Today in World War II History—May 6, 1943
Saturday, May 6, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—May 6, 1943: Most intense Allied aerial bombardment yet in North Africa (by RAF and US Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces) as British drive for Tunis and US for Bizerte.
In the continuing attack on Allied convoy ONS-5, British destroyers and corvettes sink five German U-boats.