Operation Chastise: RAF Bomber Command Destroys Ruhr Dams, May 16, 1943
Date: May 16, 1943
Date: May 16, 1943
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal campaign. Date: February 7, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 7 π Events on this day in…
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 β π Other events on February 20 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II Battle of Rennell Island…
The Holocaust: In Berlin, the Gestapo arrest 1,800 Jewish men with German wives, leading to the Rosenstrasse protest. Date: February 27, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 27 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Yankee Clipper Crashes in Lisbon, Killing 24,…
The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days. Date: June 20, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 20 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II Crete Civilians Burned Alive by Paramilitary Group October 6, 1943World…
World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation. Date: November 6, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 6 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Rayleigh Bath Chair Murder in Essex, England, July 23, 1943KrakΓ³w Ghetto Liquidated by…
World War II: The entire village of Khatyn (in present-day Republic of Belarus) is burnt alive by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118. Date: March 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 22 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Ioannis Rallis Becomes Collaborationist Prime…