Date: August 2, 1943
World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona. Date: December 28, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 28 π …
World War II: The German 17th Army begins its evacuation of the Kuban bridgehead (Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea. Date: September 7, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 7 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day…
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 1943Battle of Fardykambos Begins, Greek Resistance vs….
The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwitz concentration camp. Date: May 30, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 30 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of the Bismarck Sea Ends in…
World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the KatyΕ Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London and the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility. Date: April 13, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April…
The Cavan Orphanage fire kills thirty-five girls and an elderly cook. Date: February 23, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 23 π Events on this day in 1943 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Khatyn Massacre by Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118, March 22, 1943Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Begins in German-Occupied…