Date: March 21, 1943
World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission. Date: August 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 17 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Allied Invasion of Sicily Counterattack by German…
World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF. Date: May 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Philadelphia Eagles and Steelers Merge for WWII Player Shortages June 19, 1943HMT Rohna Sunk…
The Holocaust: Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where approximately 900,000 persons were murdered in less than 18 months. Date: August 2, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion. Date: March 21, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1943…
World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete. Date: October 8, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of the Bismarck Sea Ends in World War…
World War II: In the early phases of the Third Battle of Kharkov, Red Army troops re-enter the city. Date: February 16, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Yankee Clipper Crashes in Lisbon, Killing…