World War II: Axis Forces Crush Athens Protest, Kill 22, July 22, 1943

World War II: In the second firestorm raid on Germany, the British Royal Air Force conducts an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless. Date: October 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This…

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 → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this…

World War II: The Deutsche Opernhaus on Bismarckstraße in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg is destroyed. It will eventually be rebuilt in 1961 and be called the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Date: November 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 23 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This…

World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German–Italian Panzer Army. Date: January 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Operation Chastise: RAF Bomber Command Destroys Ruhr…

World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece. Date: October 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943RAF Launches Operation Bellicose Shuttle Bombing Raid, June 20, 1943Dwight D. Eisenhower Named Supreme…