Talks Explained (Hulen) – 2
Axis Lines Gouged (Parker) – 3
Fierce Pounding Given Sfax by Waves of U.S. Bombers – 4
5 Japanese Ships Sunk or Damaged (Hurd) – 5
Guadalcanal Isle of Death for Foe (Hailey) – 6
War News Summarized – 6
Map of ‘Nazi Peril’ Banned in Sweden – 7
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 8-10
25 Nazis Wounded by Bomb in Lyon (Archambault) – 10
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/jan1943/f30jan43.htm
Soviets Find German HQ in Stalingrad
Saturday, January 30, 1943 www.onwar.com
Street fighting in Stalingrad [photo at link]
On the Eastern Front... The Soviets take Tikhoretsk in the Caucasus and clear the Maykp oilfields. The German 17th Army, part of Army Group A, is in the Kuban Peninsula and it is becoming separated from the 1st Panzer Army which is retreating toward Rostov. In Stalingrad, the Soviets find the headquarters of General Paulus in the southern pocket.
From Berlin... General Paulus, commanding 6th Army at Stalingrad, is promoted to Field Marshal. Admiral Donetz is appointed to the position of Commander in Chief of the German navy.
In Berlin... It is the tenth anniversary of the NSDAP regime and it is marked by speeches by Goebbels and Goring. The RAF mount their first daylight raid over Berlin with a group of Mosquito bombers. The raid is timed to conincide with the speeches.
In the Solomon Islands... On Guadalcanal American forces continue to advance against Japanese resistance. There is heavy fighting along the River Bonegi.
In Vichy France... The secret police modelled on the Nazi German Gestapo is formed. Its commander is Joseph Darnand.