World War II Diaries:The Complete War Report
1943 January
E41 Nov 12, 2017
In the Pacific, the Japanese High Command decides to evacuate the island of Guadalcanal. This means giving up complete control of the Solomon Islands and mastery of their northwest shipping routes to Australia and New Zealand. In Stalingrad, General Paulus and his men continue to endure the pressure of the Russian siege; meanwhile Luftwaffe losses increase as it attempts to maintain the feeble airlift of supplies.