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Mine City in Peril – 2
Rome Area Lashed (Bracker) – 3-4
London’s Defense Revived by Nazis (Reston) – 4
High Above the Clouds in Europe Flying Fortresses Fight Their Way to Blast Nazi Targets (photos) – 5-7
War News Summarized – 7
221 Tons of Bombs Hit New Guinea Foe (Kluckhohn) – 8
7 Fliers Converted by Island Natives Whom Missionaries Made Christians – 8
Navy Will Build 3 Huge Carriers to Take Giant Bombers to Japan – 9-10
A Discussion of the Methods of Supply and Attack (photo) – 9
Survivor Tells How Helena Sank – 11
Fort Benning School Emphasizes Realism in Training the Infantry (Baldwin) – 11
The Text of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 12-13

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/oct1943/f23oct43.htm

Soviets win battle for Melitopol
Saturday, October 23, 1943 www.onwar.com

Red Army soldiers at rest after battle [photo at link]

On the Eastern Front... Melitopol falls to Soviet forces after 10 days of battle. Konev’s drive on Krivoy Rog continues to progress against stiffening resistance. Soviet forces within 20 miles of the town and have cut the rail line to Dnepropetrovsk.

In the English Channel... A German squadron escorting a blockade runner sinks the British cruiser Charbydis and the destroyer Limbourne.

In Italy... British elements of the US 5th Army capture Sparanise.

In the Bismark Archipelago... Allied aircraft raid Rabaul, New Britain.