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1. THIS DAY IN WORLD WAR 2 (23rd
OCTOBER 1942)
On the Russian Front... Bitter fighting continues at Stalingrad, centred on the Red October factory.
In Norway... Kriegsmarine battleship Tirpitz and heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer with five
destroyers depart Narvik for Trondheim.
In London... US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt arrives on a state visit.
In Genoa, Italy... King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena visit the bomb-damaged city.
In the Mediterranean... Italian tug Pronta sunk by RN submarine HMS Umbra
In Egypt... The British offensive at El Alamein is launched with a pre-dawn artillery barrage. The British 30th Corps attacks with the Australian 9th Infantry Division, British 51st Infantry
Division, New Zealand 2nd Infantry Division, and South African 1st Infantry
Division, all supported by the British 7th Armoured Division, Desert Air Force and US MEAF.
In the Atlantic... British vessel Empire Turnstone sunk by U-621, US vessel Reuben Tipton sunk by U-129, British vessel Empire Star sunk by U-615.
From the US East Coast... USN task forces and convoys begin departing for Operation Torch.
In the Indian Ocean... British vessel City of Johannesburg sunk by U-504
In Burma... Patrols of Indian 123rd Infantry Brigade and Japanese 213th Infantry Regiment
skirmish at Buthidaung in the Arakan.
In the Pacific... IJN submarine I-7 bombards Espiritu Santo (New Hebrides).
Japanese artillery begins heavy bombardment of US Lunga perimeter on Guadalcanal. Japanese tanks and infantry unsuccessfully assault US 1st Marine Regiment along
the Matanikau sector.
USN PBY flying boats locate and unsuccessfully attack an IJN
carrier force overnight.
In Papua New Guinea... 2/12th Battalion of Australian 18th Infantry Brigade lands on Goodenough
Island.
Australian 16th Infantry Brigade attacking Japanese rearguard around Eora on the
Kokoda Track
Todays Air
Raids...
Henderson Field by Japanese
aircraft. (24 losses to US
fighters)
The Ruhr Valley by RAF Bomber Command.
Northern France by RAF Fighter
Command on military
targets.
North Sea Minelaying by RAF Bomber Command
Genoa, Italy by RAF Bomber Command
Kiska by US 11th Air Force.
Rabaul, New Britain by US 5th Air Force
2. TODAY IN MY
LIFE
Using the day intuitively, but will involve ironing and almost certainly involve a meditation. Missus time in the evening.
Twitter Followers = 1,571 (up 1)
Nonfollowed eliminated = 2
Unfollowers elimnated =
0
3. TODAY’S
SELF-OBSERVATION
Practicality kinda went to pot yesterday as the day was spent with people. I spent the morning indulging my interests on the laptop then had quality time with Son and all evening with missus in front of the telly - and regret none of it! My childhood experiences taught me that what really matters is relationships - that is what life is about, and that's what needs to get the lion's share of your time.
Considering that missus is a paranoid schizophrenic, it's rather suprising how successful our marriage is. Though there have been plenty of tears and trauma, we've come through and where we're at now is a really good place. Life is good right now, and only right now matters.
4. TODAY'S QUESTION FOR
YOU
Is your life spent doing what's really important?
5. TODAY'S WEATHER IN
BRADFORD
Fog all day, evening and
overnight
Wind: Consistently light and
north-easterly.
Max Temp = 12 deg C
Min Temp = 10 deg C
Sunrise at 07:51
Sunset at 17:51
Jetstream: Over Northern Scotland and
south-westerly