Description

Cronache della Guerra – Number 21, 22 May 1943

Scanned pages: 16 | Instant PDF download

Historical Italian wartime magazine (Rome, Anno V), digitized.

Cover

Sailors on watch on a ship’s deck at sunset, one scanning the horizon with binoculars; caption “Allarme durante la crociera.” No war correspondent credited on the cover.

Main Articles

“Una Protesta Diplomatica del Governo Italiano”

Reports the Italian government’s diplomatic protest against repeated American air attacks on clearly marked Italian hospital ships.

No author credited; photo credited to R.D.V.

“Appello al Canada” (Fronti Interni)

Examines Canada’s ambiguous position within the British Commonwealth and growing American influence over it during the war.

Author: Renato Caniglia. Photo credited to R.D.V.

“Gloriosa Fine della Battaglia Africana”

Recounts the end of the North African campaign following the fall of Tunis and Bizerte and the surrender of Axis forces there, plus updates on the Eastern Front and the Pacific.

Author: ATOS (byline). Photo credits: R.G. Luce.

“Statica e Dinamica del ‘Vallo Atlantico'”

Describes the Atlantic Wall fortification system defending occupied Europe’s coastline against an Anglo-American landing.

Author: Mario Conti. Photo credited to R.D.V.

“La Difesa Costiera”

A doctrinal analysis of coastal defense: the role of fixed and mobile artillery, mines, and coordination between land, sea and air forces.

Author: Giuseppe Caputi. Photo credits: R.D.V., R.G. Luce.

“Aspetti della Guerra Economica”

Discusses the economic war, including the Battle of the Atlantic, Allied shipping losses, and weaknesses identified in U.S. war production planning.

Author: Giovanni Tarquini. Photo credits: R.G. Luce-Aeronautica, R.D.V.

“Documenti e Bollettini della Nostra Guerra”

A compilation of official Armed Forces High Command war bulletins (Nos. 1077–1083) covering 7–13 May 1943, plus a statistical report on Italian losses (‘Le Perdite Italiane nel Mese di Aprile’) by service branch.

No author credited (official communiqués); photo credited to R.D.V.

Pilots named: none explicitly identified as pilots in this issue’s bulletins.

“Calendario degli Avvenimenti”

A day-by-day calendar of political, diplomatic, and military events from 7 to 13 May 1943.

No author credited; photo credits: R.G. Luce, R.D.V.

War Correspondents (Kriegsberichter) Named

• D.V.
• G. Luce
• G. Luce-Aeronautica