Demonstration photograph of M1A1 Rocket Launcher.
The War Department officially released news of a new weapon, the M1A1 Rocket Launcher; the first "bazooka".
The first of a series of weapons, it would prove to be an enormously successful series which continues on in the form of various other rocket launchers, particularly those with an anti armor role.
U.S. Marine with a FGM-148 Javelin, a modern descendant of the first bazooka.
The British engaged in frontal attack on the Mareth Line, inflicting heavy losses on the Afrika Korps. At El Hamma the Afrika Korps is forced to retire to new positions.
The heaviest RAF raid on Berlin to date took place.
