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Isles Held Firmly (Peters) – 2-3
Landing is Costly (Darnton) – 3
China Near Gaining Two Big Airfields – 4-5
War News Summarized – 4
Russian Push is On (Parker) – 5-7
Italians Routed in Egypt; U.S. Fliers Raid Axis Ships – 7-8
Japan’s Military Has Supreme Rule (Tolischus) – 9-10
Battle of the Solomons (Baldwin) – 11
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 12-13

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/aug42/f27aug42.htm

Fighting on the outskirts of Stalingrad
Thursday, August 27, 1942 www.onwar.com

German soldiers on the outskirts of Stalingrad [color photo at link]

On the Eastern Front... German attacks have reached Stalingrad on the Volga and the perimeter around the city is being reduced. In the far south, German forces cross the Terek River and capture Prochladrii

In the Solomon Islands... The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese submarine I-26 damages the USS Saratoga. It will remain out of action until October. The USS Wasp is now the only operational US carrier in the Pacific.