•'<·t.;.·f:I-
R. S. BR/,TTON, A. v, S. PICKHARDT,
Coloncl, G.S.C., Captain, U. S. N.,
Chief, lnt..:lllg"nco Group. D.;p. Dlr., 0 . N.l.
ARM Y-NA VY
DAI LY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On Information recei ved - - War and Navy Depa rtmen ts,
From : 1201 Z, l '/ AuguSt 1943 Wash ington, D. C.,
To: 1200 Z, 18 August 1913 18 August 1943.
No. 143.
1. NORTH AMER1CA. --N othlng to repor t.
2. LATIN AMERICA .--Nothing to repor t.

rn front
3. EASTE.RN EURO.?E.--The overa ll pictu re on theseaste from Lake
Is one of continuous Sovie t pr essur e again st vital point
st Khar kov. On the
Lado ga to Ta~anrcg, with the main effor t still again t force s eithe r
Smol ensk front no Important gains were made by Sovie
ks again st
from the NE In the direc tion of B~ly, or by frontal attac an advance of
Yartz evo on t he Smolensk--Moscow highw ay. Howe ver,
of Spas Demensk.
sever al mile s was made In the SE frcm the direc tion tly from the
On the Brya nsk fr ont, the Soviet offen sive advanced sllgh un its
Army
NE and SE, but made no headway from the east. Red ed the secon d-
astri de the Bryll nsk-- Orel highway and RR have reach them . In the
ary defen ses of Brya nsk, but have failed to penet rate check ed the
battl e for Kharkov enemy coun teratt acks appea r to have
fi&ht!ng Is still heaV; r, the front is
Soviet offen sive. However, the Oone ts a
ins In doub t. On the midd le
fluid, and the outcome rema maki ng
after
fresh Soviet offensive launched from th3 l7.yum area, coun teratt ack. A
some gains , was stopped by a det.Jrmined enem y
both sides has been Indic ated,
re cent Incre ase In t nctlc al air activ ity by night of 16-17
parti cular ly In the Brya nsk and Khar kov areas . On tho
bombed by the
August, the rail cente rs of Brya nsk and Rosla vl were ansk, Bar v?n-
Soviet Air Forc e. In the south , the rail targe ts of Slavy
ked.
!tovo, and atrfle lds Sand SW of Kharkov were also attac
r s were
4. WEST ERN EUftOPE.-- A large numb er or enemy fighte about
• 5-16 Augu st,
activ e over the Bay of Bisca y. On tne night of
coast al towns
25 enem y p!an.)S attac ked Ports mout h and other nsouth was again bombed
In England; four of th·~m wore destr oyed. Berli
and accu rate
by RAF Mosqu itoes, which cnc011nte red Inten se AA !Ire s dropp. d
plane
searc hligh ts. Durin~ the night of the .6-11, 9 enem y
bomb s In the Essex - -Ken t a rea of England.
to .'UI
5. MEDITERRANEAN AHEA.--On 17 August, accor ding
tance In Stelly cease d, and Allied
Allled communiqu e, ene my resis city from tho
troops enter ed Mess ina. Enem y :1rtil lery shell ed the
next day,
Italia n malnlnnd. On the night of 15- 16 August and t he
~tstttr.l
oao o(;~'r
Alll$d phnes llaav>ly bcmbod alllpplni In th~ M"Sslln Stn\ta ".lld ccm-
mwllc~tlons Md eone.Jntratlons en tho to.> o! fi>ly. Atr!lulda nt Foggl1
weN atuckcd by u.s. bombors which dropped 15 / tona. Forty- thrc• o!
" !orca of '15 to 100 nttneklnii onomy planes WoN doa\royod. Exc,pt !or
thte opposltlcn, thore wne ltttll.l one my nlr activity over southern It.:lly.
On tho nlgbt o! l5-16, Mll'lll w3s 3g1!n a ttack..'<! by RAF pll\nes. En~my
ground <.\etc-ns~s ahowod eomo lnereasa ln str~ngth Md nccuracy. Du.rlng
the night ol 18-li, Turin w11 bombed by RAF olreroll. A d,J•yed rvport
st:uus t!u\ 3a """"Y phnul .tt.•ck..'<l s.~lpplng In th "' .~.rn l.l:ld!Lr-
rlll<:an en t he night c! •3-14 A"i"st.
0. ASL~. -- Burm'< On 10 .'W(Ust, :J.S. bomb<ra seer .d dlr~ct ht\s
on ratlrorul !~ciUtloa In th<t M~hy .,.,,,
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAC!F IC. - -Solomcns Ar•~: On Iii

August, U.S. groand fore • on N...:w G=.or6~ r..::"'.ch.ld thtJeo:ist no3r
Plru pl"ltltlon •.g•lnM wo~k jap.nc"' cpposl\lon. On BMng' lshnd, VI
ot Mundn, serious l nOmy opposttlon W"'.S cncaunt• t ed. Ce1 tha snmo d!llJ:
U.S. pl>n.s dropPod nu-trly 30 tons of bombs en Vlh. Supply nrcns and
the nnv:1l d ··pot "'t l<"'N H~..rbor w.:r\3 :llso h.J!'tvlly lllt. Thu R.Jk3.t" St!y
' " " ' WJS , 1\,ck..'<l by U.S. h.ovy bcmb.rs. N~w Guln ~--NJW Brlt'ln
Ar c3: An .;.n .my fore , c~tlm.,t..~ ~ 700 m.:n:-on Mount f"lmb-.J -utd Good·
v!ow tJnettcn (S of l<cm\1\um), Ia surrouruL-d. Allkd trccps DO'N cc::trol
t,;• ridge N of T'!mbu Bv. En. my do :>t d....., 12 """11n :.nd 2
probablcs. A eommuntq.. r<.pon s th:.t on 17 Au,cu.St1 AUt-3d phn--.s r:r··.,d;:
n. surpr ~ m 1&.3 Qtt'\Ck en "''"'my !\l.rdrom..:s fl.l w..,w,.<, thiU1., Bor::.m,
and But. Ov..:r 22~ tt.lrc r~ '\nd thoJr cr~ws w13r en th.J rround. ?hotc-
i"'Phs show 120 unumy pl'\n>s d. strcy.d :md 50 b'!dly d3m'\g~d. At
Wuw:1k 6 en..:omy flgllt...:rs ~tt.Jmptod tnt ....re.:.ptlcn, o.nd 3 w\l' r~J sho-t down.
Enomy nlr p~rGcMol lcea.e wuru cst!mnt<d nt .,500 klllc,dd:~·J.~~~
Austr:tlh--Blndl So~ Ar •1: PllotOLt''-PhS of 8'\lliq)~p1n, B
16 August, show u.crns !vu d.vnst>tlon :>1\;.r tho "ld of 13 August, but It
was nat d,zt~ormtn~Xt whtch p:-..rt of tha d:un.ag~ W""S c~us..A by thu r;~.ld :md
whiCh w:u; tho rcrJ!t of pr ior D.ltch domolltlone. Four <n.my !lght"rs
~tt.>mpt!ni to tnt.rc. pt Iilla r ecr.n>lss:lnC. t!lght w. r lltOl down.
8. ACTlO!l AGAI!:ST Ali..IED SHIP?ING.-- Nc n-w shlpp!ni loss-s

h'l.V..: bc:n r..:po n .d ln ·_ny tn.;1Lr. U-bo'"l.t Slghtlngs ln Amorle!ln Wctars;
Two sfghtlngs w~rc r .port~'<l en 16 ~gust: one "2n" m1t.:a E C1 G\br.'u -
rumo ~. !'md on· ZO mUYI E of ]'1m~lC:l.
For 1114 ''· c. ot S., 0 -2 : For tM Dir ector c! Nw-,t lntc lllganee :
fi./J.-!~~
R. S. BRATTON, A. V. S. PICKHARDT,
Colonol, G.S.C., C~plllln, U. S. N.,
Cb!c!, lntcll\genco Group~~ ~.sst. Dlr., lnt· llli•nco Group.
otD Regraded Unclassified

ARMY- NAV Y
DAI LY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On Information recei ved- - War llld Nnvy Depa rtmen ts,

From : 1201 Z, 16 August 1943 WashlngtO!l, D. c.,
To : !ZOO Z, 1'1 August 1943 17 August 1943.
No. 142.
st, a po-
1. NORTH AMER!CA .- -Alas ka: On the night of 14- 15 Auguplane
sition on Kls.u was shell ed by a 0. S. surf:l ce unit. A u. S.
bombing Gertr ude Covll encou ntere d no AA fire.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Nothing to repo rt.

t offen-
3. EASI'E!RN Evlt@ fl!: -On the Srno1~nsk front t he Sovie attac ks from
'ly, with "lddlt lon'll
sive h:is spre~d N of the Vy'lzm'l hlghw we1 e muae
liS lurpox tunc gahJs
the dt r ectton of Baly, iti at $.'pq ohM8it:
s· ·Q)•, in the
= 8Jaoletusk lllglrw ay. lf~o
~ o£ ¥aPtse ·ae, on the Tiyeztn-
Smol ensk, the Sovie ts gaine d Smil es. The
Spas- Dem ensk are:~ SE of , o·'lh e i e:::eee
Red Army mnde I' g1 Gtiloel ~ on t he Bryans!< front In the 'battle
of 6 to 8 miles t-eum r *be alt; ' P HR, F ami ea.
of Kh'lrkov, lnrge en~rn y reser ves have been comrnlttdd 'illd the out-
r iel on both
come rema ins much In doubt. Loss es In men and m'lte
sides ~e e>dre mely high.
s of U. S.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.-- On 15 August, lar ge form ation p~ 300
ort drop
helvy l!llCI medium bomb ers with stron g fight er supp
6 nlrfie lds In FrM ce 'lnd Holh nd. AA fire was
tons of bomb s on 16 August es-
. On
sllgbt and enem y fighte r reaction was nogli glb1uBour get Air Depot o.nd
corte d U. S. helvy bomb ers heavily bomb ed Le
M airdr ome In Paris . AA tire was sligh
t and only one wing enco unter -
dropp ed . The
ed stron g fighte r opposition; 408 tons of bomb s we re omes were
s:une dw Polx,Abbevllle 'illd Ber may - St. M:ui ln airdr
y defen ses were
attac ked by U S. heavy 'illd medium bombers. Enem
wenk . ·
enemy
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--In Sicil y on 15 August thest In the
e"\st co:~st s. On 16 Augu
withdraw along bot h t he north and
c:~optured by U. S.
north sector, Gess o ~nd Mon!crte So.n Giorg io were y continued to
troops, nccor dlng to "ln AU led communlq1.1e. The enemdl Rlvn wns
resis t NW of Mess lnl. On the e:~st coast , So.n Tere sr. ation s that
yielded to Briti sh troop s. On 17 August thare were Indic the Germ 'llls
n ll ser ious Axis resis tance In Sicily h3.d cease d iel. and that
o.nd mate r On the night of
hnd ev'lcu:~ted nil possi ble perso nnel the Mess ina
o.nd concc ntr:!t lons In
14-15 A•Jgust, enem y trans port s. The s"lme
aren end In south ern Italy wo.~re att:~c ked by Allie d pl:llle
Game:~.la
night So.n Glov'llllll, Palm i, and Pl=o b13aches nnd t he
-~· Regraded Unclassified

DIOLA88lriiJI
oa~~~~'E''r
m~rshalllng y~ds wore raided by RAF hea vy bombers. On lf>
August , Allied fighter s nnd medium bomber s carried out bombing
and s trafing rtttacks on r ailway brgets in northeast Sicily 'llld
southern Italy, and on enemy concentrations in the battle a r eas.
Cagllarl was bombed on 15 August by fighter- bombers. Allied
planes a tl3cked evacuation shipping.
6. ASIA .- -Burm.'l: On 15 August, Chatham lslnnd in Port Blair

H:trbor (the Andamans) , was ~ttacked by U. s: bombers. The RAF
carried out numerous o(!enslve reconnaissance n.lds against Japa-
nese supply points and shipping In the Irrawaddy Valley and along
the Ar akan coast.
'/. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.--Solomons Area: On New

Georgia, isolated enemy elements are being pursued W of Zleta
Village. Enemy resistance at that village was overcome on 15
August instead of en 12 August as previously reported . On 15 August
U. S. fighters intercepted 3 enemy formations over Vella Lavella,
and shot down 10 dive-bomber s and 1'1 fighters. Remnants of t hese
formations returning to Kahlli were caught by other U. S. fighter s ,
and 7 more enemy planes were destr oyed. Rekata Bay was bombed
by U.S. medium units . New Guinea--New Britain Area: On the
morning of 15 August, Alliecrfighters intercepted 12 enemy bombers,
escorted by 20 to 25 fighters, over Marilinan (50 miles W of Sala-
maua) ; all 16 bombers and 3 fighters were shot down . AJ.lled
heavy bombers dropped nearly 100 tons on Komiatum and Salamaua
Isthmus. Enemy bases at Gasmata and Talasea were bombed by
Allied planes. Fifteen enemy barges were damaged or destroyed
by Allied planes: 5 near Saidor, and 10 off the NW coast of New
Britain.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING. - - Two British cargo

ships ln a southbound convoy were sunk by air action 250 miles
VI of Lisbon on 15 August. u.. boat Sightings I;!! American Wate r s :
One sighting was reported 20 miles E of Jamaica on 16 A1.1gust.
For the A. C. of s., G- 2: For the Director of Naval Intelligence :
A. "'). I - ,_, ( ·, \' · ~-

.'/f·~.) · ~:- 'a#./4";: I i ,- "" . / /
t>i,·''-1z..- :l(, of'L
TT
I (' 1 f
R. S. BRATTON, A.' V. S. PICKHARDT,
Chief, Intelligence Group. Asst. Dlr., Inte lligence Group.
,
ARMY- NAVY
On lntormatlon received -- War and Navy Departments,

No . 140.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Alaska: On 13 August an enemy position

on Klska was bombarded by a. light U.S. naval unit. Various enemy
Installations were targets !or 50 tons of bombs' and '"ere extensively
strafed by U.S. planes. Some buUdings on ~orth Head and near
Gertrude Cove were destroyed. Enemy AA fire continued to be very light.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Nothing to report.
3, SASTERN EUROPE.--Sovlet forces made slight gains In the Spa.s -

Demensk sect-or, approximately 90 miles SE oi Smolensk, and In the
Bryansk sector, In the are'l. NE of Karachev. The enemy launched
several violent counterattacks NE of Kharkov and maintained stubborn
resist ance along the raUroad to the W of the city .. The focal point of
flghttng continued to be In the o.ren SW of Belgor od v•here the enemy
appeared to be holding his positions. During the night of 13- 14 August,
rau· junctions and troop concentrations In the Poltava and Krasnograd
area were bombed by Soviet pltllles. The next day, German troops In
the Llul>otln and Valkl areas W of Kharkov v•ere attacked by Soviet
aircraft.
4. \\'ESTERN EIJROPE.--On the nlght of 12- 13 August, 4 enemy

planes dropped bombs In the Ipswich area of England.
!i. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--In SlcUy on 13 August the enemy was

removing to the mainland many stores from beaches between Messina
and Cape Peloro and froin beaches W of the Cape. Evacuation of Axis
forces was proceeding. According to an Allied communique dated
15 August, F lumefreddo and Pledlmonte on the east coast have been ylt.!lded
by the enemy, The enemy retreatad along the north coast toward
Oliveri as U.S. forces took Patti. Nava1 activity In support .o f land
operations continued on 13 :lJ'Id 14 August, according to a communique.
On 13 August enemy positions betv·een Il.!posto and Taormina wore
shelled. The following night MUaz<~o was bombarded by American
naval units. Early on 14 August the hnrbor of Vlbo Valentia on the
toe of Italy was bombo.rded by a British naval force. Large fires were
started In the harbor nro1. During the .~bt _of 12- 13 August, be::tches
on both sl~es of Messlm Straits v•ere bombed by Allied pbnes. Milan
and Turin were heavUy attacked by RAF planes, which dropped over
1,200 tons of bombs on MUan and 200 on Turin. The next day, onomy
positions and shipping along the not•th and east coasts of Sicily were
again bombed and s trafed. Axis fighter activity v•as Increased over the
::u-ea, and 10 or more enemy flghter s made occasion:ll sweeps over
Messina Straits. A new type of enemy fighter was encountsred In this
theater. It resembled the P -40 and appeared to be heavUy armored.
On 13 August, 5 enemy pl:llles dropped bombs at Blzerte before being
driven ofi. The aircraft factory and assembly plant ·al Weiner Neustadt,
25 mUes S of VIenna, were bombed by a strong force of U.S. bombers.
Enemy fighter reaction was slight.
6. ASIA.--Burm;1: On 13 August, the railroad yard at Shwebo was

successful!)/ attacked by U.S. medium bombers. On same datil U.S.
heavy bombe rs damaged :1ll enemy motor frlllghter S of R!lllgoon, and
shot down an en.:lmy fighter ntb:.mptlng to Intercept the formation S of
Pagoda Point.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTh'V!J>ST PACIFIC.--Solom ons &:...1: U.S. pl:tnes

Intercepted 25 unomy fighters ovJr Mund:l on 13 August and shot dovm 10.
On the same date, 35 tons of bombs w<3re dropped on VUa ancl Kape
Harbor by U.S. a1rcraft. The enemy supply ar eas at R.;kata Bay were
again bombed by U.S. madlum units. ~ Gulnea--lk!: Britg.!n .AGa:
On 13 August, a total of 173 tons of bombs was dropped on Salamauo.
and Keln Point by Allied plo.nes. Widespread damage v ns r eported.
Photographs of Rabaul taken 13 August show 39 ships In tho harbor, 19
of which 1.re merchant vessels V'lth o. gross of 85,000 tons. A tot3.l of
271 nlrcraft were on the airdromes. The run,..ay at Tober a Is now com-
pleted but no aircraft were obs~rvoo. In the Wewak area, 199 nlrcraft
were photogr1.phcd on ~ airdromes but 27 of these appearoo unservlce-
::tble or dumm!()S. Northwest Australl~--IUn!b ~ ~: During the
nlgbt 13 August, airdr omes In the D:trwln are~ v:er.: attacked by 18
.:m emy bombers. No dam:1ge or casu'lltles r .:!sulted.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.- - No llliW shipping losses

have boiln reported in tlllY thr.:ntor . U-boilt s!ghtlngs J.n Amqr!c;m
Wilters: On..: 31ghtlng W:l.S r eportlld 25 mUes SVJ of La Romana,
Dom!nlc:tn Republic, on 13 Aueust.
For tha A. C. of S., G-2: For th..: Director of N:tval Intelligence:
.,....,r~.r- rc:-,(-t~.._
--- !.:.
·I 1 • J :; , / "
•• J P~l "··'' _., ·A
~-
R. S. BRATTON, A. V. S. P ICKHARDT,
Colond, 0. S. C., Captain, U. S. N.,
Chief, Intolllgence Gr oup. Asst. D!r ., Intoll!gunco.~ Group.
--~~ Regraded Unclassified

Abi.Y-MAVY
DAILY IMTELLIGIMCI ltlf'ORT
On ln!or malton rece\ ved- • \'t'a.r a.nd Navy Depa rtme nts,
Fron t: 120• Z. IS AuSUst IQ4~ Waehlngton, o. c ••
To : 1200 Z, 14 i.4JE t 1~3 H Au.r_..,l~3.
r:o. tsg,
I. NORTH AME1UCA . · ·Ala ska: On
ttombecl.::XS 11r&fed wltb CllMC:C 12 Ausu «. !• heav ily
and rnaeh lne .tWl fl.t". Ncrtb . Hllts.d
t~tl\ Ca..mp an4 Gert rilde Cove .,-ere tl'lt prtnctpa.l tar~e ,
1\cht AA fir -a !rom amal l arms waa enco \ treas . Cn1Y
untered.
LATIN /IME RICA .--!lo <blnC to repo
rt.
3. EASTEI<ll EUROPE.--en tho Smo~.a<
captu red Spall• De moneY. and now Mld lrar.l Sc'r lt\ltr eo havo
junedoo a. few mlll! l SE ·-t lt. 0\ th~tat lmporto.n~ roe.d and nttro ad
awe hu alC'fo~ dotrn .:l.DC1 m1\:S• n~y Bryar.!lk fr nt lht $0"1ict ofteG·
The Sov11\ col\l mn SE ct ary!U lU haG ~u. ~t -..1r.s E c! Ktne :wv.
U'·
the gaitiJ! ·r arr.all. ln the battl~ Qf tl\ke-n ~nbly.dno bul hare als<.t
Nand E a.re elC'Slf•' In slowly cr. t.~ r.r.arkov, Sovl~t tor-::..s ~t· tn the
the Khar.cov--Chuguev ratlr oad mad"
c,ty "WIIo! e ~ eobm n astri de
' sre.:t tor pr oc:r.ess. 'tM enem y-
bold &allf'nt La slow ly beUIC fl&U.('ned
cerrtdt~r rema~ns open . J'lemy cou.nltrom t~ E wblle ltw esca pe
ratue lca l\aVfl ~-a::~tly slow ed cr
h•ld lhe Sov\ot cUenstve In beth the Bryan
t.'tp, s of t.a.ce Lad06!- atd 1.n u-~ Kubt .tk: and Kh::trkov aroae. At
falled to brea.c the enem y'• d,E:fens~ti. .n, Sovi et utae ts C!T.tln.J.«l b..1l
t rcr.J. reconnats:1a.nc:e and &rtll l ry dl.lolAl<mfl the r«ll\ of the uSte rn
a eontlnu~. O'l the nl~j:ht of ~ ..
13 NCU.&t, t."'t ra\lt( l.!d J.mc=t.cna cf Yo.u.
attacKed by tne Sovl tt A1r Forc e. va. and Knsn oc:n d -~
4. WES l'E:l\N &UR o;>£ ... Qn U>e n\iJl ! of 11- :2 A\lb.l.Ot, alq
coa$1. of Englarfli, a toUl of ab<Nt 35 the S
enem y plane d drop ped bomb s em
i>lym~lh, Fa.l.moutb J.D6 Bcurr.tmO
lth.
~. MED ITER RAN EAII AREA.· ·In Sicil
eou t t " ef R~pc«o tell to th'·
y on 12 AuguGl the r&>l
p ve r r cuntt In all zseetore, acco rdlnCs!'l. Ol 13 A~ tbe enot-mJ
er1tl
After a Ue roe to an AU\tl<i c:ommuntq.~e.
dafc..nse, tht- enem y yleld.ed. the impo
d Ra.oin2.o ln tbl f!'!!nltal ~r. rtant road junction
In \1M' ner.h aecto r Amerlc:an
troop e advanc:1.na along- t ne cot;n:t ro.-uS
PlontaiJ.l. -n the road Crnm cape OtL'\n c:.Jpt.artO the town of Plr& lno.
dO to Randa no, was also eap ..
t\lred . Nsva lactl vtt)' ln t\li)PC :'1 of
1a.nd •rci Oil. f hU eartln~lld ...
long both tht north and •ut aoat to ot
Sictly. On the n\cht of ; . to
..,.....,....
Al..l.g\lat and c;n. t:ne ttlo fol\owii\C
daya eaem y poaltlon.s IJ'Id r~ an ..
- ~l'fe.'i""
Oii~~T ina, were
near Rlposto, Taorm ina and Cape All, 2.3 miles N of Taorm coast r oads
heavily bombarded by Royal Navy units. Along the north
n. dl Patti were bomb ard-
and railway bridg es from Pirain o to Marln ay tunne l
ed on 12 Augus t by aU. S. naval force . An Impor tant highw
Dur ing the night of 11- 12 Augus t, about 2a
was probably destro yed. Lentini. A
enemy plane s attacked Augusta In Sicily, and an airfie ld a t ia; 5 Ju-
formation of 35 enemy bomb ers was Intercepted near Catan
enemy
88s were destro yed. During the same night IUld the next day east coast s
shipp ing, motor transport and troop s along the north and
ed by Allled plane s. On 12 ·
of Sicily and at San Giovanni were bomb s) was attack -
anlze (25 miles NE of N:~ple
August the airfie ld at Grazz
ed by U. S. bomber s . About 10 enem y plane s were encou
ntered, 9
Two small fields near Croto ne (foot of
of which were destr oyed. and Loren zo
Italy) were also bombed. On 13 August, the Lltto rlo ce U. S.
marsh alllng yards at Rome were attacKed by a stron g for of
plane s.
ASlA. --Chlna: On !l Aagus t, three waves of Japanese plane s
6. fighte rs were In
approached Hengyang but did not attack . Thirt een
thi rd wave
the flr::t wave, 20 of unknov'Tl type In the second, :u1d the st, rail-
was unidentified as to numb er and typo;. Burm a: On 12 Augu ed by
way fac ilities and river shipping In centr al Burm a were attack
U.S. medium bomb:?rs; sevl)r al river craft were hit. was Enemy patro ls
ar"!a, 'Uld l enr:m y party repor ted
were active In tne ~.hungdaw
32 m lies W of Shingbwlya ng, tn the Hukaw ng Valle y.
12
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ?AClFIC.- -Solomons Jl..rea: On
have overc omee nemy
August , U. S. troops moving N on Balrol<o On the
resist ance at Zleta Village, and advanced 1 mile furthe r N.or 42
same date Kahlll a irdro me was attack ed by U. S. plane s;
left burn-
enemy bomb ers and fighte r s caught on the .:round, 20 wereenemy
Ing and 8 other s were badly dama ged. Of 30 inte rcept ing
On 11
fighte rs , 11 were shot down. New Guinea- -New Britai n Area:
~ln a ISland . On
August a small force of enem y bombor s att Sogad jlm.
12 August Allied bomb ers attacked enem y Instal lation s at
d at
Northwest Austr alia-- Band a Soo. Area: Large fires were starte Poe-
>ombl ng. R~cen t photo graph s of
'kilm ana, 12 A11gust, bY'Allle:<rT runwa y,
loot!, Timo r, 8 miles NE of Koopa ng, show a new 4,000 foot
el a ir-
not yet servic eable . New revetm ents have been built at Penfoe to
drom e, and the Koep:mg golf !Inks runway Is now servi ceabl
5,500 feel with exten sive dispe rsal llllles, but no r evetm ents.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHlP?lNG.-- A U. S. cargo ship,
. U-
overd ue since mid- July, Is preS'.J med sunk In the Indian Ocean repor ted on
boat S\ghtlngs In Amer ican Wnter s: Two slghtl ngs were
cod, 50 miles S of Jamal cn..
!!Aug ust: one IJo miles S of cape and one
For tl)e A. C, o! S_:,.. G-2: For the Director of Naval Intelligence:
/1 J ·;..,....u,.,. "r J.; . . .f.. , , , ~
R. s. BR 4TTON, A. v: s. PlCKHARDT,
Colonel, G.S.C. Captain, J .S.N.,
Chief, Intellige nce Dlr., lntell!genco Group.
•
ARMY- NAVY
On Information receiv ed-- War and Navy Depar tments ,
To : 1200 Z, 13 August 1943 13 August !943.
No. 138.
1. NORTH AMERICA. -- Alaska: On ll August eneoy positio ns on
l<lska were heavily bombe d and strafed ; 100 tons of bombs were droppe d
causin g fires ln all areas. Gertru de Cove receive d the major portion
of the attack. AA ! Ire was light. Enemy Installa tions on the mainla
nd
were bomba rded by U. S. surfac e shlps on 11 A~gust. On 12 August
Gertru de Cove and Bukhtl Point we re shelled .
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Nothlng to repor t,
3. EASTERN'EURO.?E. -- ln tne Smolen sk area Soviet attacks from

d
the E and SE continu e. On the Bryans k front Soviet units , having crosse
the Vytebet River, are closing In en I<arach ev !rom the N and E, and
,
are now only 4 miles away. Southe ast ot Bryans lt anothe r Soviet column
operati ng In the l<romy area, Is now 25 miles !rom Bryans k. The Ger-
fr om
man posi tion at l<harl<ov Is becom lng critica l. The Soviet column has
e SE; after crossin g the Donets and taking the town
of Chugue v,
~M
advanc ed severa l o\les along the Ch:.~guev--l<harKov highway. West
and SW of the city strong enemy counte rattack s have held the' escape
corrid or open and confined Soviet gains W of l<har kov to minor ad-
ances N of the Poltav a ra\lro:1d.
4. WESTERN EUROPE. -- On 12 August, a synthe tic oll plant at Gel-

senktrc hen (Ruhr) and an electri cal steel plant at Bochum, were attack-
ed by U. S. planes . A total of 308 tons of bombs were dropped. Enemy
fighter reactio n was strong and AA fire was intense and accura te. A
-
very effecti ve smoke screen was Ill operati on at Gelsen klrchen . Wesse
1lng and Bonn, just south of Cologn e, were attacke d by other U. S. planes
which droppe d 298 tons of bombs . Over these cities enemy air opposition
.
was weake r than over Gelsen klrchen ::md Bodnm. but AA fire was Intense
The alrdrom e at Polx (France) receive d a 40- ton attack by U. S.
medium bombe rs. AA fire was modera te and no enemy air opposition
was encoun tered.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- -ln Sicily on 12 August the enemy

yie lded the towns of Nnso and Br olo on the N coast, o.ccord lng io M
Allied com munlque. Bitter fighting continued In the centra l sector, NW
of Mt. Etna, where American troeps advancing along lhe road from
enemy
Cesaro real;hed a point 4 miles !rom Randazzo. In the E sectorcn.pturi
resista nce was stronge r, although British troops s ucceed ed In ng
W~ASUFIJI
Sij,~hloh l=S-11 .
~&a&:.
t~ e town of Archtralt, • mtle and one hoi! S of Rtposto. Ql tlu! nlgnt
of 10·11 AUfiU8l, beBches from Mteslno. to Cape Pelor o were agatn
otlllckod by RAF planes which dropped 174 tons of bombs. Tho
next dtt.y about 100 tons of bombs wort droppod on Randazzo. 01 Wt
malnland, a. 117·tcn attack waa made on Ttrnl. 40 miles N of
Rome; road:s and bridges In the \ ot of lully wet@ 11lso bombed. Enemy
olr oppooltloo was llght. A boattle P -38 with Oerman marldnt~s
!ltt1.cKed u. S. bomOOrs returntna from the Ternt r11d.
4. AS1A.··J!lp1n· -Kurlles: 01 t A.....,~at, Katao:.ca Mva.l ~. an
Shlm:JSll<.l ln ilii"R""uri!es, Qi3 the ]1PfLMM at.a&l.Di are~ !n Y..a.shlW1·
bara "'otr• •Jccessfully a:tttcJCed by 0. s. b•avy bomber s. t-.JIJ.mtrous
hlt.s ,..._,ro sc:cred ln the tartll't ve3.a. Approxlmntely 4~ !:lr.d ..bued
•nemy Ust>tors t ook a!! alter the r•td bogiZI; 5 weN dBstroyed. l.i>ny
enemy c:ar,o an.J naval veS$Pls we-re ob=·~r·Jed tn Pa.ramu5h!ru
Str!'l\t3; U merchant vessels together wttn II!I!Ver·ll destroyer typ.
entt wora eeen near Aralto hsla.nd, W of tbt Strntts.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ?AClFIC.·· Pnclflc Area: On 9

AUi\131., on enemy retonn"!lss1ne" bomber wls Gbot do·.vn over Nut
lobnd, In the Elll"" IP"""P· Solomons Area: Q\11 Au~;>.urt, U. S.
grOJnd !orcts adnnclng fro:n tfind\ to"'Hi!ioko Harbor enc:OUJlteNd
tote(, e:rt~::uu.ed 3t J comp:u.y, ~ mtt~s WK of t.111nd1 air·
a Jsp!Lr'letlol:
tteld. Th~ enemy baM at Reict' Bay wu bcmtk.td by U. S. pllnes.
New GJlnel··l.-ew Brltak. Area : FUtotn tr.t:':\y 3lreraft bom~
m . : n i f < G II •.ug.!Sl. Allied olrcrafl atuckN eneC1y lw"iel
!\lq th• NE coa.st a! New Guln~3 and VIe wa .tern h1.1f of New Brtt.l.n,
d.-•sc.roytns o r d.lmaging 14 of thum. Ct!n.sld~rnt:l!:t enccy sntpptnG"
InS alshtecl N and NW ci New !i"lnovcr on I I Aut~Usl, and at I•o.st I
morehMt ahlp wn.s sunk. Northwest AtH5tr1llll··Band3. sea Are~:
Crt 11 Auaust. tl1e &nemy scaphna btUhl at T"'.Mrf~c, Aroe tsinnds,
wRS atto.ckud by Allied planoo, And I be~chod float plone an~ 3
omnll bOb.tS were destr eyed. Ctle of 4 lo e lnt~ rc:epttng fioo.t plnndl
wu ahot dcwn. Lautem. Tlmor, w:tr. alto b<tmbed by Allled plo.nea.
8. ACTlO!i AGAINST ALL!EI'> SHl?PING.··A BritiSh mercbontmM,
S'\Utna: from FrHtO'il'D c.o Rio de j'l.N'1ro, 11 r"J)orted $U.!lk by S"Jb·
ma.rlrA aetlon 500 ml~s E cf R ctft en & Aolt;'~~St. lll L'H! Medl·
terr!\Dnc ~ Brltl$b ~go shtp, t.nwllnC ln ~ local convoy~ wu
&:.ln-C. by a l'.abmulr.~ off B~e on ~ A•t!"•St. U- boat ~tn;rs tn
Amertc:~.n Wnter&: '1\t.·o pc~tbta slghllJ'I4S ~-;:er-epot'tOi'l fY
Aueust; ot~•Viii!tes t: of tt.~ eutcr n ttp ot Cub~. a.nd one 40 mtlea
E cf Gu'lntan'IJI\o Bay, Cubn.
For th• A. C. of S., G·2 : For the Dlrtctor cf Nwa l lntellt(ltnce:
rf.5: _. '·, .. «.::. if t ' t:~ :~::.;;

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R. S. BRATTON, A. V. S. P ICKHARDT,
Colonel, G.S.C. , C· pt>ln, U.S.N.,
Chief, lllttlll(lence Gr~t.,' · Dtr ., lnteill(IODCO Group •
....e. }Ia,,...
ARMY-NAVY
DAILY INTlLLIGENC£ REPORT
On Worm!1tlan rec lved-- v·:u- and N1vy O.p3.rtments ,

From: 1201 Z, 11 AUiUit Ul-l3 Wunllll!on. 0. c.,
To : 1200 Z, 12 AU8USt 1943 12 Aul'llt 1943.
No. 137.
!. NORTH AMERICA.··Aiask>: On 10 A\llr<lSt en, my lnstoll3.tions
on Kisiel !ncl>dlnc now pC$Ii!Q;ii"fl\~ of S:almon L!l(O"" were h~avlly
bombed or.d effoetlwq rtr:rl..S by U. S. ploncs. The ·.nomy on Kls.c1
eontln:.as to improve his defensive poeltlCIIls wttn rnamurous tr<nehes
M4 foxholes throuchout the lshncl. a>• r11:1tlon ""v ols fl.td fortl-
fleotions along tha W Md S eros.., of Boid\tl Point. No b'rsos wero
observed In the l!llrbor, and no shipping nor enomy alrcr'llt. Gar-
trude Cove Md tho Moin C•mp arana were bombordod by U.S. sur!oce
unl\8.
2. LATit; AMERICA.-- Noth!ng to r· port.
3. EASTERN EURO?E.--!n th• Smolensk ,-,3 the r.<>viot '""-•~.

making sltsht g~lns, Ms spr.>3d S to Kirov so th>t tho a xis of att.'lCk
now •ppears to bv half woy betw,..n l\lrov and Vy3<m~ l\long th• Suk-
hlnlchi- -Smolenek r~llroad . On tho Bry'!lsk front Soviot units o.dvanccd
•bout 6 miles ancl r occupied tho town of Bogorodlt.sk~Y'· They arc
now at tho junction of tho Vyteb.:t Rlvvr :~t~d the rallroftd about 12 mlloa
E of karacbev. At Kh~.u;ev, th:c ~n ..my position h!'s bei::omL cr1tlcal.
About 30 miles W of tbt, clty, Sovi... t armLs h:lvc cut th v~ta.l Po..t-ltn
rllUroad <m n 12-mll,_ frcrn. T:'1~' er.~ my e:Se.lPC! corridor to th~ SW Is
no-N only 35 mtl ~a wldo ond inctud._s on_. r~om'!.lnl.ng stnnd1.rd g;t.uge
rllllro::.d, to Onl•proSNtrovsk. Sovl~o.~l unlts n!!arcstto Kh,.rkov are
thoso NE of tho city e t Tlshkl obout '/ mllvs nway. In th hr N cnumy
mounutn un1ts somcwho.t lmprov~dthe ir position ln tha L~hl area,
nbcut 250 miles south of Muro:u'lok. On the Mlus front th• •oemy h>d
eome minor suce-.;as In countJ:r:ltt'tCkl :t.e2ln.st th;; Sovf. t brld"eh..!~.
On th• night 10-11 Avsust the Sovl.n Air Force bo:nb-'<1 .n.my cooc-n-
tr\llons o.t Polt:wa c.nd Mt.reb. On ttk following d'\y1 r'\ll Cti:nters S
and 6W of l(h"kov weN apln t:ug.ts for Soviet bombc.ra.
4. WEST ERN EUROPE.- -On tl\3 night of 10·11 August, 2 enemy

pbnos made an unauecvos!U1 bomblni ond stnflni rold on en olr!leld
In the Norfolk area of Engbnd. Doring the same night, the important
railway and !Jxl>•strlal center of tbrnberl was bombed by a large farce
at RAF planes.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.· - In Stelly on 11 A\llrUit enemy resist·
anee continued stronc. On ~Wi'ht.td of the line tha enemy of!ered
5 lET-•-11
a strong rearguard action but was forced to yield the town of
Zatterana and a village S of Parajola. ln the central sector there
was fierce Axls resistance N of Bronte. Enemy mineflelds and
demolitions were very heavy 1n this area. According to an Allled
communique, a second amphibious attack on the northern coast,
resulted in the establlshment of an Allied bridgehead E of Cape Or-
lando. Allied gains were consol!dated In the area o! San Marco
d' Alunzlo. During the nlght of 9- 10 August , two enemy formations,
totaling about 28 planes, made attacks on the Augusta--Syracuse
area. Three Axls aircraft were destroyed. Motor and rail trans-
port facilities and the beaches between Messina and Cape Peloro
were attacked by RAF planes which dropped 157 tons of bombs. T he
next day enemy positions and r oads in Sicily, shipping in the Messina
Straits, and targets of opportunity ln the t oe or Italy, were attacked
by Allied planes.
6. ASLA.· -Burma: On 9 August, Sedaw rallway tunnel, between

Mandalay and Maymyo, was attacked by u. s. bombers; It is be-
lieved that extensive damage r esulted. On 10 August, bulldings and
an ammunition dump at Akyab, and bulldings at Pyawbwe were de-
stroyed by U. S. bombers.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACJFIC. --Solomons Area: On 10

August, mopping up of Isolated enemy troops N of Munda airdrome
continued. An enemy force of 50 fightBrs and dive bomber s made
daylight attacks on U. S. positions on Rendova and New Georgia.
Intercepting U. S. planes shot down 2 enemy fi~hters. New Guinea--
New Britain Area: Allied planes continued thelr heavy attacks on
tneSalamaua area on 10 August, d r opping 85 tons of bombs from
Salamaua town t o Kela VIllage, and destroying ammunition and fuel
dumps. Northwest Australia --Banda Sea At·ea: On 10 August, Allied
fighters Intercepted and destroyed2enemy float planes NE of
Mllllngimbi.
·8. ACTION AGAINST ALLiED SHlPPING.-- A small Greek cargo
ship was sunk by a submarine 90 miles SE of Madagascar on 5
August. U-boat Sightinf.s fE American Waters: No slghtlngs have
been reported in Amer can waters.
For the A. C. of S., G-2: For the Director of Naval Intelligence;
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R. S. BRATTON, ' • A.' V. S. PlCKHARDT,
Chief, Intelligence Group. Asst. Dlr., Intelligence Group.
OID~~~T
• .• . ~y~~VY '
DAILY fNTILLIGENCI REPORT
On Information receive<!- - War an-d Navy Departments,
From: 1201 Z, 10 August 19'13 Washington, D. C.,
No. 136.
I. NORTI! AMERICA.--Ala•ka: On 9 August enemy Installations at

Gertrude Cove, the Main Camp, and the beach east of 1\.lska Lake were
bombarded by U. S. surface vessels.
2. LATIN AMERlCA. ·· Nothlog tc report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--ln the Smolens!< area Soviet attacks Nand

S o! the Vyazma highway appear to n1ve made no gains. On the Sryansk
front Red Artmy ttnits adv:tnced about 10 miles and occupled the raUroad
stat ton at Khotynet s, believed to be on the enemy's new d.!lfen$& Une.
ln the Kharkov $eCtor, th') northern Sovtet column advanced ubo.n J
mlles to Bolshoi Bobrl<, .3 miles SE o! Sumy. The main colwnn, head-
ed In tbe Poltava direction, appears to have been halted by greatly
stiffened enemy r esistance and fresh Ger man reserves. At Kharkov
Soviet columns advMced on the e lty,s defenses as follows; The column
from the E, which crossed the upper Donets, has new reached the Eab:m
Rtver , about ZO miles E of Kharrcov. The column from the NE made
slight gains and captured Llptsy, about 15 miles !rom the city. The
column fr om the WN captured Rogozyan.<a, also about 15 mlles away.
This places &wlet forces in an are NW, N, NE. E and SE cf Kharkov.
at dlstances varying from 12 to 30 mlles. To the Wand &"W the ra.ll-
road Hnes aro sHU open. Along the rest of the front Sov1et forces made
LoeaJ attacks. Tactical unlts of uoth atr forces are acuve In support a!
ground opera.ttons, especi~ in the Bryansk and KhartCov areas. Key
rail !acllltles Sand SW of l<harkov, particularly the line between Slav-
yansk and Poltava. continue to be !oca1 points tor Soviet atr attacks.
4. WESTERN EURO?E.--On the night of 9-10 Augum, Mannhelm was

bombed by a str ong force of Rl\F p1a.r.es. Enemy defenses were Ught.
5. MEDITERRANEAN ARE/1.- - Although resisting stubbornly, the

enemy wa.s forced to yield further gro.tnd tn Stelly on 10 August, accord-
ing to nn Allied communique. Resistance was par ticularly s tr.ong be-
tween Brcnte and Randazzo. whe-r e contact was made between the Seventh
and Etghtll Armles. Cn tho eastern end c! the line the enemy surrendered
the town o! Guardl&J approx:lmately 5 mUas N o! Aclrealo. l).Jrtng the
night of 8- 9 August, Messina, San Glovannl, and Reggio dl Calnbrla
-~•!!m
=:it~. ...-NrEJ!1!-,.
\lou and motor
were bombed b7 AUit4 !)laMa, Tilt M&\ ta,, read JWie
trans port In Stet~ '"" a\t&c~ br u.s. a lreraf t, aacl bridg e s at
were •~rain bomb ed. Slx
Anglt ola and Catan zaro In the toe of Jtal)r
2. were
IIMII CU,.t ul raid on Aucu sta,
Ax is flghte r -oom bers made an s orties
shot down. Axis defen sive air W&l llmlte cS to ab011t 11)
hit by Z
dllrlng the day. A 7,600 ton, 8-lae llltall an c:ruls or was
Genoa on the
t orped oes from a Brtlls h sub~IJII ID the G.ut of , In the B:.ty
9th. That night, shlpy ard3 at Cute llamm are dl Stabia
Vatlc ano, In the t oe of
of Naple s, and r ailr oad br idges at Cape
ltaly, were shelle d by Britis h n:.~val units.
hits
0. ASLI\.--Bur mn: On 9 Aucullt, V. S. bomb ers made direc.t Two
on rolling stock , wareh ouses , and doc ita In Bl\am o and Katha
near Man-
200-f oot r iver steam er s and two small er cr:Ltt were sunk
dalay .
SOUTH AND SOUTHwES T ?AC! FIC --Sol omon s Area: On a

9
7.
the Mund
August advan ce eleme nts of U. S. for ces advan cing fr om near
area to Balro ko Har bor we r e encounter ing enem y reslstn.nce ons
on enem y positi
Zleta Vllhg e. V S. bombe rs dropp ed 22 tons s In :1tt.1cks
at Balro ko Harbor . U. S. phne s dropped 63 tons of bomo iest
on VIla . New Guine a- -New Br itain Area: In one of the heav
dropp ed
attack s Intne 5a.Ei maua area, Allied 'j)line s on 9 Augus t
s from Nuk Nuk VIl lage t o S:llam lua tovm. Tb:!
over 142 tons of bomb and
ed
coast area from Reiss Point to Bogadjlm was also bomb dama ge resu lted.
strn!e d by Allied mediu m bomb ers, and wldes pre:td
Northwest Austr alia-- Band: .! Sea Area: Durin g th3 night of 8-9
hit with
Augus t, the enemy ba8eO rAmb on, on Ambolna Island , was night,
fuel f ires r esulte d. On the s:une
36 tons of bomb s, and large
ed by
the new airdr ome at Doell h, In the Kal Island s, was att:lck
Allied plane s.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLI ED SHJPPING.- -No new shipp ing

losse s have been repor ted In any theat er. The Britis h cnrgo ship,
previ ously r eported sunk (Dally Repo rt, 10 Augus t) by n subm arine
st, ls now repor ted :lfloat . U-boa t fght -
E of M.'ldagascar on 7 Augu
~ In Amer ican Wo.ters: A possi ble s lghtln g was
r eport 1
ad
iiiTies'\t/ of Yarm outh, Novn Sootlo., on 10 August.
F or the A. C. of S., 0-2: For the Direct or of Navll Intell igence ;
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R. S. BRATTON, A. V. S. P!CKHARDT,
Colon el, G.S.C ., Capta ln, U.S.N ,
Group.
Chief , Intell igenc e G$~1f\Mst. Dlr. , lntell! gance
SECRET
..~~kUr U
ARMY- NAVY ' ~ P.;j:-B-7a
1
On informati on received -- War and Nnvy Departm ents,
From: 1201 Z, 9 August 1943 Washington, D: c ..
T~ : 1200 Z, 10 August 1943 10 August 1943.
No. 135
1. NORTH AMERlCA.- -Aiaska: On 8 August the enemy Main Camp

on Klska was bombard ed by 0. S. naval units .. There was no return
!Ire.
2. LATIN J..MERICA .- -Nothlng to r eport.
3. Ef.srERN EUROI"E.--Sovlet forces astride the Vyazma- -Smo-
Jensk road have made small gains toward Smolenstt. On the Bryansk
front, Soviet forces W of Ore ! nnd Kromy advanced a few miles but
have not s ucceeded in se r iously penetrutlng the enemy's new Brya.nsk
defense line. In the battle for Khar kov a northern Soviet column astride
the Belgorod --Sumy r ailroad Is now about 20 miles from Sumy. The
main column headed in the Poltava direction, which cut across the
three north-so uth railroads , tv:~s advanced to within ab·Jut 45 miles of
Polta va and is only 10 miles from the east-wes t vital Khar kov--
Poltava raUNad.
into
from the west and southwest ana no Importan t southern Soviet
thrust bas yet develope d from t he Chuguev direction . Local Soviet
attacks on the Leningra d front at Mga, and on the Donets and Mlus
fronts continue, as In thll Kuban, with no importan t changes. On the
night of 8-9 August, five r ail junctions W and S of Khar kov were sub-
jected to night bombing attacks by the Soviet Air Force. The following
day, raids were carried out on rail ceniers between Slavyansk and
Poltava. The SAF continuea to support ground operation s by harassin g
attacks on e nemy motorize d c olumns and troop concllntr atloos.
German a!r defenses appear to have been weak.
4. WEsrER N EURO?E .--On 8 August, the imp<>rtan t naval storage

depot nt Rennes was successf ully attacked by P llied light b:>mbers.
Intense AA flrlil was encounte red.
5. MEDITERRANEJ>.N AREA.--Although his rearguar ds con tlnued to
'DIQLASSIF W
~!::'e'A~'t?l
DICLASSIF IU
llll9 !!4( ; ~
er ground In
fight stubborn ly, the enemy was force d to give furth itate d In the north
Sicily on 9 August. The Allied advance was facileast of San Agata
by a landing of U.S. forces behind enem y lines ,
dl Mili tello on 8 August. Allie d progress was slowed otherwise by de-
secto r, four towns were
moli tions and mine s. In the sout hern l San Antonio, Pe-
yield ed by the enemy: San Giov anni Ia Punt a, Ac
8 Augu st, enem y escQ rled fight er-
dora , and Trec astag nl. On force s whic h lande d
bom bers made a light attac k agai nst the U.S.
plan es were destr oyed .
E Qf San Agata di Milit ello. Seven e nemy attac k shipp ing
pted to
A singl e Me -109 was driven off when It attem air was repo rted. Axis
near Cape Orlando. No defe nsive enem y
east Sicily, and
troop conc entra tions , tran spor t,and roads in northd plan es. Rail and
light shipping near Mess ina were attac ked abyand Allie
highway brlag&s were bomb ed at Catan 2'.9.r Angitola in the toe
of Italy.
ASIA .- - Burm a: Enem y rail and rive r transport facil ities at
6. ed on 6-7 August. Rive r
poin ts between Tbazl and Shwe bo were bomb
resu lts by the
shipping alon g the Irrawaddy was attac ked with good
RAF .
f.rea : On 6
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC .--Sa lomm s bombs on in-
August, at Rekata Bo.y, U.S. plan es drop ped 65 tons of
stall ation s and bivouac area s. On 8 August, Vila was twice attncked
c:;uslng ex-
by U.S. bom bers which d ropped a total of 63 tons,: In tho Salamaua
tensi ve damage. New Guinea--New Brita in Areain the vicinity of
area , on 8 Aug ust;P Jliw nrtil lery start ed rlres hed 24 July at
the airdr ome . An eno my fighter plane which cras inline cngin iJ,
B-.n:J. Bena Is repo rted to be a new type, with an m!leh inc guns, and
Its ar mam ent cons isted of 2 sync hron ized 50 cal.
two 30 cal. machine guns In the wings. Ther e vms prov ision for a
was armor-pl::~ted.
cannon, but it was not insta lled. The pilot 's scat
carg o
8. /'.CTION AGAiNST ALLIED SHI.-'PING.--P. Norw egian Urug uay,
Br itish lsles to
ship, trave ling in a convoy from th.? on 6 August.
was sunk by n subm arine 300 mlle s W of Freetownby a Gubma rine
In the lndi.:Ui Ocean a Briti sh carg o ship was s unk
E of Mad!lgasc::~r on 7 Augu st. In the PacUict of a smal l Briti sh cerg o
ship was sunk by a irc raft off the north co.'\S Aust ralia on 6 August.
rs: One s ighti ng was reported
U-b~t Slghtings In P.me rlcan Wate
othe r poss ible
130 inllcsSE of Puer to Rico an 9 Augu one 40 milest. Two
s S of M brnl,
aightings were repo rted on the s::~me dily;
and one 200 mile s N of the Dominica n Repu blic .
For the A. C. of S., G- 2: For the DIN ctor of Naval Intelligence:
.
,r.~,, ;:::; l .J f:.0 .,J'.. ~('( I 1 '
1... ..•.~ 11 ' /1
A. V. S. PIC KHARDT,
R. S. BRATTON,
ligence Group.
Cbla f, lnttll ligtlnce Oro'!J:j~Dlft . Dlr., Intel
- 2-
ARMY-NAVY
On Information receivea-- War and Navy Cepartments,
From: 1201 Z, 8 August 19~3 Washington, D. C.
To : !GOO Z 9 August 1943 9 P.ugust 1943.
No. 134.
1. NORTH AMERICP.. - -Nothlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.·- Nothing to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--The Soviets attacked southeast or Smolensk.
On the Bryansk front the enemy appears to have completely withdrawn
to his new defensive line some 40 to 50 miles E of the citY,.. Attacking
Soviet forces have advanced to this line but do not appear to have pene-
trated the defenses of Bryansk at any point. The Soviets are now com-
pletely in c :mtrol of the Orel--Kursk military highway. The S~vlet
offensive driving west from Belgorod in the direction of Akhtyrka and
Poltava, has developed a deep salient In the enemy lines N of Kharkov.
This salient has cut all three broad-gauge railroads running north from
Kharkov, and Is less than 20 miles N of the vital lateral standard-
gauge Kharkov--Poltava railroad. Along the middle Donets and Mlus
Rivers, the Soviets are contlnulng their attacks from their four bridge-
heads at Chuguev, Savlntsy, Izyum and just north of Kulbyshevo. How-
ever, to date these a ttacks, while heavy, appear to be local In character.
In the Kuban, the Soviets have again attacked In some force and with
small success.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On the night of 7 -8 August, Milan, Turin,
and Genoa were bombed by RAF planes. No enemy aircraft were en-
countered.
5. MEDITERRANE/;.N THEATER.--In Sicily, on 8 August, the enemy

was withdrawing slowly in the region N of Catania. In the central
sector the enemy yielded the towns of Bronte and Cesaro. P.ccordlng to
an Allied communique, Allied forces captured the towns of San Fratello
and San Agata In the north. It Is reported that Axls reserve strength In
Sicily has been practically exhausted. The prisoners captured tl)us far
v.re estlmat~u at lJO,OUO. During the night of 6-7 August, about 30 enemy
planes attacked Blzerte. The RAF dropped 92 tons of bombs on Naples;
and also attacked Cape Peloro, west of Messina. The next day the main-
land airdrome ot Crotone and roads and bridges In the toe of Italy were
bombed by u. S. aircraft. In Sicily, about 500 tons of bombs were droppeo
on roads, enemy troops, and a motor concentration at Randazzo; attacks
were also made on shipping along the .::!ast coast. The only enemy air
•• LAS SIFI P
015 t!.' e'R'l!! ,.
r Cape Vatlcano In the t<Je Jf
opp osit ion Np:>rted was enc oun tered ove night she lllng of ene my coa stal
Italy. U.S . war ship s continued day and ship s agai n lleavUy bom bard ed
posi tion s In nort hea st Slclly. Alli ed war
the coa stal railw ay nea r Taormi na.
6. ASIA. --N othlng to r epo rt.
.- -Solomons />.re a: On 7 August,
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAC IFICing nort h lrom Mu naa aga inst
U.S. gr·Jund forc es on New Geo rgia , push
t 1,300 yard s S of 2-iet a VUlr.g.
ligh t ene my resi stan ce, reac hed a poin
(about 4-1 /Z mil es N\11 ot Munda alrfU.S. ie !d). The Bal roko Harbor ara
plan~.:s . Tha N was no lntt.
r-
was heavily bombed and s trat"d by the. sam e dato, a fore ... of
. On
ceptlon, and ligh t AA fire. was sil~nced Riln dov a art. a. Of this force 3 wer e
30 to 60 Japanese plan es attacke d the y
n···s. On 5 August 30 enem
sho t down by AA fir~ and 3~~· <;.C • •. It n ov r the Buln --F alsl area ;
ftghte rs lnte rc... pted aU . S. air form atio
plan 0s dils troyod on the wate r.
the e nomy lost B shot down, and 2 tloa t
lnli .e eng ines tJok part in this
Seve ral new -t~ e n.1my fight. rs with
a: On 7 August an enemy conv oy
action. New Guinea - -Ne w Bri tain Are S;"' 7 des troyers , 1 whaling fact ory-
of 2 heavy cru iser s, 3 ITght crulser" ted 95 mil es NW of Mussau
type ship , and 1 mer chant ship s was sigh ium bom bers dropped 92 tons
Isla nd, on a sou thea st cou rse. Allled med
cau slns exte nsiv e do mage. Nor thw est Aus tral ia--
on the Sala mau a ar eo,, a lrar ome at Koepang, Tim or,
Ban da Sea Are a: On 7 August Pentoel Allied plan es made light
.
was bombea.-6Y"Dutch medium bom bers a irdr ome s, on Tim or.
atta cks on Lau tem and Cap e Cha te r
- ·No new s hipp lng loss es
8. ACT ION AGAINST ALLIED SHIP>'ING.
have been repo rted in any theater.Aug U-boat Sight~ in P.me rlca n Waters:
ust: one 25m iies E of Cape Hen ry;
Five slgh tlng s were repo rted on 7 es E of Guantanamo Bay; and
one 260 mil es SV/ of Ber muda; two 40 mil
one about 180 mile s N of Cri stob al.
For the A. C . of S., G-2 : For the .J!rector of Naval Inte lllge nce:
t?s ~ A. V. S. PICKHP.RDT ,
R. S. BRATTON, Cap tain , U.S.N.,
Colonel, G.S.C.,
Chi Inte llige nce Group.
ef, Ass t. Dl.r., Intelligence Gro up.
~bJ_E_C_! ET
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ARMY- NAVY t·n ~~~-,.
On Information received-- War and Navy Departm ents,
From: 1201 Z, 7 August 1913 Wash ington, D.C.,
No. 133.
1. NORTH AMERICA.- - Alaska: Photo reconnaissance as of 4 Au~st

showed that the enemy on Klska left numero us craters on the r unway un-
I)
filled. The two r adars appear to be damage d or In process of being dis-
mantled . The tw ~ r adio stations have disappe ared.
Z. LATIN AMERICA.--Nothing to report
3. EASTERN EUROPE - - On the BryansJ<--Kharkov front the Soviet ad-

vance continued. In the .Orel area more towns were capt.ue d SW Clf the
city. Northwe st of Kharkov addition al advance s were made in what appear s
to be one arm of a pincer' s movemo nt around that town. In the Donets
Basln and along the Mlus the Soviets carr ied out r econnai ssance ln force.
The Soviet Air Force was active ~alnst enemy tanks and concent rations
In these ar eas. On the night of 8- 1 August the rail junction s of B:;ms .
and K n?r .<ov were again bombed by the Soviet Air For ce.
4. WESTERN EUROPE. --Nothl ng to report.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- - In Sicily on 6 August U.S. forces cap-
tured Trolna, accor ding to an Allied commun ique. On 7 August U.S.
tr oops met stiUenln g resiStan ce In the north, but the enemy was forced
to withdraw slightly In the Trolna a rea. In the eastern sector the enemy
yielded the towns of Belpass o, Blancav illa, and Adr ano to the Eighth Army.
On 5 August , a 300-ton enemy trawler In the harbor at Preveza , Greece,
was damage d by RAF planes. Wareho uses on the nearby shore were at-
tacked with cannon fire. That night and the next day, enemy shipping,
docks, t re op concent rations, motor transpo rt, and r oad Junctions In
northea st Sicily we re heavily bombed by Allied planes. Many small ships
and motor transport were destroy ed or damaged, and several roads were
blocked. Several concent rated attacks were made on Messina and a
lighter raid on San Giovanni. Enemy alr activity on 6 August over Sicily
and souther n Italy was e stlmated at a total of about 15 fighter sorties.
6. ASIA.-- Nothing to report.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ?ACIFI C.-·Solomons <\rea: On the night
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et 6- , A;..;u.:n, ! enemy llCh; CNIMr ar.d ~ d9stroyers wer. S'J.n'{, and •
d'!stroyer n.s prcoacly •..t.n<, \n ILn ercacemPn:t 9.1\A U.S. s-J.rl3.ce v•saela
ln Velli G..llf. nu.s rcrce c1 4 Jtpa.neae ~:arships was apparently a.u m t·
\.ni to s-.rpply t.hair case at VIla. New Ci.llr,&••l'Ww Brltaln ~a: Cb
13 A~iUS: e::~rny cro.lnd lrt'JOpl; ccnatr~c:Ulii d4'!er.se pos.hons cr. N w
C.1i.nea opposite Oct tal ~t (!'.n1rp: .al~t) auttered neavy C&.S;J.a.jt..,.s fr\.lm
:tillt~ artU.:.ery tin. Ca ~ 1\J.l'•st ~r~my oar~e cor.centrat!~s alor...
tt.e New Gu.r.~a ccest from Al~xsh.alen to M1d1ng wre t-.vh;e attac~ed
.00 it l~l.St 8 c.a.ries w!rt' aunic. TbA tcn·n area at !.~du~ ~·as Lao
bo.:n~d. Northwest A-J:rtr).Jti··EI\nd& Sea A-~a: J...ab~; atr.trome, the
bar raettS, a:nd dispersal areas were au.ae~ted t.n 5 .-\.1;&'118\ by AUied heavy
l:lombers.
d. ACTION AGAINST AJ..L.leD SKti'PlNG.-·No now sl>lpptng losses

hav~ been reportlld In hny thoater. U·boat S~htl~s 1n Amertc-an WtttAra:
Ctie stg~t\ng wns reported aDcut 250 milo• S OJ aw York City on
1 .~ugust.
For the A. C. of S., G- 2: For t.ne Otrectcr o! N't•;3.l Intelltgt:.-nCf!:
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c..tr...S V)i'rc N - , Fl vsB. <= ~._.~.,._...,.r;r
R. S. BRA7T !"~, A. V S. P!CKH.~'<DT,
Color.cl, G.S.C., Ct1?U!n. iJ.S.N ••
Chtef, Im.elllg~o.LO. GrOJ.p. ~ t. Olr., lnta~~.! Grcup.
\ Regraded Unclassified
ARM Y-NA VY
<At Infor mati on rece ived -- War and Navy Depa rtme nts,
From ; 1201 Z, 6 August 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To ; 1200 Z, 7 Augu st 1943 7 August 1943.
No. 132.
y defe nses on Klsk a
1. NORTH AME RICA .--Al aska ; On 6 August enem made but the
ent. Hits were
were again subjected to nava l bomb ardm
enem y did not retur n the fire.
has outla wed all
2. LATIN AMER!CA.- - Tha gove rnme nt of Arge ntina oza and has
and Mend
polit ical activ ity ln the Prov ince s of Entr e Rlos
liber al pres iden t of a univ ersit y at Sant a Fe with a pro-
rep laced the
Nazi Natio nalis t.
was shot down off the
3. WESTERN EUROPE .--On 5 August, an FW- 200
-ton tank er was sunk off
north coas t oi Icela nd oy U.S. fight ers. A 1,500
Trou ville , near Le Havr e, by an RAF Spitf ire.
, on 5 August, the
4. MEDITERRANEAN ARE A.--l n the Sicil ian area was occu pied by U.S.
isll\nd of Usttc a, abou t 40 mile s north of Pale rmo,
commllnlco.tlons, troop s,
oavn l and mil! tary force s. On 5 August, enem y
ed and straf ed by Allie d
and gun posit ions In north east Sicily were bomb
ern Sard inia, were
plan es. Elec trica l insta llatio ns at Guspinl, south bers. U.S. heav y bom bers
dama ged by cannon fire from U.S. medh.1m bom
s and ferry term tnal at Mess ina.
drop ped 207 tons on the railr oad yard h drop ped 97 tons
by RAF plan es whic
That night, Mess ina was attac ked
Saler no, Italy, were sub-
of bomb s. The rail yard s at Batta pagl la, SE of t road near Taor mina
jecte d to a 78-ton raid by RAF aircr aft. The coas
.
has again been bomb arded by Briti sh nava l units
front , Sovie t force s
5. EASTERN EUROPE .--On the Brya nsk- -Kha rkov t owns there on.
many
have reac hed the Brya nsk- -Kha r!:ov RR and hold Bryans~~:, and the
lle defe nse ring of
They have also reach ed the 40-m the city. The Red Arm y's
20-m lle defen se rlng of Kharkov at a point Nor Is direc ted N o!
main effor t appe ars to be In the Belg orod area but us. Along the Mlus
serio
Kharkov. The enem y's situa tion In this nrea Is r continue with some
and midd le Donc ts, Soviet attac ks of local charatacte Leni ngra d, the Red Arm y
mino r succ esse s. Sout heas t of Smo lensk and
rtant gains . Batt les of
at tacke d In some weight but blle d to mane Impo g place at lntor vals
attri tion, with limit ed objec tives , appe ar to be takin on the offen sive.
along the entir e front , with the Red lirm y defin itely
at Brya nsk, J<ha rkov , and
On the night of 5-6 August, the rail junc tionse, and a num ber of enem y
Kara chev were bombed by the Red Air Forc
airfi elds were raid ed.
6. ASIA .-- Nothing to repo r t.
s Mea : On 6
?. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACJF!C.- - Solomon continued mopping-
New Geo rgia
August U.S. forc es In the Mwlda area on llat ions on Brok lello Poln t, at
up oper ation s. On 5 Augu st enem y Insta
Rek ata Bay , were bombed by U.S. plan es. mba Barg es In Kolaluka Cove, on
r.gar a, were bombed and
Glzo Island, and ln Web ster Cove, on Kolo 5 August , Bogadjlm VIllage,
straf ed: New Guinea--New Brit ain Area : On bed and straf ed by
an Impo rtant enem y supply polnt,w:Ls agai n bom Nort hwe st Aus trali a- ·
Allied planes. Saldor VIllage was also attac ked.
Laut em, on Tim or, was succ essf ully
Band a Sea Area : On 5 August,
attac ked by Dlitch mediJ.lll bom bers .
ACTION AGII.INST ALLIED SHIPPING.-- Awas Dutch carg o ship , sa!llng
8. rul, sunk by a subm arin e
Independently from Beir a (Portugal) to Durb U-bo at Slghtlngs ln
100 mile s E of Lourenco Mar ques on 4 Aug ust.
were repo rted on 6 August: one 70
Ame r ican Wat ers: Two sigh tlngs s SW of Puer to Rico.
mile s S of Cape Lookout, N.C., and one 60 mile
For the A. C. of s., G-2: For the Dire ctor or Na val Inte llige nce:
r· •-, I """ .. - H. (, S Pv---C-tC(~,·' '~

'- / ) <.J ·., J ' "'I I. • o ;,. V. S. P !CKHARDT,
R. S. BRATTON,
Colonel, G. S. C., Captain, U. S. N.,
Asst . Dir. , Intel ligen ce Group.
Chief, Intelligen ce Group.
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4& 18 Rit !1l
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A RMY- NAVY

No. 131.
1. NORTH AMERICA. -- Alaska: On 4 August the principal enemy In-

stallations and defensive positions on Kiska were subjected to bombing,
cannon fire and strafing by numerous missions of U.S. planes. This was
the heaviest air attack on Kiska; 153 tons of bombs were dropped. Many
explosions, fires and smoke wer e observed In all target areas. AA fire,
mostly from small arms, was sporadic. The enemy appears to be im-
proving and extending his defenses on Kiska. He has built a new road
connecting Gertrude Cove with the submarine base; built 2 gun and 2
machine gun emplacements in the Kiska Lake region; dug additional
foxholes In the Volcan Point area; constructed machl.n e gun positions,
foxholes, and slit trenches southwest of Salmon Lagoon. On Little l<iska
some new foxholes have been dug, and t he gun positions appear t o be
covered with canvas. About 32 buildings on Klska have been dismantled
but the surrounding revetments have been left Intact. On 5 August light
naval units bombarded the Main Camp and Gertrude Cove. The enemy
did not r eturn the !Ire.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Noth\ng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--The Soviet offensive that caused the enemy

to abandon Orel appears t o have !arced the decision to abandon Belgorod
also. The Red Army's maln effort appears t o be In the Belgorod area.
The front line from Bryansk t o Kharkov now appears to be practically
straight. Defensively, the e nemy is now In a stronger position, but offen-
sively hts two greatest threats to the Red Army south of Moscow have been
removed. Along the middle Donets and Mlus fronts, battles of local sig-
nificance continue In the lzyum and Voroshllovgrad areas. ln the Lenin-
grad area, Soviet attacks to widen the corridor and knock out the enemy-
he ld northern anchor at Mga continue. There appears to be little change
In the local situations. The opposing air forces continue active along ths
fronts. West of Or e l'the Soviets are pr eeeing bombing and strafing attacks
on enemy concentrations.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.- -On 4 August, an enemy convoy of! Norway

was attacked by RAF planes which poaslbly hit a 4,000-ton ship and a
4,500-ton tanker. The submarine and ship yards at Le Trait, between
Rauen and Le Havre, we r e attacked by U.S. medium bombers which dropped
40 tons. ,Slight AA fire waa encounter ed, but no enemy alrcrait. ·
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5. MEDTrEAAANEAN AAEA.··En.,my r~slstanco on Sicily wu rorwral4
stTCJli alor.g the entir e
!rent. MO\\'u'Jer, '\ll!ed troop.s c r ossed the Slmoto
River and c:ap<ured tb.> tC"'ll of Patcroo. G&JIIano, about 8 miles SW of
Trohn ...... report.>d capturold In an Allied co,.munlqlc. en the nlllht of
3- 4 !.ugllst, raUrood lnalalllllona at :.!orln:t dl Catan::aro aod ..:>ao!JL, cc
<M llallan mo!nland, .,.,.. atuc<od by RAF pl:ln~s. Ncar A..>.gu$1a, S,elly,
2: awmy bombers •-ero d~ltroyitd by .~lied tl,lhters. ~ t'.Cxt day, an
90-ton sch~n•r was s..nJc by RAF pianos south of L<arla lsl&nd In til
Aeg~an Sea. !!aU yards and brld'u At Mo.rlns dl Cslanu.ro on.l ?aoll
w .re agalll bombed, &Dd. U.S. bomb;ra drepped 23! tons on S'Jbmu-u;,.. yard ..
at Naples. ThrOUihCill th11 d.:ly enlmy troops, riepctS 'lJ1d transpert on
Sicily wero undor altA« bi' Alllod bombers and lighters. Enemy road and
rail movcm.cnt• on the tou ot ttaly woro ott~,;c t lvoly bombed. An irlcr.;:as"
In 'lxls fighter acllvlly wl\1 noted ov~r S!elly and soutll"rn ttoly. en tho
north coast o! Sicily, Amor lcan cruleerG and destr oy;lrS have C:'U'ti\Jd out
d:ly ond night bombardment In support of tho 7th Army.
6. ASIA. - -Burm>: On 3 August, railway faci lities at Th.1nbyu.ay>t, on
tha Una under conslructiCtl to BM!itkok, ware attack<l<l by AllleQ o.t.reratt .
RoUing stock at throe polnta on tho S:.c•lng-- Myltlcylns llno wa.s di.K:tlvoly
bombed. Ta.rg,:ts ln th~ Kal,myo· ·tl.1.a.wlalk 3rli:a w.:rc stn!..::d by th·" RAF.
7. SOUTH AN!l SOUTHV.'EST ~ 5 A""'"',

aU c:gantz..."d ]l.pa.n~u rvatstuctt c~aJh.-d nt .:..JA::ny
o.su:Ltles wer over 1,500 Q\O'.a.n dead. u.s. forces wen moppln& '-'P
smill ~p:!ni:'.se partl 'S, 3nd W1fd pu:tnn& to-.a."U'd e~tro~tO. (); 4 . ~i~J.St, &
Ioree of .8 ]3palk!~ l•iflt.~ra atue....t u.s. pooltlcno ocR r.dO'r.l, u.s.
ttpt.::rs tr.t~rccp:ted W. shot dOt--n :2 tn"rr.y p!1.na:s. The cn,.my &.'lf)htl:t
base at F~tsl v.-a.s 1.Ll'\C~d U.S. fl&i".ters, :md ? flo:->.t plan. s WI r "' doe&·
troy..."'<!. Cr:t 4 Aagust. the enemy W'lS rll!•
pon._~ SOULI'!.t:'~St !rom Me»nt
Taml>J. Photog-raphs IA<·.n 3
August, Island Grou.p, show a
new runwsy, probably acrvlc~abl , sou:th ot tho.! town.
For thv A. C. af S., G- 2: For the Dlrector of ~val lot..)Ula nee:
f 5 /fu/lr,, 1 J (I ~ f"" ._.C. f """ \ -

R. S. BR •TTON, A. V. S. PICKJL.RD'l',
Coloael, O.S.C., Captain, V.S.;~.,
Chle.t, !nt.clltJ\!nc. Gr01.1p. Aaat. Dlr., lntell.ti:....nc• GrQlp,
~.~=r.. Regraded Unclassified

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poelUCIIII, alld bulldlDp. U.S. D&val forces appvent)J have coatrol of the
' WeiWJ'D AlautluiJ, 8114 tbetr patrol of tbe approaches to Klska hall not been
effecUve)f Mallerpd by tbe enemy.
b. 26 May enemy lnatallatlCIIs on Sabine IBland, lnclud-

1111 lutallatlCIIII IUid an Ice- bound ablp In Han8a Bugt, were
bombed atnfed by U.S. planes. AerlalrecCIID&IIIaance of 21 July revealed
tiW alliJIBt•ll•tiOIII obeerved were burned, tbe Bhlp had sunk, and no sign
of 111111my pel'BCIInel. Accordq to prls0118r-of-war lnterrogatiCIIII, the radio
8tat1011 011 Sabine IBland was llll8d by Nazi forces for weather observations and
reports.
c. Domestic SttuatiOD.-· Continuing Nazi espionage within the United
States Is md1111ced bj tbe plea of gullt by Ernest Frederick Lehmltz to charges
tiW be BUWlled mtllt&ry lllformatiOD to Germ&IIJ. Eight Americans who have
served as prgpacancla broadceatal'B for Ax1B stations have been lndi~, In
abMDtla, for treu011. ODe pere011 hall been arrested In Pittsburgh, charged
with ma!l!nc sedltlous material to a member of tbe armed forces. No Nazl-
lllsplred orpu1.Uoaal activity has been reported. There has been no evl-
deace of 111111my-1Dsplred acts which have adverae)f affected war Industries
and mtllt&ry lnatellat!Oilll,
Tbe Japanese rad1o has been quick to take advantage of the recent race
riots by an appeal to American Negroes to compare this "savage persecution"
wttb the "ro.y lDdependence" currem)f enJOJ'ed by the ne~~-whlte races of
Bast Asia.
II. lJATIN AMERICA

ProbabJ.y-Jnflneaced by AWed galns In Burope, developments In Latin
Amtrtca duz1nc Ju.l1 were pll8l'a1lJ favorable to the Ullited Nat!01111. VIchy's
Jut stroacbold Ill tbe Westel'D HemiSphere disappeared with the departure
from MutiD!que ol Blah CammiMICIMr Adm1nl George Robert IDd tbe arrival
of Blar1 ~Cit, former -mber ol tbe French MlssiOD Ill WuhiDcton, who
toot CJVW tbe ~ ol. the P'reDch ADtlllea. Tbe change was greeted
wWa etma••- by tbe pop\laUODB ol. Uuti.D1que IDd ,..ada'oupe, IDd met no
IOUft appoldtlOD bJ fOl'IDG' lqlpOrtel'B ol. Robert,
atroacllltl·Alda 111111&"-n f t f t ta11u 111 8ru11, wbere Ax1B D&UOD&lll

wue ftllra ' ~ ,._ a '70-ldl.oalner c autal stnp Ill the State ol. Sao Paulo
follGWiill till , . . . . t:1. a BzuWallldllp Ill tbe v1clllltJ. Tbere alllo a court
...,...... 1&- to 10-,..r seatencas Ill abSiatla 011 CJermiiiJ's former Am"'sead?l',
bu fcnaer Wlta"J .Attacbe, alld 8 ctbers after tbe7 were cODVIcted ol. esploup.
- U g II ' I 'WI Wft lf,ftll to 8 Braslllaas, l'A Cuba, poUoe OCillb:ol ol. -my
IIIID aet~Ylt~WU tt.,....S.
PNaDIIJPII( wWa 4v:ostlc IUMa, the MW Al'patiDe Oovel'Dment llllde
DO Iii Ullb~ ¢· pia !&a~ liol!CJ, 811118UIIPif'USid poeslble SOW'CIIII
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11o11111, 8Dd. ~ ... PI r'1 d ~# ol BollYl& and Mortntco cl Para·
a.. lllolopl Ia tilt Arpotlaa pro---·
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tbe attuattoa.
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.UU a 16-.U . OOl'rilklr . - . llftll thGucb tile aueat Ia cut olf lt Ia DOt be-
u..s 1111r larp mm"' r of___ , troope woWd be eaucbt. or UlJ Hrloua b.reacb
.aooo!PJIII!ed ID tile -IIIJ'a lllabll iDe.
8olltb of lA.D lAdcp , aa.t.t forces baw renewe d tlullr attemp ta to en-
larp tbe ~ corrido r by locallt tiCD aappor ted by '-VJ artiller
y
AD -1111 attack oa
fiN. '1'bue attaca baw failed to c:baDc'e the altuatlo a.
IAIIIq nd becom es lea probab le u the DICbta crow aborter . Alcng the FIDD1ah
frcat, amall• acale NOQ IIMI• - ralcla coatlml e.
BDeiiiJ acttvtty iD N~ Ia atW coafiDed to reiDfor ciDe fortific ations.
AD 11DCCIIIf\r!Md report atataa that about 2 new dlvlalo ns ot Germa n troops
haw
been moved IDto NCII"ft1 .
Por the <Jerman olfena tn IPlDa t the Eurak aalleat , the GAP mused
ted at
1arp tactica l forcaa ID the BeJcor od area. Tb1a coacen tratloa, estima
ot tlul GAP atrenct b In tbla thatar , was apparen t]¥ aucceea ful In
about ba1f heavy alr
()hte!nh l£ alr IIIIP8rl orltJ at the start ol the attack. Howev er, tbla
olfenal w was cOUDterecl by lltrODC ctefeD•t w reacUo a ot the Reel A1r Force,
d heavy
and the scale of -1111 effort fell abarpl J wb8D the Ruaal.anll launcbe
a lr attacks ID clolle suppor t ot their cround operatl0118 aplDat Orel. By the
latter part ol the moatb the Ruaala na b8d utende d alr ~SUPPort to local offenslvea
lAIIIq nd t o the Xuban. Tbeae attaclla forced further die-
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tapermr olf, and 1a ceatare cl cblaf1r In the Orel Hctor.
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beavy bombe rs 011 M JulJ. Tbe port ot Trondb elm llldfere cleever eed. damqe ,
and the !Jiduatr lalllma llat!Q1 18 ID Beroya were practlc allr clntroy
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put ' "'CCIIfbl , MaiD llldtl ecal'll'e cl to be bued at Spellla, Cll the northwe st
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IGUYitJ IP!vt .AWecl lud'nc l!ld IIIIIIPOI'tinc forces place wu larp!J IDaffecttve.
~ tbe laltla1 Jencl!ap , -ra1 nppme nta tock between -1111 B-boata
...u P'l'-... .. ud .AWecl upt Daftl Wlltl, partlc:W ar)J In the 8tralta ol
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ea.., "WIItUI a1 Jlalr, llcU,, ud lllrdlllla lllfferec l further loaMI from attlcka
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b. Burma.·· Allled air attacka continued atrq over all parte of Surma
dlarlDc the mCiiih. 'nle railway brldp at Lollaw wae destroyed on 11 JulY, and
the Namtl brldp on21 l\14'. Clber attackB were' d1recteclap.lnllt the Mu,
)IJitllp, Nsopzup, and 8hwell brldcea. Ten locomotives were destroyed. A
81tcce88ful attack wae made on the cotton mills at M.YlDO&n 011 17 Ju)J. The RAP'
made IIWII&rOWI attaclr.l on ]apallese m0118oon huts, auppl,y lllles, and coastal
ve888la Ill Aralcall. Sporadic ralcle were made over the BukaWIII Valley, the oll
flelda Uld reflllerles, Uld rallft1 junctlona Ill central Uld nortbem Burma.
Qll,y allght enemy air actlvlty was noted Ill Burma, as opposed to none In ]une.
c. 10]ul,y, ocean llhlpplne, the cement factory, and the zlnc

smelter area were attsclred b;y U.8. planes. A second heavy
rald wae d1rectecl ap.ln8t Balphq on 18 Ju!J.
d. General.-- A Japaqese plane recoonolt.ered Ceylon on 19 Ju)J. Durlne

the l88t ~. 4 or 5 enemy merchant veaaels, Including 1 or 2 with
flat tops, were observed In the Andamen Sea, south of Burma. Premier Tojo
vlalted Banckok and Singapore durlne the month and announced the cession to
Slam of 4 Malay States and 2 Burmese Shan States. &lbhas Chandra Bose,
President ot the Illdlan Illdependence League, lnt811Sltled his efforts to r ecruit
an Illdlan Illdependence Army In Malaya.
Some Increase Ill forward activity may be ezpected, but there are no
signs ot Impending enemy ground action on a large seals Ill the Asiatic Theatsr.
7. SOUTH AND SOOTHWEST PACIFIC
a. Paclflc Area.--Tbe month was mar Ired b;y an Incr ease In air activity.
Enemy ~ attaclred Canton Island and twice raided Funafuti
In the EWce Oreup. Enemy-occupied Wake IalUid was IIUbJected to 2 bomblne
attacks by U.S. planea. Enemy air resistance wae heavy and Indicated an Increase
In the defensive atreagth ot thla forward area. Nauru IalUid was also raided
during the period. At least 18 enemy plansa were shot down Ill these oper ations.
Durlllc the month, 20 .Japueee ve888la were reported IWlk and 8 damaged by
actlon ot U.S. 8Ubmarlll8a In the Pacltlc.
b. Solomcaa Area.- .Ql ao )Ins, u.s. combined forces launched an attack

011 Jallui• poekloulii the Celltnl Solom0118. I•nd'np were made on Rendova
lalUid, at Vlrl& llal'bor Cll New Oeorcta. Uld at Wlckbam anchorage on Vangunu
lalUid. BJ the ea4 oi the dq, the occupaiiCil oi Rendoft. was complete, on the
followtnc - Vlrl& llal'bor . . CIIIJblred, Uld by 3 ]l&l,y I Wlckbam anchorage .....
Ill U.S. buda. Ql & )llr, U.S. J'OI'CN, eupported b;y DavaliWiflre, landed at
Rlae .AIIcbonp,IICirtb oi ,.•...,., foUCIIrlne 111 earlier landlnr by other u.s.
fOI'CN at ZN!SM B•ch, eut oi M•nda. Tbe 11119.- 111 Minda has been slow
beclue oi the lUff reat•a!'ll"' 8Dil dlfficu.lt tenaiJI. At the ea4 It the m111th the
u.s, forcu to the north wen Ill the vlcllllty It Ba.lroto Barber, Uld the forces
to the eut wen wlthiD a,ooo JUda It Mlllda ~ Tbe enemy continued,
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tlrOIII - I U • ; at 1Mtt 363 ]apentM plantt bavt - -..a
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to~ ud nlllf.,.. tbt lleteacuend prrltDM lD the New Go~ poop.
A~- llllppiiiC .-ration at BolD ud KahiU aln!rGme . .,.. attacdd 1>7
- • 100 AWed p-a on 17 ud 18 l\11)'. ID tbtlr efroctlft btoeade al tbt
IIIPf rt r to Ntw Oeorcta. AWed aaft.l force• ban toqbl two eacapmeru ln
llal& Qoll, ID oddltlon, a force arooamy .S.otrorer• . . . hln>8d ....,.. bJ actiCI'I
olllcllt •nlllllltt Ill Vtllt ca.tt. 1o1t11J 1>ar1o• au.~ to roo ..ppllto baWl
alto- IWIIt. /ol.- IG ]a!MuleMIIIIpa, lneiWIInc 1 - - tander, 31Jcht
CN...... ud 7 dutra,er1, baw been aWe ln alr and naval actloaa. Bltven
otbtra have liMn probol>q OWIII and I~ clamapd.
Tlle _...,. II eautn~ctlnc - Iandini otrlpo on Bqalnvlllt llland, at
llaDit Plalutlon toutb al 8Wra ~. and &I 'r.oellaw PllntaUon na&r Numa
- . Work baa &lie boom . . - In a larp eloartnc between 2 plontatlont
fl&rthortoutbai-R ama.
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OD 10 )aM. AIWr a - dQa theM f.,.... won JoiAOCI bJ coher ~ trOOI>'I mov-
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•te-e'" tnck le \&Ddu' attack from tbe ft8t ud otbtr Allied fOI'CII are ad·
YOIICIIIC north from Tambu Bay. a wu allo announced dortnc the month that
Allied forcu had occ•pled the Trobrland lllan<lo and Woodllrk laland ott tile
eut cout of 'New Oulnea, without moe\ID( oppoe\tloo. Tlle enemy appeara \o
have lnorauod bit air streaeth 011 norlheaot Now Oulnea, and toward tilt end of
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ARMY- NAVY
On Infor mation received -- War and Navy Depar tments,

No. 130.
1. NORTH AMERICA. -- On 3 August the enemy rad io station, oil storage,

and .IV. batteries on Klska were bombed; 15 tons were dropped and hits
were observed . AA !Ire was very slight.
2. LATIN AMERICA.-- Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE. -- On tne Ore! front strong Soviet forces, strlklnp

at the outer defenses of Bryansk about 40 miles northeas t of that city,
r endered the position of t he enemy In Ore! untenaole , causing him to
abandon the entire salient. The withdraw al apj.lears to have been macle
In an orderly manner. ln the Belgorod area fresh Soviet forces have
Initiated a new attack against that enemy-h eld city. The size and we ight of
rmined. On the Mlus front, a Soviet bridgehe ad
' this att'lck are undete river tus been slightly enlarged . Both air forces
on the west bank of the
continue tact teal.support of gr ound operation s and harassin g attacks on
railroad centers and rear areas. Reports on alr combats over various
sectors Indicate heavy plane losses by both sides.
4. WESTERN EURO?E .-- Nothlng to report.

5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.-- ln Stelly on 4 August the enemy was
forced to withdraw to a point about 2 mUes W of San Fratello on t he
northern end of the line. Tne Axis forces, resisting stubborn ly, gave
ground at several points ln the central sector. Between the center of
the line and the Catania a rea, enemy reslst'l.llce was consider ably less
effective. An Allied Headqua rters communique dated 5 August announced
that Catwla had been In Allied hands since 9:30A.M. During the night
of 2- 3 August, .railroad yards at Naples were attacked by RAF planes
which dropped 94 tons of bombs. Reggio dl Calabria was attacked with
lighter force. The next day on Stelly enemy gun positions , troops, and
motor transpor t near Adrano wer e heavily bombed by Allied planes.
Enemy aircraft, totaling 15 plaMs, were encounte red In small gr OJps.
Enemy sblpplng at Milazzo and In t he Messina Straits was attacked by
U.S. fighter bomoors . North of Crete, 2 Ando-19 6s attacked RAF planes;
one enemy pl:u:e W'\S shot down. On the night of 3-4 August, '\ form'ttlo n
ot enemy planes attacked Palermo harbor, The next day the road and
railway at Taormin a were bombard ed by an Allled warship.
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6. AS!A.--Nothlng to r <!port.
'1. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACCFIC.--Solomons Area: On 4 August,
U.S. ground forces E of Munda advanced on the north flank, and reache d
the coast 600 yards N of Gurasl . The enemy at Munda Is now surroun ded.
New Guinea -- Now Britain Area: Ql 3 August, enemy barge concentra-
tions in Borgen Bay {New Britain W of Cape Glouce ster) and In Huon ed
Gulf, were attacke d by Allied planes. At least 10 barges ware destroy
and 26 others damaged. Since 24 ]uly, at least 94 enemy barges have
been destroy ed and 60 to 70 others have been damaged. Bogadjlm village
was twice attacke d by Allied heavy bombe rs.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.--A British cargo ship was
s in
sunk by a subma rine E of M~mblque on 2 August . U-boat Slght~y,
Americ an Waters : The sightin g of 2 U- boats 40 m!las S Of Cape
NeWfoundi8Ild, was reporte d on 4 August.
For the A. C. of S., G-2: For the Direct or of Naval Intelligence
-·!ur
.J 5 J?.;trl n L' -; a. r.i..,...,,Ax-
A. V. S. ? !CKHARDT,
R. S. BRATTON,
Colonel, G. S. c., Captain, U. S. N.,
Chief, Intellig ence Group. Asst. Dlr., Intel ligence Group.
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ARMY- NAVY
On "Information received- - War and Navy Departments,
From: 1201 Z, 3 August 1943 Wash<.ngton, D. C.,
No. 129.
1. NORTH AMERICA. -- Alaska: On 2 August main enemy Installations
on Kls:.a wero subjected to a heavy bombardment by U.S. heavy and light
surface vessels. There was no return enemy fire. Enemy Installations
on North Head and Little Klska were bomb!ld and strafed from the air In
suppor t of the naval oombardment; 33 tons of bombs were dropped , and
hits were observed. Meager AA fire was encountered. On 3 August
enemy Installations on Klska were ageln bombarded by light surface
vessels. The st\lps shelllng Gertrude Cove and the Main Camp area re-
ported light, brief, and Ineffective return !ire.
2. LATIN AME:RICA.--Nothlng to report.

3. EASTERN EUROPE.- - On the Orel front the Soviet forces have a-
In broade d heir northern pmcer, advancing to the oo~ter defenses
ryan s~ 4 miles to ne nor eas o re . a an o
e ovlets are now less than 5 ml os !rom he city. The battle for
Orel has r eached the crucial stage. South and SW of the city , the Red
Army made slight h!ladway In an effort to broaden its southern pincer.
However, lf the enemy is forced to withdraw, there still appears to be
little Chanco of trapping an Important number of prisoners. Cn the upper
Mius the enemy' s counterattack to cut ott and destroy the Soviet forces
which penetrated his lines N of Kulbyshevo appears to have been suc-
cesst.U. Along the rest of the front, fighting of local significance continues.
Tactical air units of both sides continue to sup,.ort ground operations.
Cn the night of 3-'1 August Kotka was again bombed by the Red Air Force.
4. WESTERN EUROPE. - - On the night of 2-3 August, Hamburg was

again attacked by a str ong force of RAF planes. Slight, prt.dlcted AA
fire and some enemy planes were encountered .
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. -- In Sicily on 3 August, there was In-
creasing resistance in the northern sector. Trolna, previously reported
captured 2 August, was still In enemy bands and heavy fighting was re-
ported In the hi Us 3 miles W of the town. In the center of the line, Axis
troops were compeUed t o withdraw !rom Regalbut o and Centuripe after
bitter street fighting. There was no change on the southern anchor of
the llne. Dur lng the night of 1- 2 August, 3 small enemy ships were
damaged and an Italian catapult lighter was sunk by RAF planes near tho
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lol&n<l of Corfu. Tho next "--Y. a llOO-ton armed tnwler w.u damaged
,... st a! Stampalla lalA:ld (Dodoc&nOH) by RAF alrcra!t. 5nlppiJJ6 end
doek areas at Mllauo and Meaa~na ....rt au.acked by U.S. flgmer· bcmbers.
The brldgv ot Olivo end ~&riel& at Vlbo V>lentl.>, In ocutMrn ll&1y, ar.cl
roods ar.d g-ltl peo.tlono near A(al& «> Stelly, ,.,..., bombarded by
A.Uted warshtp$. Yesterday'a Report lr.eorreetly sta.ted t..~t .4lltedtroopa
a.t Rar.dazzo were bombed by enemy plaMa. --
8. ASIA.··Ncth\ni to "eport.
7. SOlJT!! AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.- Ql 3 Aug-Jat,
at Munda, U.S. rrQUnd forces on the leh the cout
to a point opposite tho middle of the enemy alr!leld. flank
was held up by strong enemy reetstancB on the west slope BlbHo Htu.
Q'l 2 August, the Ba.1roko HArbor area wa:s heavily bombed by U.S. planes.
A'bou\ 50 tons of bomb& wero dropped on the Batroko Harbor area, ea.us-
lng a large explosion at the aouth end of tht h'lrbor. Enemy poslttons at
Kepe ~..arbo.r on Kolombans:ara were etraJ ..•:~d~.,lr~~ci[
Area: Ol 2 Augut;t, son\o a.lrcn.C~ on the • were
tr.iitroye<l by Allied artillery !Ire. Ulta were also ""porta<! on tt.e brldo•
acros:r the mouth o! lhe F<''IJV~tsco Rlvor. Ourtng the night o! 1-2 Aug'Jst,
a dlreet h\t v.'&.S mad~ by AU\ed plan'31 on a.n ett.emy destroyer o!!
Gasmat:a. During the da;; Gumata airdrome 1.nd the nearby coa..$t W@re
strafecl by Allted fl4:hV.r ))~I; 2 bartJe• r-re sur.A- The c::cast. frcm Lae
to Satdor 1&';1.5 att.ac:i<ed hy AU~td m :db.m bombers, 8 barges were des·
troyed. An eneC>)' f,.lrter wu :hot do...,. Over S..ldor U.S. fighters met
a.n eqJAJ rrJmoer 0: en~my ftihtora. and anct det.-n ~1 Japi!r.ese planes.
Allied heavy boobers dropped over Z4 t0<10 of uombs on Loe, and 85 t01111
on S..lama:la. Photogra.phs of the Roblwl are' u'"'" on 2 Jw&ust, show 15
••arshlps, ine~..ldir-& 2 heavy crJ\aera IU"IC1 .4. merch3.rlt vessels tota.hr.a
about M,fJ.?O tons. 'T'hl!a merch:l.nl tonnap lathe !owest observf!'!S there
In many months. A total of 2M atrcra.ft were lzl the area.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.·· A Brazlllan corgo vessel
w:os sunk 120 miles NE of Bahia on 1 Aucuot. A British cargo vessel
wao torpedoed and ounk 200 mllu SE of Modagascar on 29 july. ~
N1ne alihtlllgs h:we been reported: one
and two 120 miles NW of Trinidad on
2 August; 2&> miles E of l!Jlltoroo; off GJAnUlnamo Bay, Cuba; 400 rnll,.
E of T-rlnl<hd; 120 mUea NE of Ooorsetown, Brlt1$h Gulnna; 100 mlles-
NW of ?aramarlbo, Dutch Oulo.na, and 300 miles SE: of Recife, Brazil,
en 3 Alli!U5t. A pooelbla ol&htl"i wu r•ported o!! }upll.er !r.let, Florldo,
on 3 August.
For the A. C. of S., G- 2: For the Dlr.ctor of N~vallnteUiience:
1;~1~,
'.Is ;.j I . /' .1(.,, ,,-
R. S. BRATTct.;, A. V. S. P!C'KHARD'f,
Colonel! G.S.C;, Cap<aln, U.S.N.,
Chief, !ntoll gence <>rC>JP. ~~[Jir., !ntelllgence Group.
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On lnformatlon received-- Wa:r and Departments,
From: 1201 Z, 2 August Hl43 V'ashington, D. C.,
No. 128.
1. NORTH AMERICA.-- Alasl<a: On l August the Main Camp at Kiska

was bombed by U.S. planes 1•·hich dropped a total of 21 tons.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--On the Or el front the Soviet offensive con-

tinued. Northwest and SW of Ore!, the Red Army, •· ith fresh reinforce-
ments, made slight gains In spite of strong enemy counterattacks. in
the Kuban, f resh Soviet attacks failed to gain. On the upper Mius, N of
Kuibyshevo, the enemy' s counterattack has had some success, but its
size and weight are as yet undetermined. On the Leningrad front the
Soviets again attacked after heavy artillery preparation, but apparently
with no important success. The opposing air forces continue to give
strong support to ground operations by attacking concentrations and
supply lines. Heavy air activity is reported around Ore! and in the Mlus
sector. Soviet naval a ir units are reported active against transport in the
Gulf of Finland and the Black Sea.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On 2 August, the enemy airdromes at Merville

and St. Orner wer e attacked by U.S. medium bombers. AA fire '"as
intense but no enemy aircraft were encountered.
6. MEDITERRANEAN 'AREA.--In Sicily on 2 August the Axis defense

line v•as forced back slo•"ly except the southern sec tor, ·• hlch held firm.
F ighting was severe and there "'ere several German tank- supported
count erattacks In tbe central sector. Traina and the approaches to
Regalbuto and Centuripe ••·ere yielded under pressure. Artillery !ire
flared against Allied positions on the southern flank but there was no
change in positions. On 31 July, a fel" enemy planes made light attacks
on Allied troops near Aglra and Randazzo. That nit::ht enemy positions
at Adrano and Randazzo "'ere bombed by RAF planes, which dropped 48
tons o! bombs. On 1 August, the docks at Naples and the nearby airdr ome
of Capodichino ,,·ere bombed by U.S. planes. About 25 German and 35
Italian aircraft W&:a;!encount ered. Large- caliber AA flre l'•as moderate
but very accurate. On Sicily, e.n emy positions and lines of communication
were bombed throughout the day by Allied light and medium bombers.
No enemy aircraft were encountered. Oil refineries at Ploestl and
nearby Campina, in Roumanla, were attacked by U.S. planes, v·hich dropped
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mo:re than 150 ton.s ot bcH:!i'ba. About 40 n~Jmy p~.a..ne:s t•·er e e ncount··rad,
o! v'hich a luie ~rcenu.co v·u dlltrof*l.
6. AS!A.- -Chl,gj; On 30 Jllly, 24 enemy bomboro e•<orted b7 9 f~htore

•uacked ~DC)"&tli a1td.romt. Thr..e bombers a.nd l !l;n-!~r .. ere e!'.o\
Joorn by U.S. pi&Des. ilJiu;l&: EM my petrol aetlvltoJ tnereased In tho
lWalhn nlley 8lld 1:1 ..,. Sumprab<lm area.
7. SOU'!"":! AXDSOUTh"V'ES'T' I'ACIFIC,uSo;omon;; Ar,: On l AU('.l.St,
tne enemy yielded 500 to 1,200 yardS W m:J.Ch m!.~rw to U.S. ground
forces t""43%' M.und.a. Enemy ahlp,..1~ At !hLn, &nl1 the Kahllt a.lrdrome,
.-.e subjeeu-d. to he~vy atr attae:ks. 0!'11 cv.:o vr3s&l ..'a!> s_\ on lire
a.nd 8 barces,.. ere sunlt; pl.a.Mo' ere damag\td on t.t.e ground .a.t KahUt.
About 25 to 30 JapJJY'se f\;htera attOmfJte:i to intercept returnln& U.S.
plan'-'.s; 1 enemy pi :me WltJ ahot Jo~· n. On :.: A~. tbe Satroko Harbor
area \''AS be&vlly bom~ by u .n. pllln.u3. \"1-'bSHr (VO~o'O~e) Cove -v.QS
alao bombed and otn.led. til!:. ,Oulflrtfl'""N''' BrH&ln Area: On 31 July, &
enemy barg~ \"ere de:strO'Jed tn ltl Alii\Jd alr attack on barge concan..
tratlons nt!:tr Ca.po Oloac .a\or.
8. AC':'!ON ACAINST ALLIED SJ:IP<INC. · · No ne• r.lll~ping loss••
lava beon reported ln an>· th'l&l~r. U r holt Slgntlngs in Am~>clw Y:•lur.A!
One stcnttng w-.s report'Jd go mUea S o! Natltuck"t (Ml.Ss.) on 2 Aqu~lt.
Forth~ A. C. oC S. , G- 2: f'or tM Dlr.!<:tor of ~.:tva! Intclligtncc:
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R. S. BR.\'M'ON, A. V. S. PICKIIAl\!11',
Colonel, C.S.C.. Capt>ln, U.S.N.,
Chle!, !nte!l!geoce Oro~. Aast. Otr ., lt!tel~f&e-nce GrGU;).
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On Worrn::~tion r eco3ived-- War and Navy Departments,
Frorn; 1201 Z, /,ugust 1 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To ; 1200 Z, August 2 1943 2 August Hl43.
No. 127.
1. NORTH ;,MERICA.--Nothing to r eport.
2. L!.TIN AMERIC I'.. --Nothing to r eport.
3. EASTERN EUROPE. -- On the Or e ! front the Soviet offe nsive slowly

continued. Northwest of Or e ! Soviet forces have again succeedad in
broadening tha ir northern pincer . Northeast of tha city the Rcd Army
has r ecaptured part of the gr ound lost through enemy counterat tacks a
fe w days ago. East and SE of the city the enemy's line appears to be
holding. To the south and southwe st t he Soviet southern pince r has
advanced a few mllc s. The enemy appears to have succeeded ln closing
all broo.ches ln his inner defens<:l line and repulsing all attempts to
constrict the corridor behind Ore!, and has retaken the railroad to
Bryansk. On t he Mius front, N of Kuibyshevo, a strong enemy counter -
attack has succeeded in r estoring German lines' and capturing a small
Soviet unit. In other sectors of the Eastern Front there was no Impor-
tant change. Although the GAF continues its strong defense in the Ore!
sector, It is reported that In some other sectors the Russians are meet-
ing with little or no air opposltitin. On the riight of 1- 2 August tb.e
Fillnlsh port of <Kotka was bombed by t he Red Air Force .
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--During the night of 31 Juiy- 1 August, a

number of enemy planes were over the east coast of England, but bombs
were dropped inland by only one plane.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- · Whlle their flanks held firm, Axis
forces In Sicily continued to give ground on 1 August ln the center of
the line. Regalbuto was the scene of bitter street fighting. The enemy
yielded more gr ouna N ana E of Catenanuova. The line ran from E of San
Stefano on t he north coast, E of Capizzi and Cerami, N of Agira, t hrough
Regalbuto, N and E of Catenanuova, along the Dlttaino River, thence
eastward to the sea, 8 mi. below Catania. On 31 July, enemy gun posi-
tions and troop concentrations in northeast Sicily were attacked by
Allied planes. That night enemy bombers made a 40-mlnute attack on
Palermo. The harbor at Crotone was bombarded by Allied warships,
which sank two enemy patrol craft.
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/ 8. AlSA. - - &>rma: On 30 )oly, railway ln•l&llaiiOM ami otorqe
areu at Mel~ulc, Plnt.ba, and MyJ.nvan wens attatke<:i by IJ.S.
medhtm bc:nbers. The next day raJlway r ollin& stoc..k at Kyau.ngb!nw-.an,
we$1 of V.a.odalay, n.s bo.'Jlbed. "'ce.aaflll atw:ka were made en river
lhlpplni at Katha and Bhamo.
7. SOUTH Al;;> SOUTHV:EST PA'~It"l~. - -
nlcht af 29-30 ]cJJ.y, 2 •no my bartta
coa" of Ko!OIIIbanpra) by 1\iht u.s. un.ta, and tr.e tollowin;l
day ao er..e:::.y a.a:utary vessel was sunk ln tha same area. Cc SO July,
about 18 tCf'.S ~bomb$ were dropped oc MJ.CJa Pc!nt by U.S. d!Ye
bombers. Next day a lazt10 force at U.S. p!anu d ropped $2 tono c!
bombs on tho Mu.nda &r'!l. A toree d 30 Japaneae fight:n s ln~rcepted
but were drlven ott by U.S. fighters. Ql the u.mo date, VIla airdrome
and Stanmore Plantetlon on Kolomba.n;a.ra wero heavlly bombed by O.S.
planea; 60 tens of bombs fell in lht t llr(Cet orou. On 3J Jaly, U.S. pe;trol.a
were ac::Uvc ln the v1clnl~)' ot Batroito And reported that the enemy Showed
realstance o.nd no !ncHntLtl<m to counte ro.ttack. New Ouln~a~
On 31 /l.lly, enemy bars• concentrations neBr Cspe
and lll$0 at Ha.nlach Harbor, near Flnachha!en,
Anted planes. At laa.st .14 were destroyed.
On 31 July, Wa!niapoe, en
Alllod plalles.
8. ACTION AGA!SST ALLll!:D SliiPl>lNO,--A British cargo ship, sall-

tnct.ndepe:::ad.e:ntly trcm Rto de ]&Mtro to Fr!M'tO'I.-n, n.s s.o.nk by a
U·bcot 300 miles SE af Bo.~!a (Bru!U on 24]..;,. U·bcot Slgl!~ln
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'"'~n.;·: Q>:~·· slcf!tlnc wu ropcrtod 30 m:!es I:Wonsiri-
----,-- -· _:en 30 j.Jly. Two a(Chtiroj:S '4-e..nt r eported en 3.
/U11: al>cut 2:.0 miles of LCilC Island (::.w Yor<); and PO mile$ SW
or PUerto Rico. A s~t:otlnc wu "poiUCI 50 mh.. N at lbe eastern tip
of C'•ba en ! A•~·"'-
For lbe A. C. af S., G-2: For tho OL.-.ctor at Naval Intelligence:
01.5" d/-iilrtt ::; I

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Colonel, G. S.C. , Caplaln, U. S. N. ,
Chle!, lntelHgence Oroup. Aaet. Olr •• lnteWgcnce Group.
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On Information rcc~lv~d- War and Nwy Dep.:~rtments

From: 1201 Z, 31 July 1943 Washington, 0. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 1 1\ugust 1943 1 ,\ugust 1943.
No. 126.
1. NORTH AMER ICA.--Nothlng to report.
2. t.ATIN AMERICA.--Nothlng to report.
3. El,STERN EUROPE.- -No s!gnlflcant chang<!.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On the night of 30-31 July Remschled (Ruhr)

was S'.tbjocted to a concentrated attack by RAF bombers. The next day
airdromes at Polx, M~rv!llo, Tricqueville, and Abbeville, all In northern
France, wer.; 1\ttack~d by U.S. medium combers, whll~ :~lrflalds at
St. Orner, Amlens, and L!lle were bombed by RAF planes. Enemy
opposition was slight. Two Germ'Ul f ighters were shot down In an
offensive sweep over the Fr<!nch coast by U.S.figpt .. rrJ. A few enemy
aircraft we r11 over Kllnt, Hampshire, East Anglil'l, and Plymouth on the
3lst;tnd 'R!cw bombs were dropped ln East Angli!l.
5. MEDlTERRJ.NE '.N /..RE/,.- - On 29 July the lslnnds of Mo.rettlmo,

Levanzo, and Favlgnano, off western Sicily, surrendeNd unconditionally.
Germ:m troops def... ndlng Regrubuto suffer~:d h.awy casusltl13S. On 31
July the towns of Caraml and Clpizzi, NV! of Troln:l, and Muglla, about
2 miles E of C:tt~nanuov'\, were yielded by the enemy. On 29 July
offensive JI.. Collll:lf:l~c .. was carried oe~t over the ,;eg"an Sea and several
snull vessels were damo.ged off Pares, Ydr:t, and S.:rlphos Islands. In
tho :~fuel< on Vlterbo airdrome on 29 July, 42 enemy 1\lrcra!t wore report-
ed destroy<!d on t he ground. On the night 29- 30 July, 23 enemy aircraft
approaching M!llta weN lntercepted by four Allied planes. Only two
p1an.:!s reach~d the lslruld; one W'.IS destroyed 1\nd the other d~aged. No
bombs ware dropped. On 30 July, 30 to 40 enemy aircraft wera encounter -
ed during a fighter swoap over southern Sardinia and 21 woru destroyed.
Fighter bombars attttcklng communications In northonsl Sicily met no
opposition. Orottngllo and Prnctica dl Mare '\lrdromas ln Italy were
effectively bombed by U.S. planes and a 5,000-ton merch'lllt vessel was
hit d\lring an <llt!lck on Mllazzo Harbor .
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8. ;.su,,. -Burm1: Qi .as july. thrve en.-my v.1sMlt, on! c! them a
Mnl cr&ft, -.;:N 6Cmo.a4 and ~~eel h.IU Pc:rt Blalr ln the ;m.1m4nlo
dlr~ct hl~ were scON4 ln the Cb1lh:Lm llland dock ..,.... ~ Mu Rtv~o~r
brldia 30 milo• W Qf M'\ftdall.y and a lvro factory at Te.naon 40 mlhta N
o1 Sbwebo wo,.. destroyed by U.S. mecU~o~m bombar e.
?. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST P.o\CIFJC. -·Solomon a Ar•a: Ctl 30 J•ly,
Bata.le wu an.a.c:.od by u.s. huvy bombers. i~ocut. it i/2 tona of bombs
were drQPPed. E.ec:crtln& U.S. ttctr~u urned b:lc.ie 25 "r.e.my f•gbt.. re.
The Mmo 4:ay u.s. grou.nd forces ,.t M'.mdll contlnatd to m"ke smlill
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p r ogl'\!&S on the SOUth f lAnk lnd ln the C:un~r. 1"1Ct 0 ore lnrltc nt!ona that
gf~ rolntorceme pt'i mn.y hwe arrlvddb New Ciutnon· ·New Brll'lln Aro;.
u nlcht Cf 2a- 2g July, '1 Of 90 enemy b'lrt·~S'Wt;N 1Wlk Lii ihl Vitlu
Strait by 'J.l! d ~ units. On 3:) ,tJly, e '"r.emy bombers. escot"t4d by
IV !Jc!>t.ra, tnoUoct•>liY bombed and stnl.d Cv""" l>r.l!ng strip. l.""r
2 "'nemy dtv. bombua atnc:~~:Jd l.Uled poai.Ucns zwl.l' Orcd>J.Ol. TM
S...1.hmo1U !1'1' 'ta was :J.C31n huavUy bom'b.?d l>y AUied pl't.n-:1, whteh dropp..:d
24 t ona of bomb&. en 30 July, f llt~ ground for C-38 C'lplur«< high
&:round OY~.:rloold.ng t.:.O'olmy posiltons :ll 0rod\1bt. Ql th.. Mme cby
J.1.P&QeM patrols weru r.pon..-d to b.av OCC'.lpfed 3 vUlq:~s. ln lb. &rpUt
River /.re'l. S'N cr 1}'v~.
8. ,.CTJON AC ..JNST .ol.l.IEDSH IPPJNC. - - Nothlns to rtport.
For U'lft Otr..c.to.r of Nwlll lnt .JUlggnco:
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Colon ·I, C.S.C. , C!lpt41n, U, S. N.,

Chief, lnt ·lll;..:nCC! O ro.~p. AI-'· Olr., i.nt..-Wc .. nee Group.
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On lnfor mnti on r eceiv ed-- Vlar :md N:1vy Depa rtme nts
From : 1201 Z, 30 July 1943 Washington, D. C. ,
To : 1200 Z, 31 July 1943 31 July 1943.
No. !25.
sunk by nav:11
1. NORTH AMER!CA .--On e enem y hndi ng b~rge w.1s nnd Main
a. Gert rude Cove
gun fire 29 July east of Sobaka Rock, Klsk l surh ce forc es on 30
C'lm p Area on Kisk a were sh.:!lled by U.S. nava
Ther e was no retur n
July; 100 ro..tnds were fired agai nst each targe t.
fire.
2. LATIN AMERICA. --No thing to r apor t.

et offen sive con-
3. E,\STERN EUR OPE .- - On tho Ore! front the Sovi N, E, a.nd S of the
coun terat tack s
tinue s at n redu ced temp o. Enemy little chan ge In
on this front , but
city h:lve caus..:d a fluid cond ition
enem y h:u; coun tcr -
posit ion for eith.::r side. On the uppe r Ml<1s the
att:~cked In somll weig ht SW of Voro
shilo vgra d in !lll a ttem pt to r egain
battl e appe ars to be
grou nd t'lk~n by the Sovi ets '.1 few days 'lgo. This doubt. Ther e were
is st!ll In
of local signi !lcan c3 only and the outco me
ic'll Wlits of thE' "PPOS!ng air
no othe r ch:lnges of impo rt'll\ce . Tact ation s.
ort of grou nd oper
force s conti nue active In clos e supp
ship yard s at
4. WESTERN EUR O?E .--On 29 ]illy, S.lbm arlne and by U.S. plene s
attac ked
Kiel , and nn alrcr rut plnn t nt W:~rnomucnde were aid was made on
ur r
which drop ped over 400 tons of bom bs. f. llght
sition were enco unte red
Helgoland. Inten se A,~ fire and stron g ai r oppo Warn emue nde. The
ovar Klel, but raw e ne my fight ers appe ar.ad over
um bom bers . On the
air dr ome at St. Ome r was nttac k.-d by U.S. medi
n by a very large for-
night of 29- 30 July, Ham burg w:1s nthc lt<Jd :~gai
mnny enem y fight ers
mati on of RAF pll.n es. AA !Ire wns inten se , nnd
y plan as wer e activ()
and searc hligh ts wera In open tlon. Sevcr:1l enem July, the :~lrcraft
On 30
ovor Engl and , but only one drop ped bomb s. plane s dropping 300
facto ries In the K.o.ssol area wero nttnc kcd by U.S. sition W()r e encoWlter-
tons of bom os. Inten:;c _;v. fire and stron g air oppo
also bombed. Stron g
cd. An .lird romo at Woe nsdro cht , Holland, w:ls
ision al enem y losse s
en.Jmy fighter oppo sition wls enco unter od. Prov es were 91 plan es
from all these dayli ght oper :ttlon s by U.S. plan
g~d.
destr oyod, 33 prob ably dest royed nnd 34 dnmn
5. MEOITERRANE,~ AREA. --Jn Sicil

y on 30 July Axis force s werv
comp elled to give grou nd at t hreo critl c'll poin ts: Along the north
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co'st the e nemy withdrew to a. po_IJl\:1~. ~·st o! fo.ln·SW....OJ-1\lils llnas

west o1 Trotna we re penetrated"''y vtgorous Allied patrolsi ruid Aglra
was cleared ot thJ enemy. Axls for ces yte1ded Cntonanuova, thus
glvl"i >\llled forces o bridgehead on tbe north bank o! the DIUalno
Rlve r. Inte nsive patrol ~cttvtty and artillery lire contlnuad along the
C:t.tant.a Plaln sector. t>Jr in.g Ule night of 28- 29 July, n:ulln land :tlrdromes
~t Montj! Corv1no nnd Co.podlchlno were attacked by the RAF. 01 the
next d,ay, Vlte rbo airdrome, 50 miles N of Rome. was atto.cked by u.s.
planes which dropped !29tons o! bombs. A llgn~ r auack was made on
the Aq\llno alrd.romo. An enemy mcrchnnt vessel of about 7,6CX> tons
wns tatt s-lnkl.ni, and a destroyilr nnd torpedo boat were set a.!Jr e sg ol
N3ples by RAP torpodo planes. Targets nt MJbzzo and Mosslna ha.r bors
and gun posttiQns SW of Pntcrno, tn Sicily, w~ re atttlc~d by AllJed pl.lnes.
No enemy plnnes w~rc encounter e-d by U.S. fighters ln a sweep over Sar-
dlnln. C.. tho night o! the 27th, Allied warships bombarded rail torgets
a.t Giardlnl, In northeast Sicily, and a brldge! south of Loerl, on the
lUHan toe, thll: ne-xt n lght.
6. AS!I.. - -Chlna: On 29 juty, the Kowloon dock nr ea In Hong Kong was

extensively damaged by U.S. bombers. ile"8Yang rallrood stllt1011 wos
raided by 48 Japanese bomber s Md 30 fighters; one of tha latter was
deSlt'oy«< by U.S. planas. Klenow alrdroma In F'..1kl(!n wa.s again bombe-d.
7. SOUTH i•ND SOUTHWEST · On 29

July, u .S. ground forces on tho south tlank on
Mund:t, aldcd by tho use of flame throwers and tanl'.s. 1n tho. center of
the line a s troag J~p:lllcse countcrnuack wos repulsed. On 30 July, 4
enemy gun positions on tho wolst shor e of Bnlroko Har bor were effective -
ly bombed by U.S. plane•. C.. 27 july,
an·enem.y position on the south of
Orodubl, wns occupied by :Jlled ground forcoJs and an enemy counter·
attack Wil.S repulsed. Hc!lvy onemy c~sualt1es nr c reported ln an /illlcd
cnctrcH.ng mov&rnent on 1'1mbu Pan1nsula.. ~ 29 July, enomy shipping
ol1 Cope Gloucester was again >ttacked by Alli<ld planes, and th<l lola!
enemy loss ln. the two- dtty actton was 2 destroyers and 1 cargo ship
sunk or a.nd 4 aircraft destroyed. The Salruna.ua nren was
hoavUy bombed by /,Uied pbnes which dropped 94 tons.
'frfni~~· ;0n~;;2:;9 july, vlllagos on Selaru
~ 1 1 Group, w~re strafed by
Allied planes. ll Is rc1>orted that dam•ge to the Sel;u·u landing strip h>S
not been r cp:!.lrcd, And tb1t tho lslMd appears d..:~se rtold .
8. ;,CT!ON i .G.',INS'l' /ILL!ED SHIPPING. -- A Br itish cargo Ship,

traveling tn n convoy from tho Brltlsh Islea to Freetown sank on 30 July
as the re$Uil o! an nlr a ttack 200 miles wast ol Lisbon 011 Z8 ]uty. ;..
Swel:ll•h ~:tnk•r was sunk by a U-bonl !)00 miles E: o! Durbon on 23 july.
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U-boat Sightld'\S in American Waters: Two s!ghtings wer e r e ported
on29 July: 4 miles N\\7 of Paramar ibo (Dutch Gulanll), and 110 mlles
NW of Curacao.
For the A. C. of S. , G-2: For the Director of Naval Intelllg<!nce :
........ ('; /' /-/ -::=t I \' .' 'i . I T -. -

lA. ). _,J,:n •'I/ I I • .._ ,:-:,., ~"C. 4v/,_._-,. ·~ •
R. S. BRATTON, A. V. S. PICKRf.RDT,
Colon;;!, G.S.C. , Ca pta in, U. S. N.,
Chief, lntelllgence Group. Asst. Dir., Intelligence Group.
-3-
SECRET
/ ARMY- NAVY
War and Navy Dep artm ent s,
On Information rec eiv ed- - Was hington, D. C.,
Fro m: 120 1 Z, 29 July 1943 so July 1943.
To : 1200 z, 30 July 1943
No. 124.
ort.
1. NORTH AMERlCA.- - Nothing to rep
ort.
2. LATIN AMERICA. - -Nothing to rep
EASTERN EUROPE. --T he Soviet offensive aga ins t the Ore! sali ent -
3. d tempo. North of the enemy "hedge
con tinu es, but app are ntly at a red uce h!lve suc cee ded in slig htly broade n-
hog1'in the Bolkhov J.rea, the Sov iets to
. E:ls t of Ora l enemy cou nte ratt ack s app ear
Ing the ir nor the rn pin cer nt whe re the Sov iets are clo ses t to
have had 11 min or Stlc ces s at the poi y made slig ht gai ns, app are ntly In
the city . South of Ore i, the Red Arm
n:~rrowing the enemy ' s cor rid or
behind
an eas t--west dire ctio n, without ft on the Sea of Azov she lled Sov iet
the city . Sm all enemy naval cra iet atk'lcks tail ed to gain . Art ille ry
positions. 1n the Len ing rad are a Sov r
the Soviets continue to suppor t thei
due ls con tinu e. 1n the Ore ! sec tor plllnes. Air acti vity app nrs to be
atta cks with stro ng for ces of atta ck Fro nt.
tap e r ing off else wh ere on the Eas tern
WESTERN ElJROPE.- - On 27 July28 , 10 enemy bom ber s atta cke d

4. of - 29 July, 4 ene my pla nes
shipping off Por tugal. On the night England.
dro ppe d bom bs In the Ess ex are a of
ista nce continued In nor th-
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--Ax!s res yiel ded by the ene my on the
und was
easter n Stelly on 28 July . Som e gro of Axis pris one rs and cas ual ties
num ber
nor the rn end of the line. The 28th. An esti ma ted 265 , 500 Axis troo ps
Is rep orte d at '14,500 as of t he of 12 ene my sch oon ers wer e sun
k by
rem ain In Sicily. On 27 }uly, 3 out my
the Ionian sea . On 28 July, ene
RAP pla nes E of Lev kas lsland, Ine atta cked by Allied light bom ber s.
pos itio ns at Regnlbuto (Sicily) wer and many dam age d In northe ast
Thi rty mo tor truc ks wer e des troy edat Mes stru ., Rip oste , and Reggio di
Sicily. Light shipping was atta cke d was encoun tere d. Only 5 enemy
Cal abr ia. No ene my air oppositU.S ion ia.
oun ter ed In a . figh ter sweep ove r southe rn Sar din
airc raft wer e enc ng east ward betwee n Cor sica and
Ninety-five Ju-52 s we re sig hted flyi
Italy.
anc e ove r the Bur ma Road
6. ASIA.--Chin.a: On 28 }u1y, rec oru uiss bombed
~nemy acti vity . U.S. planes
from Lun glln itO 'La shlo r eveo.led no
ma: One 250 - Coot ene my freighte r
the Talkoo docks , Hong Kong. Bur
•
wu el.lnk by bomb1ni off bvoy.

7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.··IIolomons Area: Q\28 July.
u.s. around forcoa boxoe.
An onomy b:uc• nollr Ccve
ra a"Jnk l>y O.S.
'11.' 1.. On 28 July,
tnomy buce:s 1nd c! N• w
Brltnlnl Wc·rt bomb<!<! end otr;lfod by At le>St bUj;OI
and 2 l~:.1nc1w1 W...!N d:stroyed a.r.d & lr.tcrc~ptL"'C enamy !!lrc.raft wero
shot down. Ct1tbe tt-~a:e d::!:te~ an eoomy ddtrcy"r a.nd cargo sb1p a!:f
C3pe Gloue..:ater W""re atucked ar.d lt=ft b~tt:c by AlU ..-d pbr.e~. en
Now G\lW!t, \h. rr.cmy 1s re~d to bav• Mf..r-,d casu.3.1Uea tn
the S&l:unfl.~1. ar.P, betwHn 30 )'.me and 2~ jJ..ly .... li:~~~.f;~
!l:>nd& S.a Arco: Q\2S J.lly, M:u:o«wul Olllttc
Pentn•lli, D..ten New Gutnel, W"ta Mt:r.c.wd by pl!lnes. A now
l.3.ndlnc etrlp, reported to be 5,000 fo"t tone end nO:'-!'ly $11l:TVleea.ble,
was elshtcd on thtt KebJ.-r PJI!ln {:llon& th• kcl.l'-r Rlver, about 70 m1lca
W of Ma.nokw!lrl). On the s1me d'lte Koupanfl and the nd.rby Pc-nfoe1
n lrdromu wuro o f! .. ctlvely bombed by AUltrd pltnea.
8. ACTION AOAINST ALI..l£0 SHIPPINO.--No r.•w losses h;Lve !won
r-eponed \n any tM~tar. U-boot S!ghttnc:a ln Am('lr1c:-ut Wlters: Three
elintlr.r: h&VoJ be-en rcpo:tc..;cl: SiJ mtl.o1 N Ol Piram11rlbo (Pitch
GlWI'I) en 2S !'Jiy; 6 mlks NE of htiMtiC City on 2'0 tJiy; >nd 130 rnll••
s olll>lll , . 2111Jly.
Fer the 1.•• C. of S., C-2:
}I, 5 )} 111i/., , .... ~/ (' . . ' __{~"1''11

R. S. BRATTON, ' A. V. 5. "ICKHARDT,
Colonel, o.s.c., Capntn, U. s. N. 1
Chtdf, lntolllit.:RC:Il Group. A.ast. Dlr., lntelllgenc~ Cr oup.
.
/
ARMY- NAVY
On Information receiv ed -- War and Navy Depar tment s,
From: 1201 Z, 28 July 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 29 July 1943 29 July 1943.
No. 12.2.
l. NORTH AMERICA.--Alaska : On 27 July t he Klska Main Camp,
of
North Head, and Little Klska areas were attack ed and 22 - l / 2 tons
ate. Recon naissa nce of Kiska
bombs were dropped. AA fire was moder
26 July reveal ed trench es on Sunr ise Hill and along the Ghore, facing
same day a Sllbm arlne was observ ed crash diving
Sparro w Rocks . The 27
about three miles 1rom Ayuga dak Point on Rat Island . At Kiska on
July 16 barge s wer e observ ed ln Kis.<a Harbo r, but no shippi ng.
2. LATJN AMERICA.- - Nothlng to repor t.
3. EASTERN EUROPE. -- In the Ore! area the Soviet SOilthern thrust

astrid e the Or el- - Kursk railr oad has advanced a few miles and taken is.
the sl3llo n at Stanovoy Kolodez. North and \V of Ore! the sit uation
confused: although the Soviet northe rn pincer arm has made a deep
penet ration to the Orei-- Bryan sk railro ad, this arm Is consta ntly
and
threatened by enemy counte rattack s fr om the west near Zhizdr a,
from the east In the Bolkhov sector . Durtng the last 24 hours the
Soviet s have :;topped t he threat from the Bol.<hov a rea, causin gbringithe
aw. Heavy fightin g contin ues, with both sides ng
enemy to withdr -
~P fresh reserv es. Along the rest of the front,
fightin g o! local sig!)ifi
cance contin ues but on a Jesser scale.
4. WESTERN EUROF£.- - On 27 July, the air drome at Trlcqu evllle

(Franc e) was attack ed by US. medium bombe r s. Tbat night more
than
were dropp ed on Hambu r g by RAF planes . Barra ge
2,300 tons of bombs ed.
type AA !Ire was encou ntered but It dimin ished as t he at tack pr ogress
was attack ed by U.S.
On 28 July an aircra ft factor y at Kasse l (Germany)
planes wlllch dropp ed 120 tons of bombs. Effective AA fir e and str ong
tered. The Focke - Wul! plant at Magde bur g
fighte r opposition we re encoun Very
was attack ed by other US aircra ft which dropp ed 94 tons of bom bs.
ate .
strong fighte r oppos ition was encOilntered, but AA ! ire was moder
6. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- - In Sicily on 28 July, Axis forcesThe

withdrew 5 miles a long the north coast. Nicosia was evacu ated.
some
enemy was driven from heights northw est and east of Aglra, but ed In
hostil e troops remai ned In that town. No signifi cant change occarr
irds
posit ions S of Catan ia. By 28 July, 182 enemy aircra ft, about two-th
.,
~~J'fc~; During thi! night ol 28-27

< o.nd Capodl<:h1no were
a ttaelted by RAF planes. The following day Scale a and CaJ)<Ia atrltelds
a.nd raU t.a.rgeta In •outhern Italy were bombed; about 20 enemy aircraft,
of which 3 were de ..rO'ied, ol!ered oppo$ltlcn. In Stelly, port and rail
ln.st&llations at Mllaz.z.o, t&rieta at A&:tra, and commllnlcat1on.a ln
northeast. SlcUy were attacked. For.ar small en.emy cra.tt were danuged
In the Aegean Sea by Allied atreratt.
e. ASIA.··£!!!! !!,: On 27 july, direct hits and nenr misses were mnde
by US bombers on two of three ocean V"ssela attacked in S.msh S.,y,
Halnan. Over the tvpt area, 2~ to 30 enemy ll(htero attempted tn~er
ceptlon, and 13 ....,. . she< down. TWenty-two japon..o bcmberl aptn
\ r~tded Klltcow alrfteld In F.llden.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.- -Solomons Aron: Advancing

slowly, U.S. ground forces, 2~ ).1.ly, had p:u~sed Te\ere, on the 30Uth
coast of New Georgi•, abo•t I milo !rom Mundo. O.rtng tile ntcht ot
27- Z8 July, 2 o! 4 onemy barges '"ro sunk In BlaJ:oOltt Strait by U.S. .
lf(ht aurface units. Q1 28 ]'~ly, enomy po$!tlona at C.r:>$1, M~a l>otnt,
and BlbUo Hlll were attnci.ed.wl th 47 tons of bombs, by u.s. •I reran.
Webster Cove (Vovohe Cove) on was aptn heavily bombed
by U.S. p!Mes. On 26 july, enemy air -
craft bombed stl~s L!lko. ()! the
same cloy Gum>h was nnd otrated by Allied planes.
()! 27 )aly oeeJrrtd tho first en.•my at.r action acalMt Woodlark llland;
the dwnp "-"""- ••• I""Ue=al! y bombed by a sln(le er~my plane. At
Cape CUrutl.ngh:un on New Br!ta1n, 2 beached er.emy CMiO vessels wre
bombed and set on lire. The Snbm••> are:>"'" Mtsckcd by AUled plo.nes,
which dropped 12g tono or bombs on enemy lnstnllallon s l'l'om Kel• VII·
11\iO to t.he mouth of the FrD.nctaco Rlver. Bsrg_. coocentratlo:ns at 1..3.8
wore al.so bombed.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SH!I>i>INC.-·A British earco ahlp, ln-
dqpendentl,y en route from L"1.e Un\ted Klzlidom to 8r&zU, was aunlt by a
U-boat .50 mfloa S of Rio de )lllefro on 24 July.
AmerlcM Wators : Qut sighting Wfta reported In
16 miles N 0! M'idlllco !Sl"'d on 28 july. A pOIISllble slg~tlng waa re-
ported liO mlloa N of Trtnldn.d o.•
27 )Jly. alctrttnge were uported
on 28 )Jiy: one 120 miles Sol H1lt1, and 'UiotbPr 80 miles N of Cu.rac•o-
For the A. C. ol S., G-Z: For !he Director ct Naval illtelllcence :
'{ ,) /;.~";;,, S ~ . ~
/ . L. ·' I ,..,.:,_·, l~r"\ ··' l
R. S. SRATTOI~ A. V. S. l>lCKHARDT,
Col011el, C. S.C., Caputo, U. S. N.,
Chlel, !nteiUgenco Cr oup. Aast. Olr., ln.. UII"nee Group.
ARMY -NAV Y
On Inform ation recei ved-- War and Navy Departments,

F rom: 1201 Z, 27 July 1943 Wash ington , D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 28 July 1943 28 July 1943.
No. 122.
lation s
1. NORTH AMERlCA.--Alaska: On 26 July main enemy Instal ed from
on Kiska and Little Klska were heavUy and effectively attack
and speci al
the air. One hundred and eight tons of bombs were dropped,
targe ts were strafe d.
2. LATIN AMERJCA.--Nothing to repor t.
3. EAsr ERN EURO PE.-- in the Ore! area.
tlnues to make sll ht at ea os . e ovlets made
o attack s of consi derab le weight in t e u.ban NW ?! Krymskaya,
ana S Lake Ladog a. Along the middle
on the Mlus near Ku.lbyshevo, ?f
GAF con-
and upper Dooets, Red Army units made lighte r attack s. The
tinued stron g defensive activity again st the S?vlet attack S.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On 26 July, 6 enemy plane s attack ed s at
shipping oil Lisbon. That night 12 enemy plane s dropped bomb on the
scatte red point s In East r'.nglla and south east Engla nd. Also
26th, the airdro me at Cour tral, Belgi um, was bomb ed by U.s. plane s.
5. MEDITERRANEJ'.N AREA.··ln Sicily on 26 July the enemy, .

fighting stu.bb:>rn reargu.ard action s, withdrew along the north coast
Elsew here, the enemy launched three count e rattac ks: One in the
north -cent ral secto r was repul sed, and two In the cente r of the line
force d Canad ian troop s to readj ust their positi ons slight ly. in the
In positi ons.
easte rn secto r, south of Catania, there was no change on the
At the close of the day, the P.xls line ran as follow s: a point
lbuon o--a point 4
north coast 9 mUes E of Cefal u--jus t E of Caste anuov a
mUes E of Gangi- -SE to a p:>lnt north of Nlsso rla·-S of Caten
25 July, 21 Ju-52 s were destro yed
to the sea, 6 miles S of Catania. On
near Mess ina by Allied fighte rs. That night 25 enemyInterc plane s at-
forma tion of 25 enem y aircra ft was epted by
tacked Malta. A 26 July, rail
RAF fighte rs S of Sicily, and 6 Ju-88 s were destro yed. On
positi ons, motor
yards at Marin a til Paola were bombed. Enemy
transp ort,an d shipping In north easte rn Sicily were attack ed by Allied
fighte rs and light bomb ers. Sever al small enem y vesse ls and barge s
at Mess ina, Stefano, and Milaz zo were destro yed or dama ged. A
was sunk oil Corsi ca and 2 Me 3~3s w~rv shot
smal l enem y cargo ship o di
down by RAF plane s near Olbla, Sardl nla. On 27 July, Reggi
Calabr ia airdrome wu I.Uackcd by AUle<l planes which droppe<l 21 toni
of bo:nbs.
6. ASIA.--Cblna: On 25 july, ChlhltliJIC and S!<.aoyang In HIUllln ,..,..
atcac~ed by nJi!ii$of 34 and 18 ~M bo:nbera, respectively. Bankow
wu bombed by U.S. plants, which encountered n<!llber enemy alrc:ran
nor AA !Ire. On 26july, Hanlcow wu ocaln attac.<ed by U.S. bombers.
over the t4riet ana, mo..., tban 30 j:>p&Mse flchters l£arcepte<l and 9
were 6estrQYed. Twenty -four japaneM planes bombeo 10<n001 airfield In
f'l>ld!!o. Burma; japaoe$< facllltl•l In tho Huka"'ng Valley and north of
Mylt.cylru>.w;;;=ebo:nbe<l and atra!<KI 2& and 26 July.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIPJC.-- ;>acl!lc Area: On 26 )Illy,
W.U Island was apln attacked by U.S. heavy bombers. Hlto were
scored on the west tip of Vlako and In !he cent<;r of noll!hborln& Peale
Island. Of 20 to 25 j aptMIO flghtora lntorccptlng, 7 W(!r<! shot down with
6 mor.! probtlbly destroyed ar.d 3 ott~rs dame.ced. AA fire was lntonse
and accurate. Solomons Ar • : Near MUlldn. odvru>eirll U.S. ground
forces bypassed an en~:nw-srr:cnc potnt o.nd reduced H pUl boxas. Our ..
In& the night of 26-27 July, Ke>hlll wu a ttC>cked by U.S. heavy bomber•.
and on 27 July the Blbllo Hill Al'<ll wu eg•ln heavily bombe<l. New
Gutn<!a- -New Britain An.: On 26 July Allied pOiittlons on NusauBay
.,..-;; attawd. fl\8 aiiM' d.!.y a fore" o! 30 to 50 J - s • f!iht<;rS wu
lnwrcepwd over tbo Lao- -Salnmaua •N• by All led ftgbters. Thc <MmY
lost II platles; 5 m?re w- r. probably doatroyed. Th!o !.!alolo- - Sa!AmaiiL\
ana wu later hit by ~ tona of Alii !d bombs, :uxl the Komia tum ....,. by
?0 tons. Australla--Ban.IA Soa Are:>: On 26 July, L:lr:lt In
th.. ,f!.ctlvdy bOiiibOd '6Y .(li!04 planes.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLJED SII!PPn;o. --A BritiSh c:u-go ship.
travellni Lo a southbound convoy from th<. Unlwd Kingdom, wu ounk
by alrcralt about ZOO mil ·• W of Llsbon on Z6 July. A small Dutch
tanker w::s sunk by • U-boat In lh• Caribbean 20 miles W of Cur3<:&0 on
26 july. U-bont Sig;htlptb In Amerlcon Wr.t..ra: Two slghtln&s were re·
ported on""2lrTuJy; one mllos SE o! Trlrildili! , the other 30 mllos NE
of Trinidad.
For the A. C. of S .. 0-2: For tho Dtra-c:tor of Naval lntelllgenc.o:
., .
,'f--o. ~• ~"'
R. S. BRATTON, A. V. S. PICKHARDT.
Colond, O.S.C., CJ.pta.in, U.S. N.t
Chief, lntelll&•nc• Or-- AUt. Olr., !nteUigdlCO Or-.
/ l
"RMY· N"VY
On Infor mation received-- Wa.r and Navy Departments,
Fr om: 1201 Z, 28july 1843 Washlngt011, D. C., t j
To : 1200 Z, 2'1 july 1843 2'1 july 1943. '/
No. 121.
I. NORTH AMERICA.-·A!Uita: On 25 july, the Klska runway and

North Head positions were iiiE]ie~ to bomb!Jig attacks by U.S. air-
craft which dr.>pped a to111 of 10 tons. North Head, Main Camp, and
Little Klska wore stralod <lurlnl these attacks. AA ranged !rom In•
tense to moderate.
2. LATIN AMER!CP.. --NothlnS to report.
EP.STERN J::UROI'E.··!JI the Ore! area the Soviet offensive

m_lll!J:£l!Ju _•w~rhlch has proceeded S up the valley
about 37 mllu from lt.s

arm. Sov!et attac:D on tbe two er:-ds of the East-
ern Front c<>ntlnue to hola enemy forces In place.
WESTERN EUROPE.-·On 25 july, Kill! was attac~l!d by U.S.

planes which drepped 172 tons of bombs. Lighter raids were mad•
on Wustr~w and Warnemu~:nd•. Rteme, nea.r Ghent, and Amsterdam
'""r e also bombed. Easen wu attacked by a large force of RAF bomb-
ers on the r>lght of 2~-26july. On 26july, Industrial installations In
oortbwest Germany Suffered heovy attacks by U.S. pLMes. Submarine
yards and an engine factory alllamburg, and a synthetic rubber plant
at Har~over wer e h•avlly bombed. Attacks were also made on pori
installations at WUholmBha!on and Wesormuende in Germany, and
the St. Orner airdrome In France. During the night of 25-26 july, 12
enomy planeo drepped bombllln Yorkshire on the oortheast coast
of England.
5. MEDITERRANEAN I.REA.··On 28 july, In Sicily, Axis forces

of!ered heavy res!Gtanct at the center or the line, but evacuated
Aglra. There ftre no material changes on lha eastern and western
ends of tm. lin·'· Axi.S reWorc~m•nus continue to r each Slcl1y. The
number of pri.Soners on 24 july wu 68,085, Including 800 Oermana.
During the nlghl of. 24-25 july, enemy bombers were active <>~~rr the
Syracuse--AUC\ISta area of SlcUy. Three ju-8& were destroyed.
!:itt:'as:r--<
•
/ straled.
6.
bomber s ar.d ltiliiffl
.a~1dff.
Docka and shlppln c at Milano , Stelly, were attacked by Allied pW..a.
On 25 July, enemy communlco.tions In norlhe ut Stelly "
also railway t&ri~!IS and wa.reh<>

" ' bombed and
ASIA .--Burm a: On <4 July, Akyab and Monywa wore attacked bySa-
; UHt between
u.&.
bum.
galng and My!tkylna; and a highway bridge a t Ns(l9tup, S of Sumpra wa.s sunk tn
The Namtl raUway bridge was destroyed. and a rtver steamer
the Ch!ndwin.
en
7. SOUTil AND SOUTIIWEST PACIPI C. -- o>acUic Area: The attack
Wake Island occurre d on the
stated In Report or 26 On 25 July at Munda, a
general advance o1 !rom mode by U.S. forces. This
actlcn !ollowad tho heavy bombln c attaei<S -nt!O<> ed In yesterd ay's Re-
Kalilll
port, and a shelling of Mundi. by U.S. ourlac• vessels . On 26 jUly,
was attacked 'oy u.s. planes. The blv'!)l,la.C! areas and tho runway, on
which there wert many pianos, were hll. At least 30 Japanese fighters
Intercep ted. VIla was llghtly bombed by Allied planes. Oneunits bario was
In Kula
sWJlc and 2 ot.>oers o1 a groop we~ damage d by U.S. surface
area,
GuU. Naw Guinea --Now Britain A"'n: Phototrraphs ollhe Nubiaairdrom e,
taken on 25")iiiY."'showed"'!'11ijhi'iii'i'Ond 2 light bomber s on theDuring
and 2 destroy ers and 6 mod.lum car~to vesselS In ilansa Bay.
the rort
the clay, 2 el>!!my reco:tna taaance planes ....,,.., reporte d over
~oreaby area.
For tho A. C. o! S., G- 2: For the Directo r o! Naval Intelligence:
il~r ! S./?ve- u o.Jl ;xr

A. V. S. P!CKl!A.RD'I',
R. S. BRATT ON,
Colonel , O.S.c .. Captain , U. s. N..
Chle!, !ntoll!gl!!nc• Gr oup. Ao•t. Dlr .. !nteU!i ence Group.
ARMY- NAVY
On infor mat ion rece ived - - War and Navy Dep artm ents ,
From: 1Z01 Z, 25 July 1943 Washing ton, 0. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 26 July 1943 26 Ju1y, 1943.
No. 120.
ay on Klsk a and the
1. NORTH AMERlCA.- -On 24 July the runw ely bom bed and stra fed;
ctiv
AA Inst alla tion s on Nor th Head wer e effe , Including cons ider able
15-1 /2 tons wer e drop ped. Enemy AA !Ire
the runway at Salm on Lagoon,
sma ll- arm s fire , was encounte r ed over
Nor th Head, and Litt le l<lska.
2. LATIN AMERICA. --N othlng to report.

inue s In the Ore!
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Fierc e fighting cont abou t 22 m!le s S of the
born ly defe ndin g
sed or. The enem y is stub
CU1I. as well as W of Ore! whe re the defe nse of the Or el- Bry ansk
s, the mid dle Donets, at
r ailw ay cont lnue s. On the Kuban, the Mlu
ents of loca l Imp orta nce
Belg orod , and S of Lake Lad oga, enga gem ing.
are cont inui ng but show sign s of dim inish
25 July, Ham burg
4. WESTERN EUROPE. -- On the nigh t of 24- which drop ped
planes
was atta cked by a very large for ce of RAF In barr age form was less
mor e than 2,000 tons of bom bs. AA fire
rs wer e enco unte red. On
than usua l, and only a few enem y fighte y mine swe epe rs and
enem
the nigh t of 22- 23 July a larg e for ce of ligh t for ces off the Dut ch
t orpe do boat s was enga ged by Br it ish
on tire and anot her was
coas t. One enem y tor pedo boat was set
Tex el an enem y ship In a
dam aged . On the night or 24 - 25 July off prob ably sunk,and es-
heav ily- esco rted convoy was torpedoe d and a seco nd convoy was
lden
cort ing vess els suffer ed dam age; off ijmu dam aged ; off Gra ve-
ider ably
atta cked and 3 enem y ship s we r e cons
"l grou p wer e driv en off.
line s an E- boat was sunk and othe rs of
end of the llne In
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. -- On t he wes tern r ear gua rds
r etir e, but
Sici ly on 2& July the enem y cont inue d tdoadva nce. Axis for ces offe r-
with tank s atte mpted t o slow the Allie
or but r elin quis hed Nlss oria .
ed seve re r esis tanc e In the cent ral sect
t o Alli ed patr ols. The
South of Cata nia, ther e was little reat tlon Germ an troops. A Rome
by
east ern sect or Is still being rein forced soll nl had been r epla ced by
anno unce men t stat ed on 25 July that Mus
t ot 23-24 July, Reg gio dl
Mar shal Piet ro Bad ogll o. Dur ing the nigh
e bombed by Allied plan es.
Cala bria , Ssn Giovanni, and Sale r no wer d on the rail yard s at
On the 24th , 126 t ons of bom bs wer e dr oppe
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were also bom~. E""'my fl&hler opposition continued Uiht. A mer-
chant vessel o1 ebout 1,800 tons wu sunk by RAF torpedo p!nn..s o!l
N.3.pl~s. and :t cruiser and 2 destroyers w ra hit. by U.S. pl.M!!a 3l M.JBatr.:.
On the nl&bt o! 21- 25July tho !Achorn ~val lnse W>S attae•ed by RAF
planes returning from North A!rlea to Enchnd.
6. ASIA.--Cbln>: On 24 July, 21 ]lplr.•sa bombers O!ld 20 fl&hl4rs

r >lded Llo&!lni-.u=aromo, an Allied forward ba$e In l!:ln:lll. Tbroa
bor:>bers O!ld 3 U&htera "'••• abet down by U.S. f(ihters. A stmulto.n.cu.a
dlverslonuy nld aplnst tho b... at Kwollln w:1s carried out by 8
Japanese fighters. Sev1!n of those ware de51rcyed. Burm~: Rlvcr
shipping In Ankan, alone the Chlndwln, and nenr MruiiiOliY w:os e!fectlv• ·
ly attacl<ed by the RAF.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIF!C.-- Pnelllc Area: On 25 july ,Woko
Is land was attncked by U.S. honvy bombers;-wliiCh Shotdown 9 of a
!orca o! 20 to 30 )apanoso flllhtoro. AA !Ire WlS heavy. Aroa :
On 23 July, the enemy wu reported pr.ep~rlng positions
Bairoko hubor. U.S. poaltlona nt Enognt Inlet were lnetfectu"\lly ntdod
by 2 enemy pla.n<S on 23 july •nd by 3 on 24 July. O>scrvatlon on 24
July, revc.3.ls a landlna: :rtrtp und r con!ru'Uctlon on Benis Plant'ltlon, near
Buka Passage, and • poaalbl4 hndln& lrtrlp on Tenakaw Plantation, near
Nt.1m.a tl'.lm!!.. The Blbolo Hlll nro?., n. 1.r M'..l!ld.:J., and the Bairoko area,
ft re heavily~ by U.S. plv.es. On 25 J•ly, 30 ja~se dtv.-b<tmb·
ers 'lnd SO !lght... r$ wcr.- lr.tl.lrc~;pt~ cwr ~r.daV"\ by U.S. ftghteu; 8
enemy planes""" shot down. On tn• s:un•' d:ttc, tbe Mllnda-Lambotl
area W3..S subjected to tn h •&vteSt bombIn& yet m::!da in the P::.cttlc Area;
mere then 186 tms were drepped b)' u_s. p!3ll>s. New Culm>-- r>:•w
Brit~ Area: On 23 july, a amall Ioree ol J•panese-;;;;;;r15r.Cf.lbt,T
~S3.lam&\l:t., Wl.l report 4 to have retreated att.er an Allh.-d
mortar attack. Q> 24 ]Illy, : )opMose bomeers, escorted by 10
fight ers, bom~ Ben' e.n.. LA< •lrdr omo WM atucked by AU!cd
medtum bombers; 60 tone wer~ dropped. Northwest Australla·- BWA
S.a Area: On 24 July, Dill!, KocpM&, t ho Loutem are~. and F\illor o air-
OFOme, au on Timor, wore bomb&d.
8. AC'I'ION AGAJNST ALI.l80 SHIPPING.-- A British cnrgo ship,
sa\Ung lndependently from Bucnoe Alr ...a to Fretrtown, was sunk n.
U-b"'t about 600 mlloa Eo! Rio de ).V.31ro on 15 July. U-b0<1t
ln American WAUrs: Thr!JO atghtlnga Wilr~ reported on~:
miles N 01 B<lrmudi; 90 mil• t S of H•tll; O!ld 200 mllos SW al St. Petus -
bufll (Florid>). A sl&htlOII w's reportc>d eo mlws E o1 jam•le• on 26
jUly.
For the A. C. ol S., 0-<: For th otr cctc r o! Nwal lnt;tU\~nco:
~..\'. ~~ !lf/S~c;;f'
R.S. BRATTON, j!:'Jf."m- A. V. S. PICKHAP.DT,
Colooel, G.S.C., ~ R,~ Cspt~. 0. S. N.,
Chle!, lnteUI&enco Crcu.p7 Regraded
A sst. Olr., lntelll&ence Group.Unclassified
}
ARMY- NAVY
t DAILY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On lnJormatlon received - War and Navy Departments ,
To : 1200 Z, 26 July 1943 26 July 1943.
No. 119.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Nothlng to report.
2. LATIN AMERIC A.-- Nothlng to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--On 24 July, enemy countE:ratt:tcks tailed

to prevent oUght Soviet advances In th'3 Orel ar ea where the capture
of Zmtyevl{nL-22 miles S of the city, was reported by the Russians. -
In the BelgorOd sector, en the Donets, and In the Kuban, Indecisive
local actions are continuing. The opposing air forces continue
close support of ground units.
4. V.'ESTERN EURO?E.- -In daylight 24 July Trondhelm and Heroya
in Nor way were bombed by large formations of U.S. Fortresses,
according to an Allied communique.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--ln western Sicily on 24 July
remnants of the Italian 2Btn Aosta lnf:lntr y and the 20.lnd Coastal
Divisions were being mop!)ed up, and the ports of Marsala and
Tr apani were occupied by U.S. for ces. In central Sicily Axis
rearguard elements were withdrawing e'l.ttward from 1-llcosla. The
situation In the eastern sector was unchanged. On 25 July prisoners
captured by U.S. forces totaled 50,000, according to an Allied
communique. Consider able enemy equipment has also been captured.
Dur ing the night of 22- 23 July, rail Installations at Salerno, Italy, and
targets ln northeastern Sicily wer e bombed by RAF planes . On the
23rd, the mainland airdromes ut Crotone, Leverano and Aquino were
hit with a total ot about 375 tons . Radar s tations on Ustlca and
Favlgnana Island s were also effectively bombed and strafed and 10
barges were destroyed df Cape Orlando. Except at Leverano, whore
12 of about 25 Intercepting enemy planes were destroyed, AxiS alr
opposition was negligible. Activity was observed ior the first ume
on tne fl'lld at Scalea, wner e 2'1 Me-109::; and 7 other planes were
seen. On 2 new satelllte fields at FQigla, 45 Ju-88s were observed.
Communications and industrial targets at Crete were attacked by
Allied planes. In attacks on enemy s hlppln<t, tor pedo planes sank
one merchant vesse l, severely damaged two others, and left a
destroyer In flames.
e. -
!\SIA.--aurma: Ql Z3 ]Illy at MMdolay near-hits were score<!
on 5 Ia~ r iver boo.lll ar.d flrta ctuted ln t~a dock area by u.s.
me<llum bomber s. • Lar(e Iitts lollo"'-ed t.'>e bombing of ell4my
.-•ppty d11mps at MylnQan. 'l'!llrteen tons o! bombs were dropf>Od
on an alrfteld S of Kawlln. Rlvtr ahipplnc <>n the Irrawaddy ar.d
Japanese ~oc.sooc camps ln Atalcan Vt"tte rarceu o! R:I\F rf!en.slve
patrols. Chlna: Coordln1ted attaca nre m~e oo Al!\ed forward
air basesiillelli)'ang and Klenow on 23 liJiy. Three o! tbe !our
waves o1 enemy planeS tCUl\nol 63 bombers and 65 fighters._.. ...
t.nter~pted by U.S. flgbtera; 5 enemy bombers and 9 f,ghters were
soot down.
7. SOUTH AND SCUT!IWEST ?ACIFIC.--Solomons Area: Ql 23
July, Rekata Bay was auecossMly ottac!<e<l by U.s. plan~emy
gun positions at Mund• wore ogaln bombed by U.S. planes. Four
enemy bar ges ln V•Uo Cull woN . U.s. boats
and 2 barges wer e set nllro. N•w · On
23 July, an ootlmnted 300 JapaneSe
N of Tambu Say. 'l'!lo Bo;sadJlm area wu subjected to 1\nl>thl>r
bombing attack by u s. plan•a, which alllo shot down 8 o! 20 Intercepting
enemy lighters. Enemy b!U'Ct• along the north shore of Huon Cull
and near Cape Bushlng, t>ew Brll\ln, were bomOed by Allied medl•;rns,
12 were destrcyed anJ 13 d>maged. On the same dote t~e Ma.lolo area
o; of Salal:>:l'.U) wu attaedd Oj' Allied mediJm$. About ao Japanese
1\ir.tars I.J:tereepte'i ned 7 wer• Shot down. Northwest Australla--
B>r.113 Sea Area: Q, 23 1>Jly a conc.•nttAtlon Of )apane... troopa WU
reporti<!"""at""'S$.1~ on ?crt...lC.otM Ttmor. VtqU.e"Q.:e on Tlmor w:LS
bcmbed by Allied plane• en tho nme cht.a.
8. ACT!Cll P.GAII\ST ALLI.!!:D S!UPPING.- -Not<lin8 to report.
For the A. c . of S., G-2: For the Director of N3val !nt.alllgonce:
I( 5 IP ·1.:/tff.
f1 I/Sf-:v lv-i<u---t.-r-
R. S. BRATT ON, A. V. S. P ICKH."JWT,
Colonel, G.s.c., Captttln, U. S. N.,
Asst. Otr., !ntelltgecee Group.
Chief, !nt.alllgonce Group.
•
ARMY-NAVY
On lnformatlon received - War and Navy Departments,
From: 1201 Z, 23 July 1943 Washlngton, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 24 July 1943 24 July 1943.
No. 118.
1. NORTH AMERICP.. - -On 22 July all main Kiska installations

were subjected to heavy bombing and strafing attacks !rom the air,
before and after the pr eviously reported bombardment by heavy and
light naval surface craft. A total of 83 tons of bombs were dr opped.
Fires and explosions were caused ln most of t he enemy - occupied
areas. AA fire was intense and accurate, particularly at North Head,
2. LATIN AMERICA.- - Nothlng to report.

3. EASTERN EUROPE.--In the Ore! sector, the enemy general-
ly holds stubbornly but is givlng way slightly just E of the c ity. The
enemy, after counterattaciting, fell back ln t he Belgorod sector.
South of Izyum, SW of Voroshilovgrad, on the Mius, in the Kuban
br idgehead, and S of Ladoga, local actions are occurr lng. The GAF
continues strong defensive support of ground for ces, but dispersion
of its effort has apparently been caused by the recent extension of
ground operations.
4. WESTERN EUROPE. --Nothlng to report.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. --Except for a small pocket of

dwindllng resistance ln the west, Axis forces wer e confined to north-
central and northeastern Sicily by contlnuing Allied pressure on
22 and 23 July. The Axis defense line ran from just E of Termini
I merese ln a southeasterly direction to a point 6 miles S of Catania.
The ~astern sector of the enemy line remalned firm along the
Dittalno River. Leonforte was the scene of heavy fightlng on 22
JU!y, but was taken when German r elnforcements were checked by
air attack. (In Report of 22 July, this town was erroneously r eport-
ed captured on 20 July.) Remnants of the Italian 26th Assietta In-
fantry Division, which was previously reported captured lntact,
apparently escaped eastward. On the night of 21- 22 July and the next
day, rail and lndustrial installations ln Italy were bombed by
Allied planes: Foggta was subjected to a 213-ton raid, and lighter
attacks were made on Salerno and Battipaglla. Capodichino air-
drome was also bombed, In northeast Sicily, lines of communi-
cation were bombed and strafed. Seventeen enemy fighters were
destroyed by U.S. fighters attacklng positions and shipplng at La
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Maddalena, Sardinia. A total c! 80 AxiS ft(htne was encOW\tered ave r
Italy and Sardinia on lbE 22nd.
6. ASJA.-- Burma: On 22 July, Ywataunc railroad yards and My!IIJyan

eotton mUla were bombed with e xcellent reo\llta. Otfenstve recoMats ..
sanco by U.S. lfthters near My!tkylna resulted In destruction ol railroad
cars, trucJtS, and one bridge. On 23 July, Mandalay railroad yards and
r l' "" shipping en tile Irrawaddy w•re bombed by the RAP'.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST · On 21 July,
Japanooe !orcas at Balroko wero o!Cerlng to the
advaneo ol u.s. sround forces . On 22 July, enemy sun positions at
Mundo were eUectl\, .ly attacked by U.S. planea. New Culnet· -New
Britain Area: At Namllng (No! Komlaturr.), OMmy"ittae<s on Allied po-
s!tlona were Hpuleed with heavy ca.sualtles. A Coree c! g Japanese
bomboro, with lighte r escor t, lnelleetua lly a ttacked Allied poaltlcns at
DuD.!!, on the south Cork oltho Bltol Rive r. Enemy positions In the
Komletum area won boavlly bombed and strafed by Allied planes. Thor<~
was a lt.cht•r attaeic: on the Bogad!lm area. 'N ~rthwest
Sea Area: On 22July, Soeraboja , java, was atw:ked by
liO'in'Ders, and ext<nalw tires ~ro •~ In doc~ and .,finery areas.
Enemy posltlot~.s on S.laru, of tho Tartlmbar Ial.ands1 were bombed and
strafed by Dutch medium bomber s .
8. AC'r!ON ACAillST ALC.IED SHlPPING.-·A BrltiBh e&J:¥0 vessel
was torpodoed a!! th oast eoest <>I ~r en 16 July, &Dd Is pre-
sumed '"""· In Waters: Four U·boot
sighllnsa rn Strait on ::3 july; 150 mileS
S oljamale a on 22 July; 130 mU•a NE of Cayenno, French Gulella, on 23
July; &Dd 150 miles N& o1 Natal on 23 July. .>oaslble U-boat a~tlngs
we,.. ,..ported on 23 July a!t Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and etC Trinidad.
For tho A. C . o! S., G·2: For the Director ol Naval lnteiUgcnce:
A Y,;1,./!t., < • • ·• I• "

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R. S. BRATTON, A. V. S. FICKHA!l.01',
Colonel, o.s.c., Capteln, (J. s. N.,
Chlcl, lnto!Ugcnco Group. Asst. Dlr., lntelllgence Group.
• ARMY-NAVY
On Info rma tion rece ived --
Washington, D. C.,
Fro m: 1201 Z, 22 July 1943 23 July 1943.
To : LIDO Z, 23 July 1943
No. 1!7.
, Kiska installa tion s at
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Alaska: On 21 July ay, and Litt le Klsk a
runw
Nor th Head, Main Camp, Siilmon Lagoonbom bs wer e dropped, with
eSi 27 tons of
wer e atta cked by U.S. plan urat e and inte nse auto mat ic
hits Indicated In all targ et area s. .Acc my Inst alla tion s at Main
and heavy AA fire was exp erie nced Enetrud e Cove, the sub mar ine
Camp, Nor th Head and South Head, Ger bard ed by both heavy and
bas e, and Litt le Klska were heavily bom my sho re batt erie s retu rn-
light U.S. surf ace ves sels on 22 July. Ene
ed the fire .
2. LATIN AMERICA. --Nothlng to repo rt.

EASTERN EUROPE .--S trong enem yadv cou nter atta cks launched
3. y ancing Soviet forc es.
NE and S of Ore! !a.lled to che ck s lowl y In the Selg or od sect or.
Slight gain s wer e made aga inst the enem nce continue. Dur ing the
South of Izyu m, batt les of loca l slgn ltlca inued atta cks on key rail
night of 21 - 22 July the Red Air For ceetscontsectors .
cen ters In the Ore ! and middle Don
rt.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.- - Noth ing to repo
ce ln western Sici ly
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--Axls resi stan rmo was announced In a
Pale
coll apse d on 22 July, and the cap ture of Scia cca, Cas telv etra no, and
spec ial Allied communique of 23 Ju ly. U.S. forc es which swept up
num erou s othe r towns wer e capt ured by letta Infantry Division was
t he sout hern coa st. The Itali an 26th Ass this sweep. ln cen tral
rep orte d to have surr end ered Intact In ce to the Can adia ns, who
Sicily, Axis forc es offered stlf ! resi stan South of Cat ania , the
mad e only a sma ll advance NE of Ennfirm a.
anc hor of the Axi s line held desp ite repe ated Brit ish
eas tern wer e made In heavy l ight -
assa ults . Minor adju stm ents of the line pen etra ting the Axis de-
In
Ing, and one Br itish atta ck succ eede d 1 July, Cro tone aird rom e
lens es for 2 mile s. On the nigh t of 20-2
and the r ailr oad yar ds at Nap les wer e bombed by RAF plan es.
enemy com mun icat ions In
Dur ing the sam e night and the next day, was no enem y air opposi·
re
Sici ly wer e bombed and stra fed. The o air dro me was atta cked by
tlon ove r Stelly. On the 21s t, Gro sset of bombs. Only 1 enem y
U.S. plan es which drop ped &bout 140 tons
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fighter was encountered.
ASIA ... - Ctuna: The movement of 1 Japanese dlvlslon from Manchuria

to Tientsin, aiia""i'fie concentration of another division ln Shanghai for
possible transfer overseas have been reported. Burma: On 21 JULy, the
Namtu mines were attacked by U.S. heavy bombers, which made direct
hits on plant tnstallatJons and on the town. One of 3 river boats attacked
at Katha was set a!tre, 7 locomotives were destroyltd at Alon, VI of
Mandalay, ar-.d ln ArakM, enemy eoncentraUo:ns and rlver shipping were
successfully strafed by Allied olrcraft.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST Area: On 21 july

enemy strength at Bairoko Y.'as estlmatad -am: This force
was r eported ustng heavy lnlantry weapons at least t battery of
artillery. For 2 successive days enemy posltlons in thls area have
been subjected to the heaviest bomblng attacks of the war 1n the South·
•»est Paelfl<:. ln the first attack, on 21 July, 133 tons of bombs were
dropped, and ln the second attack, on 2.2 July, 135 tons of bombs were
droPped. The latter attack was reported by communique. On 21 july,
Rendova was attacked by 15 jopanese dive-bombers escorted by 40 to
50 ltghters. On the !oUowlng day the enemy carried out a llght raid.
On 22 july, off Cape F riendship (E of Tonolei), a Japanese naval Ioree
conslstlng of a possible seaplane tender and 4 destrcyers was attacked
by U.S. planes. The seaplane tendot" was reported sunk atJd 1 destroyer
was damaged . Flve lnter<:eptlng planes were shot down. New Gulnea--
New Britain Area: On 20 j~ly, the Bogadjlm orea was attacked~
AIIredliiiC!Tumbombers, and on the !ollowtng day the same area was
subjected to on Intensive bombing attack by a large force of Allied
medium bombers. japanese fighters attempted interception and lost 19
planes, The Voco Point at Lae, was also b ombed on 21 july by
Allied aircraft. ·Banda Sea Area: On 21 july,
Penfoei ~uiirri'au-vt'Uagc, en Dutch
New Guinea, were light raids by Allied planes.
S. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.· ·A BritiSh cargo vessel
was torpedoed and sunk on 18 july, Sol Lagos, Por tugal. A U.S.
cargo vessel was sunk by German submarlnes S cf Santos, Braz111 oo
18 july. U-b~ ~.!!! American Waters: Five U-boat sightlngs
have beenre-po.rle<l: ln cabot Strait on m-ruiY; SE of Santlago on 21
july; 200 miles E of French Guiana on 21 july; 450 miles NE of Natal
on 22 july; and !50 mile• NE of Natal on 22 july. A possible U-boat
sighting was reported oli the south lip of Florida, on 22 jUly.
For the A. C. of S., G-2: For the Dlrector of Naval Intelligence:
or.J.(/J> ((.cz..
R. S. BRATTON,
.~.t .s.r _. 1 ....-:rr
.1
A. V. S, PlCKHARDT,
~
Chief, Intelligence Gr oup. .,&iii· Dlr ., lntelllgcnoe Oroup.
SliU;;bii..,. Regraded Unclassified
ARMY-NAVY
On info rmat ion r ecei ved- - War and Navy Depa rtme nts,
Fr:>m: 1201 Z, 21 July 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z. 22 July 1943 22 July 1943.
No. 116.
l. NORTH AMERlCA.--Nothlng to repo rt.
2. LATIN AMERICA .--N othing to repo rt.

t the Red Arm y re -
3. EASTERN EUR OPE .- - Along the east ern fron at Orel and
dire cted
tains the initi ative , with the main attac k still le Ooo ets, Izyu m,and Voro -
seco ndar y attac ks in prog ress in the midd dily grow ing more
Is stea
shllo vgra d ar eas. The posi tion of Orel aecr ease s in size . How-
criti cal as the enem y-he ld salie nt slow ly
bein g cut off behind
ever , the salie nt is bein g flatt ened rath er than open. Enem y coun ter-
Ore! , and ther e Is still a wide esca pe corr idorSoviet salie nt have
the
attac ks S of Sukhlnichl agai nst the flank ofthe Belg orod area mor e
not gained appr ecia ble grou nd as yet. In
y. Southwest of Voro -
terri tory has been reca pt1.1red from the enem l sign ifica nce have
loca
shUo vgra d,an d S of Izy1.1m, Soviet attac ks ofe Clghting cont inue s In the
resu lted ln impr oved posi tions . Inde cisiv
vaya ,and Kram ator sk
Kuban. On the night of 20-21 July, Ore! , Lozo
were raid ed by the Red Air Forc e.
4. WESTERN EUR OPE .- - Nothlng to report.

forc es still clun g
5. MEDITERRANEAN ARE A.--O n 20 July, Axis
6 mile s S of Cata nia; they gave
to the east e r n anch or of thei r line no apposition In
offe red little or
grol.lDd slow ly In the cent er, and g tank s, prev ente d
the west . Germ an l.lDits S of Cata nia, emp loyinsutie red heav y
but
any slgn lfica nt prog ress by Br itish troo ps ed to Cana dian s afte r
casu altie s. Leon !orte , NE of Enna , was yield
d thei r stead y ad-
bitte r fighting. In the west , u.s. l.lD!tS cont inue
roy mili tary and civil ian stor es In
vanc e. The enem y faile d to dest
the night of 19-2 0 July
Calt lnlsw tta befo re Its capt ure on 18 July. Onsta Har bor. On the
and the next night, enem y plan es raided Augu between Rom e and
ay
night of 19-2 0 July, Aquino aird rom e, midw Nap les, were attac ked by
Nap les, and Capo dlch lno aird rom e, near
of 164 tons of bom bs. On 20 July,
RAF plan es, which drop ped a total were bombed by Allied
Vlbo Valentia and Monte Corv ino alldr ome s
e on Randazzo; no
airc raft, and In Sicil y a 30-t on raid was mad in thes e raid s. About 12
enem y tigh ter oppo sitio n was enco unte red
es whic h straf ed Decl mo-
fighter s were enco unte r ed by U.S. plan bom bard ed by Allied
mannu aird rom e on Sar dinia . C r oton e wao
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warships ear ly on the 21St. Chemical works were hlt and llreG we re
started ln the harbor. No en.my •urftce craft were met.
6. P.SlA.--Chlna: Two enemy locomotives, two l&l'i'! watar .....X.,
a river steamo-riiiil 1111 ...,,.. destroyed by u.s. llghiL'r plalles oporat-
lni !rom Hankow to Iehane on l.fJ July. Burma: On 21 July, Myt\nit
bridge was succesnulty attac- by U.S:oo;;;'Sers; 30 !(IllS ..,,..
dropped and several dlNct hl._ .... ,.. scored. Namtl railroad brldco,
the towns ol Sumprabum, Mopunc, and t!.alr-C<wan. and en!! my rood
transportS ol Swnprabum .,..., bornbocl and str aled by U.S. llibtera.
7. SO\fl'H AND SOUTHWEST PAC Area; On tho>

night of 17 - 18July, Japanoaa troops made r.Tcrs In force
on U.S. troops closlns In on Munda. The enemy suffered 179 killed.
On the night ol 19- 20 July an enemy attac< was repulsed with heavy
casualties. New Gu!Ma- -New Britain Ar~n: On 20 July, 2 large
Japanese eargovessele, wror ali'Ci'iUt oi\1lio dseks, were sighted lZO
mUes NE: of Kavtong by a u.S. plano which attacked and !ell 1 vessel
burning. An enemy naval force of 3 light cruisers and 6 destroyers
was r eported movlnll N otr Cope Orford, New Britain. On New
Guinea, the enemy uneuccoutully counterattacked AUied posltlone on
Mount Tambu and sutr•reJ ..aD caeu.alttos. The Madan& area was sub-
~cted t o a 30-t~n bomblns attack by Allied medium bombers, and
!.argc spreading ~li rt'Sult..rd. ;.lexisha!Rn was also bombed and t,b.
Komlatum • - was hoavUy str.! o<l. -Banda
Sea Area: On 20 July lho Capo Chet.or Oilflmor,
were--sw;c-•ssf\llly attac:llod by !Juteh medium bo:r.b<. rs. Koep.il1i,
on Timor, r.LS also bombo<l by AUIO<I plan_s and targe ll.r<s re-
sulted.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.--On 9 july a small
SWediSh cargo ship , saUtns lnd •pend ntly from Curacao lo Rio do
Janeiro, was sunk by a U-boat NE ol French Guiana. A Norw•gl:lll
tanker was report-:d sunk on 17 ]u.ne whlle en route from Al.lStral\.& to
the Per sian Gull. A BritiSh cargo ship was sunk, a
submarino, 50 miles S ol Mozambl quo on 16 Jul--:~Y;,
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In Amerlc:>n Waters : On• U-boat sighting was '
coast o! TT1nldiii"On21 Jul y.
For tho A. C. of S., G-2: For the Director of Naval lntoUigence:
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Chle!, !n~Uigenco GI'Wj). Asst. D!r., !ntelllgenc. Group.
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-- ARMY- NAV Y
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On information rece ived - · War and Navy Dep artm ents ,
Fr om: 1201 Z, 20 July 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 21 July 1943 21 July 1943.
No. 115.
y group was ob-
I. NORTH AMERICA.--Alaska: A sma ll enem
18 July. The Main Camp
serv ed near the cr ater of K1skli volcano on a naval bombardment on
and Ger trud e Cove wer e agai n subj ecte d toobse rved over Scoresby
20 July . Greenland: An unidentified plane an enemy airc raft on a
Sound on 13 July Is now repo rted as bein
g
reco nnai ssan ce miss ion.
2. LATIN AMERICA. --Nothing to repo rt.

t the Red Army
3. EASTERN EUROPE.- - Along the east ern fron the long fron t while
Army continue s holding atta cks at bothOre ends of
l sali ent. In the Kuban
Its main effo rt Is the reduction of the s fron t SW of Voroshllovgrad,
ther e was renewed figh ting. On the Mlu
hed brid gehe ads thre aten -
and S of lzyu m, Soviet forc es have esta blis cks, although heavy, are
Ing the Donets Basin. The se Red Arm y atta th of Belgor od a Soviet
at pres ent of only loca l significance. Nor the enemy. 1n the offen-
coun tera ttac k rega ined som e groundnedfrom
sive for Ore l, the Soviets have wide thei r main thru st from the
s of Mtsensk and Bolkhov;
nort h and now occupy the Imp orta nt cent eryet reached the railr oad .
the point of the Red Army salie nt has not
at Arkhangelskoe about
The Soviets have taken the railr oad stat ion thru st ran into heavy
35 m Ues east of Ore!. The Soviets' soutshern In the vicinity of Malo-
countera ttac ks and made only slig ht gain K.arellan fron ts re-
arkhangelsk. On the Kallnln, Leningrad, andno impo rtan t chan ges.
connaiss ance raid s In forc e continued with attacked by the Red Air
On the night of 19- 20 July, Ore! was agai n
F orce .
y plan es attacked
4. WESTERN EUROPE.- - On 19 July, 3 enem
Allied shipping about 200 mile s off Lisbon.
g tena ciou sly to
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.-- Axls forc es clun Sici lian fron t on 19
k of the
defensiv e posi tion s on the eastern flan Litt le oppo sition was offe red
July, but gave ground free ly In the wes t.
nd the Plat anl Rive r, 'N:W
to U.S. troo ps, who advanced stea dlly beyos N of Calt anls setta . Axis
of Agr lgen to, and also Incr eased thei r gain
tank s cont este d the prog ress of Canadia
n troops toward Enna, but an
evacuation of this
Italian communique on 21 July announced the
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centrally local stron~~Fnemy dispositions and lntenUcna re·
/ molned unchanged along the atubbornly conteated approaches to Catania.

Axlo prisoners op to 19 July were r eportod at 38,000, while Axis casual ·
ties we re 6,600.' During the night of 18· 19 July and the next day, Catania
and Randazzo we re attacked by Allied planes which dropped more than
125 tons of bombs. Enemy air activity over Stelly on 19 July wu nt·
gl!ilble. Motor transport and roU!ni stock were S'Jccesstully attacked
by Alllod planes. Pllotocraphs ahow very ..~re clamllie to marshalltn;:
ysnla and airdromes at Rome as tho result of !he l,lOO·I<Xl bomb!ni raid
by U.S. bombers on HI ]Illy. Dur1nc tbt ntcht of 19· 20 ]Illy enemy
planes lr.ef!ec:tually attac<ed Malta harbor.
6. ASIA.··Chlna: )apar. ese pl.>nes raldod Tstncun, 40 miles NW of
Canton. Burm~emy shlpplftC, oil atonce tacllltles, and communi·
caUona w'iri'lttacked in widely scntttrod raids by Allied planes. French
lndo·Chtna: Tho cement plant at tinlphong was attacked by U.S. heavy--
Sombora. crylolrl en 19 July, a )apanoao plane approached the oaot
coast of Cey on . the flrst reconnalaaancc of tllal area ln more than a
year.
7. SOUTH AND SO;JT!!WEST PAClFlC.··Pacllic Area: llur !ni tho
nlcht of 19·20 July a tllgnt of 3 japaneao bomSifi1i>eliectlvely &ttaclcod
tho U.S. but at Fur.a!utl 1ft the Ellice Grcup. Solomons Area: On 20
July, Kahil! ,..... attacloed by U.S. planes. Over 40 toos of1i0mba .,.ro
dropped on lhe runway. Enemy nlcht !tchters attampted !nterceptlon and
1 was ahot down. Enemy r.~val Wllta ....,..., atchted befcire midnight 19 July
tO mUea NW of Vella !..avella. Thlt force, consisting of S l!Jht cruiHra,
8 destroyers,and 2 transporta, wtiS late r attacloed by U.S. planes, and 1
l(Cht cruiser and 2. destroyers we re aunk, another destroyer waa probably
sunk, and 1 destroye r and a tran8port were d3maged. New Oulnea. ·New
Britain Aron: On !9 july, Allied i"'"""
forcos occupleatfie sooth oliOr•
OT"''imbU"Ir.y (S of Salamaua) and captured enemy outposts on Mount
Tambu. The Japanese comp ar ea a t Erskine Creek (I mile N of
Koml•tum)
Sea wasthestrafed
Area: On night of july,p!an~~·;•·=~~~~.~~~~~:.:~~
by 18Allied
Mivl!Y6ombod by AU led plru>es and l&rit
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.· · No new sh;tppl~lo
have *n reported In any t!Molt.:r. U·boot ~~~
Two U•l>o&t Sfihttncs were reported onz-
tho second 180 miles SE of Barbadoa.
For t ha A. C. of S., G·2: For tha Otractor of Naval tntelltrenct:
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R.S. BRATTON,
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A. V. S. P!CKHARDT,
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Colonol, G.S.C., Captain, U. S. N.,
Chief, lntolllronco GrOJp. __ - ~· Dlr ., lntelllie:>e• Group.
S~.b-,.
oa.o ~" ' Regraded Unclassified
ARMY- NAVY
On Info rma tion rece ived -- War and Nayy Depa.r tme nts,
From : 1201 Z, 19 July 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 20 July 1943 20 July 1943.
No. 114.
NORTH AMERICA .- -Ala ska: On 18 July, es.Main Cam p and Ger -
1. plan
trud e Cove at Klsk a wer e ra ided by U.S.
2. LATIN AMERICA. --No thln g to repo rt.

t the Initiative r e-
3. EASTERN EUROPE .--A long the east ern fron nter atta cks to
y cou
mai ns In SOviet hand s. ln the Kuban, enem a have agai n faile d. Along
rega in mountain posi tion s W of Kry m skaycks cont inue . On the Ore!
the Mlu s and Donets, SOviet holding atta
has beco me cr itica l. The
fron t the position of the enem y- held sali entons from all thre e side s.
trati
SOviet offensive has mad e fur ther penethe
thru st was from nort h whe re Red Army
The mos t succ essf ul l Orel -- Bry ansk rail -
forc es are now within a few mile s ot the vita g the nort hern fron t,
road , half way between the two citie s. Alon Len ingr ad are In prog ress .
Soviet holding atta cks at Vell kie Lukl and
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--Nothlng to repo rt.
r esis tanc e In sout h-
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--Gn 18 July Axis 112 -mll e front. A
g the
east ern Sici ly stiff ened at two poin ts alon Prim osol e Brid ge caus ed
coun tera ttac k agai nst Brit ish forc es at the
Incr ease d resi stan ce was
a slig ht read just men t ot the Allled line. Piaz za Arm er Ina. Else -
offered to Canadian troo ps moving NW !rom
whe re the Axis cont inued to yield gr oundAme , and on the wes tern flan k
rica n forc es. othe r
gain s wer e mad e N of Calt anis setta by een Piaz za Arm erln a and
slig ht gains wer e made by the Brit ish betw
of Axis pris oner s tota led 29,000
the Prlm osol e Brid ge. The num ber and the following night,
on 16 July. Dur ing the night of 16-1 7 July usta. Thr ee of the at-
enem y bom bers attac ked the harb or at On Aug
dow n by AA fire . the night of 17-1 6 July the
tack ers wer e shot nea r Naples wer e atta cked
Pom igl!a no and Monte Cor vino aird rom es bom bs. On 18 July, 220
by RAF plan es, which drop ped 125 tons of
enem y com mun icati ons
tons of bom bs wer e drop ped on Cata nia, andand stra fed by Allied ,
In east ern and cent ral Sicily wer e bom bed
roye d 70 mUe s N of Pale r-
plan es. A formation of 15 Ju- 52s was dest
mo.
/ 6. ASIA.- •
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airfiel d (on P!iram
e !alan&
usfili'U
DICLA&SirliD
SIE~~a::r-1•
: On 19 My ohlpp!ni and tho Murakami
"Stratt ) were main target s In a U.S. raid on
tbe Pt.ram uahlru area. Largo tlres were startod In l>ulld!
ngs adjacent
Arahata (on
to tho ttetd. Twelve bultd!nga ....re observed on Cape
Param ushlru ), but no landin g !!old was aeen. Constr uction of what
be a landin g field was noted near Kataok a (on Shlmuaha). No
appea rs to !Ire over the
lntereepUon was attempted by tnemy atrera1t, and AA
alrJ, about
Strait was light and !naccu rote. On Lake Bettobu, Slllmu
carso ve~sela, 9
27 float planes were observ ed. There were abO\It 6 lneludSng many
destro yers, 4 erutse ra, a.nd numer ous smalle r craft,
flsh!nC croft, In the Pt.ram ashlru --Sillmuahu o.rea. Burma : On 18
ef!ec:tlvely
July enemy tranS~>ort taclllt !es In the Kalemyo area were and dock In·
attacke d. by the RAF. Indo-C hina: On 18 July, ohlppt ng
bombe rs.
stallat lons In llelphong flii'60r were attacked by U.S. heavy
Two direct hlts were ocored on a Ooal!nc dryooc.. :k. Formo sa: On 16
July, 14 vessel a were phot<>(raphed of! the south oest
coaat Cl Formo sa
on a northerly course .
SOU':'H AJo."D SOUTHWEST PAC!FIC.--Solomons

Area: During
7.
the night of 17-18 July, a Japane se naval force of 3 destre yers waa
engaged off the west CO!ISt of Kolombangar a by U.S. naval units. One
altha tnemy destro yers was believ ed Slink, and the others damaa;ed.
anotho r force of 6 Japano se d~stro yers mov!nc S
Early on 18 tJiy by U.S. torpedo
along the west coast of Koloml>angara was turned back
boal4. A follow-up raid was made on Kahl11 and2the Buln-- Falol area
en 18 july by U.S. planes. One ca.ra;o Ship andenemy destro yers were
r cargo snip waa damag ed, and 21 planes •>ere Shot
sun.c, anothe bombe rs,
down. On 19 jUly, Kahil! was again attae< ed by U.S. heavy
Now Cutnea.- -
and the enemy alrHel d on Ballal e was attacked twlce.
exteiiil've brlda;e
N"" Britai n Area: Phote (raphs taken 18 July show There was con-
and road conStr ucllon S of Bogad !lm (S of Mad&n c).
and a force of 40 to
siderable activity by enemy a1rcra1't out of Lae,
50 olthes e planes w:.s Interc epted near BaWnaua. The enemy lost 2
merch ant vesS41
fighte rs, wllll 4 nt.1era probsl>ly destro yed. A ama11 In the Komlar.um
was sunk elf Cape Orford by Allied mediu m bombe rs.
.s were
area, 2 enemy ctrongpoints were captured and eounteratto.ck
repuleecl.
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8. ACTION ACAINST ALLIED Sl!IPl>INC.--No new oh.lt1Pi
hllve bean report ed ln any theate r .
One U·boat stehlln g wu repcrt .d In
For tho A. C. of S., 0-2: for tnt Direct or of NaVal lnttlll11once:
u1.) 0 ·IJu.t"~ fl (). S./?c. d; /.~,..,;;r;-

A. V. S, PJCKHAIUl'l' ,
R. S. BRAT TON,
Captain, U. S. N.,
Colonel, O.S.~ . .
Chief, lntelllrencoe Croup. Asst. Dlr., lntalll ionct Cro<~p.
Sli ~-r
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ARMY-NAVY
On informat ion received - - War and Navy Departm ents,
From: 1201 Z, 18 July 1943 Washington, D. c.,
To : 1200 Z, 19 July 1943 19 July 1943.
No. 113.
1. NORTH AMERICA .--Nothing to report.
2. LATIN /iMERlCA.- -Nothing to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE .--Along the entire eastern front the initia-

1
tive appears to have passed to Soviet hands. 1n the Kuban, enemy
countera ttacks are attempting to regain minor positions lost in the
mountains W of Krymskaya. On the Mius and Donets Rivers, Soviet
attacks of local significa nce resulted in minor penetrations which the
enemy is attempting to eliminate . On the Orelfron t the Soviet offen-
sive continues; further small gains have been made by the Red Army.
1n the Leningra d area the Soviets have renewed tr.elr attempts to widen
the corridor S of Schluess elberg by what are apparent ly small-sc ale
attacks ot local slgnl!ica nce. The opposing air forces contlnue close,
support of attacking ground units , and the bombing of concentr ations
behind the lines. On the night of 17- 18 July the rail junctions of Ore!,
Navlya, and Karachev were raided by the Red Air Force.
4. WESTERN EUROPE .--A 2,000-ton enemy ship was set on fire
off the Norwegian coast on 17 July by RAF planes.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--Axls forces continued to give
ground on 17 July in southeas tern SicUy. Porto Empedocle and some
addltlonal ground to the NW o! Agrlgento were ytelded to America n
troops. Piazza Armerin a was taken by Canadian forces, but Axis
units, reinforce d with heavy tanks, o!!ered 3tl!1 ~eslstance N of the
town. Oerman armored forces took a stand along the Oornalunga River,
S of Catania. Thls area was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting
in Sicily thus far. Caltlniss etta and San Caterina were captured by U.S.
forces on 18 July. During the night of 16-17 July, and the next day,
Naples was subjected to ve r y heavy Allied attacks in which about 77&
tons of bombs were dropped . Enemy opposition was light. Catania on
Sicily, and Capodichino airdrome near Naples, were also attacked. On
17 July enemy communications on SlcUy, especlall y Nand W of Catanla,
were bombed and strafed. Motor transpor t, raUroad cars, and 6 loco-
motives were destroye d.
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ASIA.··Burma: Cot\Q\ mllla and raUwny obJectives Ill Mylnc·
yan were bo~. alrcralt on 17 July. 0\Mr attac<s were de·
11'-ered ~~ Sap.llla, MQ\)'Wll, and vtuacea 1n tho Hukawns Valley.
Japanese coastal and river 1hlpplne In Arakan was stra!ed by the RAP.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIP!C.-·Pael!lc Arec On 18
July, an enemy plane dropped bombl ottohore at~ lS!ind. Solomona
A,..,a: On 1? July, tho Balroko area ""New Qeo~ was boll'~
"0:r.planes In sowort of rround !on:oo. On 18 July, tho LambeU area,
E o! Munda, was heavUy bombed by U.S. planes. More than H tOIUI of
bombs were dropped on enemy posltlon.s. New Gu!..r.ea--New Britain Area.:
On 17 July, tho 5alamaua area wu ottaekecfbY A1lie0boiiiber...-ori'ecr-
h1ts were scored on an ammu.ntUon or tuel and a large tire was
stuted In the Quarry a ru. -Banda Sea Area: On
17 July, Lautem, on Timor, 6'0iiiliers:-15iiii':" on
Timor, and Adocl VUlage, on Solaru were subjected to light
raids.
8. ACTION ACA!NST ALUED SJ:!IPPINO.--Three ships have been
reported sunk by enemy submarino act!"" Ill th.e Indian Ocean: a Creek
cargo shlp, sslllng \ndependc n\ly, waa torpedoed and sunk \n tho Mozam·
blque area on 10 July, a U.S. C&fiO ship, aalllng Independently !rom
Sue% to Param:arlbo, was torpedoed and sunk E of Mozamblqua "" 14
July; and survivors of a u.s. c&f(O oblj>, aum< presumably by a sub·
marine, were resc\IIICi oU 1'\Lioa.r, M&dapsea.r, on 15 July. U - boat
S~JtlM!'!s In American Wat.ro: A possible U-boot slptlng ,.;;;s;:e.
PO> 1n Belli ISle StriiiiCiii"16 July. A slihtlni""" reported 60 mlles
E of Sagua Ia Grande, Cubs, on 17 Jl.lly. A possible sighting"""' repor....S
In th.e caribbean, 150 mlloa SW o! Jamalea, on 17 July.
For tho A. C. of S., G-2: For tho Dl,..,.,tor o! Navallntelllicnce:
.....;r J J"J, "• rc.,..., t 7 LJ!::.. t-!C/-'1. .-ti.. I

Colonel, 0. S. C., Captain, U. S. N.,
Chle!, Intelligence Group. A88t. Dlr ., \ntelllgenee Cr oup.
-- • ARMY- NAV Y
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On Information rece ived - - Washington, D. C.,
Fro m: 1201 Z, 17 July 1943 18 July 1943.
To : 1200 Z, 18 July 1943
No. 112.
1. NORTH AMERlCA. - -Nothlng to repo rt,
ee repo rted by pre ss to
2. LATIN AMERICA. - - Buenos Air es poll
ed new spap er Argentina Llb re
have susp ended lndefinltely the pro - Alll
alte r seiz ing the Hi July edit ion.
e con tlnu es In the
3. EASTERN EUR OPE .--T he Soviet o!!onslv Two day s of figh t-
tera ttac ks.
Ore l- Kur sk area desp ite enem y coun On Kallnin and Len ingr ad
ing have resu lted In sub stan tial gain s. issa nce raid s. Activity in
fron ts, acti vity was con ftne J to reco nna . ArtU!er y due ls con tlnued
Belgor od area limi ted to reconna issa nce g the Mius and Donets .
along the Kuban, with min or acti vity alon
for ces o.f RA F and USAAF
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On 16 July stro ng n Fra nce and the
hwe ster
airc raft wer e acti ve in swe eps ove r nort llln g yard s, 17 tons of bom bs were
chan nel area s. On Abbevil le mar sha
ion was encounte red. Targets
dropped. Litt le enem y fighter opposit following day by l!J.rge for-
In northwl!st Ger man y wer e atta cked
the
U.S. he:~ vy bom bers , but adv etse weather prev ente d ex-
mat ions of
1\ghter r eact ion was enco unt-
tens ive bombing. Ver y stro ng enemy enem y fighte rs wer e dest roye d.
ered and earl y reports Indi cate ove r 50
dam was atta cke d by ano ther
The Fokker airc raft fact ory at Am ster bom bs drop ped . No enem y
of
form atio n of U.S. hea vies and 52 tons on thl:> raid . Ear ly on 17 July an
fighter opposition was enco unte red
rcep ted by Brit ish ligh t coa st-
enem y convoy In Dutch wat ers was Inte 2 ot her s wer e dam aged .
and
al !orc es. One enem y ship was sunk
ln Sicily the enem y
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.-- On 16 July vita l br ldge about 7
ack at a
carr ied out an uns ucce ssfu l counte ratt stan ce ts stro ng. Elev en Ital ian
mU es S of Cata nia, whe re Axi s resi
and Len tini on 17 July. On 18
tank s wer e cap ture d between Pala zzol o er by the ene my of the town
July a communique announced the sur rend sam e communique s tate d
The
of Agrlgento on the Allied left flan k. h Itali an coa stal divi sion had
207t
t hat the com man der and staf f of the to Ger man rein forc eme nt of
been cap:ured. Indications pointed y situ atio n. Pre sen t esti mat e
Sici ly in an effo rt to stab ilize the enem night o! 15- 16 July the aird rom es
of Axi s pris one r s is 20,000. Dur lng the
..
at V1bo Valentia, Crotone, Reg-gio Calabria, and San Giovanni were
raldO<l by AlllO<l planes. Fires ru ulted, and many enemy aircraft
we re lett burn Ins on the gro\U\d. A heavy attack was also made on
Randa no where tires were startO<l. Through011t the night harassing
attacks on road and raUroed communlcaUona were carried out by the
tactlel.l air Ioree. On the lollowlnr day, San OloVDl'.nl was attackO<l
by otronr for ces ol hesvy bombers and many explosions wore ob·
aarved In the barracks area and railroad yards. t:o eoemy alrcr&lt
,..,.. encountered. n>& same day, V!bo Valentia, Sari and CrotCM
alrdromea ...-ere successfully ratded, and 1nst3llat1ons at Rand.azz.o
and Val(uarnera S"olb!ected to heavy a ttack. Enemy opposition was
nerl!ilble. An l.lallnn cruiser pasalnr -th thr<lu6b the Stralta ol
Messina was torpedoed by Allie<! motor run boats on the 1? july.
6. ASIA.··NOihlng to report.
7. SOUTH AND SOUT HWEST PAClFlC. - - Ql 15 july a japanese
naval force of 2 aircraft c!lrrtors, 1 auxutary carrier, 1 seaplane
tender, 2 crvtser s and a number of doauoyers was reported 170 mUea
north of Truk, on a southerly coorse. en 16 July the enemy baa~.o
at Naur• was attaclred by U.S. plan••· Solomons Area: Q113 july
enemy lln•s near Lillo Bo1.ch on !;...w G..!orila wer-.e pierced by U.S.
cround troops. An enemy COWl!< ratuek on the nlg!n o! H j>ly woa
r•pelled. C:U 16 jUly th<: Lrunl:<>tl a...-a, I mile east o! A:unda 1\lr·
lleld, was bea•IIY bombe<l In dlr ct lt.lj)porl ol advanclni! U.S. CTound
troops. En•my barse act lv!IY at Kolombangoara and at Isabel lslo.nds
continues. On t 7 july, jnpo.nese $hlppllltl In the Bulo area w:u at·
tacked by U.S. bombers with. a :nrono flghtcr escort. O'le enemy
llg!t cruiser, 2 dostroyers, tsubchase r, I tonker and 2 cargo ships
wore sunk. Ano-ther c3.rgo ship was dn.mnged and beached. Forty
four e nemy Ughtors a.nd 5 eoat pl\\nea, attempting interception were ·
shot down. Just prior to this attAck, 600 fragmentadon clusters had
been dropped on KahW by U.S. heavy bombers. New ~- -!!!!'
Brluln Area: 01 13 j•lY a number o! )lP"..nese were rcport O<I
to h~ve ,.,.rived 3t activity Is eontlnu\ni In the
Lao ar ~•· Sea A.....a: Q1 15 july, ~b«r·
b ne wae - - -
8. ACTION AOAINST AJ..LlEO SIUPPiriO.-- NOihlng to reperl.
For the A. c. of s. , o-2: For the Dir ector of Nawl lnte1111ence:
,.,,
• l '
Colonel, O.S.C., Coptaln, U. S. t:. ,
Chtof, lntelll&•nce Orou§~~:· Dlr., lnt<!ll!i"oc• Croup.
• ARMY- NAVY
To : 1200 Z,l7 July 1943 17 July 1943.
No. W.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Alas ka: On 15 July, the North Head and

Gertrude Cove areas on Kiskii were attacked by U.S. pinnas; 32 tons
of bombs were dropped. On the same day, In a naval surface bom -
bardment, 100 rounds we re fired Into the area ar ound Gertrude Cove.
There was no r eturn fire .
2. LATIN AMERICA.- - Nothing to report.

3. EASTERN EUROPE.--On the Kursk front the enemy' s offen-
sive N of Belgorod has been stopped, and there was little fighting in
this ar ea on 16 July . in the Orel area the Soviet offensive has spread
from the north and east sides of the sallent to the south, and a few
more minor penetrations have been made; however, t he position of
Orel Is not yet c ritical. Artillery duels and reconnaissance r aids ln
some force occurred In the Kuban, a long t he Mius , the middle Donets,
and in the Leningr ad corridor S of Schluesselburg.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.-- On the night of 15-16 July, 8 enemy
planes dropped bombs on 4 towns in t he Kent area. The Montbellard
motor vehicle works, SW of Belfort in eastern Fr ance, were bombed
by RAF planes. On 15 July an enemy plane made an unsuccessful
attack on a small ship N of Iceland.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--Further ground was yielded by Axis

forces In southeaste rn Sicily on 15 July. Favara , a few miles E of
Agrigento, was e vacuated. Caltag irone , In the center of the battle
line, was taken by Canadian units . Scor dia and Militello, westward
from Augusta, were captured by the British. The vital Pr lmosele
br idge (8 miles S of Catanl'l), which wa s orlglnally captured by
British par atroopers, changed hands twice but is now in Allied hands.
The 104th ltaliM infantry division was Identified on the Amer ican
front. Catania and the port for Agrlgento (Porto Empedocle) were
bombarded by warships. Dur ing the night of 14- 15 July, 12 hostile
bombers were destroyed by RAF planes over southwest Sicily.
During the snme night and t he following day, Naples and the nearby
airdromes of Capodichino and Pom tgllano were attacked by Allied
planes, which dropped 350 tons of bombs. About 23 enemy f ighter s ,
se~~,.
osD i)\lh
(
• •
mostly lta..llan, attempted lnterceptton; 4 of the: m~mber were shcrt down.
Q\ 15 july, FOiila airdrome waa 111bjteted to a 241-too raid by U.S.
planes. Palermo and Ttrmt.n1 lm~'r•ae were also attacked. Motor
transport, railroads, and brld~s In central and wemrn SlcUy were
bombed and str3!ed. Hostllt air 01)-!Uon ever SlcUy was ~~
g!ble. 0!1 ncrt.'least S&r<llnla a ~.000-ten merchar.t ship was sunk by
Allied torpedo- p!J.MS,
6. ASlA. --Ch!na; Q\ 14 )Illy recCM&IsSMce over Shanifllll rev•llled
only 5 ·Jesseli"i'iiii•lnlnc cl the 14•hlp ecnvey observed en • ne IZt.h;
however, no ships "-'Cr'8 seen betwetn Sh)n.iha' $rtd Fooc::how tn r~·
connatssanee on the Hth.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.--Solomons Area: Q\ 15
july, VIla was subjected lO n ho•vy bombing allnek by 'UT. planes;
54 tons of bombs wer1;1 droppod on tho ttrn. Enemy positions nt
SJ>!r oko wero a!oo tl!ded. Al B~p. Lsl•nd , Z $mall cargo ships w•r•
alt.llcked by U.S. alrcrolt. 01\o wu sunk, nnd 1M other lett at randod
and burning.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIZD SHIPP!NO. - -Twc soall Srllls~
schooru.ors were sh•·ll'Jd .;u\d eun t by aubm'U'tnc action E of Trtnldld
on 14 .f'.lly. U-boat Slont1ng.fi ln Amr•rtco.n W"'tars: A p.osstbl'!. U·bolll
sighting W3S r:epori<d $J m •~ E: oll!orHkciiill! )lily.
F<ll' tne A. C. cl S., G-2: Fer t."t .. Dt.rector cf f\3.val lnl,!U\sen.co:
-Jur<) 1 -ll.t"!."
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Jl.. ,\ I fZ.r
JII•
R. 's'. SRATION,
, / .)l_t_. ......
A. V. S. PICK HARDT,
Colonel, G.S.C., C&pt.nin, U. S. N.,
Chief, Jntelllgcnco Group. Asst. Olr . , lntelllief!CO Grcup.
- ARMY-NAVY
On information recei ved - - War and Navy Depa rtme nts,
To : 1200 Z, 16 July 1943 16 July Hl43.
No. 110.
1. NORTH AMERICA.- - Nothing to repo rt.
2. LATIN AMERICA.··Nothlng to repo rt.

y stlll hold s
3. EASTERN EUROPE. ·· ln the Belgorod area the enem
tack s has gained minor
the initia tive, and desp ite heavy Soviet coun terat
fresh rese r ves and
succ esse s. ln the Ore! area the Soviets brou ght up east side s of the
have now made two pene tratio ns into the north and
Ore! salie nt. The most Important pene tratiSovieon Is from the north, half
t forc es are now Jess
way between Ore! and Brya nsk, wher e the
The initiative in this
than 30 mile s from the connecting railr oad. night of 14 July, Orel
area has definitely pass ed to the Sovie ts . On the
et Air Forc e.
was again heavily bombed by the Sovi
4. WESTERN EUROPE.·-Nothing to repo rt.
d to give furth er
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA. --Th e enem y was force N of the west ern
catti ,
ground in sout heas tern Sicily on 11 July. Canl units . The
anchor of the Allied Hne, was reach ed by Ame rican
zarin o. The high grou nd 2 mile s
!talla ns were force d to evacuate Maz s. Gram mich ele
S of calta giron e was yielded to adva ncing Ame rican
s of the way from
fell to Canadian troop s. A vital bridg e two- third tr oops . The enemy
Augusta to Cata nia was captu red by Briti sh para however, priso ners
has not yet been engaged in large -sca le battl e;
taken by the Allie s up to 1800 on 14 July num ber 15,992. Heavy
movements of enemy moto r trans port were repo rted both in easte rn
5 July. On 14 July enem y fighter
and west er n Sicily on the night of 14-1 30 sor ties wer e re-
activity over Sicily was very weak; an estim ated on airdr ome s of
porte d. Phot ogra phs .showed 212 enemy fighters the day befo re. Only
Sicily and the toe of Italy, a reduction of 90 from serv iceab le . On 13
9 of 23 airdr ome s in enemy hands on Sicil y by are
July, Crotone airdr ome was heav ily bomb ed U.S. plan es; no AA
Duri ng the night of 13- 14
fire or enemy plan es were encounter ed.
lnsta llatlo ns, dock s, supply
July, and the following day, enemy railr oad
ked by Allied plan es.
dumps, and moto r trans port were heavily attac
Mess lna; othe r targe ts
More than 500 tons of bom bs wer e dropped on
UOL ASS iriii
Ollile~~T
my mer cha nt ves sel was left
Included Pal erm o and Enna. An ene tank er was set on fire as the
ll
sinking, a tank er blew up, and a sma.
resu lt of RA F torp edo -pla ne atta cks
ASIA.- -Bu rma : On 14 July the MylU. ngyan rail way yar ds and tho
6. by S. plan es.
Melktlla bar rac ks ar ea wer e bombed
--Solomons Are a: On the
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.lale aird rom es wer e atta cke d
Bal
night of 13-1 4 July, Buka, Kahlll, and In the Lal ana Beach are a, E of
14 July ,
by U.S. heavy bom bers . On itio ns wer e encountere d by ad -
Munda, stro ng Jap ane se fort lile d pos
vancing U. S. forc es. On 15 July, nea a forc e of 27 Japanese bom ber s and
r Rendova by U.S. fighter s; at
40 to 50 figh ters was Inte rcep ted
ters wer e sho t down. New Guinea- -
leas t 15 enemy bom ber s !llld 30 figh se pos itions on Ore~e
New Br itai n Are a: On 14 July, Jap ane
my was clea red from the Mubo are a. At leas t
cap ture d, and liie ene
950 enemy troo ps wer e kllled. It Isle Is r eported that about 200 Japa nes e
t), 4 mil es S of Sa1amaua, and
troo ps landed at Dot Isle t (l<nlrps
Banda Sea Are a: On the night of
hea ded Inland. Northwest Aus tral ia-- ter and LiiUtem, and the town
Cha
13- 14 July , ene my airf ield s at Cap e
ely bombed by Alli ed plan es .
of Koepang, on Tim or, wer e eUe ctlv
.--I n the Indian Ocean a
. 8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING resu lt of a sub mar ine
k as the
Brit ish car go ship Is pre sum ed sun U.S. tank er, prev ious ly rep ort-
atta ck SE of Ara bia abo ut 12 July . Ole
and sun k N of Nat al on 7 July, Is
ed (12 July Dally Rep ort) torp edo ed
at Trin idad . U-b oat Slehtin~s In
now rep orte d to hav e arri ved safe ly
Am eric an Wa ters : One U-b oat sigh ting wa.s rep orte d UO mll es oT
was r epo rted 10 mil es off Mala-
Haiti on 14 Ju!y. A seco nd sighting
Cub a on 15 July.
gue ta Bay on the nor thea st coa st of
e;
For the Dir ecto r of Naval Inte llig enc
For t he A. C. of S., G-2 :
UPJ JTI'OJ1 tti~ /-/ A.uJ ;S .. ~;:/'l , t·- -

N, V. S. PICKHARDT,
R. S. BRA
Captain, U.S.N.,
Colonel, G.s :c. ,
Ass t. Dlr ., intelligence Gr oup .
Chief, Inte llig enc e Group.
. .
• ARMY- NAVY
DAlLY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
•
On Information rece ived -- War and N!lvy Depa rtme nts,
From : 1201 Z, 14 July 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 15 July 1943 15 July 1943.
No. 109.
Klska, was
l. NORTH: AMERICA.--On 14 July, Gert rude Cove,
shelled by U.S. N:wal force s.
the Argentine
2. LATLN AMERICA.--Accord ing to pres s repo rts, Cult ural
Germ an Welf are and
Government on 13 July dlrac ted the '\llst ?arty , to
Socie ties, succ esso rs t o the Argentine N'\tlonal Soci ntal decr ee, 9
ond their activ ities within 48 hours. By governme at war were also
orga nizat ions estab lishe d to aid the dem ocra cies er of Communist
orde red dissolved, oste ns ibly beca use of the dang
pene tration.
fighting con-
3. EASTERN EUROPE .--On the Kurs k front heavy Belgorod area
ln the
tinue s desp ite unfavorab le went her conditionss.right wing to no Impor-
Soviet counterat t'\cics hc.ve held the enem y'
conti nuin g Sovie t ttttacks
tant gain s. AJter some minor penetrtttlons, ga in. On the night
N and E of Orel M ve been thrown b'lck witho ut
et Air Forc e.
of 13 July, Orel was r :llded by the Sovi
July, abou t 28
4. WESTERN EUROPE. --Durlng the night of 13- 14 s a long the
town
onemy bomb ors m'lde scatt ered ra ids on seve r nlthe att~cklng plane s
east co::tst of Engl Md, Inclu ding Hull. Thre e of
bombed by a stron g
were destr oyed . On the s:une night Aachen w:~s bom bs were dropped
force of Briti sh plan es . On 11 July, 240 tons of
s SW of Paris )
on the :llrcr nft repa ir shop s at Vllh coub lay (7 mllewas encounter i!d.
by U.S. plane s. F11!rly strong enem y oppo sition
The Le Bour get :~.lr drome ne-u- Pari s was ntt:lc ked by othe r U.S.
was encounter ed. AA
bomber s, and very hellvy cn~my opposition at Amle ns was
!Ire was mode rate over the targe t. An nlrd rome
plan es. Med iocre a ir oppo-
bombed by 'Ulotb er form ntlon of U.S. rding to a pro-
sitio n ClOd mode r :lte AA tlra \"lore enco unter ed. Acco
s are 50 plnn es destr oyed In llll thesa
visional estim ate, enem y losse
oper ation s.
airdr ome w::ts
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA .- -On 12 July, Com lso r esist:lllcc '
13 July enem y
c:tpturod by advancing U.S. force s. On Sicily. High ground
cont inued along tho entir e front In southe:~ste.rnThe commnnda r and
NE o! Ragusa was yield ed to Cnna dlan units
Sm ..JltfR!EUil
trp-?a
stat! o! tM 11>\ll'lll 54th Napoli Otvlalcn ,....., c>ptur«! by Brltlah tank
!oreoa at VIzzin i, obout 30 miles W o! Syr>CU$0, en 14 jUly Qor mon
loreea eountent tneked vlcorous ly a t Au&Usta, ruching tho b•y and
cuutnc off Brlllah troops holding the..,..., , Th4 altual.!on wu r<!sloredt
by noon.. Tber4 was eonalckr'tblo movemut o! c.noJm,y motor trlllspcr
In eontrru Stelly. Dur lnc tho nl0 ht of 12· 13 July on>my bomber and
!lchter -bombor nct\vlty wee 1nc rensod over tho e~at o! Stelly. The
Oorblnl airdrom e nod tare.u ot Er.n• and Caltantsot t.l woN bombed byn
RAF phncs, ''lllch drepp.>d 129 tona ol bomba. en 13 July epposttlo
to Allied bomblni and str:.llni ep<T'tlo ns "~s oo a emall seuc. 'l'b..
anomy 3.lrdromes nt Cnt..'U\lA and Mllo Wt!rc heavily bomoed by Allied ly
p1•nee. Rnll and mot or IT.nspor t nt R.ndazz o Md £nn> wc r v el!ectlvo
. On
bombed and strafod, 11nd tho lu.rbor 1\t T~rmlnt was alst> ntt!lckC"d
~ 1WI3n m>lnlond , ~ alrdrom oa " Cr~. V!bo Volenth, and
Reulo dJ C&labrla woN bombdd. A mcr<:h'lllt vesa..l blow up and 2
deetroye rs wor. dam >ced •• n result ol ntt">ci<ll b7 RAF plonos ao mlloa
NNE of Pnlermo .
8. ASiA. .. Burm>: cn 12 )Illy the m>ln buUd!niG In 1'/:u>y\N ik tolo\'!l,
10 miLs NW ~otn~. ftre compl,to ly destro-;e d In bombing ond
str>!lng 'ttaeka by U.S. llJhters. MylncY"-" 'Uid Yw"aung , """ !.l3JI.
d'l.lf\Y , ware ro.ldad by U.S. haavy bombers . Hits w~rc scor i.id on
thll
tracks and ~rehouses ot Myingynn, csuslng on~ l!trg~J explosion.
7. SCUTt! AND SOOT!IWEST PACIFIC .-

• Ioree of 18 •n.:my bomb.rs 'WI 10 by U.S.
llghtors over Vlsuvlsu (ncrth lip ol N.w G.:!orgla) , md 4 en<my llghwra
w11re ahot down. Bill ~h:.t w1a ho.avlly bombo2d durtns the nlght, 11rtd Vllll
wu >!so raldod. Belor, chwn on 13July, 4 •nomy destNy~rs
arrived >t and dopa=J from 'Jib by w~y <rl Bhck tt Str,lt, Cn H ln
j\lly, 2 l'll"ld ]1.pt.n(:sq b'ri>l8 of~ n.:w t}7l' w:n·.,. bom~-.d "Uld rtr"lfi!d
Hundt Cove (SW ol KolomL>,nr..n) by U.S. pL'\1\oS. A sm•ll <ncmyol
c\r;o sblp Wll dostroyo<l by u.s. nlrcr'\11 In B~'i1c ~ol4, ~nemy SW
Volh L.avo.lla. New Gutn..... .. . N... w Br.t'\ln Ar~l.! C'n 13 july,
stroncpoinLS In th:JMuoo J.l\;!l~r~r2by" AlllM ground forces.
Q, th.. >WnO d•te a lore. of 25 j3p'UwS• pb.n<S bomb<.<! .00
ltr>!.:d '-"-'
NW.
Bema Bens Aro'1, Md 7 ct.hor -. n~my pl"'.n.;s s:tro.f~o.'d ft villa.c" to the
Lae WlS ntt!lekud by Alllt$d ho:..vy bombl)rs , Mel tho S'\1.1\mnu"'. :uoea wo.a
,.Jbjoete d t o an tnt..- bombtnc >nd atr'\ling 'llllCk by Aut.>d medium
bomtkrs . fn tbt S'tlda.r uv:a., 3 103d.td ~'"':ny b'J(~s ...·.;-r..r bombed !U'd
str>!Cid by M Allied p!M,.
8. ACTION AOAINST ALl..l£0 SHJPPING... A U.S. c>rgo ship, en

rout_, !rom Rio do Janeiro to New York, wru; sunk by 1\ U-bO'\l 250
mHoa £1: f'f Rio oo 12 1•11· ln the indlM Ck·•>n • British •-rao ship,
e
~n ro:...le lrum MRn to Lou.r..nco M'\rQI.O.. &, \'."lS sunk by !l t".l!."'IU.rln
150 mues £ cl the latte r port on 7 ]ul7. ~ Stghtlnp !!! Am>rlc.'\1\
• •
W~toro: TWo ;.1- b<nt slghtlnP w.r• repcrtod In th Carlbbe>n on 14
Ji,IYT'Oiwt !50 mU~s s:: of Kt.~ton, Junl1Cl, o.nd cna rntd•~Y betwe.al
Cun~o >nd Trlnl!bd.
For t.h11 OlrKtCr o! N1.v:tl Intelltgenc~:
For tho A. C. of S., G- 2:
l ,) / I '.._ ., - ;-:-
1( j )I rJt,~,
A. V. S. PICKHARDT,
R. 6. BRATTON, Cnpl•ln, u . s. N.,
Colonul, c;.s.c., Aos\ . Dlr .• lnwlll~nco Group.
Ctllcf, tntell1i'o-:1C<J Group.
• ARMY-NAVY
~AlLY INTELLIGENCE REPORT
On information rece ived -- War and Navy Depa rtme nts,

From : 1201 Z, 13 July 1943 Washington, D. C.
To : 1200 Z, 14 July 19t3 14 July 1943.
No. 1o8. • '.

l. NORTH AMERICA .--No thing to repo rt.
the Fren ch
2. LATIN AME RICA .--He nrt Hoppenot, appointed byRobe rt as High
n to repla ce Adm iral
Committee of National Libe ratio to arr ive In
Com miss ione r of the Fren ch Anti lles, is expected
Martinique today.
y's right wing
3. EASTERN EUROPE. -- On the Kursk front the enem but costl y
to make slow
astr ide the Belgorod --Ku rsk r oad continues Soviet force s con -
gain s In the face of strong Soviet counterat tack s. to pene trate the enemy's
tinue to attac k N and E of Ore! , but have faile d
posit ions.
July, 8 enem y
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--D uring the nigh t of 11- 12 the following
On
bom bers a ttacked shipping off bhe coast of Spain . Gr imsby and Clee -
night , about 20 enem y bom bers mad e attac ks on
unsuccessfUl attac ks
thorp e. On 13 July, 5 Axis f ighte r-bombe rs made
on coas tal towns in sout heas t ,.England.
y 12 July, Axis
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.-- In south easte rn Sicil Palm a dl
tnd
force s were subj ected to continuing pres sure . Naro ps. Gela ' s air-
Montechlaro, NW of Lica ta, fell to Ame rican troo
heav y fighting.
port, Pont e Olivo, was yielded 'by the enem y after rican and Cana dian
Fart her SE, Ragusa was lost to adva ncin g Ame
Wes t of Syra cuse , Italia n forc es
units , which effec ted a junc ture there . up Pala zzolo . Nort h
retir ed 20 mile s befor e Briti sh forc es and gave
. By 12 July the
of Augusta, the Axis retired into the Cata nia plain rican force s. During
enemy had lost 5,000 - 6,000 pr.lso ners to Ame
llatio ns at Reggio
the night of 11-1 2 July and the next day, enem y Insta ily bombed by Allied
dl Cala bria, San Giovanni, and Mes sina were heav and Canlcatti, and air -
plan es. Communicatio n fac Ultie s at Agrlgento ed by othe r Allied
drom es at Milo, Ger binl, and Borl zzo were bomb
vehi cles were damaged
aircr aft. Qle hundred and thirt y enemy moto rsition was on a mod erate
or dest royed by Allie d fight ers. Axis air oppo
destr oyed . On the
scale ; enem y losse s were repo rted as 33 plan esforce of England- base d
nigh t of 12 July, Turi n was attac ked by a large
RAF bombers.
reveal ed a 14-sbl p
··1!. • AS!A.--Chlna: On 12July aerlal reconn aissan cebut
convoy, possi61Yliicl11ding 1 cruise r and 1 battle ship with no carrie r,
en
ancho red at Woosung. Three other vesse ls were observ ed betwe ns In
Sbangnal and Woosung. Burma : On 11 July, Iapane se conce ntratio
under
the Hukawnc Valley and between M,yltkylna and &unprabum were S of
r epeate d attack s by U.S. fighte rs. The LoUaw railwa y bridge
Chln:l.; Photo graphs taken 10
Mogaung was destro yed. Frenc h lndo- r. On
July showed enemy shipping totalin g 44,000 ·~ons In Haipho ng harbo
ng at Haiphong twice attack ed by U.S.
11 July enemy ocean shippi W:lS
s on
heavy bomb ers; 2 hits were made on 1 transp ort, and near a.misse g aln . twice
3 other vesse ls. Enemy shipping In the Haiphong area was
Oth. r
attack ed on 12 July; 3 ve·sse ls were hit, and I of them blew up.
bomb a hit the rallr()(!.d ynrds Md a power pll.nt.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. • ; New Guine a--New Britai n

en
Area: On 11 July enemy positi ons on the Fa anclsc o River betwe aua
ReMe dy's Crossi l)g and Logul were heavily stra!e d, and tho Salam
n
area was bombed and strafe d by Allied pla.!lils. On 12 July an unknowof
u Bay. On the night
numbe r of Japane se Ucht bomb ers attacked Nassa planes .
11-12 July the airfiel ds at Rabaul were it:g~ln bombed by Allied
Twent y-five tons of bombs and Incend iaries starte d numer ous fires.
, south
Northw est Austr alia--B anda Sea Area: Or. i2 July, Selaru Island sub-
Tillitmbai gr011p, and Keauk W'i\tii iiije, or Dlltcb New Gulne a, were
jected to light attack s by Allied alrcra !t.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHJPPDfG.- -Silrv lvors of a Norwe gian
cargo ship, rescue d In the Indil!D Ocean ilbout 1,300 miles W of
Frema ntle, Austral\:~, report that a Germ m raider sank their ship
In aboot the same location on 15Jun e.
For the A', C. of S., G-2: for the Ill rector of Naval Intelli gence :
~ l f ' r .,; . II
· ·Xf ;/,.. ;;::, / ' /. & /!Ai_ -f,_ -:-. 1.-T
.Jf t I
R. S. BRATTON, - A. V. S. PICKH Al\DT,
Colonel, G.S.C., . , , Captai n, U. S. N.,
Chief, Intelli gence Group. Asst. Dlr., Intelligence Group.
•. .
. '.
•
A RMY- NA VY
War and Navy De par tme nts ,
Ql Inf orm atio n rec eiv ed- - Washington, D. C.
Fro m: 1201 Z, 12 1943 13 July 1943.
To : 1200 Z, 13 1943
No. 107 .
the Main Camp and North Head
1. NORTH AMERICA.· -On 11 July an aer ial atta ck; 29 tons of
ted to
Ins tall atio ns at Kiska we re sub jec
bom bs we re droppe d.
ort .
2. LATlN AMERICA.--Nothin(l to rep
rsk front the ene my 's rig ht
3. EASTERN EUROPE. - -On the Kuafte r overco~ing repeated Sovi-
gai ns
wing N of Belgorod made fur the r left win gS of Ore l continu es to be
et cou nte ratt ack s. The ene my 's ed
atta cks N and E of Ore l have fail
held up . The Red Arm y's rel ief
to pen etra te.
rep ort . .
4. WESTERN EURO?E.--Nothlng to
MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--my All Allied beachheads on Sichily
5. cou nte ratt ack s, made wit
hav e bee n sec ure d, and seven ene ing to an Allied communique. .,
tan ks, have bee n rep uls ed, accordmann Goering d ivision car rie d out
tank reg ime nt of the Ge rma n Her. So far the civ ilia n population has
an atta ck eas t of Gela on 11 July y. 'l'he por t of Augusta has been
bee n foond to be gen era lly friendl communique. Up to 12 July some
cap tur ed, acc ord ing to an Ital ian en, Including some Ge rma ns. On
2,000 Axis pri son ers had bee n tak div e-b om ber san k an Allied hos -
the night of 10- 11 July, an enemy sam e night Mllo and Sci acc a air -
' plta l shi p off Sicily. During the
dro me s on Sic ily, and Reg gio dl Cal abr ia and Vibo Valentia
we re bombed by Allied pla nes . On
• air dro me s on t)le Ital ian mainland.tion, motor tra nsp ort , air dro me s,
l l July ene my lin es of commu
nico g
Sic ily suf fere d o.lmost contlnuoos bombin
and oth er ins tall atio ns on mo tor tru cks we re
and stra fin g rai ds by Allied air160 cra ft. Many
tro yed . Abo ut enemy pl:.ules, including 40 bomb-
damaged or des Intense A... fire wa s encountered
e r s, wer e act ive ove r Stelly, and we re made on 2 ene my me rch ant
by som e Allied form atio ns. Hits ia by Allied torpedo pla nes . One
ves sel s off the eas t coa st of Sardin s
of the shi ps wa s left sinking.
A sec ond Allied hos pita l shi p wa
night of 11-12 July .
attacked by enemy pla nes on the
6. ASIA. --N othlng to rep ort .
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7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.--Solcmons Area: According
to a comm1111lque, an enemy light cruiser and 3 destroyers were SWlk
and 2 other destroyers probably were sunk, In a night battle 12-13
July In Kula Gul!. New Guinea--New Britain Area: On 11 July, Allied
ground forces were liiContact witiTnemy troops on the oouth shore
of Lake Salus, N of the Bltol River. During the morning enemy po-
sitions at Bobdubl Ridge were subjected to an Intense bombing and
strafing attack by Allied medium bombers. Five Intercepting Japanese
fighters were shot down by Allied fighter planes covering this attack.
The Salamaua area was also bombed and strafed. Enemy airfields
at Rabsul were heavily bombed on the night of 10- 11 July by seve ral
waves of Allied heavy bombers. Northwest Australia--Banda Sea Area:
On the night of 11 July, Penfoel airdrome at Koepang, Timor,
tacked by Dutch medium bombers.
was at-
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLtED SHIPPtNG. --An Independently-routed

U.S. cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk SE of Madagascar on 27 June.
One Norwegian cargo ship and one Greek cargo ship, both salling
tndependently, were torpedoed and sunk In the Mozambique area on
8 !Uly.
For the A. C. of S., G-2: For the Director of Naval Intelligence:
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On IDtormatlOD receive d-- War llld Navy Depertm enta,
From: 1201 Z, U-J'Ilfl MS Washington, D. C,
To : 1200 Z,JI J'llf1~ 12 July 11143.
No. 108.
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1. NORTH AMEIUCA,--On 10 JulJ, 2 Japaneee cargo veeHll were
attacked ml4wa)' between Param ublru llld Kllka by Army llld Navy
bomber l, ODe IIIJp wu SUlik llld tbe other left eiDktng. Two lddltlOD ·
a1 ftuell were 8lcbted In tbe aame area. On tbe eame day, Para·
mn•hlru reoelft d ltl flrat bomblnc. On 11 July, LlUla Kllka aDd Ger-
trude Co", ~ lll•ad, wre lllbJected to naval (IIAflre, Tba enemy
dJd DOt ret~&rD t11e are.
2. LATIN AWJ:JI ICA.--s , 110011 oa 10 JulJ, more tbaD 3,000 Axle

natloDile had beea IVIC1atlld ~~~~ lutol, BruU, llld the Qlarby
area. Ia complteQM wUb tile Ol'dtr of Brullla ll pollee autborl tles
repw bid Ia D.U, a.pon ot ' Julr, 'Pitb tbe a:ceptloa of a IOloey ol
JIPIDII I aU Alda gettooa JI ........ '70 kUome tarl of tbe cout In tba
1tate 9'1 S.o Paulo 11m belli ~ tbat they muat leave 1000o
3, EA8'l'!RN EUROP Z.··OB tbe Kurlk froat the enemy' • rf.cbt

wiDe N of BaJcorod, 6 r mlkJ. . I deep penetrat1oD In tbe dlrectlO II
of Kurlk, bu IUCCIIIilld Ia -lreliD r ~tveral Soviet 1lllltl, The left
wtar S of Orel baa DOt advnu d, '1'be lllllllf nllbeld aDd eprlJicb oard
at Orel baa been fo!Wd to detad ltlllt from 8ovlet rellef attacks from
tile N ud Z. The . . . . . tbreat to tbe Kursk ..ctor remeiD I,IIId tbe .
..,...,o a 11 IWl crutcaJ. CD tbe Dllllt ol10 JulJ, Belcorod waa
raided by 8ovlet bombe n,
t. WBSTE IUf ~UROPB.••Nollllag to report.
&.. MBDl1'ElUWfBAN Aft&\o·-On 10 JUl1 aa esam&t8d 120 eaamy

alrcrlf t ...,. ...... Oftl" SlaU, Ia oppGeltiOI\ ,., ""PuP ft A1llad alr
Darlll ... llllbt olt-10 1Ul1 ud tllllollowblc day, AUlld
a.. ~boat 1,1180 eort.IH • 'IU'Iou m'•hl e ovw tile lllaad,
....,. \11 II 1111 crt aSI'tlaJdl at Cetrd• , &olao"lo IGio, Oer·
- cC 'IIIIo VaJ1a, a.IJ, u ...U Ulll"l r ltlloke Clll
a4 t. M1510r\ cd poulld operaua-. ~
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- ·set:Wt• for ces have advanced from beavem ehM ads
Am erk :lll, Brl tlah IDd Cll lldl lllSlc lly. Cou alder abl e ene my mo ent
oo tile south IDd eas t coa sts of maJ or enemy t:ou nte ratt ack has bee n
Ia rep o.rt ed wes t of Licata, but no zall o.
rep orte d yet. Allied troo ps havllpl e cap ture d Slr acu aa Gel s, Poz ord ing
ca, Roeolln l IDd Scogllttl, acc
LICata, Avola Noto, Pachlno,
to an Allied communique.
Riv er raUway brid ge W of
6. ASIA-.- - Bur ma: On 9 July, the Mu my supply points nea r Sumpra -
ene
Mandalay,and the MY itna e brid ge andln val ley s 1fer e bombed by Allied
bum IDd In the Huk awn g and Chl ndw
July, oce an shipping, dock ln-
pla nes . Fre nch Indo-Cblna: On 10 Haiphong wer e atta cke d by u.s. bomb-
atsllatilna ana 1Ddustrl81 targ ets at
d.
ers . No Interception waa enc oun tere
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAChea IFIC. ··So lom ons Are a: On the. On
7. vUy aHi cki d by"lr.S. pla nes
nl.gbta of 10 IDd 11 July, KabUl was cke d Rendova; 3 Jap ane se pla nes wer
e
10 July ene my airc raft twi ce atta lled by U.S sur fac e
, Munda was she
des troy ed. On the nig ht of 11· 12 Julybombed by U.S. pla nes . On the
ves aela , and on 12 July was heavUy bombed Rendova. On the sam e nigh
t,
nl.gbt of 11- 12 July, Jap~~~~ese pla nes nt and nea rby are as on Guadalcanal
Japanelh pla nes also raid ed Koll Poitain Area: On 10 July enemy for ces
thre e Um ea. New Gui nea --N ew
Bri k
wblch atta cke d'A il184\ uni ts &lon e the BObcJiiDI-Obaervatlon Hil l trac a,
po.sltlons In the Kom latu m are
wer e rep ulse d. Ene my nar es and Kela VUlage (N or Salamaua), and
lnst alla tlon s at Maiolo Mis sion and
Fra nci sco Riv er as well as Log ul est
the Kennedy Cro ssln c are a on the thw
on the south bank, wer e bombed10 and stra fed by Allied pla nes . Nor ,
July, Babo, on Cut ch New GU lilea
Au atra lla- -Banda Sell Are a: On Ten ene my figh ters Intercepted and 4
waa attaCk~ pla nes . am Island, was als o bombed by Allied
wer e shot down. Boela, on Cer
pla nes .
ING.--The 2 U.S. car go shi ps
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHlPP Dal b' Rep ort as tor pedoed In
8 July
and 2 U.S tan ker s, rep orte d In the convoy on 7 July, are now re-
a oorthbollod Sou th Am eric an coa stal n
landic ves sel was slllllt by a Ger ma
por ted sunk N of Nat :ll, A sm all Ice8 July. In the Me dite rran ean a
plaDe off tbe NE coa st of Ice lllld
on 6
was torp edo ed and sunk 20 mUes N of Der na on
Br ltla h car go slble U-b oat
In Nor th Am ark :an 'water s: A po.s11 July.
iiil iiii Tof st: Aug uati ne (Fla .) on
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On Informa tion receive d-- War and Navy Departm ents,

From: 1201 Z, 10 July 1943 Wa shington , Q. c.,
To : 1200 Z, 11 July 1943 11 July 1943.
No. 105.
1. NORTH. AMERICA. - -Nothing to report.
2. LATIN AMERICA.--It Is reporte d that Ecuado ran soldier s and

a small Peruvia n detachm ent have clashed near Zapot\ll o on the
Peru- - Ecuador border, and that 4 Per uvians were taken prisone r.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--On the Kur sk front the enemy' s right

wing Is consolid ating Its gains N of Belgoro d along the r oad toward
Kursk. South of Ore! Intense artiller y action Is being Initiated by
the enemy.
4. WESTERN EUROPE. -- On 9 July, 10 enemy planes dropped

bombs on London and 5 nearby localiti es In the first day light raid in
several weeks. 1 Do- 217 was shot down. During the night. of 9-10
July, Gelsenk lrcben was bombed by a st rong f orce of RAF planes.
Heavy cloud formati on prevalle d, and barrage AA fire coordin ated
with searchl ights was encount ered. On 10 Jtlly, 74 tons of bombs were
dropped on the enemy airdrom e at Caen by U. S. planes. AA fire was
slight to moderate and strong fighter reaction was encount ered. Pro-
visional enemy losses were 28 planes destroy ed. Abbeville airdr ome
was subjecte d to an 86-ton raid by other U.S. planes; there was no .
enemy air opposition to thls raid.
5. MEDlTERRANEAN AREA. -- Landlng s on Stelly 10 July were

made at points on a stretch of coast over 100 miles long, E of Agrlgen to
and S of Syracus e. Accordi ng to a commun ique, the success of these
Initial landing s was assured early In the day, and Allied troops are
advancing. During t he night of 8-9 July and the following day, enemy
airdrom es and rallroad Installa tions on Sicily were again heavily
bombed by Allied planes. The Importa nt airdrom es of Sciacca , Gerblnl ,
Milo, Comlso , Catania , and Blscarl wer e each bombed one or more
times, and rail junction s In the eastern part of the Island were attacked .
More t han 635 tons of bombs were dropped. Enemy fighter reaction to
all these operatio ns was slight. According to a communique, on 9
July the Maleme airdrom e on Crete was severel y <Umaged In an attack
by U. S. planes. Strong fighter opposition was encount ered and 5 enemy
DIOLASSI IID
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planes were destroyed In combat.
6. ASlA.--On 8 July, enemy supply points In northern Burma were

bombed and strafed by U. S. fighters. In ceotral Burma, r allr oed
facilities at Thazl Junction and the Mu River bridge were successfully
attacked by U. S. bombers. Ground targets and small vessels In the
Akyab, Ram ree, and Taungup areas on 8 and 9 July were raided by
RAF planes.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.--Solom ons Area: On 9
July the Japanese strongpolnt at the Intersection of the Bulke river
and Munda trail wns reduced. Enemy Installations at Munda were
subjected to a naval bombardment. On 10 July Japanese AA positions,
bivouac areas, and dumps at Mundn were subjected to a heavy bombing
attack, wlth 67 tons of bombs dropped by U. S. planes. VHa was lightly
bombed that night. On t he same night 1 enemy light cruiser and 3
destroyers were sighted 20 miles W of Vella Lavella. On J.l July Munda
was again heavily at tacked; 52 tons of bombs were droPPed on AA
positions and bivouac areas.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.--No new shipping losses

have been reported In any theater.
For the A. C. of S., G- 2: For the Director o! Naval Intelligence:
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JP<.l (J 1 t't { f ,._., 1 T1 ~J. ; :: 1-t---~~ vl6
C::hlef, Intelligence Group. Asst. Dlr., Intelligence Group.
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DAILY INTIU.IOINCE· ltEPOIT
On information received~- · War and Navy Departments,

From: 1201 Z, 9 July 1943 W~hlngton, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 10 July 1943 10 July 1943.
·.
No. 104.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--On night of 8-9 fuly .enemy po,sitions In the

Gertrude Cove area, Kiska, were subjected ,to-naval gun!ir!). Enemy
.return lire was inaccurate and light. ..
2. . LATIN A'MERIC:A.--Notbini to report.

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~. . EASTERN EUROPE. -- Very heavy artUlery and a rmor battles con-

tinue an the Kursl,r front. The enemy's right Wing,' having broken through
o$ov1et defE!nses N of Belgorod, is extending its ·gaihs N aloqg .the road
toward-kursk. At the same time this flank is being protected by another
penetration E acros's the upper Donets 1n the direction of Novy Oskol.
T.he enemy's left wing or pincer armS of Ore! as yet has failed to
make important gains.
4. :WESTERN EUROPE.--On the night of 8-9 July, Cologne was
bombed by a strong force ·of RAF planes. Defenses over the target
are!l were on a reduced ~cale. What appears to be increased enemy air
reconnalSsance activity has been noted in the area around Iceland.
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5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA .--Allied forces landed on Sicily on the

morning of 10 July. The airdromes at Milo and Borizzo were bombed
by Allled pl anes on 7 July. During the night of 7-8 July and throughout
the next day, enemy airdromes, lines of communicanon, and other
installatlons throughout Sicily were heavily bombed by Allied aircraft.
Two or more separate raids were made on each of the important air-
dromes of Gerbini, Catania, Comiso, Biscari, and Sciacca; about 900
tons of bombs were dropped. Enemy opposition was very ~ight; some
,Allled formations were unopposed. In the attack 'on C!!-tani;~ an 8 July,
Allied pilots were machine-gunned while parachuting from their planes.
6. ASIA.--China: On 7 July, 3 large motor vessels anchored at Wham-

. P91l Docks, Canton, were' attacked by U.S. planes. Ten tons of bombs
were dropped With unobserved results. Two intercepting Japanese
fighters were destroyed.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.- - Solomons Area: Late on
8 July, Kahlli airdrome was heavily bombed by U.S. p[aJieS:' Thirty-
three tons of bombs were dropped and sever al fires were started. At
Muncla, the Japanese blv~~ positions were shelled by
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U.S. surface c r aft. In addition miUly Japanese A,A .POSitl008 have been
destroye d by field artUler y flre . U.S. forces which landed at Rice
Anchorag e 'are 1n contact With enemy elements near Leland Lagoon.
Near V1ru Harbor, 60 enemy troops were captured . Eoemy forces at
Kakasa on Choiseul Island were estimate d at 300, and much activit).!
Is reported there. An enemy naval force ot 4 light cruisers and 4 de-
stroyers was twice attacked by U.S. planes on 10 July In Kula Gulf.
Two hits were claimed, but no fires resulted. Photographs taken 10
July show 1 heavy crulser, 1 light cruiser, 8 destroye rs, 2 patrol
--- ..=aft, 4 cargo shij>s, 1 tanker, and 6 small vessels 1n the Buln--KahUI
area. New Guinea-- New Britain Area: On 8 July enemy positions on
Kela Point, at M&lo!OVD.iage, iilcfiii'"the Logui area were heavily bombed
and strafed. Fifty tons of bombs are r~ported to have Inflicted heavy
damage. The Buigap Creek area also was bombed and strafed. Patrol
clashes between ground forces were reported 1n the Bobdubl and Drodubl
sectors. An enemy force of 1.0 fighter planes was intercept ed over
Bena Bena and 3-enemy planes were shot down. Northwest Australi a--
'Banda ~,Area: .On the ·ntg}lt o( 7-8 July 1 Pentoei airdrome at Koepang,
Timor, waS1WI'c e attacked by AIUed planes. In the dawn raid by Allied
heavy bombers , 3 ot 14 Intercept ing Japanese fighter-p lanes were shot
down and 2 others were pr obably destroye d.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.--One British and one
French cargo Sh\p, traveling In a West African coastal convoy, were
torpedoe d and sunk ?0 miles SW ot Lagos (Nigeria) on 9 july. An
Independently routed British carg(l shiP was sunk by a submarin e 600
miles SE of Durban on 6 July. In the Mediterr anean .a British cargo
sbip was torpedoed and sunk 1n convoy about 75 miles W ot Algiers on
5 July.
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Colonel, G. S. C., CaP.taln, U. S. N.,
Chief, Intelligence Group. Asst. D}r., In~lllgence (froup.,
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On Infor mation received- - War and Navy Departments,

To : 1200 Z, 9 July 1943 9 July 1943.
No. 103.
1. NORTH AMERICA.- - Alaska: The bombing attack reported as ot

7 July In yesterday's report occurred Instead on 6 July, simultaneous-
ly with the naval surface action against Klska. Atlantic W of 26th
Meridian: One U- boat sighting was reported In the Si. Lawrenc~l!,
40 miles SW of the western tip o! Anticosti Island on 7 July.
2. LATIN AMERICA. -- In a communique to the people o! Martinique,
Admlral Robert states that he bas been officially notl!led that Hoppenot
bas been designated as high com l!issloner; Robert requests that he be
r elieved as soon as possible.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--On the Kursk front the fighting has reached

a critical stage. Enemy armored units on the right flank have
breached the Soviet lines to a considerable depth N of Belgorod. Red
Ar my forces are fighting desperately to stem the armored units which
are advancing rapidly after the breakthrough. The enemy has also
broken through on tile northern side of the salient and started an ad-
vance. The ultimate Intentions o! the enemy are still masked; however,
the fate ot Kursk now hangs In the balance.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--On 7 July an enemy plane Ineffectually

bombed an Allied ship off Iceland. During the night ot 7-8 July, 2
enemy planes strafed a town In East Anglla.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--A delayed report shows a 61-ton

raid on Borlzzo airdrome by U.S. bombers on 6 July. During the
night of 6- 7 July and the following day, enemy airdromes on Sicily and
Sardinia were heavily bombed by Allied aircraft. More than 300 tons
ot bombs were dr opped on Gerblnl airdrome and Its satellites. Comlso,
Blscarl, Sciacca, and Lucca (12 miles NE of Sciacca) airdromes, and
Paler mo Harbor also were bombed. On Sardinia, Vlllacldro, Mills,
and. PabiWonls (N of Vlllacldro) were attacked. Enemy fighter oppo-
sltloo was very light; no enemy plane!i were encountered over Gerblnl.
6. A81A.--Burma: On 7 July enemy monsoon camps In Arakan
were strafed 6y RAP planes. Cl>Jectlves In Yenancyaung oil fields,
cUves between Shwebo and
ahlp plnc on tbe Irraw addy, and railway obje
WW!tho were &lao attac ked.
ns Ar ea : Enem y
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAC IFIC. - -Sol omo eiiff iiiate d a t 9
July are now
loss es In the Kula Gulf nava l batt le on 6 rs). Phot ogra phs takerr 6
ship s sunk (3 ligh t crui sers and 6 dest roye
l med ium bom ber at
July show 60 fight er s, Hi dive -bom bers , and11 figh ters, 4 medium bom b-
KabUl; 21 medium bom bers at Ball ale; and
20 enem y troo ps attempt~
er s, and 1 dive -bom ber at Buks. On 8 July,
driv en off by U.S. patr ols.
t o land on Dug trl Islan d NE of Rendova were vess els, and the Eno ial
On 9 July, Munda was shel led by U.s. surf ace
U.S. plan es. New Guin ea- .
area , near Ba.lroko Harb or, was bom bed by s In t he Mub oare a were
New Br itain Area : On 7 July, enem y posi
Uon
iiib}'ec:tid t o i"ie rles of IDte ulve bom bing and straf ing attac ks by Allied
rvati on
~es. More than 106 tall! ol bom bs were drop ped's.on Obse ~
Cree k area
HUl, the Blto l River Vall ey,a nd Kitchen by Allied grOWid forc es. On
Hill, N of Mubo, was subs eque ntly capt ured
stra fed by Allied plan es.
tbe sam e date Labu Lagooo, S of Lae, was
U.S. tank er and one .
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHIPPING.-- One Trin idad , were
id conv oy from
U.S. carg o ship , trav eling In a southbOW nne (Fre nch Guiana) on
t orpe doed and sunk about 11)() mile s E of Caye
Trini dad to Reci te, was
8 ]lily . A Braz ilian carg o ship , en r oute from th on 5 ]Illy.
torp edoe d and sunk off the Amazon Rive r mou
For the A. C. of S., G-2 : For the Dire ctor of Naval lntel llgen ce;
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Colo nel, G.S. C., Captain, U. S. N.,
Chief, Intel ligen ce Grou p. Asst . Dlr. , Intelligence Group.
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Qa lllformatiCII rec:elv ed·- War and »avy Depart mente,
From: 1301 Z, 7 July 1843 Waalllnlton, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 8 July 1843 8 July 1943.
No. 102..
1. NORTH AMERICA.-- Aluka : Enemy batter ies on Klska llland de
at North Head and SCluth Head, iild positio ns at Malri Camp , Gertru U.S.
Cove, 1:1111 Llttlll Klska were subJec ted to hea'v y bomba rdmen t by
.urfae a force11 Cll 8 July. Enemy batter ies did not return the fire.
ClD 7 Jul1 tht -~ Main Camp was attacke d by u.S. aircra ft. The
~ cwnte red wftll lJcbt AA fire. Atl.a.Dtle W of 26th Meridi an:
TWo U-boat •llbtlilcs h&ve been report id, one ~ iiilii8 SE Of sable
la1m1 on . ., July md 0111 15 mlles ott tht eastern tip of Jamaica on
6 .Jul)>.
ll. LATIN AMERICA.- -Gove rnor Rapen ne's re&'lme In Frellcb Guiana
te fac!Dr srowtnr dlaaatlllfac:tlon amonc citizen s and officia ls.ls asTbls
flllly
1s the r88Ult of bill Hfllaa l to collab orate wltb native officia
u tbeJ desire , and biB fa.llure to am all pro- Vlphy officia ls.
3. EASTERN EUROPE. -- On the IWrsk front he&'IY fightin g con-

both
tlmles . Tbe tiUimy 18 uaJnc a few ~~nlte of his heavie st armor on ses.
• tile Ore1 IUid Belcor od flaDJal and has achiev ed some minor succes
However, Soviet fortlflc atlcoll In depth ._ve not yet been sertcu sly
peaetr ated. Tbe eneDIJ 's Intentions are still not clear. On tile ed
Kallnl n front, probably In the Vellkl e Lukl area, the enemy la~~nch
a small- scale attack believ ed to be of local slgnltle &Dce only.
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4. WESTERN EUROPE.--D w'!Dr the night of 6-7 July, 6 enemy

planes bombed and strafed polntll In East Anglla.
II. WBDri'ERRANEAN AREA.--Durlng the nl(bt of 5-6 JulY, Blzert e

was boaabecS by 60 et~~tmy planes , Pour of the attsclla ra were shot dOIIUJI.
Qa tile. _ n!Cbt the -DIY airdro me at Qerbln l, Sicily, was bombed
wa.s apln attacke d by
bf AllleclplaMB. Qa 8 Jul1 Clerblnl airdro me . Airdro mes at
U.S. alrcrlft. wlllcb drcppe d over 200 tons of bombs
Bt.cul and 'C0111ta o also .uttere d heaVJ U.S. raids. ·
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,
Oulf, laDdld ll JUce Allcbol'ap, N d a6mda. At the same t1me other
U.S. forceelllldld at 7NW• Beach, B o1 Mullda. ~ 6 .JWJ, 18
~ bombera attacllil4 Readova and e wer e lhot dOWII by AA fire.
ll otber IDI&l1 air acu- S' tiDIIIIJ planes were destroyed. Cft 7 ]Illy,
tbete were 2 -IIIJ air attacka 011 Reodova. In one attack ]apan11e
bombera were eacorted by &6 tlgbter•; the e111my lost 12 plane1. De-
taUs ol tile 11coad attack were not r eported. The enell\1 Is reported
to bave atabllshld en and AA posltiOIII on tbe Borth tip of
~~;Iai!;•~nc!tj~~~~~VIla~waa
i
heavily
6 JlllJ, bombed
patrol. by U.S.
activit) planes.
coatll!ued
ol 9 Japanese bombers anc! 4 flChter•
aather force of 8 Japanese bombers escorted
nldad Allied poetu.a a*'-' a.,. 1..lbu
W and " ' 2 II by AU1Id p~.
Cft 6 ]\!Jy, a force ot ?Nlombent
near Darwin. Intercepting
Allied eliot 40WD 5 bombers snd 2 fighters, snd probably de-
stroyed or damapd 6 other eJJemy planes. Pentoel airdrome and tbe
town ol Koepuc were heavily bombed by Allied planes. Tile Babo
airdrome and Keaukwa Vlllace (Dear Tlmoelca 011 Dutch New Guinea)
were also subjected to llgbt ralda. A clearlnc for a new landing strip
bu been reported at tbe Uta.rom airdrome near Kalma~m.
8. A.CTI~ AOAINST AI I JED SHIPPINO.-- A Dutch cargo ship,
travellng In a Caribbean ccavoy, waa IUDk bJ a U-boat ott the eastern
tip of Jamaica 011 6 ]Illy. A British cargo stup, trsvellng In a West
African convoy, wu IWik by a U-boat SW of F r eetOWII on 2 July. In
tile Inc!I&D Ocean a Greek cargo ehlp, UUlnglndependen tly, was IW1l<
by a submarine 2~ mUes NE: of Lourenco Marques on 6 July. In tbe
Soutll Amerlcen coutal c011voy reported under attack yesterdq, 2
U.S. carro lhlpl and 2 u.s. tanlatrs were torpedoed. No slnlrtnP. have
been reported.
For the A. c. of s., G-2: For the Director of Naval lntelll,ence:
u~J.<f) udt,.,.,
·-- I1 {lJ'[:,~ ~4J...1 ,,((
A.'s. BiA'M"a., A. V. 8. PICKBARDT,
c~1. o.a.c., Capaln, U. S. N.,
Cblef, Jatelllpace Oroup. Alst. Olr ., lllte1llgence Group.
I'
• AIIMYeHAVY
DAILY IIIILL._MCI IIP OI T
Wa r and Navy Dep artm ents ,
On illformatloa received·· Washington, D. C.,
Pro m: 1201 Z, 8 July 194 3 7 July 1943.
To : 1200 Z, 7 July 194 3
No• .l01 .
NCR TH AME RIC A.-- Not hlll& to repo

rt.
1.
· • 2. LAT IN AM EIU CA. -·Br azil lan pollee

auth orit ies bave ord ered
.Bra zills n citlz ensh lp, re-
all Axl s nati<mala, lneludtng thos e wlth
on becauee 'o{the slnkl.ng o1 a
moved from the Igua pe coa stal rest
Br azW an ahlp on 2 July In that vtclnlty .
t larg e-sc ale acti vity
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--On the Kursk fron l and .Belgorod flanks.
on the Ore
coattnues, wlth the heaviest fl&l rt'rcside s app ear to follow wlthout let·
Atta cks and coun ter atta cks by both
~ctstered by the ene my al·
up. No imp orta nt bre akt hrq h bas been n made by his ~Southern
bee
thou rh fUrther min or penetratlOilS baves continue~~o lnelud!llg bom bing
fiallk. Heavy a1r sup port by both side
ind the llDes.
ol sup pllN &ad troo p coa een trat iOil l beh •
WESTERN EUROPE. Nothinc to repo

rt.
4.
nigh t ol4 ·5 July, Biz erte
5. MEDlTERRANEAN AREA.· ·Du rinc the ene my aird rom es at
was atta cke d by abo ut 100 ene my plan es. The
and VW acld ro, Sard lnla , wer e bombed by the RAF .
C&tatlla, SlcU y, aird rom e, toge ther wlth
Dw'ln& the following day , the maijectn Oer blnl
ed to U.S. raid s totall.ng 275 tons
6 ollt a sate Wte fiel ds, was sub rece ived 178 tOllS. Sma ll day -
- of. bom bs, whUe the hub or at Me11111naes at Scia cca, Bis cari , and
lllb t n1d a were made on the aird rom fed Lic ata and Mar sala .
Com llo, &ad U.S. t!ch tere bombed and stra q and dete rmi ned ; som e 110
Ene my opposWao over SlcU y was strall thes e operatlaoa abo ut 40
apt ara nre &Ctlva ova r Ger blnl . 1D
ene my plan es wer e des troy ed.
8. ASIA,··Nothln& to rep ort.

On the
7, SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST Two
...mac ol6 July, a forc e ol4 0 -m y
tsrc eptl ng u.s . planes. On 8 July,
eDIImy fii! Dra we n allo t down bJID . beavy bom bers , and lar p
KabUl 8Dil ,_n .Je wr e attacked br U.S also attacked by u .s . haavy
area "'" lltaltlcL llBultola l1rdzoome ...from Southwest PaeUlc Head·
ll &e-. Aca ot'll
• Ma, Md r M»w..,- Jlpaaese waaeJa wn probebl1
euat IDd 4 ~ ~ Ia tbo aava.l actl<m In Kula 01111. New
Glllaea--New Brltala Area: Oo 6 ]uJy, Kola VUJace (NW ot Silimaua)
iiiil"llila>ii Wiii'i~d to hoavy bombiDC attacu by AUle4
alreratt.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALI.JED SlllPPINO.--A Brlllah carco ahlp,
eo route !rom tbo BriUah lalea to Uruau&J, was sunk by a U·boat
about 460 mllea E ot Nat&l, BruU, <m 28 ,1\u>e. A AOrlhboutod Sooth
AmorleaD coastal convo1 wu hoavUy altacked by aubmartnea &l>oo:t
106 mllos Not N&W on 7 JIIIJ.
For 1be A. C. ot 8., 0-2: For lbe Director ot llava.llnUlllc•noe:
t.-1"J' V}u. t~...,

R. S. BRATTON,
.f! !J.S.f;p-f.-i,/J.t --rr-
A. V. S. PICKI!ARDT,
Col-I, G. 8. C., Captain, U. S. N.,
Chief, IDielllCeoce Group. Aut. Dlr., lnltlllcenco Oroup.
AIMY-NAVY
DAR.Y INTILUGINCI IIPOI T
On lntormat ion recet~- War and Navy Departm ents,

From: 1201 z, 5 July 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1<!00 Z, 6 July 1943 6 July 1943.
No. 100.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Alaska: Camouflaged enemy lnStallatl ons
and tents have been observed on Segula Island. Atlantic W of 26th
Meridian ; One U-boat sighting was reported 20 miles NW of Trtnt-
aaa on 5 July. A possible sighting was reported 60 miles N of Havana,
Cuba, on the same day.
3. EASTERN EUROPE .--Betwe en Belgorod and Ore! the enemy
haB launched an offel1l!lvc apparent ly atmed at' the eliminati on of the
Soviet-h eld Kursk salient. The southern !lank of the oUensive,
anchored at Belgorod , appelll's to have madP some headway ln spite
of strong Red Army resistanc e. The northern !lank anchored at
Orel appears to be held up. The weight and scope of this offensive
are not apparent as yet. The opposing air forces were active In
support of ground operation s In the Orel--Ku rsk sector. On the
night of 4-5 July, Gomel, Unecha, and Roslavl were raided by Soviet
planes.
4. WESTERN EUROPE .--Nothln g to report.

5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.-- Delayed reports for 3 July show
attacks on Catania, MUo, Sciacca, Comiso, and Marsala by Allied
planes. During the night of 3-4 July in a raid on Trapani, British
planes dropped 141 tons of bombs. A light raid was made on Lido di
Roma by other RAF planes. On 4 July, the airdrome s at Comlso,
Gerblnl, and Catania were beavlli' bombed by U.S. aircraft. Heavy
enemy flghter opp'J4ltlon was encounte red over Gerblni and Catania.
Atr-to-a tr bombing wtth clusters of incendia ries was attempte d. •
Twenty- four enemy fl«hters were reported tlestroye d. Accordin g to \ \\
a commun ique, airfields on Crete were raided by small British land 1
\
forces on the ntght of the 4th. A number of enemy aircraft were de-
etroyed on the ground. ·
6. ASIA.--B unna: On 4]uly, barr acks in Melktlla, the airport at

lCangaunc, ratirOiif'Yard.s at Shwebo, and the Shwell highway br idge
Dear the ChiDBie tronUer wer e bombed by U.S. planes. ThaUand --
¥!11p: Premier Tojo baa arrived in "to prepare the
' '
""' policy !nr tho aOI!thern ,..11008·" jop&Dese broaJlcuUI of 5 july
azm........S the cession to Thailand of tho Malay States of ;>orUS, Kedah,
X.IIDW>, and Treacpnu, and tho Bu.r~Mse Shan Slates of Kengtunc and
wane Pan.
7. S0!1I'HANDSOUTIIWESTPACIFIC.- On4July,
In a secoud air attack Clft ReDCiova b)' 18 escorted by
fl&blen, AA !Ire brO<Cbt down 12 bol!!beU· On 5 July, Ba!We .,,..
attacked by U.S. bomb4n. Photot~rapbs taken 5 july &how 78
=
fl&ble~and at lWIUl and 9 medium bombers ot
a~~ On 4
iVlaince of
were active
~~~~~~~~~~
~'the
enemy bar&e movement ln the Lae area, and
270 Japaneaa troops are roportod to have landed near Labu (5 o! Lao)
an 3 July. A small enemy carso veaaol In Vanlmo Bay (E of Hollandla)
was attacked by an Alllad heavy bomber, and was left burnlng and sinklni.
8. ACTION AGAINsT ALLIED SHll>PING.--A small U.S. cargo ship,
trave~ In a local convoy, was sunk by aU-boat of! the west coast of
llalU on 5 July. In the lDCiian ~""a U.S. Llborty ship was aunk by a
jlp&llese subUW'Ino ol>oul 700 nUlea SW of Ceylon "" 18 june. In tho
Medituranean 2 Allled mercbant:Mn are reported torpedoed and Sunk
75 mileS W ot Algiers on 4 Jllly.
For the A. C. of S., G-2: For tho Director of ::avallntelllcence:
-·
fS u·, 1(.,. rf t'J'.P (.../vtd< J.-t.;.·-ri-
()( J 1
R. S. BRATTON, A. V. S. PICK!!ARDT,
Colonel, G. S.C., Capleln, U.S.N.,
Chief, Intelligence Group. Aoat. Olr., lntolllgenee Grotlj>.
AllAY-NAVY
-
•
DAILY INIILLIGINCI UPOIT
On !.nfor maUon received-- War and Navy Departments,

Froml 1201 Z, 4 July 1943 Washington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 5 July 1943 5 July 1943.
~o. 99.
l. NORTH AMERICA.--Alaska: On 3 July, the Main Camp area at
Klska was bombed by U.S. planes. Atlantic W of 26th Meridian: Two
U-boat sight1ngs were reported in Nova Scotla coastal waters on 3
• July, one 30 mUes SW of Hal!tax and one 30 miles W of Yarmouth .
.one sighting was reported 70 mUes s of Halifax .on 4 July. A possible
U- boat sighting was reported 70 miles N of Haiti on 4 July. Tw-:> sight-
logs were reported about 200 mUes SE of Trinidad on 3 July.
2. . LATIN AMERICA. - -Nothing to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.--Both a ir forces continue night bombing
Qf rear areas. On the night of 2- 3 July the port of Kerch was again ·
r aided by ~ Soviet Air Force, and Temryuk was also bombed. The
next night the Soviet suppiy bases of Yelets and Valuiki were attacked
by German bO!'llbers.
4.
. . .
WESTERN EUROPE.- - On the night 3-4 July the industrial area
. · of Cologne·on the east bank of the Rhine was very heavily bombed by
RAF planes. On 4 July, the aircraft engtne factory at Le Mans was
subjected to a 257- ton bombing raid by U.S. planes. Enemy opposition
was fairly strong and AA fir e was slight to moderate. Provisional
enemy losses wer e 18 planes destroyed. Enemy air offered moderate
to litrong resistance against a U.S. attack on the aircraft construction
and assembly plant at Nantes; provisional enemy losses were 28
aircraft destroyed. Moderate to intense AA fire, but no a!r opposition,
'11(&8 encountered in a third U.S. raid which was dir ected on La Palllce .
6. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--A delayed report shows an attack on

rail and industrlal installations at Catania on the night of 1-2 July by
RAF planes. During the next night, Olbla and T r apani were bombed
by British aircraft. On the following day enemy airdromes at Capo-
terra, Ch111VIUI1, AJchero, and Mllis (on Sardinia), and at Comlso
(Blc Uy) were bombed by U.S. planes. Enemy resistance was slight•
•
&, ASlA.••Cidaa: Japanese troop cCI1Centratlona have been reported
l.llllOZ'th apd oiiiiiil Chlna, with soma movement northward along the
~ ··PukaD rauway. Burma: On 3 July, the south span of the
•
. /
\
j .-.
UJttDce brldp wu deatroy ed and the remain der of the ati'\ICture ex-
teaalve q damap d Ia 2 attacks by U.S. medium bombe N. MyiD(yan s,
area waa IMav\q bombed. 011 2 July, warehouaea, barrack
IIICI Ia Cbauk, Pyawbe , IIICI NyaWICII were raided by u.s. planec.
0 were scored on the tlllk f&rm of Syrlam oU refiner y S of
Ralliooo and en e1111mr raU facilltl ea In Thlllbyuzayat during attacks
bJ U.S. beavlea .
7,
'
SOtrl'H AND SOtrrHWEST PACIF IC.··So lomons Area: On 3
July, Vura Vutace near Wickham Aochorage was captUie dby u.s.
forces. Three hundre d Japaneea were killed and the rema.lnder put
to fl.lcht. On 4 July, a force of 18 Japanese bombe rs escorte d by 20
fighter s was Interce pted over Rendova Island by U.S. fighter s, and 5
bombe rs and 4 fighter s were shot down. On 5 July, V!la and Balrok o
were sl:eUed by U.S. surface forces, and also bombed by U.S. planes.
011 the same date the Reilata Bay area was subject ed to a bombing at-
tack by U.S. planes. On 5 Juq a total of 18 Japanese vessels was
sighted In the vtclnlty of SnorUand Island. Included In thiS total were
believe d to be 1 beavy cruiSer , S light cruiser s, and 5 destroy ers.
New Guinea--New Brltaln Area: 011 3 July a force of 8 Japanes e bomber s,
iiCorted by ~s, wUliii ercepte d oe&r Nassau Bay by Allied
flcbters . Tbe ene~ey loet 4 fighter s and 1 bombe r. On the same date
8 enemy bombe rs attacke d Garoka near Bena Bena. The ~nemy air·
fields at Rabaul were attacke d by Allied heavy bombe rs for the fourth
success ive night; about 21 tons ol bombs were df'<lWed and numero us
fires resulte d. Northwest AuatraUa--Bancla Sea Area: On 3 July, the
enemy base at K8n<larl, Ce!ebi s, was aitackeOby7il!red heavy units.g,
Much damage was Inflicted 011 the barrack s and shop areas. Koepan
011 Timor, was also subject ed to aUght raid by Dutch B-25s.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHLPPING.··A U.S. Liberty shlp,
lndependenUy en route from Santos to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was
sunk by a U·boat 150 mUes SW of Its destina tion on 3 July.
For the A. C. of S., G·2: For tho Directo r of Naval Intelligence:
(].f !J.M'/{;.1
R . S. BRATTON,
a vsE:~-~t,·f!
A. V. S. PlCKHARDT,
Coloae l, 0. s. c., Captain , U. S. N.,
Cblef, Intelllp nce Gr oup. Aaat. Dlr., Intelligence Group.
•
c. MMY-HAVY
DAI.Y INTIUIGINCI IIPOilT
I'

From: 1201 Z, 3 July 11143 Washington, O.C. ,
To : 1200 Z, 4' July 1943 4 Jllly 1943.
No. 98.
1. NORTH AMERICA.--Alaska: On the night of 2-3 Jul:.l Kiska Main
Camp and Gertrude Cove area were bombed by U.S. planes. Some hits
were reported, but the reslllts were mainly unobserved due to the over.-
cast. The presence of well concealed enemy AA guns on Segula Island
has been confirmed by u.s. fighter reconnaissance,
2. LATIN AMERICA.--Nothlnc to report.

3. EASTERN EUROPE.--No significant change.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.--Nothlng to report.
6. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- - On the night of 1-2 ]Illy, Palermo and

Cagllarl were bombed by Allied planes. During the following day, u.s.
plan!'s dropped 140 tons of bombs on Leece airdrome and 62 tons on
Grottaglle airdrome, both on the heel of naly. Eleven enemy planes
were destro,ed at Leece. Lighter raids were made on Sciacca airdrome
and Castelvetrano In 'SicUy. About 20 enemy fighters were encountered
over Sciacca. According. to a -comm\qlique, on 1 July .eneln)t dredges In the
Levkas Channel were hU and i1.lflS along the canal banks were sUenced by
RAF planes. On 2 July, a schooner In Kyliene Harbor, off theW coast of
Greece, waa hit by other BritiSh planes. A Ju-88 was destroyed by Spit-
fires N of A lexandrla.
6. ASIA.--Nothlng to report.
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.--Paclf ic Area: On 28 June

the Japaneae base on Nauru Island was bombed by O.s:pl'anes. The
pUots of 10 lnterceptlnc enemy planes appeared Inexperienced and did
not presa bome attack•. 1t waa reported that there was no sign of enemy
activity at Nonllll, In tbe GUbert Group. Solomons Area: On 2 July a
force of 18 ]lpazleae div.bombers escorted by flibters attacked U.S.
forces on ReiiCiova. Later two -ve• of Japanese aircraft totalln& 50
piiDea wen ~rcepted over &mdovs by u.s.
fighter patrols. Six enemy
piU181 wn sbat down, On tbe same date u.s.surtace unite shelled
eJIIDif poaltlQDe at W'ckhpm ADCborap. Our1nr the night of 2-3 July an
sDIIIIJ II&ftl force of 8 upt cru18ers IIICI 4 destroyer s fired 100 rounds
· at R 10M .P'••tlcll, but *Widrew wileD U.S. lhlps returned the flre.
OD.IIa9tbeiao ?' ana~.U,bombed by u.s. plaDes.
For the A. C. ol S., G-2: For the Dlrec tor of Naval Intell igenc e:
· CR.0 63'1.aTON,
.:u;-..=... ·
A V. S. PICKliARDT,
R.S. BRAT
Colonel, 0 . S.C., Capta in, U. S. N.,
Chief, Intell igence Orou,p. Asst. Dlr. ,Intell lgenc e Group .
'
'
v •
b.;;_., •
NMY-MAVY -,~
DAILY IN11LUGINCI IIPO IT
011 lDformatioa receive d-- Wu and Navy Departments,
Prom: 1.i!01 Z, 2 July 1943 Waehington, D. C.,
To : 1200 Z, 3 ]u1y 1943 3]uly 1943.
No. 9'1.
1. NORTH AMERI CA.--At lantlc W ot 26th MeridiAn: A possible

U·bo&t stcbtlnc wu reporte d 50 ililJes~ Of New York City oo July. z
2. LATIN AMERICA.--NothlD( to report.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.~- Kerch (Crimea ) and Tamans kaya, a-

croas the Kerch Strait, were athcked by the Red Air F~ ou tiM n1gh1 C1l
1-2 July.
•• WESTERN EUROP E. Nothing to report.
5. MEDITERRANEAN A.REA.--During the night of 30 ]une-l] uly,

Cac11ar l was sub,lected to an Allled attack In wblch 67 t ons ·of bombs
were dropped . Accordi ng to a commllllique, Blscarl airdrom e (Sicily)
was bombed by RAF planes on 1 July. Further damage was caused
by air attack on the transpo rt hit 27 June; the sblp was lett listing
heavUy to port and blockin g the Levkas Channe l (wester n Greek coast)
011 1 Juq.
6. ' ASIA.-- Burma: Railway yards at Thanbyuza.yat and river shipping

at Mandal ay ~ked by U.S. bomber s on 1 July. -
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFI C.- -Solomo ns Area: On 1 July,

VUa was subJect ed to a heavy bombin g attack. AA poslUon s on
LambeU Pl.,.t•tl oa near MUDd& were also bombed by U.S. aircraft .
Japenes e planes attacked U.S. forces at Rendov a, and Intercepting
U.S. fiptera abot dOWD 22 elll!my plalles. On 2 July, enemy poslUoa s
at Wickha m Anchor-ace were shelled by u.s. surface vessels . A force
oilS ]apues e dlve·bo mbers escorte d by fl.lbters attacked u.s. forces
011 Readova. An enemy surface force reporte d as 3 Ugbt cruiser s
and
4 demoy era bombarded the vlcl.nity ot Rc=r.:l Cove on Rendov a. Up-
Oil belllc enppd by U.S. sblps the elll!my force was reporte d to have
reUnd. Addltl<laal e~~emy forces are reporte d to have landed near
Relcata oaBallta Isabel, and much acUvlt, was noted. New Gulnea--
!!~t~!~Oa were~
!
l ]lalJ. d heaYJes
the airdrom at Rabaul
bomller s, Tbe Lae area
CUCIIIJ mebt- clAWe
~ 111n1Jr at,nfed IDCI Dual1 Vllllp (N cl Nassau Bay) and Logu1
~ 1&,mbed by A11tid pluea. EMIIIJ aupplle a and personn el
. . . .£
at ICe1a PoiDl wue IMo bombo<l. Patrol actlvlty In the Mubo··Komlalum
area .. lacreulaco 111101 a I..U f - of - troops ..... ...COWIIered
3 ID1lu NW of a.,,_,,,_ ~~ ·Ba.Dda Sea Area: On
1 Juq u.. . ..., alrdJ'omeCil1i1Uii- hUVUy atr&liG07
Aw.cl_laoc·l'llllt flcld.tra.
8. ACTIOH AGAJNST AUJED SHIPPINO.··A U.S. I&Dker aalllDc
IDiiepeudeotly from HOUitCD, Tuaa, to Now Yorit City was &unl< by a
V·boat 100 m1lu 8E of Cbal'~at(lll, S.C., (Ill 2 ]Illy.
For tile A. C. of 8,, 0-2: For llle Director ol Naval Inte!Ucenee:
.-!""··,
"I.
a s. JJ,. ...u.,
R. S. BRATTON,
.. ; / '/•'
rfv->;. t I I
~, J 'vt- ,, . I
A. V. S. PICKHARDT,
Colocel, G. s. c., Captain, U. S. N.,
Chief, Intelligence GrOll!>. A..,l, D!r ., Intelligence Group.
I
' AIIMY· NAVY

DAILY INTIUIGINCI UPOIT
Oa IDfarmalicll ...,.,...s•. War and Navy Departmenta,
Fl"om: 1201 Z, 1 11111 1~3 wu~.o.c ..
To : 1200 Z, 2 July 1~3 2Ju!y 1943.
No. 116.
!. NORTH AMERICA.··AU&Illlc W of 28th Meridian: Two U-boat

•lchl1nc• were reported on 3o )une: <ileliiille st. Lawrence Gulf, 40
Ialand, and one about 30 mUes S of Cape Lookout, N.C.
mlll!s W of MacdsleA
2. LATIN AI4EIUCA.··Nothlni to report.
:3-, EASTERN EUROPE.--No B!inlflea.nt change.
4. WESTERN EUROPE.··Nothln( to report.
5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.·-Ourln& the night of 29-30 Juno,

Meaalaa waa heavily bombed by RAF p!a.nu. Oo the foUowln( day
Sel•ca, Borluo, 1.11lo, and Bocea ell Falco airdromes (all In west-
..,. Slci!J) and tbe cltJ ol Palermo were subjected to u.s. attaclts In
wlllcll a tctal elmore lhM 118 '""" ol bombs wu dropped. Enemy
ftcl*r rncUon to theM attaeu waa J.lcht,
5. ASlA.--Nothlnc to report,
7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PAINFIC ..••.

juae, wldle U.B. f ore.a were landlnc on Islands,
-my bases on SbortlaDd, 1"&1&1, 8allale, Popo11111(, and Alu Ialands
were beavlly ebelled by U.S. naval forces. Vlla was also al>eUed by U.S•
.....race liDIIa and attacked by U.S. alrcrllt. The number of enemy air·
-.:rill tblt attacked the u.s. force• Iandin& at Rendova on SO 111110 (er-
troneOI>IIIJ reported yeeterd&y as 1 july) Ia now estlmated at !SO pl..,.,s
ot whlcb 101 are DOW reported abot down. On 30 june the occupation ot
Renclova Ialand was complated. New Guinea--New Britain Area: Early
on 30 j,_, tbe enemy alrdromeial'kiSiiirweii'Oo"'iiiEOifl>fU:l!. heavy
alrerllt. Enemy ponu""" alone the Bltol River and at Bobdubl were
bombed by Allied IMCIIIam bo-rt. Tbt Ylllap ol L<lCW and Salamaua
airdrome were allo bombed and ltraf..s. Allled Cf'OWld force• wh!eh
- at Nueaa 30 juae are - In coalad with tbe e.,. my alOOl&
tile Bllol Rlwr. Qo SO june,
) a f- ftcbtera attacked
lluwtD. dclonl - r a and 2 ftchtera
IIIII"' I d -1111 Tbo - .....,.., at hlloro and
ua. - mtleld at c.pe c~:\ J!Jfl\lttTimor, ..,.. bombed
ft!C:Ittt" •
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by Allled medium bombers. "Pentoel airdrome was also bombed and
a larp fire wu started.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHJPPINO.·-A small Brazilian cargo
ah1p wu sunk by a U- boat 250 mlles SW of Rio de ]anelro on 30 ]une.
For the A. C. c1. S., G- 2: For the Director of Naval Intelligence:
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Colonel, G. S. C., Captain, U. S, N.,
Chief , Intelligence Group. Asst. Dlr., Intelltgence Group.
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I • AIMY-HAVY
Mat ai&Y INriL UGIN CI IUMMAIY
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OlllllfGr'lllld.aa recetwecl-- War and Navy Depart ments,
l'rom: 1801 z, 1 :ru- 11M3 Washineton, D. c.,
To 1200 Z, 1 )'ulJ 1943 2 July 1943.
No.3.
1. NGt\TB AMBJU'CA
L Alulca. · ·Oa Attlllll llad tile few reiDilinlllc enemy are being hWlted
dowa by 0:1. forc:H. At tile 8114 11 tbe perlod, !mown enemy casualt
ies were
1,82'7 ldlle4 IUI4 24 prl8ale ra. Accord ing to capture d maps and prisone r In·
terrop ticaa, the ene1111 bad planned to constru ct a landing field NW of Cape
8abM oa Apttu l811U14. However, comple ted reconn alssanc e of Agattu reveals
DO stcn 11 -1111 occupat1 011 or cOIIIItrucUco.
Tbe eneiiiJ continu es to l.mprov'll and extend his defense s' on Kiska. Dur-
Ing tile mOIItlln ew tellta were let up In the Main Camp, Gertrud e Cove,
anu
a., N~~~~~er oua traiiChe s and revetm ents have been dug, and toward
Vep U'U8.
Vega Bay area.
tile 811411 tile mOI Itll- new buildin g was Wider way In the
nt
Tile orpnlse ttCXJ of tbl8 area, Includin g Vega Point, appear s to be an Importa Harbor
-1111 project . AziiDcr eaaed numbe r of barges have appeare d In Kiska
IUI4 0111be llarbor bellcbea. Some bargea have been also observe d In
Gertrud e
a.,. In the Klska area
c- IUI4 In Vep No -my aircraf t bas been seen
with tbe
cllaJ1ac the moath. n. Salmon Lagoon runway Is clear and smooth
r evetme nts cut Into
except1011 ci the net end. There are S blaet bays or plane
alcle ci the runway . On 27 June a number or enemy per·
tbe bank 011 the north
101111111 were obllerw d wortwJc wltb truckl CXJ the abore ci Zapad Head on
1Jecu1a JaliUid, '""'catt• a poii8Sble attemp t to constru ct a landing strip there.
IDcreaae In eneiiiJ submt.r lne acUvltl es In the western
There hal been a tnarUd
Aleutiaz la, part1cu larly &rOIIIICIIa.tlka. Reinfor cement and supply of
Kiska by
ci Inform ation from prisone rs that supplle s and
lllbmar lne Ia probab le, In view
the
traDipo rtild by tbl.s method to both Kl.ska and Attll before
pe~1 bad be.a
tall 11 Attll.
a.d weathe r tllrCIIIIb tile create r part 11 tbe period gave the enemy con-
Durlog the
lltderab le rellet froiD U.S. alr nlds, wblch ~ 8 for the month.
lilt WM!t, -IIIJ f - 1 IDd lnltalla t1caa 011 Kllta were subject ed to 3 Intense
lltnftn ( nlds, wblch nape! In wellht from 30 to 70 ton.s of bombs.
bombllle IDd
b. Cu.da. .-·AW 60 -ID,J mlnea were 1ald In the vicinity ci H.t!Hu ,
Non ~ tile ftrlt lid 11 tile mtllllb. •
c.
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The al.*bWraive alluaticiD wttbln Wa.r Relocatio n eeo.t.ere c:anttnuea to be
a&Uafactor1. C1UDUlallw repone oltct1rit ies wllh:l.n. theM cent.era: un-
1lldlcat.e
!hal pro-Aalo pooope ba. . -.....a will> .....~rablo aucooa In tho
tomonllnc
ol atrikM and nata, and In tho ot>ctrw:Uon oltho
vollmtHro lor tho Arrtll. lnlormotl on avall&ble
p"""""
dleci-• lor roc~atraUon ot
that Jop&Moa ·Ameri-
C&M are bel.nc releutd from reloc:at1an eent.trl wlth
no Curtber cheek than
their <JWD pei'SCID& 18tattmta t, p~ &a •llm'""' oa ol the W.a ot t.be Wu
a.l...Uo n AdmlAio tnala> and tho PSI. 0.. tho Wool C - , publle reoctlon
per- ap1dt tho ratun> .,...... ,_ r-aa-Am orlA:aa a. Cb&Mola have
bMJl daeowNC I - . .bJ correapondenco and lunda can bo tranamltl
oecllj)led Cbln&, pooolbly to tho borwllt oltho J~j>M~oo. ed to
2. LATill AMERICA
lWfclu\lo n aad lhNala ol revolutio n kept tho L&Un A"'"rlc&n

koDS \lll.Mitlod. In AJ'C9ntln& a !orca o1 8,000 ool~lno overthrowpoUUeal
-r
tho CutWo
IOYernmlnt on 4 June, repl&clnC lt with t. mWtary Nlime beaded by Gent
a.m~.-. wlllcb Ia """ rec:ocnlsed by au tho COWlll'lOO ct
raJ
lpboro. Tile DOW ao.... .- baa
will> tho
p...,.._
Amorte&n a.publle a and baa -
tho Weotom Hem!·
U• ~otro to coopo""" mon lllliJ
lnqulrlea abou t--
Amorte&n lead·leu o arm1 and oU·4rllllllc •P""'"'· Euopt lor lhoae acta,
and lor .....Uictlnc Axw comm\IDl caUOM bJ problbiU nc tho uoa ct cOO.
In
rtWIIo - - · tho Oow ,_ baa coaoeotr attd on ~-au. poUUea
not depo.rtad !rom tho "no\ltl'al ltJ" pollcJ o1 Ita prodoeeo oor. In CbUo aand baa
cabiDet crtolo loU- lho ,..st.,.atl on ot Porotc>J lollzUOitar Woraloa. PooalbiJ
IMriDC a rtpiHt coup IDd dN1rlnl to Ioree tho blclterln ( J..eftlat elements to
unUe boh!M 111m. CbUoan Pnt-1 Rloa oppolnttd a temporar y ~mlnlatratlve
coblnol Will> a m!Uta.ry ll&vor. AnU·Oow nunent plot& wore UM&rlhed In
!c~, wbeN anlaetpl enl...,olu tlon wa reporlod, aad
In~ whore 8
mea Lnc:ludtnc a termer Wv aor.a..ter hawe bMn arrellted durlz:lc Prealdea
t
loloril>lco'• - In tho u - - · 1/ocaallr raed rumora oro c:urrem In
Brulllan otllelal drl:lea In IUo aad Wublnet on !hal a plot 1o brtwln& &&aln&t
tho v......, Nf)me.
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In Martinlqll8 Admiral Robert's rule was threatened by rebelllon among
Army troops stationed outside Fort de France and by activities of the local
population seeking a change of gover nors .
In addition to continuing submarlrur activities In Latin American waters,
capitalizing on International dl!fe r ences In the area, and fomenting feeling a-
galnat the United States, the most pr obable line ol enemy effort would appear
to be the promotion of movements threatening the Internal stabUlty of the sever·
al states.
S. EASTERN EUROPE
In the northwest Caucasus the enemy's Taman bridgehead remains prac:U-

cally unchllnged. The fourth and latest Soviet offensive against the bridgehead
lasted from 26 May to 8 June, and ther e bas been no serious attempt to r educe
It since. Tile enemy bas shown no signs ol abandoning his holdings, and It IS
believed he can continue to deny the Soviet Black Sea F leet Its badly needed base
at Novorossisk.
Along the southern Iron\, which lies mainly along the Mlus River and the
middle and upper Donets, heavy reconnaissance r aids continue. A r egrouplni
of enemy forces leads to the conclusion that the boundary between the Army
Gr oup Center and Army Gr oup South of the German forces Is considerably
farther south than hitherto reported; It now appears to pass just north ol Belgorod.
Oo the southern part ol the central front, the Kursk salient remains In Sov-
Iet hands, but the enemy-held Ore! springboard stands as a constant threat to
any further penetration by the Red Army. Several minor Soviet attacks against
the Ore! salient trom both north and south have failed to penetrate seriously the
enemy's defenses. In the north a heavy Soviet attack west ol VeliJ<Ie Luld made
sUght gains which enemy counterattacks have so far lalled to e r ase. The weight
ol the best offensive troops ol both armies IS poised on this front; however , no
lndlcatlon bas yet been given as to whether or not an offensive w1ll be launched
by either side.
On the norther n front the Soviet attacks have been made In some strength
In the Staraya Russa area, but without apparent success or more than local ,
significance. In Leningrad, the Industrial sector continues to suller from enemy
long-range artillery !Ire. In this area the driest Ume of year lias arrived, to-
gether with the shortest nights; there are practically 24 hours ol daylight along
the entire Flnnlsh tront. An all-out attack on Leningrad Is a posslbUlty within
the next few weeks. Along the Finnish front, small-scale reconnaissance raids
up to a compatty In strength continue.
Enemy activity In Norway remains unchanged. Fortlllcatlons are being
pushed at forced speed at Roroe and Storen, both Inland places. Consider able
Ger man forces were reported to be concentrated at Verdalen, about 50 miles
northeast d. Troodhelm. FeveriSh German activity In relnlorclng the lortWca·
tloaa arOUDCI tbe Fornabu airfield, near Oslo, Is &lao reported.
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-~ Regraded Unclassified
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sa..:. w ~ cl ~. t1w ocalo cl o!lort by .,. Clllpcolnc air forees

WU ..,bh«'"'''IIJ lDereurtd, bolh ln tactScal operatlou aM in atrattflc bombtr.;g
oetl'lltl... Tbo ~ olcDI11aet feature cl OAF oetl'llty wu lht IJllltlr.& ot lcq;-
, _ bolllbor oalta, pNYiouOJ1 uoed oc tiWI tr<>m O.:IDOit oacl.atvely In c!lroct
._.,rt of milll&rJopo-. tooporatt u a ouas.sic air fo,..,.. ~
u. moacb raida OD lnduatri&l tal"pte wwn auAI.itled OD a e-or..atderab!.l ~.
c--~n~ - a _.,. raid on Xurslt 011 2 J...,., lht OAF txtendo4 Ito opora-
tl-loll>t 'lltai!D4uotna!UMII alooc the Volp. Tupto for ntcnt O!W:U by
IOOC·,_ boml>!or• taelu<lod Yaro&lavl, Oorkl, Sontov, 1M ahlpptnc naar
Aatra.lthan. AIOOC the vartoua lrarta, pa.rticu)uly btblnll tllo llovl4t Une• from
Orel ~. tac:t1c&l elOM·aupport foreea opert.ted 1n haraaalnC a.t.tacks
apJnat eommunlcaUCN and airdromea. 1M Soviet Atr Fore• mal.ntatned
boalblq IIOd lltriiiJlC atlaclta <1UJ'IDC ttw montll ap.lnlt l<ay ralloent.rs, con-
centraUon pointe, aDI1 alrdromee; the main wel&ht <1lhe. . ttforta centered 1n
lht -wr wast cl oro!.
4. WESTERN EUROPE
0u.r1.nc the ttnt halt o1 June, enem,y a1r wu fa.lrl.y actlvt over Enaland,
with ralda '"'~ clayo or nlCIWIIIOd mainly ovwr ooothoUt coutal .,.,u. Apart
!rom ocattarecl JJcbl ra!da, OAF effort lnclu<lod two aharp dayUChl ral<l• cn
E - . . . (14 10 18 planes), a ntcht attacl< on Plymouth (10 pl.wta), IIOd tne
boalblaf cl Orla>Oby by ~ -Jill' alrcralt. A low pl.wtl Nacbod lht L<>Ddoa
. , . . CD 2 ~· Ia the latter part of tbe morM, ..WmJ &lr acttOD was much
- ; tho ODl1 a1sa1>1e ral<l, by 15 planea, wu ~ Oil Hull. LOilC-._-.
boalbere froiD BCII'd8aus CQIIt:lnued adift II:& zoecor:"'''etae. ott the Iberian
. - , ...S - a - attacl:a oc altlwll>c· Tbooo -natvo oeti'IIUea ""'1 be
-'"<! 10 .-lmlo, with parbope aomo taeroua.
- - lht lzlt.oaiW,od AIJl,od bomblaf _ ,.. apiOit lht Men "' the
ADa wv ~Dtutrr, the eDttAJ -.ema to ha" ""'" prlort{J ln a1r defeasive
- - • IO"IIda tram. To accomp11ob th1a ...k, fiChtar liN~ haa not ollly
- . me•ntateect but au...,,,u,me.J'81.111d. To •ome eX'ent the •1nlle-enctoe
ftebl,or ,....,. haa - ~ ~ trallllfora c1 llnltalrOID lht !aa!A!rn
FI'CIIl. llonftr, tho clllel p.ID In llcht.tr IINnctll has bton &cCc>mj)llabed
lbrGuCI> lllllltllll prado>ctla> Uld -trattnc on fiChtlr ouq>ut. It ta 6Yidont
atao thol tho ofleetlvonoU cl urlal d o - has bton Imp rOW<! tllr-" trana!er
ol RIDI ol tbt blat pllot.l to thS8 tbeabtr. The en1my'1 1ml)rOYenMnt ot warning
.,_,.., tho - 1"1'- o f - fleht.r tomlcJI, 1M lht Lncrot.UCI armament
of Ida ap~oro - ll1tn!oe ~ 10 • 10udl atrcncor dole-. Ntcbt
~ ._.. - . . - l o r - 1-•
cl tho A11la4 In nllht attacu. Tbo
_ _, •• - - . . - ltlo JdCbdl poiAt "" u ~. - · • u.s. ral<l 00
a.l proo :· 11 tbl ~ Ylo1llal &lr 'b&Ule d. u. war. Won than 226 eDt=f
, - o f aU 1JPM _reel_,_-; 7& nro aiiOC down.
......... " ,.. ...-Am12wv . - , .88 Yat,

Folkoorllll a lall of - dap - . . lht A!Ueo ronowod lhtlr
Ia W_,.l,...opo. Tbo RAT
- 11 - ...... - · 7 " ' - ...... 1\llbr, - pa.rticularl.J ......,.
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.::et/4-· Regraded Unclassified

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1>oJIIbtllf o1 DuMRI4o rl, XNfold, and w._rul .
ll>cl..s.<l .uacu .., Brn:en, WU!wlm.a
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Silt ~arp d&yllcll1 r&lda by
bawn, Hula, """"'~'~>• and
U.S. bo-ra
St. NU&ln. O.r man ~lda ln France raoetved several &ttael(a.
Tboo - ol .Ueet!w lltrenctb at German ro...,.,s In Tronce and 1M Low
c-... Dow - a total ol •• cllvW!ono aa compared w!lb 35 In way. nu..
- naulta !rom the !Delualon, ID the UUIDA'-, ot tr.,_ alnady In Trsoee
but DOilwN< don ccmal4ere d u ,...war eombal untts: 3 Luft....t!e !leld dlvl·
atau and 10 d1vlltona wtdcb bavt been under reorganlz.aUon 1n Prance for
aaveral monlbs to replaeo unl\11001 at SIAJJn&rad. Somo Gorman unlt.s bav.
bMa ~from rnuce to aouthem Eurcpe durlnc tbe mmth; ... Par. 6, beJow.
Ollhe « cllvtalono, 20 are """""'.,.. (IDelucll.o& 6 Panur dlmloos) , 3 are
~ llald dlorlo'-, IV aro d&fenl1ft, and 2 are unld<!lllU'-<1. Sewn II&IJ&n
cll..wtcma (a .seen- ol I) aro ltlllln ooutheUie rn France. The dlspoolllon ol
Ax18 forcea eont.tnuea to lndleate dtfenatve &1tr).8, although a thrv.st through
8p&ID moat ltlll ba considered u a capal>Ully.
C~ IOI"U'catl cno wW nldentl7 play I ma)or role 1.0

German de!onol. .
plaDo oaclare C&lll4rod ....,....Sihe lmportam pona, wb!A:h are pro<ecled oca1J>a1
M1lell !rom all dlnc:llono . All po\lnlliJ landlnc b&achaa are &lao heavily de-
fended. C~ d&fonaao are In en•• deptb, aat.ln<llnc 20 mUoe Inland at criU-
cal ...... ThouCh lhero \1 oome olaekoniD& ol work on lortlllcaiiODII alone Ills
Allaoalc, wtdeh are &lJ'eady ID an - - otote, Increasedtoellort.s are belnC
put GD tbl Mediterra DND e~ wbtre much work nma.lD.IJ be ctaoe. At
prMeDt Port Veadrea, Cette, Martet.Uea , aad TOI.lloo .-zoe po1nta ct ma1D
atttndca,
while bNdl d&lenaao are beiDC erected priDe~ In lhe Couo--Po rt Vondraa
aroa, ,...too ol lbo moe! """"aall>le Land1n& baaclwo.
,....,.. and~"' 111o c - from

toll ~ADa~• • ,. ,,,,,
·-to
Jlanl q>oratlcna 4ur!Dc Jw>e coafora>e<l 10 lbo pao1
c..........s
patWr.n.
tate ~and
Lli)>l naval
to baa.,
e<IIVOJ"' pu.stac up and 4oft tbe Du&cb
cOOl\. nu.. ..U'IItJ liM, ID filet, b&aa oo ._.aofla l tho1 aecor41DC p!J«c>-
~ reecen·•e ·nce u.. O.rmana 1.re appa.renlll dtve.rt1ne ahtppt.Dr
from
-rd&m to otber pona, oopoclall1 Emden, alll>ou&h Rot\lr4am lo by far lhe
At-
- - port ol eu1rJ for eblpmea\1 lnlelldo4 lor lbo faclortu ot weolorn
Oor-.
a1r- alllbo _.., UDI!a ol lbo Ger man lloolare etlbor Ill barboro ol
_ , H--r or In lbo Baltla, - ... lheJ are pnaumab iJ aa1er !rom AUlo4
lblzllbof would be In North Boa porto. Tboo poooii>Uil1 romai.Os ol
lbo ao.........• IIIIIIIIDc _,.,.. - ol oomo otlbooo ohlpa.
Tile I ;I wtCI' ol -llorla waa brooCbt oboul prtmariiJ by air bo"'bard·

- . Allied -.. - · op1Mt lbo t.olal ld- !rom 100 a clay at
lite t I' '"' ol;,.. to ovv 1,700 - · cnlO J-, wboo 2,000 tooo ot l>OIDbl
r SECRET
wer. ~. OD the followS.DI d&J Heiiii.J forrcet: m the lalaDd aUI'1'8DdeNd un-
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cON''"cmUr. A1r a.ttacU wrt lmmedte••11 btfUD ap1Qat 'amptd•"t, wb1cb
- - oa IS June. llbolllllr b)ooanl I - ooatrlbUied 10 tbo - 011 both
Oo>lJ oo tbo lut 1ft dap bolore tbo lolonda leU were Alcle p...,..
aDd tbe1r acttoo waa lDeffecttw. Tb1s lack ol air def--. wu due lD 1arp part
-~rod,
to .,ate matle AWed bombinc' or eaem7 airn..lda: oa SicU,, S&rd.ln1a, t.nd touthern
Italy, wbicb c.ant1Du.ed with f'eiU,larlty th.rou&bout tbe maotb. Offena-lvely, eDt my
..Uvllloo . .,.. Umllod to a ,.., llciU bombii>C raids "' A1Uod pona &Dd ahlppll>(
alOQC' the Afrlean caul. Alda planea m.a1Dta1Ded cloee recoon•IMPnc• over the
North Afrlcaa eout and tbe 8lcW&n CbanDel.
While tbo malo ••llh•

<t Allied bombii>C raids loU "' ....,, alr11oldo, maoy
&ttaCke were made em ra.11road and I.Dduatri&l tnsWl&Uons, ~ porta aucb aa
Olbla, llaj>~. IUld Loll>.., IUld eapoc1ally m lbo lorry termini at t.le881na (lO
bomblop, tctaUac over eoo tens), Reulo <11 C&labrlo, IUld San Giovanni. Axle
ficbter oppoaltloo to these raidll, wb.Ue reJUlar, varled 1n stre.ncth from t few
plaoH to a maximum ol aboullOO 1D a tlnele da7.
For U. ttnt Ume, 9rltiah botnbers atumled. between E~ and North

A!r1ca, mak1nc' raJda c. Fr1ed.riebaha1en, Germany, oa the nlght ~ 20-21J~m~t,
and, em. tb8 retu.rn fllcbl, bombtnc the Italian naval b&N at Spez1A on the nSab.t ot
23-24 June. Spezia, ~ tbo maJor put <t tbo Italian fleet, bad boon
bomb6d go & June by U.S. pl&Dee. Toward the end of the month., onta\Y aJ.rdrcunea
at ~ and Atblne ".re rasGed 1ft the tlTBl maJor Allled attacia 1n th1a area..
S:ot.aq abipplnS tn the Aepan Sea and oil the weat coast of Greece remained
W>dor attAck bJ baraaaiDc raids cd RAF planes.
Enemy ahJppinC 1n tbe Aeceao and ln Lbe couta.l waters ol Italy, SleUy, Sar-
the 2 p""""""
dlola, and l"nace eoatiai.Md to flufte.r trom .u.clt by Allled eubmarl.Oea. Aa 1n
lllOCIW, thoNI wo.e ltttlo clwl&e Ill tbo dlopoolU<III cd lbo Italian
lloet. l4aiA on1to cCilllnuod to be based at Spezla, <:m tile northwest coast, IUld at
Tarulto, 1D aouthera. ltaJ.J. Uttle or no oppo~~ltloa. wu otfered to sbippq ....pa
alllllo 8lcUiaD IUld 5arci1Dian c - u by Allied llciU D&vallmllo. Co Sl IUy U
. . . ""&led that tbo l'rench oaval sqtWir<a at AleJw>drla, IDcludlnS 1 old
benlea~. 3 beaVJ crui.Mra, lll&ht e.rulaer, 3 destroyer•. and 1 SUb.m&ri.Oe, had
jolood the Allloo.
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lludlld &- ON 6 - d l - (S llold, 2 - . ! ) , ud I
• a..- a-.
... -011 <honill& ~ ........ 1 0 - Allia l - I D t i l e - · 'nloN

OU'Mit oflort 10 drift t i l e - - 11110 tile ........W .. UD·
......,..-from
dor tile e i r e - , - t l a l -nl a <I ltallM or O.r man troope
-be
or rtac- t i l e - . - •-....a tac tile rema~A~a~ toreu
<I._ _ _._~ tbo Mp&o ..... Ill tbo
llralkaM lllld tM ~ lal:ude. ww,,. CrN aZid u. Dod a • , u. Ger·
from
.... ..,.. ,.,...,,,,'C lS 4tftaloM , lDc:l&Xbtc 1 Puzer (recetlllJ IDOW4
otreocth Ia
rr.-), I motorlle d, ud I Lultwalfe llol<l dlmlon. 'nlo Italian
.,._rlc& IIJ oou!J twloe ao lftll ao tile O.rman, c<XIIIItlne <1 Sl dlvlol"""
aad MIDI en' ea· 1KIItl:, or ~11 700,000 IDIIl.
Tbtlbtll au llaw ~ & ao,a.lA'b =niM Artllf, ec;aaladAc ol4 reel-
---a
- wlt.b a 1«&1 otreactll ot about 8,500 moo. Tlda Ioree Ia , _ , commAIId
ba. . llollll IIPIIu'M '101-r betlallono ol Alhaolao Fuellt WWI1a. A bal

,..._ Ia al8o boiDI t....-ID Albeala. Cr<IOIIa soulb ol tbo Ban Rlftr
llllll.ta r7- bf tile a.......... - s dl¥1ol- ., c-t por-
IIIJlaol
<I ao Italian - f t l wboolo a o o - chllf <I ltatl lli·ID Albaolao. Till Woolem
- I , ...,ladlac Wolle,.. ud VolUc!eu tKIII, ba.. bolo ra1Nd lor tile O.rmao
ArJD7. Bulprla conu-o to c..-rate with tile Am, IDIIntaJ.ohcommit
on Iormor .Jucoalav tarrllor1 . Allhoueh Bulprla Ia etlllllrm ly
tbt Am, = · =1
lC e dl\'1.1101111
~ to
1 lllu Az1a ftc.tol7 1a crowtnc weat.tr and there t. appre-
- roprclloc lbo -.,tile Dllloo.
e. ABIA
L Cbiii&.·•ID COJitnl Cllloa, tbo soulb - ol tile Yaoctze Rlftr bal

bolo~- -
llftl- "'
<1 Ku-tu-llb lb (acr- tile rt... r from Shaal),
su.. <1 a -u br"'l . . _ - I t a lcbuc. 'nlo CblMIO liDo Ia
-ai r-
wllll tbl
- ·=' od ot BQ.b>-llldll. ~ - llaoholeD. DvlnC the
• • Ia lhl porkld <I _,., wllhllran .l, )OptM1t " ' - conciJitr atl..,., lntll•
how area . .,.. oliiCtlvoiJ II·
IIIII-
part. ud -Jr polatiiiD tbo Icbaol:·-8 baii--Yoc
.....S bf ~ piuloo. JOptMit air lorcel eoodOJCie't lhne boo'f)' rl1dl
. . . - AJIIod Ia CliiDa: . . 10 • • 26 :>J- qalut ltle1low
la~..al4~...- ~ ud'"' 16., 38p-o
plolt
x
-
-
•m Ia ~. Too JOptMit wcnft wore cleou-.,..S bf
lolel'OIPIIOI u.a. pl.uleo.
b.
...... I
---lleopltlo ..-
- . , i7?.,w.srm 11 ~"""- ~~wma ....
11-1 0 81amlro m Tballl>, ...,.t bal
-l7-
~ bJ - · · )lpoMit rallud
'bf U.l. ,.._., " • •or, TIUI, ud 11J1a0u1 WIN IDIIa larpW.
NCOntl:J
a.ua - -lalcll or ~IJ so llllloo out ot JSO, 1114poilU...
Tbo rail·
-rod 4 II·
lhl.fol>a·
... . . - . )OptMit
....... - · ..... of!_ t o - - - tilerepoUoc11
-
Ia ._ Qlloloota ... MaU., ... ..,. -
-"'-do&"' ..
J 6 ~ lllld lfWa tor thl -
-
tbl ,..-., - · from-
7 'bf tile RAr. n.
<1 tile = moooa. ~!rom 'ric...-
10
r ,..
potrol oettrltJ 1D the Chin lllu., ~ --11&1 bawo bM11 MCIJcll>la.
c. llldliA Ocean.--A .Jopenooo ploM a- <><er Cocoe ~ em 4 )llllll.
Tbla ~liiiiiiliW ol 8uoda SL-alt, Ia a cable NI&J owlor1 and polemla.l
aiJt>ue aWiwa7 b e - Coylaa and W-n> AI>O\Rlla.
d. Oonorai.--Thero are oo IDdlcoU0110 poiDU.oC 10 UleMI" -ll>l'

operaUCIGI ~ In cbe lmmecf:tare tutut.. Duriac t.M moai.b theN tr1.1 llttle
cbaliCtt tn Yaaehukuo, where the KtnDtur!C Azrtl1 contlzluea to preaent & poaathle
IhNat to Sthe ria.
Dllrlll( \he tnUM m<mlb, no enoD>)' ploMa were ro~ &lrbome In

Burma, Thall&nd, or Indo-Chino. The &baenco ct )apanoM olr acUvlty In 111o
area may indleate an intention to uee tbe IJ.rcn.ft tleewhert, operational dU-
tlcul.Uea durlne the monsoon, or lln e.xtreme neceutty for eOtl&ervtnc &lr re-
lourC<II. ShlpplnC activity In both lllo Burma and InCio-Chlno aroao ol>owed a
de<:llne durlne lhe month. Tho eoemy wW probablY ell cullllo moaaooa In
Burma &10111 &pproxlmatety lllo pre.. nt llru!o.
7. SO\J'rH AND SO\J'ri!W£8T PACIFIC

a. South PacWc: AreL--EDemy e.ct1v1tJ on NoouU, Btru, &tid Nuk.uzw4
and \hepoaolbli constn>Ctloo ct a l&ndlJ:& otrlp oa Onotoa were re..,alad bJ a
....,...,...._ ct 1111 eoutbtrn Gilberta oo 21 and 2S )liM. !!OOII>l' buea at
Tarawa and at Nauru.,.,... raided by cw- a1Kraft oo 17 and 18 • • rupectivety.
b. Solom- Area.--0.. thtee occuloaa durlll( the morllil larp lo""'•

olfllOmy ~rat( ;;;oae-- """r AUI4d - · In theM ralda s-rceptloC
U.S. plantl a.•M:Jt down 34, 35, aod 17 enezey a.lzoer&ft, Nlil)eCUftl1, ud 17 more
o01my ploMo wore deotrored 1>7 M lire durlll( lbe IUt rail!. JoP'z>o8e bUe8
11 .K.ahlll, BtJ.lale, lolunda, Vllo, &Ad Rekota Bay WON 1\lbjee<ed to beavy bomb-
Inc a~lul lhrqbout tbe m...U.. 0.. tbe IUt day ol tbe morllil -ll>l' -
In \he Now OoQrJia cr- woro ~ked bJ U.S. oaval, &lr, and crcund willa.
c. New Guinea--New Britain Al'ea.--Japaoooo aircraft wore l&lrly

active overtlii area diu1iiiiJj8 perloo.-'l'ho oDOmy &bowed oapecl&llntereat In
\he Bone Bona area, and bomb9d AWe4 IJlat&ll&U""' at Morob&, Oro Bay,
Dobodura, Bu!ldoc, and Port lol""aby. Tho Wau and Wubo areao roc:otved more
lllenUon than otlwlr AUI4d·hald locallUee. A oow Jopazlo. . alriS.ld ...... obaerved
uadtr c-..uctloo at Toben, 8 mile• SW ol ~. Ill \he ~ ON&. l!:DOII>l'
lll'flekl8 at Wtwak, L.le, "''e'"'l, and R&bt.u.l nrt avbjtc~ to ecaatant
ha&VJ bombiDI and atrafiDC attaclal by AUI4d alrcnlt, and OIIOD>)' pDOIUooa on
Oreoa Hill Ill lbe lolubo ,._ wore atralod and bombed 1>7 tJcht bom~t
aircraft on ..._......, occutcmo. T......S \he ood ct lbe m<mlh lbe arrival ct a
- Jlpueoo -'"'Ill lbe 11u1>o ana p .. I~ to 3 · - oo AWe4
pollllcm• &lonC L&balll& !Udp. TbMo - . .,. replllood wllll oubolaatla1
too_,-.. 0.. tbe lUt ~ ol t b e - - poilU""' alone Naaoau Bay
.... - 1>7 Alllood ··!Nauo r-.
1» ( c - o o pap 10)
....~.11~
e~ET
•
CUM!NT ESTIMATE 0' AXIS 'OitCt:S, .JULY I • 1943
-
,_ ,_, (DWI1lons)
Germa n, Total(o, 2HI: o, 61; A. 4.3; L, 21; u. SJ . 34 2 ltalaan, Tolol (lnC!Judtol 2 Wbl, 1 Pteht, 1 Ll
Mmd, alld 11 c.outa1 m.,.> •• 14
&..oc.attd lll:
RQNI.a (0, 104: D, 24; L. 14) , •• , . , • , , ••
Oen:wt1 {0, a;
D, 0; A, S8)
Pruce 6 Lowland.~ (0. ». o:
tQ.' '3:' '2) : :i.. 0,
8&l.kaM (tn:I. ON6C!e aliCl Crele}(O, St; 0, 6; L, 1)
....,.
2Qa Lacat.od ln:
ltalJ (lDeJ. I Preh:t, 1 Ll Ar md, and ~ COUC&l)
fJScll.' (\nc.t. 5CouW.l• . . . . . .• · • · · •
16 8u4WA 6 Cor•t.ct; (*-I, .tl Cou!1l>- . • . •.
17
10
•
HornJ {0, 6: D. S; 1., 1) • . • • . • . . • . • . • )ueoi.LJV\A {lOci. 1 ~1,) • • • • • • • • • • • • 16
PoJ.Itld (D,a; "·
o.: L. a: u,
1) ••• • •••••• 10 Oreeot & Aep&ft. , , • , , , • , , • , , , , • 11
Ftnlatd{O, 'I) 7 Ftt.nce (.Incl. 1 Wbl &tid 8 COU\ll) • , , , , , 7
twy, steu, .~w.·(o,t,:::::::::::
O.~mark (D, 2) . . . . . .. . ..... .... •a '
Albt.nD.. , , • , • , , • .• • • • •• • ••• 0
•
\
(()o()ttfNSlvt; O.O.tlltlllive; A..Ada:dnl.tnt!w: Jocrantu, (ocll.I.1N 1 BTl&', l2 dtP<Il Dl.,.,
L-L...nwan.•; U•UaldttltUl~ Tofal 181'11: Jtt;rtf, $ cav Brtp, 1'1
·E~woe~. to eoctAJ.c b'«D a.ooo
to 10,000 m4!1, ltld tnlJUI<I Bl"'p, AJ.t.tUAA 'l"Uk
w1th the t.lanoe •mocc combat aru 110rma.l to For<:e. l' Border Oa.trLeOM, •
a~~lnf Div. and t!repoftr rtlall\lt.ly hlp. for 3&4,b Oani.ICill Tpe) , • , , 64
itt atrtflil.ll. Not heretofo-re l'!Cluded ln C!U'Ntll
eelJ.It:ltleiJ Ol (rOIIPd rorcu. Located lA:
.Japaa. ~. KorN, .Formcu, ,.\lel.ttiAn::l
(~. 12 ~ Dtn, 1 R.ert. n:
Sa ttllltt tEuropton ), Toro1 ...... 93 20~000 GarJUOc 'I'P*. Ale~
'l'ul: Forco 00,000 Tp•}, 21nd
Rownallilll (1a Ruela 1g 0, 4 D; r:r.ille4 Brll!l~ , •. , .. , • , . 11
~~00,20)
Hwlpl1an (1ft Hquy 12 0, 2 D:
lftR\IPla!IO, <ID) . . . . • . ,.
Bulft.rl&D {ltld. 1 Armd, l ~uiv. Cav,
•• 0 •••••
.,
2< ..anclv.irla (exeJ. 1 cav Btl&:, 12 n Rqu:,
250,000 O&.r-rLIOft 'I'PI-o 13 kr<lu
Oa.rrtaona•} • . .• . .. . • . •
Cb.klll (•xel. Uo l#S tn1:qci Brt£a, Z C•v Briel,
..
Md t *¢111'1. MUI D1v,), , •• , • , •• 31 2Tk Rf!U) , , , , , • , , , , •· 23
FiMiab lucl. 1 CaY, 2 CA, 1 Mtt~, llo.t~ . lDdo<bl:ll., Tb&U&nd, Burma (noL 1 Tit Rei\,
ar,d I W Brtc-} . • . . . . . . . .... 13 10,000 <larrl.too 'I'P*) •• ' ••• 6
••
Cl'O&t {lncl. l eq-.liv. YUI Dt.,}• . . • . • . .NIJ.tp, K.&J., 8\4~, Solom.oc:u~ ,
Slcm.k (Ulcl. I Ln ftwa.la) ••. .•• . • .
Seri11M (W sw. o~. *Jilt.,, t.o 1 Otv) ••••
... . 1
AIJIJ&Ipi..'MJI, J.U.Dd&to• (~1. 1
Brie, l 1#1 tni;qd Brie, 3 Tit
"""""" (...... .....,.u.~. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
..........
beta-, liM,OOO Garl'U<Io Tp.), •
~~~o~~T~~·~: · 0
•
10
•
.
AIR fORCU NAVAL FORCU
.,.,..
NatlooaliiJ
"·- p ..... Sonleo....
o,,.,..
,..
3 0}•
llaJlAA
7 (I) ~-
10
-
C&rdt.ta 6
.. . . . . .
......
·-
. . . &t.YJ'CNSMr• 6 (l) 2(1} 14
O.rmao ••• • •.•.••.
... . . . . . . .
......... . .. .. . . . . . .
• • • • • • • 0 • • •
6100
De....,...
mo L..ptCNlMr•
1.~··
• 10(1}
~!' (10)
17
:
•v....l l Ulldltr ,..pUr, aMwo 1n p&J'el1'\hMH, an
~ td&l....
ltoM·U. .... · · - - ........, d t.l.rl:nlt 1ft
.seb8ift ti nMnt lire.raft. 'f'n1n..
lachdtd ta m. ~- tm'ormaUoa oo tht. pa&nt 1.1
~for Jl.puleae ~-
.,... utWIJ, ...S tniUpolrt alrcnft are &180 ac.l:uded. DOt ,.c m tor .c.uw ..~.
Wort U.. 60 are torpe40 boar.JI,
-
action al
cl. NO!'tlnrest Austr alia··B ancla Sea Area. - ·Tbe caly enemy r s escor ted
c-qu ence wu an attiCi ZO ]111111 on barw tney2 8 Japan ese bombe
8 bomb ers and 4 fighte rs.
bJ 30 ftcbte re. lDten :eptlD ( Aw.c l pl&Ms abet clCIIrn 2 In the Celeb es and 3 on
Five IIIW eoeiii J airtlel cle were obeervecl 1n the area, e, Babo, and Maka ssar
Tlmo r. Enem y buea at Kenda rt, Koepa ng, DUll, Nablr
were •ttack ed bJ Aw.c l atrcra tt.
e. Gene ral.--T he force .of the Japanese atr offensive was blunted by
Is aWl capab le of carry ing
heavy l088es In the Solomons area, but the enemy areas may bave
out occas ional beavy rald.s. His abWty to resist In forwa rd
by consta nt Allied bombi ng and strafi ng attack s. In
been somewhat d!mln labed
to Impro ve and
rear areas , !rom the Gilbe rte to the Celeb es, he contin ues
develop his alread y strong poeiU on.
s by U.S.
Japanese mer chant shipping contin ues to suffer !rom attack
sinkin g of 27 enem y
subm arines . Durin g June, comm uniqu es have annou nced the
.,._ls, the proba ble sinkin g a1 anoth er, and the dama ging
the total Japan ese ship losses by u.s. subma rlne action
of
since
7.
7
These
Decem
bring
ber 1941,
to 190 sunk, 29 pr obablf sunk, a.nd 50 damag ed.
8. ACTION AGAINST ALUE D SHIPPING

shipping
On the basis of repor ts receiv ed through 29 June, world-wide perce nt be-
s durin g June are 60
l088e s thus far sustai ned by the United Nation In May. The most slgnif l-
low those repor ted durin g the corr eapon dlng period
Immu nity enjoye d by
cant aspec t of the month 's acUvlty has been the absolu te merch antma n this
our trans- Atlan tic convoys, which have yet to lose a singlent below the corre -
mOilth. Atlantic casua lties during June· · thus far 80 perce
water s, where enemy
sponding May level- -have been largel y coo!lned to coast al er losses . The
mines and atrcra tt have accounted for nearly halt our meag
hout the Atlan tic
numb er al U-boa ts opera ting agaln st Allied shipping throug Decem ber 1942.
has now appar ently cleclln ed to the lowes t level since early
red.
Otberwtee, Allied ahlppl ng loseea have remai ned wtd.sly scatte
erran ean, caus-
arine
subm and atrcra ft activi ty contin ued 1n the Medit
~adlc
Ing us minor alllpplng losse s throughout the month.
Submarine activi ty, aga1n
on a minor scala, c:ootinued south and east of the Cape al Good Hope and In the
Arabi an Sea and Indian Ocean . In the Paclfl c, howev er, Japanese subm artne
activi ty east of Austr alia declin ed abrup tly.
For the A. C. al S., 0-2: For the Dlrec tor al Naval Intelligence:
1'1P.c5·~~ -
"!{, S. BRATTON,
ff .IJS.~
A. V. S. PICKHARDT,
Capta ln, U.S. N.,
Colon el, a. s. c.,
Asst. Dlr., Intel.llcence Group. ..I
Cblef, IDteWceuce Group.
•
DAILY 1mw r
..,...,
ar •wa-r•
Ql ~ recelftd· ·
rr-: 1201 z. 3 0 - 1943
To : 1200 Z, I Jul7 1843
No. II&.
1: NORTH AMERICA. ··Notblnc to report.

2. LATIN AMERICA. · · Robert hu laaued a eommWllque to the
people al Martinique IIIIDounelnc hla Intentions to request the United
Slates to aen4 an emlaaary to flx tho Ierma for a chance of authority
In the French Weal lndloo, aecordlns to a broadcast monitored by
the PCC. Approximate';: 400 MartJnlquan soldiers, who had rebelled
ap1nst Admiral !\Obert 1 admlnlatratlon on 30 June, bloodlusly
routed saUora and cen4armee eent to quell them, t.n4 barricaded
tllemMlvu In Camp B&lata. To prevent further efforts of tho saUora
and padarmes to dlalodp thoae lroopo, elements of the loccl popu-
lt.tlm ·~ borrk:adoa ~n Fort do France t.n4 Camp Salata.
3. EASTERN EUROPE.· ·No atcnlllcant c~.
4. 9'EII'l'ERN EUROPE. ··On 28 I - tbe Gnome Rhone aircraft
qlne factot7 at I.e IWia wu attacked by U.S. bombers, Which
dropped 172 lou of bombe. No AA Oro or onetnY flchtu'a RN on·
..- .. '
&. MEDn'ERRANEAN AREA. ··On tbe nlcllt of 28·29 June, 40
1M111J bombets attacltod aoc... Tllree of the plSDea were doatroyod.
DIII'IIIC the - DJcbt, U-lna wu sub~ to a ta1d of 119 tvna of
bombe by RAP plcea; other Br llllh aircraft bombed Resglo dl
Colabrla. Acc:ordbiC to a coaunUIIIque, Com lao airdrome was at·
*>ked by RAP flclltar· bombora on 29 )Wlo.
e. ASIA. ··IIIII'ma: RaUway yarda at KYaukae and river dcckl at

Mand•Jay wN!iOiiLod b)' U.S. planea 011 28 J!me.
1, SOUTH AND SOUTB9'EST PACIFIC. --SolomODII Area: On 30
• · a fozee al U.S. lolarlne Rald4ra capt~011 New
o-.ta lillaad.. 111111 wu 1D lddltlol! to tile ladInc 011 _ . , le·
JMd. CD 1 )llr, lllrM - al Ja..-M alrcl'aft, to11111Dc 110
.......... , u a.-ata.lovalelad. ~~
F or the A. c. of S., 0-2: For the Dlr«tor of Nav:ll Intelligence:
-
cJfJf) ,r.lt....., /~'/ j /.-;C // /i r1 I. 7./
Colonel, G.S.C., C11ptaln, U. S. N.,
Cblef, Inlelll.genc:e Group. Aast. Dlr ., InteUI.genee Group.
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10 <0)(6) r.All.T (1...2 W'Oiml (JolJ'-Ocl.

On Informa tion receive d- - War and Navy ne,oartnidh~l>

J. NORTH AMERI CA.--No thlng to report.

2. LATIN AMERI CA.--No thlng to report.

3. EASTERN EUROP E.--Sou thern Front: The Red Army advance d

4. V'ESTERN EUROP E. - -Nothln g to report.

5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- -Fifth

Cas.slno. Patrole ropor\ed no enemy movement In Presenzano,

&. A.Sl."-.- · S>.arma: en 27 October. u.s. fio;!'l:t.en and 11-;t.t bombers

7. SOUTB >.t:O SOUTHWEST Aroa; Ql 27 Octo06

ab\1. No e nemy planes were seen durlnC the a.uaca or whtle

Pea' 11> A. C. cf S., G- 2:

1. NORTH J,ME:RICA.--Not hing to repor t.

5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.- -flru) tl.l:mY fiQD.t: Despite heavy r ains

e. ASL-'..- - <::llnl; Tarstto o f opportunity In the Kwqeho..., &rl& wore

8, ACTION AGAINST ALLIED SHJPPINO.--On 15 October a U.S. cargo

1. NORTH .Z.MERlCA.-- Nothlng to r epo rt.

2. LATLN AMERJCA.--Nothlng to repo rt.

5. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.--Fllth ~lhy ~ant : Small advv.ces were

7. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIF!C.--Solomons Ares: Phcc~rapha

For the A. C. o! S., 0-2:

1. NORTH AMERlCA.- -Nothing to repo rt.

2. LATiN AMERICA. --Nothing to repo rt .

4. WESTERN EUR OPE .--N othl ng to repo rt.

6. ASlA.· ·Chlna.: On 26 octobe:r, the Haiphong r aU yards were severely

7. SOUTH AND SOOTI!WEST oA.r"'"' - -

On ln!ormatlon received-- War and Navy Departments

1. NORTH AMERICA. --Nothlng to r eport.

2. LATtN AMERICh.--Nothlng to r eport.

7. SO liTH ..NO ~OIITHWilST P.,CIFIC.--~~ ~ On 24

For tno ;,, C. of s., C-2: For t ho Director o! NovallntoUigqnco:

2. Li-.TIN AMERICA .--No thing to repor t.

For tn• ,.., C. of S., G-2:

On ln!orm atlon r ac<llvad -- War and NJ.vy Oapar tm,;nts ,

2. LATIN AMERICI..- - Nothlng to report .

bomb .rs. R.:JLv:!i:y )~.:b -t ~rom ... MylJl

,,CTION ,·u:;;.\lNST ."'-.ll,.lED E:HIP~: lNG.·

\ 1. WESTERN EUROPE. - -On ~2 Octooer escorted U.S. bombers dr opped

6. ASIA. -- Nothing to report .

J'H.t:E.L, .'n-,u~~ d .'

On information received-- War and Navy Departments,

1. NORTH AM£.R.IC,.,.--On 21 October, about 185 miles WNW of Alexa!

2. LATIN AMERICA.--Extr~mcly nltlon:!.listic Gener:U Alb.!rto GUbert,

3. <:ASTERN EUROPE.--SouthJrn £l:sm1; North and SW of M<3litopol

5.. MEDITERRANEAN AREA.• -On 22 Octobo:rr 3-CUVlty on tho: £lghth

6. ASIA.- - Nothlng to rJport.

8. ACTION AGAINS'l' ALLIED SHIPi'INO.··On 21 Ocwoor, 2 med!wn·

For tno A. c. o! s., G -2:

G. AI!1A.·-.ellr.mA; Follow~n~~ the bomblnc or l!eho airdrome, on 18

rn.~QQ~.JL fJ E2 t.. t ~ .., c--·

1. NORTH AMERICA.- -Noth lng to r eport .

2. LATIN P.MERIC,O.• --Not hlng to repor t.

For th<! A. C. a! S., G·t: For tile Ol~t~r of r:avallJ:t9U!i<llC< :

On information rece ived - - War and Navy Dep artm ents ,

I 6 mile s W o! Campoba sso, was capt ured des pite

m~.~~~wJu?, a!fJ ¥\_ \A_ ••

On information rece ived -- War and Navy Departm ents ,

~. U.T IN AM.ERIC.t'.. --NothL"lg to repo rt.

' (/) ~f~

Stota.no. On tM FUtb Army fr~t the enem)' made 3 cowneratta.cks n~ar

e. ASIA.- -China: On 17 Oeto'oer, u.s. Ushters successf-ully attack&d

7. SOU11! AND SOl..'T!lWEST ?r.CIFIC.· •?acUic r.ru! On 17 OCtober

For 1M J.• C. of S., G-2: For the Director of Navallntelllience: