Date: August 2, 1943
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: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general Władysław Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile; only the pilot survives. Date: July 4, 1943 Read…
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 The decree is withdrawn on the next day.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 → 📅 Other events on March…
The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men. Date: February 27, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Rudolf von Gersdorff’s Failed Hitler Assassination Plot, March 21, 1943Battle of Kursk: German Offensive…
World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last organized German troops in the city. Date: February 2, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 2 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
The left-wing German Jewish exile Arthur Goldstein is murdered in Auschwitz. Date: June 25, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 25 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Gibraltar B-24 Crash Kills Sikorski, 16 Aboard, July 4, 1943Pentagon Dedicated in Arlington County,…