Today in World War II History—July 23, 1943
Monday, July 23, 2018 by Sarah Sundin
Patch of US Navy Squadron VP-63, the Mad Cats
75 Years Ago—July 23, 1943: Field Marshal Erwin Rommel assumes command of German Army Group E in Greece to defend against suspected Allied invasion.
First US naval air squadron to operate in the UK arrives in South Wales for antisubmarine duty over the Bay of Biscay—squadron VP-63 with PBY Catalinas, nicknamed the “Mad Cats” for their use of MAD (magnetic anomaly detection) gear to detect submarines.
