Chronology of World War II
British Armor Holds German Panzers
Sunday, February 21, 1943 www.onwar.com

Axis armor destroyed in battleIn Tunisia... British armor holds out against attacks from the German 10th Panzer Division attempting to advance toward Thala. By the evening the front is still 3 miles south of the town. A detachment of 15th Panzer Division launches a diversionary attack on Tebessa which is strongly held by the US 1st Armored Division. The 21st Panzer Division attack toward Sbiba is stalled.

In the Solomon Islands... Operation Cleanslate. Troops of the US 43rd Division (commanded by General Hester) occupy Banika and Pavuvu in the Russell Islands. There is no Japanese resistance. By the end of the month about 9000 American troops occupy these islands.

In the Atlantic... Convoy ON-166 is attacked by U-boats over the next five days (February 21-25th). It will lose 14 ships of 85,000 tons. One German U-boat is sunk by the convoy escorts.
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