René Massigli, French Ambassador, arrives in London and meets General De Gaulle and Anthony Eden. Admiral Doenitz replaces Admiral Raeder as Commander in Chief of Germany navy. Formerly Commander in Chief of the submarine fleet. Air operations on number of sites involved with submarines or their production (Copenhagen, Wilhelmshaven, Dusseldorf, Lorient and Hamburg). Huge cost to the Romanians of collaboration rather than resistance.

Goering’s speech in Berlin, marking Hitler’s 10th anniversary, delayed by over an hour due to Mosquito air strike. Russian advancement against armies south of Rostov and Donetz’s armies. RAF’s operations listed for January 1943.

Diary of merchant navy officer: 35 days spent with 14 of his men in lifeboat after torpedo attack. Defence of shipping routes by RAF and Royal Navy. American, British and French actions following Casablanca conference.

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Siege of 50,000 encircled Germans. Interviews Lieutenant-General Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky and Major-General Petr Vasilevich Kotelkov. Speaks to German Warrant Officer, Gerhardt Slewe and Corporal Siegfried Beck, both unaware of German army’s desperate situation. Support army, under Field Marshal Manstein, forced back. German numbers greatly reduced with no tanks and little ammunition.
Manstein, given 6 th, 17th and 23rd armoured divisions, had closed in on encircled army. Describes Manstein’s and Malinovsky’s offensive and counter-offensive actions. Germans retreating to west and Malinovsky moving to south-west. Malinovsky gives his perspective, praising troops’ resolve. Germany has higher losses.
Germany unable to deploy tanks effectively and air power diminished by Russian attacks on many fronts. Malinovsky heaps praise on his chief, Andrei Ivanovich Yeremenko, describing his past, military record, injuries, decorations and current achievements.
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Label reads “76”; signed by the author; caption reads: “STALINGRADO 22-23-24 Gennaio 1943. Ultimi giorni della sanguinosissima lotta tra le esauste forze tedesche e i sovietici incalzanti, fra le rovine della fabbrica “ottobre rosso”.

Caption translates as: “Stalingrad 22-23-24 January 1943. The last days of the bloody combat between the exhausted German troops and the determined Soviet units amidst the remains of the “Red October" factory. "]]>
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