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Pincers Peril Base (Kluckhohn) – 2
Modern Warriors Worship in Ancient African Church (photos) – 3
Downed in Iceland – 4-5
2 Destroyers Sunk – 5
War News Summarized – 5
That House in R Street (Krock) – 7
Down on the Farm after Downing Japanese (photo) – 7
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 8-10
Western Drama: Armed Cowboys Again Ride the Range (photo) – 10

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/may1943/f05may43.htm

Soviet forces push into the Kuban Peninsula
Wednesday, May 5, 1943 www.onwar.com

Red Army troops advancing past a burning German tank destroyer [photo at link].

On the Eastern Front... In the Caucasus, the Red Army advance further into the Kuban Peninsula where the German 17th Army continues to maintain a foothold. They capture Krymsk and Neberjaisk.

In Tunisia... British forces recapture Djebel Bou Aoukaz late in the day. The British 5th Corps is now commanded by Horrocks and includes the 6th and 7th Armored Divisions and the 4th Indian Division.