Date: February 20, 1943
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World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for another five days. Date: September 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on September 3 ๐ Events on this…
World War II: American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies. Date: February 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on February 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Ioannis Rallis Becomes Collaborationist Prime Minister of…
World War II: Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel launches the Battle of Medenine in an attempt to slow down the British Eighth Army. It fails, and he leaves Africa three days later. Date: March 6, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 6 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This…
The Holocaust and World War II: Jews in the Czฤstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis. Date: June 25, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of Stalingrad Ends as Soviet…
World War II: General strike and protest march in Athens against rumours of forced mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany, resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police. The decree is withdrawn on the next day. Date: March 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March…
USSย Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned. Date: August 31, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 31 ๐ Events on this day in 1943 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Ends, Holocaust, May 16, 1943Tito Proclaims Provisional…