Japanese Forces Evacuate New Georgia Island in World War II, August 27, 1943
Date: August 27, 1943
Date: August 27, 1943
World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. Date: January 14, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Easter Riots Break Out in…
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 → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Battle of Stalingrad Ends with German Surrender,…
World War II: The Allied invasion of Sicily begins, leading to the downfall of Mussolini and forcing Hitler to break off the Battle of Kursk. Date: July 9, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 9 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 The decree is withdrawn on the next day.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…
US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded. Date: June 24, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings. Date: July 24, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…