Chronology of World War II
German generals divided on plan for Kursk
Sunday, April 11, 1943 www.onwar.com

Manstein (left) and Hoth, commanding 4th Panzer Army, at dinnerOn the Eastern Front... The Germans are planning for an attack on the Kursk salient. The German generals are divided over the plan. Kluge (Commanding Army Group Center), Zeitzler (Chief of the General Staff, OKH) and Keitel (Commander in Chief, OKW) are in favor. Guderian (Inspector General of Panzer Troops) and Manstein (Commander, Army Group South) are opposed. Manstein, in fact, originally suggested such an attack.

In New Guinea... Two Allied freighters are sunk in Oro Bay by Japanese air attacks.
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