10 May 1943
- The British 6th Armoured Division cut off German troops at Cape Bon, Tunisia. ww2dbase [Conclusion of the Desert War | CPC]
- Shimakaze was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Shimakaze | CPC]
- Japanese aircraft from Rabaul attacked American positions in the Russell Islands, Solomon Islands, but the attack was largely turned back by American fighters. ww2dbase [Solomon Islands Campaign | CPC]
- USS Cisco was commissioned into service, Commander James W. Coe in command. ww2dbase [Cisco | CPC]
- 59 Zero fighters, 7 J1N reconnaissance aircraft, and 47 G4M bombers arrived at Rabaul, New Britain. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
- An experimental J1N1 aircraft arrived at Lakunaia Airfield, Rabaul, New Britain. It was armed with aerial burst bomb launchers, a weapon designed against US bombers. ww2dbase [Rabaul, New Britain | CPC]
- Heinz Guderian told Adolf Hitler of his misgivings about the Zitadelle plan. Uncharacteristically Hitler responded that, he too, had concerns about an offensive at Kursk, Russia. ww2dbase [Battle of Kursk | AC]
- USS Pollack departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Pearl Harbor Navy Base and Ford Island Naval Air Station | Pollack | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- USS New Mexico departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii. ww2dbase [New Mexico | Honolulu, Oahu | CPC]
- USS ABSD-1 was commissioned into service at Everett, Washington, United States with Captain Andrew R. Mack in command. ww2dbase [ABSD-1 | Everett, Washington | CPC]
- Henry Arnold suffered his second heart attck and was hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington DC, United States for several days. ww2dbase [Henry Arnold | Washington | CPC]
- The keel of carrier Randolph was laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Newport News, Virginia, United States. ww2dbase [Randolph | Newport News, Virginia | DS]
- USS Whale departed Midway Atoll for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Midway Bases | Whale | Midway | CPC]

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